Age, Biography and Wiki
Dallas McKennon (Dallas Raymond McKennon) was born on 19 July, 1919 in La Grande, Oregon, U.S., is an American actor (1919–2009). Discover Dallas McKennon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?
| Popular As |
Dallas Raymond McKennon |
| Occupation |
Actor |
| Age |
89 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
19 July 1919 |
| Birthday |
19 July |
| Birthplace |
La Grande, Oregon, U.S. |
| Date of death |
14 July, 2009 |
| Died Place |
Raymond, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Dallas McKennon Height, Weight & Measurements
At 89 years old, Dallas McKennon height is 173cm .
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| Height |
173cm |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
Who Is Dallas McKennon's Wife?
His wife is Betty Warner (m. 1942)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Betty Warner (m. 1942) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
8 |
Dallas McKennon Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dallas McKennon worth at the age of 89 years old? Dallas McKennon’s income source is mostly from being a successful actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Dallas McKennon's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
actor |
Dallas McKennon Social Network
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Timeline
Dallas Raymond McKennon (July 19, 1919 – July 14, 2009), sometimes credited as Dal McKennon, was an American film, television and voice actor, who had a career lasting over 50 years.
Born near La Grande, Oregon, Mckennon served during World War II in the Army Signal Corps in Alaska.
McKennon's best-known voice roles were Gumby for Art Clokey, Archie Andrews in several different Archie series for Filmation, and the primary voice of Buzz Buzzard in the Woody Woodpecker cartoons.
In 1942, McKennon married his childhood love interest, Betty Warner, in Portland, Oregon.
The couple had six daughters and two sons.
In the early 1950s, McKennon created and hosted his own daily kids TV wraparound show, Space Funnies/Capt. Jet, which was aired weekday mornings on KNXT (KCBS-TV) TV Ch.
It was the first Los Angeles–based kids show to air reruns of The Little Rascals and Laurel & Hardy shorts.
He was also the primary voice actor for the 1960 cartoon series Q.T. Hush.
They lived in California until 1968, when they moved to Cannon Beach, Oregon, from where McKennon commuted for voice acting and voiceover roles.
McKennon was also the voice of the Hardy Boys' sidekick, Chet Morton, in the 1969 animated mystery series.
McKennon also sang and provided many character voices, mainly for Walt Disney Animation.
He voiced characters in Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks; his laughter as a hyena in Lady and the Tramp was later recycled as a stock sound effect for the voice of Ripper Roo in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.
He also provided the voices for many Disney attractions such as the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad safety announcement, a pair of laughing hyenas in the Africa Room portion of It's a Small World, Benjamin Franklin's voice in Epcot's The American Adventure, Epcot's WorldKey information kiosks, and Zeke in the Country Bear Jamboree.
McKennon's best-known live action role is the innkeeper Cincinnatus in Daniel Boone.
He also had a bit part as a diner cook in The Birds and as a gas station attendant in Clambake.
His final movie was Gumby: The Movie under the pseudonym Charles Farrington.
He voiced Gumby, Fatbuckle, Lucky Claybert, and Professor Kapp.
McKennon was an avid Oregon Trail historian.
McKennon died from natural causes aged 89 on July 14, 2009, at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond, Washington, five days shy of his 90th birthday.
He visited schools around the Northwest lecturing children about Oregon history and worked at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center giving instructional speeches, and put together plays, skits, songs, stories, and informational documents leading up to the Oregon Trail's sesquicentennial (150th anniversary).
He also worked with Oregon Public Broadcasting creating The Pappenheimers, an instructional video series to help teach children German.
His character lived in a Volkswagen Type 2 and would tell stories about relatives in Germany.
