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Walter Tetley (born Walter Campbell Tetzlaff; June 2, 1915 – September 4, 1975) was an American actor specializing in child impersonation during radio's classic era, with regular roles as Leroy Forrester on The Great Gildersleeve and Julius Abbruzzio on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, as well as continuing as a voice-over artist ...
Jun 13, 2019 · The true story of Walter Tetley, the film and voice actor who specialized in child impersonation during radio's classic era, with regular roles on The Great...
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Walter Tetley (1915-1975) was an American actor, voice artist and radio performer. He was best known for playing Sherman, the nephew of Bullwinkle, and Leroy Forrester, the ward of the Great Gildersleeve.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- June 2, 1915
- Walter Tetley
- September 4, 1975
Besides the occasional film role, he was popular, as a child impersonator in the medium of radio. It is actually here where Walter attained his greatest fame and his strongest following of loyal and devoted fans.
In the spring and summer of 1972, Walter Tetley was down to his very last three to three-and-a-half years. For W.T. enthusiasts, you have to wonder what he was doing with himself, at that time. Surely we know that he was probably still in a great deal of pain, from his motorcycle accident (circa 1971………or perhaps as long ago as the late 60s).
Walter Tetley (June 2, 1915 – September 4, 1975) was an American voice actor specializing in child impersonation during radio's classic era, with regular roles on The Great Gildersleeve and The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, as well as continuing as a voice-over artist in animated cartoons, commercials, and spoken-word record albums.
Walter Tetley was a child actor who played Leroy Forrester on old time radio and voiced Bullwinkle on TV. He was born in 1915, died in 1975, and was injured in a motorcycle accident in 1971.
