Post #126817 by Johnny Dollar on Mon, Nov 22, 2004 7:56 AM

another white-haired cartoon character... passes away... (sigh)

Dayton Allen, 85, a comedian and actor who lent his voice to a variety of
characters on the original "Howdy Doody Show" and was the voice of the
cartoon character Deputy Dawg, died Thursday of complications from a stroke
in Hendersonville, N.C.

Born in New York City, Allen worked as a radio disc jockey and comedian,
and as a writer of comedy bits for vaudeville. In the 1950s, he spent four
years on television with Buffalo Bob Smith, the host of the original "Howdy
Doody Show." Allen provided the voices for such puppet characters as
Phineas T. Bluster and Flub-a-Dub and on-camera characters such as Pierre
the Chef.

Perhaps his most notable voice work, however, came during his long
association with the cartoon studio Terrytoons. He provided most of the
voices for "The Deputy Dawg Show," a syndicated series that debuted in
1960. He was also the voice of the cartoon magpies Heckle and Jeckle, and
many other characters.

He was also a regular on "The Steve Allen Show," where he often played a
bogus expert or had roles in comic "Man on the Street" interviews.