Jack Twyman - # 7

Hall of Fame Basketball Player Jack Twyman has died today - he is the seventh person on the list.

Former NBA star, Hall of Famer Twyman dies at 78

Basketball Hall of Famer Jack Twyman, one of the NBA's top scorers in the 1950s who became the guardian to a paralyzed teammate, has died. He was 78.


Twyman died Wednesday at a Cincinnati hospice of complications from an aggressive form of blood cancer, his son, Jay Twyman said Thursday.


"He died peacefully with family members at his side," said Twyman, of Rye, N.Y.


Jack Twyman played for the University of Cincinnati and spent 11 seasons in the NBA with the Rochester and Cincinnati Royals.


He averaged a career-high 31.2 points per game in the 1959-60 season, playing in six All-Star games.


In 1958, after teammate Maurice Stokes was left paralyzed after a head injury suffered during a game, Twyman became his guardian to help Stokes receive medical benefits.


Twyman later worked as a television analyst on NBA games. His most famous work as an announcer came in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA finals between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers, when he stopped himself mid-sentence during the pre-game to announce that he saw injured New York center Willis Reed coming through the player tunnel. It had not been known whether Reed would be able to play because of an injured thigh muscle, but he went on to lead New York to a 113-99 victory.


Twyman scored 15,840 points in his career and was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.


At the University of Cincinnati, Twyman led the Bearcats in scoring his sophomore through senior seasons (1952-55), finishing his career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,598 points and 1,242 rebounds. Twyman, who was named an All-American in 1955 after averaging 24.6 points and 16.5 rebounds, is one of three Bearcats to have their jerseys retired.


"The Bearcat family lost one of our legends yesterday with the passing of Jack Twyman," athletics director Whit Babcock said in a statement. "He was a true gentleman, a great man who loved UC."


UC head coach Mick Cronin said Twyman was the first former player to greet him when he returned to Cincinnati six years ago and he appreciated his wisdom and kindness.


"He was a first-class man and obviously, one of the greatest to ever put on the Bearcats jersey," Cronin said.


Twyman also left his mark on the NBA for the way he helped Stokes, who was a budding star in 1958. During the last game of that season, Stokes hit his head on the floor during a game. He later had a seizure, slipped into a coma and was left paralyzed.


In addition to becoming Stokes' guardian, Twyman organized an exhibition game with NBA players to raise money for Stokes, who died in 1970. That game became an annual tradition to raise money for needy former players.


"He was a great man, a devoted husband and father and a tremendous grandfather," Jay Twyman said.


"What he accomplished in his lifetime was really the equivalent of three lifetimes," said Twyman, referring to his father's success in basketball and business and his devotion to Stokes and other friends and family members.


Jack Twyman's daughter, Lisa Bessone of Santa Fe, N.M., described her father as someone who was "larger than life and who always gave 110 percent to everything he did."


"He believed every day was a gift, and that's how he approached his life," Bessone said.


Funeral arrangements were pending Thursday, Bessone said.


Twyman also is survived by his wife Carole, two other daughters and 14 grandchildren.

Orlando Woolridge obit

Orlando Woolridge: Former NBA, Notre Dame Standout Dies at 52

He was not on the list.

Former Notre Dame standout and NBA big man Orlando Woolridge has died from a chronic heart condition, according to a report from the Shreveport Times.

He was 52.
Woolridge, a crucial player on Notre Dame's 1978 Final Four team and a longtime stalwart in the post in the NBA, had reportedly been suffering from the heart issue for several years and had been in hospice care for several months, according to the report.

The 6'9" forward struggled with substance abuse issues that derailed what was an extremely promising career in its early stages.

Woolridge was a standout in college, playing a key role in the Irish's run to the Final Four in 1978. While the team would never again reach such lofty heights, the big man guided the team back to the Big Dance in 1980 and 1981 and was named a second-team All-American in 1981.

He was selected sixth overall in the 1981 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and immediately emerged as a potent scorer, averaging 16.5 points in his second year in the pros. By the time Michael Jordan arrived on the scene in 1983-84, Woolridge was firmly established as a versatile scorer on the wing. The big man averaged 22.9 points per game in 1984-85, the first of three consecutive seasons averaging 20 or more points.

However, Woolridge's production began to slip a year after leaving the Bulls, hitting its nadir during the 1987-88 season, when he was suspended for violating the league's substance abuse policy. He found his stride again with the  Denver Nuggets, thriving and averaging 25.1 points per game in 1990-91.

