Jerry Dexter (April 18, 1935 – June 21, 2013) was an American actor and radio presenter best known for playing teenage boys and young men in animated television series for Hanna-Barbera Productions from the late 1960s to the 1980s.
Early life, family and education Dexter was born Jerry Morris Chrisman in San Francisco, California.
Career He began his radio career at KENO in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1958.Radio Annual and Television Year Book, 1959, p. 1215 After a stop at KVI in Seattle, Washington, Dexter relocated to Los Angeles, California, and KMPC in late 1959. He took his show, The Dexter Affair, in October 1962 to KLAC radio in Los Angeles.Broadcasting magazine, October 1, 1962.
In 1964, Dexter had a semi-regular role, playing Corporal Johnson in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. He moved into a full-time television job in June 1968 with the launch of Good Day L.A. on KABC-TV.Los Angeles Times, June 24, 1968.
Dexter's first cartoon voice work was in 1967 as Chuck in Shazzan. Among his roles were Gary Gulliver in The Adventures of Gulliver, Alan in Josie and the Pussycats, Ted in Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Hal in Sealab 2020, Biff in Fangface, Drak Jr. in Drak Pack, Superboy in an episode of Super Friends, and Sunfire in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. He also voiced characters for Filmation Studios during the late 1960s, most notably as the voice of Aqualad in the series Aquaman. He later guest-starred on Challenge of the GoBots, the 1980s revival of The Jetsons, as well as Wildfire, Snorks, DuckTales and Fantastic Max.
Personal life Dexter resided in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Seattle, and Los Angeles.
Dexter died on June 21, 2013, following complications from a fall.
Filmography
Animation YearTitleRoleNotes1967–1969ShazzanChuck1967–1968The Superman/Aquaman Hour of AdventureAqualad1967Space GhostChuckEpisode: "The Final Encounter"1968–1969The Adventures of GulliverGary Gulliver1970–1972Josie and the PussycatsAlan Mayberry1971–1972The Funky PhantomElmo1972Sealab 2020Hal1972–1974Josie and the Pussycats in Outer SpaceAlan Mayberry1973–1975Goober and the Ghost ChasersTed1973The New Scooby-Doo MoviesAlan MayberryEpisode: "The Haunted Showboat"1977–1978Fred Flintstone and FriendsTed1978–1979FangfaceBiff1980–1982Drak PackDrak Jr.1981Spider-Man and His Amazing FriendsSunfireEpisode: "Sunfire"1983Super FriendsSuperboyEpisode: "Return of the Phantoms"1987DuckTalesWASA ControllerEpisode: "The Right Duck"
Live-action YearTitleRoleNotes1961CheckmateTicket ManEpisode: "To the Best of My Recollection"196287th PrecinctPatEpisode: "Man in a Jam"1963McHale's NavyEnsignEpisode: "The Captain Steals a Crook"1963Alcoa PremiereTherapistEpisode: "The Broken Year"1964HazelCab DriverEpisode: "Welcome Back, Kevin"1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Corporal Johnson1967DragnetHimselfEpisode: "The Subscription Racket"1969Downhill RacerRon Engel1974Apple's WayHaroldEpisode: "The Applicant"1975ABC Afterschool SpecialPete DegleyEpisode: "The Skating Rink"
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