Stan Freberg (born Stanley Victor Friberg; 7 August 1926 - 7 April 2015) was an American author, recording artist, voice actor, radio personality, comedian, puppeteer, and advertising creative director.
He died at the age of 88 after suffering from respiratory problems and pneumonia.[1] His death left June Foray as both the sole living and the longest-surviving original voice actor from the Looney Tunes, until her death two years later.
Looney Roles[]
- Duck Dodgers - Martian Gopher King
- Little Go Beep - Cage E. Coyote
- The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries - Pete Puma
- Taz-Mania - Network Executive
- Tiny Toon Adventures - Pete Puma, Junior Bear
- Looney Tunes Back in Action - Junior Bear
- Tweety's High-Flying Adventure - Pete Puma
- Looney Tunes - Pete Puma, Junior Bear, Dumb Dog, Dr. Lorre, Tosh, Hubie, The Gambling Bug, Hamburger Stand Owner, Big Bad Wolf, The 3 Little Bops, Grover Groundhog, Benny, Chester
Trivia[]
- According to Jim Henson, Stan Freberg’s voice acting was the inspiration for Kermit the Frog's voice. Henson was also heavily inspired by Freberg's work on Time For Beany as Cecil the Seasick Serpent and his novelty recordings to make Sam and Friends in 1955.[2]
Characters Voiced[]
Gopher king (Duck Dodgers)
Gallery[]
Stan with Daws Butler and June Foray
Stan with Daws Butler, Bob Clampett, and Jack Benny
Looney Works[]
- Banty Raids
- Bear Feat
- A Bear for Punishment
- The Bee-Deviled Bruin
- Birth of a Notion
- A Bone for a Bone
- By Word of Mouse
- Cat-Tails for Two
- Cheese Chasers
- Dr. Jerkyl's Hide
- Duck Soup to Nuts
- Early to Bet
- Foxy by Proxy
- Golden Yeggs
- The Goofy Gophers
- Gopher Broke
- A Ham in a Role
- A Hick a Slick and a Chick
- Hobo Bobo
- Hoppy Go Lucky
- House Hunting Mice
- The Hypo-Chondri-Cat
- I Gopher You
- Little Go Beep
- Lumber Jerks
- Mouse Wreckers
- One Meat Brawl
- Pests for Guests
- Rabbit's Kin
- Roughly Squeaking
- Speedy Gonzales
- There Auto Be a Law
- Three Little Bops
- Tree for Two
- Two Gophers from Texas
- What's Brewin', Bruin?
External Links[]
- http://variety.com/2014/tv/spotlight/stan-freberg-satirist-70-years-1201340100/
- http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/the-genius-of-stan-freberg-celebrating-70-years-of-creative-entertainment