The forward hung up his sneakers after a tour with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1993-94 and moved into coaching positions in the ABA and the WNBA.

More recently, Woolridge had a run-in with the law back in February after being charged for stealing $1,500 worth of aluminum pipes used to pump fresh water to a natural gas dig site. He'd been living with his parents in Mansfield, La., for several months while in hospice care, according to the report.

Obviously, he was very, very talented,” said Chicago Bulls former vice president of basketball operations John Paxson, according to ESPN back in 2012. “He had strength and athleticism as a player. When we played together at Notre Dame, with his athleticism, as a point guard I always felt I could throw the ball anywhere near the rim and he was able to catch it and do something with it.”

In 1985, Woolridge took part in one of the NBA’s greatest Slam Dunk Contests ever. Woolridge went up against Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, and Julius Erving, among others. Wilkins, of the Atlanta Hawks, wound up winning the event.

Former Chicago Bears standout running Gale Sayers, was the godfather of Woolridge’s three children. “When you lose a family member, it’s one of those things where it’s going to be tough and it’s going to be tough for a long time,” Sayers said at the time of Woolridge’s death.

Known for his high-flying dunks and ability to throw down lob passes in the open court, Woolridge played for the Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets , Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons, and also coached the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. He averaged 16.0 points in just more than 28 minutes per game, quickly emerging as an offensive spark plug no matter if he was in the starting lineup or coming off the bench.

"I just love it when we go up in the transition game, up and down the court, Magic [Johnson] looking for the open guy," Woolridge told Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn shortly after joining the team in 1988. "I get excited when we start playing like that. That's the way I love playing."

"He was a good person," said Timberwolves assistant T.R. Dunn, who played with Woolridge for one season in Denver. "He was a really good offensive player, athletic, could run the floor, score the basketball. He had a pretty solid career. Just a fun-loving, athletic guy. Just sad news."

"He was such an energetic-type, big player," said Wolves assistant Jack Sikma, who played against Woolridge. "He really was one of the early athletic-type players to come in the league, where we see a lot more of that now."

One of Woolridge's defining moments came as a senior at Notre Dame in 1981, when he hit a buzzer-beating jumper to beat Ralph Sampson and No. 1 Virginia on national television, ending the mighty Cavaliers' 28-game winning streak. Woolridge averaged 10.6 points in 109 games at Notre Dame, helping the Fighting Irish reach the NCAA tournament in each of his four seasons, including the Final Four as a freshman in 1978.

He played with several NBA all-stars in his career including George Gervin, David Greenwood, Charles Oakley, Dave Corzine, Larry Kenon, Ricky Sobers, Artis Gilmore, James Wilkes, Reggie Theus, Rod Higgins, Sidney Green, Steve Johnson, Charles Jones, Mark Olberding, Wes Matthews, Kyle Macy, Ray Williams, Dwayne Pearl Washington,Dallas Comegys, John Bagley, Otis Birdsong, Buck Williams, Albert King, Darryl Dawkins, Ben Coleman, Dennis Hopson, Dallas Comegys, Roy Hinson, Chris Jackson (Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf), Michael Adams, Anthony Mason, Cadillac Anderson, Michael Cooper, Vlade Divac, Larry Drew, A.C. Green, Byron Scott, Mychal Thompson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Earvin Johnson, Jay Vincent, Mark Aguirre, Joe Dumars,  Alvin Robertson, Bill Laimbeer, Isiah Thomas, Dennis Rodman, John Salley, Moses Malone, Danny Schayes, Jon Barry, Frank Brickowski, Blue Edwards, Jeff Malone, Shawn Bradley, Dana Barros, Isaac Austin, Clarence Weatherspoon, and Johnny Dawkins.

He was coached by greats such Paul Westhead, Kevin Loughery, Stan Albeck, Willis Reed (his cousin), Chuck Daly, Pat Riley, Mike Dunleavy, Rod Thorn, Fred Carter and Dave Wohl.

Woolridge's teammate with the Bulls Quintin Dailey passed away in 2010.
No information has been released about a public memorial service or funeral arrangements at this time.

Christopher Challis obit

 Cinematographer Christopher Challis Has Died

He was not on the list.

Christopher Challis, who has died aged 93, was a distinguished cinematographer on more than 70 feature films, including Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1969.

