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'''Walker Edmiston''' ([[February 6]], [[1925]] - [[February 15]], [[2007]]) was an American actor. | '''Walker Edmiston''' ([[February 6]], [[1925]] - [[February 15]], [[2007]]) was an American screen actor and voice actor. On screen, Edmiston hosted the LA-based children's program ''The Walker Edmiston Show'' in the '50s and '60s, and made dozens of TV guest appearances on popular programs such as ''[[Batman]]'', ''Dallas'' and ''Little House on the Prairie'' just to name a few. He often lent his voice to live action programs, such as the radio announcer on ''The Waltons'', the killer Zuni Fetish Doll on ''Trilogy of Terror'' and in nearly every Sid and Marty Krofft production, voicing characters such as Dr. Blinky and Orson Vulture on ''H.R. Pufnstuf'', Enik on ''Land of the Lost'' and both Sigmund and Big Daddy Ooze on ''Sigmund and the Sea Monsters''. | ||
In terms of animation, some of Edmiston's most notable roles include Sir Thornberry on Disney's ''Adventures of the Gummi Bears'', the Whizzer on the ''[[Spider-Man]] the Animated Series'' and the Kingpin on ''Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends'', in addition to providing numerous additional voices in Hanna Barbera programs throughout the years (often filling in for Daws Butler and other actors when needed). One of his last voice roles was of Fire Lord Azulon on ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''. | |||
From 1987 to 2007, he was a regular on the radio series ''Adventures in Odyssey'' as the voices of Tom Riley, Bart Rathbone, and many others. | |||
==Voice roles== | ==Voice roles== | ||
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* [[ | * [[Aron's parents|Aron's father]] | ||
* [[Gyconi]] | |||
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] | * [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] | ||
* [[Mike]] | * [[Mike]] | ||
* [[Sōji | * Outlaw ("[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]") | ||
* [[Geddis brothers|Phil]] | |||
* [[Sōji Yoshikawa]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249456/ Walker Edmiston at the Internet Movie Database] | * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249456/ Walker Edmiston at the Internet Movie Database] | ||
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[[Category:English voice actors]] | [[Category:English voice actors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:10, 6 February 2026
Walker Edmiston (February 6, 1925 - February 15, 2007) was an American screen actor and voice actor. On screen, Edmiston hosted the LA-based children's program The Walker Edmiston Show in the '50s and '60s, and made dozens of TV guest appearances on popular programs such as Batman, Dallas and Little House on the Prairie just to name a few. He often lent his voice to live action programs, such as the radio announcer on The Waltons, the killer Zuni Fetish Doll on Trilogy of Terror and in nearly every Sid and Marty Krofft production, voicing characters such as Dr. Blinky and Orson Vulture on H.R. Pufnstuf, Enik on Land of the Lost and both Sigmund and Big Daddy Ooze on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.
In terms of animation, some of Edmiston's most notable roles include Sir Thornberry on Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, the Whizzer on the Spider-Man the Animated Series and the Kingpin on Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, in addition to providing numerous additional voices in Hanna Barbera programs throughout the years (often filling in for Daws Butler and other actors when needed). One of his last voice roles was of Fire Lord Azulon on Avatar: The Last Airbender.
From 1987 to 2007, he was a regular on the radio series Adventures in Odyssey as the voices of Tom Riley, Bart Rathbone, and many others.
