BILL SCOTT
(August 12, 1920-November 29, 1985)
Notable Roles: Bullwinkle J. Moose, Mr. Peabody,
Dudley Do-Right, George of the Jungle, Super Chicken, Tom Slick, Fillmore Bear,
moosel, Gruffi Gummi, Sir Tuxford, Toadwart
Scott’s career began during WWII
when he worked in the US Army’s First Motion
Picture Unit under the command of Ronald Reagan.
Following the war, he became a story man at Warner
Bros. working under Arthur
Davis, a writer for Bob
Clampett’s Time for Beany puppet show, and worked on the adaptations
of Gerald
McBoing-Boing and The Tell-Tale Heart
for UPA.
He later served as the voice director for The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show and
dialogue director for the film 1001 Arabian Nights.
Scott was recruited into Jay Ward Productions
when Jay Ward’s original
partner and writer, Alex
Anderson, was content with civilian life. He helped develop The
Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle and subsequently became the
voice of the titular Bullwinkle when Ward liked the voice Scott used during
their scripting sessions. He continued to write, produce and act in all of the
shows created by Ward, although he never received on-screen credit for his
voice work. Because Ward’s studio was primarily sponsored by General Mills and the Quaker Oats Company, Scott also had the
opportunity to write many of their commercials. In 1952, he became President of
the Screen
Cartoonist’s Guild and was also a member of the Screen Actors Guild. He was elected to the
Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences. After a decade of inactivity, Scott returned to
writing and acting in the 80s, doing Rah Rah Woozy for
Ward followed by The Puppy’s Further Adventures for Ruby-Spears Productions, Alvin
& The Chipmunks for Bagdasarian Productions, and Walt Disney Television Animation’s
first two productions, The Wuzzles and Adventures
of the Gummi Bears. Scott died of a heart attack in 1985.
Saturday Credits:
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Hoppity Hooper
George of the Jungle (1967)
The Puppy’s Further Adventures
Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983)
ABC Weekend Specials
CBS Storybreak
The Wuzzles
Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears
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