Personal tributes from those influenced by Challis:

It is not possible even to begin to take the full measure of the greatness of British filmmaking without thinking of Chris Challis. Working behind the camera beside Jack Cardiff, then later, on his own, with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, then later still with such temporary American ex-pats as Stanley Donen and Billy Wilder, Chris Challis brought a vibrancy to the celluloid palette that was entirely his own, and which helped make Britain a leader in that long, glorious period of classic world cinema. Martin Scorsese Director, 2012 British Academy Film Awards Fellow

Chris Challis was an indispensable member of the Michael Powell/ Emeric Pressburger film crews. He was always excited by, and equal to, any challenge Michael and Emeric passed to him, and could be counted on to achieve a brilliant result with full confidence, spirit, imagination and daring. In this, and in life, he was a perfect colleague and great friend. In every sense, Chris was an Archer extraordinaire. Thelma Schoonmaker Editor

Chris Challis has always thrived on challenges. He uses his extraordinary breadth of experience and understanding to solve the problems that arise when filming in difficult circumstances. I have had the pleasure of working with him twice. Once was filming War of Children, a love story set in the 1970s against the conflicts in Northern Ireland. We shot in and around Dublin and Belfast and were on a very tight budget. Chris created the gritty feeling of a docu-drama but added visual grace as needed. There was a dance scene which was shot in a very ordinary village hall, he transformed it by using a glitter ball and the diffracted light, spinning around the room, turned it into a magical dance hall. On Riddle of The Sands we worked on a very small boat which could have been a nightmare, but because of Chris Challis’ own experience of sailing he was able to work out a way to fit cameras and equipment into the boat’s rigging, there was no room on the deck. I remember the operator and director suspended amidst the ropes. Chris looked on, pipe in mouth very much the sailor at ease in his surroundings. His quiet sense of humour and the enjoyment he found in his work made filming great fun. The result on screen was always stunning. Jenny Agutter Actress.

 

Cinematographer

Steaming (1985)

Steaming

5.8

director of photography

1985

 

Top Secret! (1984)

Top Secret!

7.2

director of photography

1984

 

Secrets (1983)

Secrets

6.1

Cinematographer

1983

 

The Nativity

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1982

 

James Mason, Jane Birkin, Roddy McDowall, Diana Rigg, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, Sylvia Miles, and Denis Quilley in Evil Under the Sun (1982)

Evil Under the Sun

7.0

director of photography

1982

 

The Nightingale (1981)

The Nightingale

Cinematographer

1981

 

Greatest Mystery

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1981

 

Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Rock Hudson, Angela Lansbury, Kim Novak, and Edward Fox in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

The Mirror Crack'd

6.2

director of photography

1980

 

S.O.S. Titanic (1979)

S.O.S. Titanic

6.2

TV Movie

director of photography

1979

 

Jenny Agutter, Michael York, Wolf Kahler, and Simon MacCorkindale in The Riddle of the Sands (1979)

The Riddle of the Sands

6.4

director of photography

1979

 

Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Force 10 from Navarone

6.4

director of photography

1978

 

The Deep (1977)

The Deep

6.2

director of photography

1977

 

The Incredible Sarah (1976)

The Incredible Sarah

5.5

director of photography

1976

 

Mr. Quilp (1975)

Mr. Quilp

6.8

Cinematographer

1975

 

In This House of Brede (1975)

In This House of Brede

7.9

TV Movie

director of photography (as Chris Challis)

1975

 

Steven Warner in The Little Prince (1974)

The Little Prince

6.4

director of photography

1974

 

A War of Children (1972)

A War of Children

6.9

TV Movie

Cinematographer (as Chris Challis, lighting cameraman)

1972

 

The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972)

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

5.6

director of photography

1972

 

Mia Farrow and Topol in The Public Eye (1972)

The Public Eye

6.9

director of photography

1972

 

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

Mary, Queen of Scots

7.1

director of photography

1971

 

Catch Me a Spy (1971)

Catch Me a Spy

5.2

director of photography

1971

 

Richard Burton in Villain (1971)

Villain

6.5

director of photography

1971

 

Robert Stephens in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

7.0

director of photography

1970

 

Richard Burton and Rex Harrison in Staircase (1969)

Staircase

5.3

director of photography

1969

 

Dick Van Dyke, Adrian Hall, Sally Ann Howes, and Heather Ripley in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

6.9

director of photography

1968

 

