Richard Karron (born Richard Karant; April 11, 1934 – March 1, 2017) was an American actor who was noted for his distinctive voice. He was known for his roles in History of the World: Part I, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas and Fatso.
Early life Karron was born in The Bronx, New York, to Samuel and Gertrude Karant. He served in the Army in the Korean War for eight years and was an Honor Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. After a career as a salesman, he then was discovered by Dustin Hoffman at 'Catch a Rising Star' in New York and started an acting career. Karron was in the entertainment industry including stage, television, and film and voice overs well into his late 60s and early 70s. He married his wife, Judy, in September 2001 and they later moved from New York to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, where he contributed to the community through Canines for Service and self-recovery programs.
Filmography
Film Year Title RoleNotes1977 Fun with Dick and JanePool Builder 1977 Roosevelt and TrumanRichieTelevision film1977 The World's Greatest LoverBodyguard1977 Mad Bull Yapopotsky, 'The Cave Man'Television film1978 The One and OnlyThe Elephant 1979 Young Guy ChristianJunkmanTelevision film1979 A Pleasure Doing BusinessScarpuchi1980 FatsoSonny 1980 The Further Adventures of Wally BrownBrunoTelevision film1981 History of the World: Part IPrehistoric Man #21981Pen 'n' Inc.Delivery ManTelevision film1983 DempseyMorganTelevision film1987 SpaceballsPizza the HuttActor in original takes1990 The Jackie Bison ShowLarry J. LizardVoice, television film1998 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan IslandMr. O'BloatVoice, direct-to-video A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2000 Ready to RumbleSanitation Guy2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock VegasBronto CraneFinal film role
TV Year Title RoleNotes1975 Baretta Malcolm Episode: "The Big Hand's on Trouble" 1975 KojakAlley OopEpisode: "A Long Way from Times Square"1976 The Blue KnightHermanEpisode: "A Slight Case of Murder" 1977Laverne & ShirleyRobert A. MarklandEpisode: "The Robot Lawsuit"1979 Starsky & HutchHammerlock GrangeEpisode: "The Golden Angel" 1980 Good Time HarryLenny 7 episodes1982 Teachers OnlyMr Pafko8 episodes1983Laverne & ShirleyThe GhostEpisode: "The Ghost Story"1983–1984 WebsterMaurice8 episodes1984Three's CompanyOfficer Episode: "Forget Me Not"1986 Santa BarbaraMan in BarEpisode 3671989 Growing PainsPhillyEpisode: "Paper Route"1991 Pro Stars Voice1992 Goof TroopSlickVoice, episode: "Counterfeit Goof" 1992 Bobby's World Voice, episode: "Swim by Me"1991–1992 Darkwing DuckJoke Store Owner / A.F. Erret Voice, 2 episodes1992 The Little MermaidEbbVoice, episode: "Beached" 1993 Bonkers Voice, episode: "In Toons We Trust"1995 What-a-Mess Voice, 3 episodes1994–1995 Weird ScienceMr. Brinkman2 episodes1995 Timon & PumbaaHerman / Eddie the Snake Voice, 2 episodes1996 Quack PackDoctorVoice, episode: "The Germinator"1996 Pinky and the BrainSweaty PeteVoice, episode: "The Pink Candidate"1997 Pacific Blue Episode: "Rave On"1997 George and LeoChief Big HeartEpisode: "The Halloween Show"1997 L.A. HeatLandlordEpisode: "Captain Crimestopper"
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