News Chuck McCann, Voice of Dreamfinder, Passes Away

[Biff215]

Chuck McCann, voice of Dreamfinder, Duck Tales, and others, has passed away at 83.

 

[SourcererMark79]

Hoping he recorded something special for an attraction I'm thinking about that desperately needs another update

 

[celluloid]

For some reaosn I was under the impression Ron Schnieder was not only the early professional walk around but also the voice of the in attraction Dreamfinder for Journey Into Imagination.

 

[Tiggerish]

Chuck McCann was a whole lot more than that, although it’s an epic voice role. He was a great character actor who appeared in just about everything in the 70s. There goes part of my childhood.

 

[Biff215]

For some reaosn I was under the impression Ron Schnieder was not only the early professional walk around but also the voice of the in attraction Dreamfinder for Journey Into Imagination.

"To provide the voice for Dreamfinder, WED hired actor Chuck McCann. McCann was a showbiz veteran by the age of 17, performing his nightclub act on popular television shows. He has had a career as a serious actor (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter), a comic actor (Silent Movie), was an Oliver Hardy impersonator along with Jim McGeorge in the Stan Laurel role, and as a voice artist in dozens of animated cartoons from Duck Tales (Duckworth and the Beagle Boys) to Fantastic Four (The Thing) and many more.
A man of many voices, McCann based the voice of Dreamfinder on actor Frank Morgan as the mighty Wizard in MGM's "The Wizard of Oz." However, during the recording of the original sessions, there was some dispute and McCann left the project. The Imagineers found a "sound alike" in Ron Schneider, who had been an understudy for Wally Boag at the Golden Horseshoe Revue in Disneyland. After much intensive practice, Schneider recorded the remaining lines for the character in the attraction and was hired to be the walk-around Dreamfinder character when Epcot opened."

Source: https://www.mouseplanet.com/9461/Remembering_a_Dreamfinder

 

[TwilightZone]

Now I'm gonna be sad all day.

 

[Gringrinngghost]

This is from Ron Schneider:

 

[brb1006]

Dreamfinder is finally reuniting with Billy Barty (Figment)

 

[LaughingGravy]

The man had an impressive career. My best and most impressionable memories of him were him and Bob Denver (Gilligan) in "Far Out Space Nuts". Back when Saturday Morning TV had catchy opening and closing music.

 

[brb1006]

Now this sadder to lesson now.

 

[Phil12]

Chuck was a versatile actor. Not only did he star in many children's shows, he also played the part of The Assassinator in the 1975 movie Linda Lovelace for President.