A Dandy in Aspic (1968)

A Dandy in Aspic

6.2

Cinematographer (photographed by)

1968

 

Two for the Road (1967)

Two for the Road

7.4

director of photography

1967

 

Kaleidoscope (1966)

Kaleidoscope

5.9

director of photography

1966

 

Sophia Loren and Gregory Peck in Arabesque (1966)

Arabesque

6.4

director of photography

1966

 

Return from the Ashes (1965)

Return from the Ashes

7.0

director of photography

1965

 

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

7.0

director of photography

1965

 

Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer in A Shot in the Dark (1964)

A Shot in the Dark

7.4

director of photography

1964

 

The Long Ships (1964)

The Long Ships

6.0

director of photography

1964

 

Senta Berger, Romy Schneider, Melina Mercouri, Jeanne Moreau, Rosanna Schiaffino, and Elke Sommer in The Victors (1963)

The Victors

6.9

director of photography

1963

 

An Evening with the Royal Ballet (1963)

An Evening with the Royal Ballet

8.2

Cinematographer (segment Les Sylphides)

1963

 

Damn the Defiant! (1962)

Damn the Defiant!

7.1

director of photography

1962

 

Flame in the Streets (1961)

Flame in the Streets

6.6

director of photography

1961

 

George Sanders, Cyd Charisse, and Ernie Kovacs in Five Golden Hours (1961)

Five Golden Hours

5.7

director of photography

1961

 

The Grass Is Greener (1960)

The Grass Is Greener

6.5

director of photography

1960

 

Surprise Package (1960)

Surprise Package

5.6

director of photography

1960

 

Never Let Go (1960)

Never Let Go

7.1

Cinematographer (photographed by)

1960

 

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Sink the Bismarck!

7.1

director of photography

1960

 

Hardy Krüger and Micheline Presle in Chance Meeting (1959)

Chance Meeting

6.7

Cinematographer (photographed by)

1959

 

The Captain's Table (1959)

The Captain's Table

5.9

director of photography

1959

 

Floods of Fear (1958)

Floods of Fear

6.5

director of photography

1958

 

Irene Browne, Pauline Delaney, Barry Fitzgerald, John Gregson, Jack MacGowran, Noel Purcell, and June Thorburn in Rooney (1958)

Rooney

6.4

director of photography

1958

 

Windom's Way (1957)

Windom's Way

5.9

director of photography

1957

 

John Gregson and Belinda Lee in Miracle in Soho (1957)

Miracle in Soho

5.7

director of photography

1957

 

Night Ambush (1957)

Night Ambush

6.5

director of photography

1957

 

The Spanish Gardener (1956)

The Spanish Gardener

6.7

director of photography

1956

 

Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)

Pursuit of the Graf Spee

6.6

director of photography

1956

 

Robert Taylor in Quentin Durward (1955)

Quentin Durward

6.3

director of photography

1955

 

Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)

Oh... Rosalinda!!

6.1

director of photography

1955

 

Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons in Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

Footsteps in the Fog

7.0

director of photography

1955

 

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

6.4

Short

Cinematographer

1955

 

Kenneth More in Raising a Riot (1955)

Raising a Riot

6.6

Cinematographer

1955

 

Malaga (1954)

Malaga

5.0

director of photography

1954

 

Pier Angeli, Lana Turner, and Carlos Thompson in Flame and the Flesh (1954)

Flame and the Flesh

5.6

director of photography

1954

 

Saadia (1953)

Saadia

5.5

director of photography

1953

 

Twice Upon a Time (1953)

Twice Upon a Time

6.7

Cinematographer

1953

 

Genevieve (1953)

Genevieve

7.1

director of photography

1953

 

Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)

Gilbert and Sullivan

6.9

director of photography (as Chris Challis)

1953

 

Merle Oberon in Affair in Monte Carlo (1952)

Affair in Monte Carlo

5.0

Cinematographer

1952

 

Angels One Five (1952)

Angels One Five

6.4

director of photography

1952

 

Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchérina in The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

The Tales of Hoffmann

7.1

Cinematographer (photographed by)

1951

 

Gone to Earth (1950)

Gone to Earth

6.9

Cinematographer (as Chris Challis, photographed by)

1950

 

The Fighting Pimpernel (1949)

The Fighting Pimpernel

6.0

Cinematographer (photography)

1949

 

Hour of Glory (1949)

Hour of Glory

7.1

director of photography

1949

 

Bibi Ferreira in The End of the River (1947)

The End of the River

6.0

Cinematographer (as Christopher G. Challis, photographed by)

1947

 

Camera and Electrical Department

White Rock (1977)

White Rock

7.2

photographer

1977

 

The Americanization of Emily (1964)

The Americanization of Emily

7.3

additional photographer (as Chris Challis)

1964

 

Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)

The Red Shoes

8.1

camera

1948

 

Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, Kathleen Byron, David Farrar, Judith Furse, Jenny Laird, Flora Robson, and Sabu in Black Narcissus (1947)

Black Narcissus

7.7

camera operator (uncredited)

1947

 

David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

A Matter of Life and Death

8.0

second assistant camera (uncredited)

1946

 

Valerie Hobson, Roger Livesey, and Sabu in The Drum (1938)

The Drum

6.3

focus puller (uncredited)

1938

 

Director

Rome, Sweet Home (1966)

Rome, Sweet Home

TV Movie

Director

1966

Dick Beals obit

Dick Beals was not on the list - not a famous man, but a famous voice

Dick Beals, R.I.P.

The legendary Dick Beals — a star of radio, cartoons and more commercials than just about anyone — has died in a Southern California nursing home at the age of 85.

Dick stood 4'7" due to a glandular problem which also gave him his youthful voice. He was playing ten-year-old boys well into his seventies and was often called upon to loop (i.e., dub in the voice of) live-action child actors in movies or on TV programs.

He started in radio dramas in 1949 while attending Michigan State University. Several popular radio programs emanated from Detroit at the time and Dick wound up being heard on all of them but most notably The Lone Ranger, Challenge of the Yukon and The Green Hornet. His later cartoon credits include his being the first voice of Gumby and the first voice of Davey on the Davey & Goliath cartoon series. He was a loyal team member on the Roger Ramjet cartoon show and was heard throughout many Hanna-Barbera shows.

But his main line of work was commercials and he did thousands of them. His best remembered ones were probably the many he did for the Alka-Seltzer people as their mascot, Speedy Alka-Seltzer. Below, (And by the way: Was there ever a man who looked more like he needed an antacid than Buster Keaton?)

I worked with Dick a few times, the first being on the Richie Rich cartoon show where he voiced Richie's rival, the stuck-up rich kid named Reggie. Dick was always highly professional, showing up for recording sessions in a suit and tie, and carrying an attaché case. No one else ever wears a suit and tie to record cartoon voices and for a while, I didn't quite understand why Dick did. I finally decided it was his way of reminding everyone that he was an adult and not a little boy.

His last few years, he was a much-sought-after guest at Old Time Radio conventions and other such events. He was always surrounded by fans because he sure had a lot of them. I was one too and tonight, we're all sad to learn of his passing.

In January 1949, as a senior at MSU, Beals got a call to do a radio commercial for WXYZ, Detroit. After the show, the director asked him to be on call for all the children's voices as well as those of small, talking animals on all three network radio shows produced by WXYZ - The Lone Ranger, Green Hornet and Challenge of the Yukon.

Beals was a member of the cast of The Hudson Sketchbook, the "first regularly scheduled TV program to go on the air in Detroit," on WWJ-TV.

In 1952, after performing in an episode of The Green Hornet, WXYZ station manager Jack McCarthy referred Beals to Forrest Owen of Wade Advertising. Owen showed Beals a rendering of a proposed product spokesman for their client, Alka-Seltzer and had him record a voice audition. Four months later, Beals was notified that he had been selected as the voice for Speedy Alka-Seltzer as well as the voice of Sticky, the Vaseline mascot.

Beals moved to Los Angeles where he continued making commercials as Speedy Alka-Seltzer and also provided voices for other commercials, such as Alka-Seltzer, Oscar Mayer, the Campbell Soup Kids, and Bob's Big Boy.[3] Beals recorded his first Speedy Alka-Seltzer television commercial in 1953, doing a total of 225 in his career.

In 1953, Beals was hired to do the voice for his first cartoon character. This was Ralph Phillips, a Walter Mitty-type boy in From A to Z-Z-Z-Z by Warner Bros. Cartoons. The cartoon was nominated for an Academy Award.

Beals continued doing voices for cartoons Warner Bros. Cartoons cartoons, often as uncredited secondary characters. When Hanna-Barbera started with The Flintstones, and then The Jetsons, Beals provided many of the children's voices on those shows, sometimes performing several different minor characters on the same show. One of his recurring roles was as Mr. Spacely's son Arthur on The Jetsons with the exception of season 3.

From 1960 to 1964, Beals played the voice of Davey Hansen, as well as other child voices, on Davey and Goliath. He did not do any voices for that series after 1965, when Norma MacMillan replaced him as Davey.

Although some sources say that Beals voiced Gumby in the 1960s, Beals refuted this claim.

Beals provided voices for both the characters "Yank" and "Dan" of the "American Eagles" troupe in the mid-1960s cartoon series Roger Ramjet. In 1967, Beals was the singing voice of child actor Bobby Riha as "Jack" in the NBC-TV special Jack and the Beanstalk starring Gene Kelly. He was the voice of Buzz Conroy, the boy scientist on Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles, and Richie Rich's mischievous cousin, Reggie Van Dough on Richie Rich. Beals was also the voice of Birdboy on Birdman and the Galaxy Trio as well as the voices for Buzzer Bell, Jasper N. Parks and on rare occasions sharing the voice role of Nancy Wible as Shrinking Violette on The Funny Company. He also provided the voice for the recurring villain Tiny Tom in the 1966–1969 cartoon series The Lone Ranger.

A unique on-camera role came in a 1960 episode of Peter Gunn called "The Dummy", in which he played a human ventriloquist's dummy that performs the act on its own, since the ventriloquist had lost his voice, his other live action role was in the 1950s television series Craig Kennedy, Criminologist, playing as Bobby "Butch" Moore in the episode "The Kid Brother"

In the 1980s, Beals owned an ad agency. During the late 1980s, Beals provided the voices for various characters on Garfield and Friends with the most major character he voiced being Jon's cruel nephew Rosco. In the 1987 release of Arnold Leibovit's The Puppetoon Movie, Beals provided the voice for the character Speedy Alka-Selzer.

From 1989–1993, he played Nicholas Adamsworth on the Focus on the Family radio drama Adventures in Odyssey.

In 1996, Beals provided the voice of the Pinocchio puppet in the horror film Pinocchio's Revenge.

Beals continued doing occasional voice acting, appearing as a guest at Old Time Radio conventions and as a motivational speaker. He was active as an alumnus of Michigan State University and in his spare time he enjoyed spending time on his yacht Think Big.

 

Filmography

Animation

    Wings for Roger Windsock (1947) - Roger Windsock

    From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1953) - Ralph Phillips

    The Snow Queen (1957) - Prince

    Boyhead Daze (1957) - Ralph Phillips

    Davey and Goliath (1960–1965) - Davey Hansen, Teddy, Nat

    Adventures of the Road-Runner (1962) - Ralph Phillips

    The Jetsons (1962) - Arthur Spacely

    The Funny Company (1963) - Buzzer Bell, Shrinking Violet

    The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964) - Additional voices

    The Flintstones (1964) - Kids, Elf #1, The Scouts

    Roger Ramjet (1965) - Yank, Dan

    The Secret Squirrel Show (1965) - Additional Voices

    The Lone Ranger (1966) - Tiny Tom

    Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (1966) - Buzz Conroy

    Birdman (1967) - Birdboy

    Jack and the Beanstalk (1967) - Jack (singing voice)

    Casper and the Angels (1979) - Additional voices

    Richie Rich (1980–1984) - Reggie Van Dough

    ABC Weekend Specials (1983) - Floog, Flub, Blib

    Saturday Supercade (1983) - Additional voices

    The Biskitts (1983) - Scat

    The Puppetoon Movie (1987) - Speedy Alka-Seltzer

    DuckTales (1987) - Additional voices

    Garfield and Friends (1989) - Roscoe

    Dink, the Little Dinosaur (1989) - Additional voices

    The Addams Family (1992–1993) - N.J. Normanmeyer

    That's Warner Bros.! (1995) - Additional voices

    The Bugs n' Daffy Show (1996) - Additional voices

    Duck Dodgers (2004–2005) - Baby-Faced Moonbeam

Live-action

    Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952) - Bobby 'Butch' Moore

    My Little Margie (1955)

    Peter Gunn (1960) - Rinaldo

    Pinocchio's Revenge (1996) - Pinocchio (voice)

Commercials

    Alka-Seltzer - Speedy Alka-Seltzer (1953–1976)