Chuck McCann

Chuck McCann

actor, writer, producer

Chuck McCann was born on Sep 02, 1934 in USA. Chuck McCann's big-screen debut came with Cool McCool - Season 1 directed by Gerald Potterton in 1966, strarring Number One / The Owl / Tom McCool / .... Chuck McCann is known for DuckTales: Remastered directed by Austin Ivansmith, Eric Bauza stars as Fenton and Chris Edgerly as Gyro. The upcoming new movie Chuck McCann plays is DuckTales: Remastered which will be released on Aug 13, 2013.

A third-generation performer and the son of a singing band leader, Chuck McCann was already a show business veteran by age eleven. Born in Brooklyn, he began his career as a child actor on radio, and by the age of nineteen had appeared on The Steve Allen Show (1952). He performed on several NYC-based radio programs, and went on to create his own stand up act performed at many NYC/NJ/LI nightclubs and on many popular TV variety shows. For a time, he took a hiatus from nightclub and TV performing to study with The Pasadena Playhouse, where he gave a memorable performance in their production of '12th Night' as Sir Toby Belch. McCann would return to NYC to continue to perform in nightclubs and on TV variety shows. Until he was introduced to puppetry, first by Skip Boyland and then by Paul Ashleyon NBC TV's: Rootie Kazootie (1952). For the next 17 years, Ashley and McCann appeared on numerous TV shows: Rootie Kazootie (1952), "Uncle Paul's Lunchtime", The Gumby Show (1956) with Pinkie Lee, "The Puppet Hotel!", "Laurel & Hardy & Chuck!", "Let's Have Fun!", "The Chuck McCann Shows", "The Great Bombo's Magic Cartoon Circus Lunchtime Show" and "Chuck McCann's Laurel & Hardy Show!". After the cancellation of the latter on Friday June 9, 1967, Ashley and McCann went their separate ways.McCann went onto become a successful comic/character actor and mimic, doing voice over for many television cartoon shows and playing character parts on numerous dramatic and comedic TV series and movies. Paul Ashley used his puppets in industrial films and industrial stage shows. McCann also starred on other TV series: Turn-On (1969), Happy Days - Les jours heureux (1974), Far Out Space Nuts (1975),All That Glitters (1977), _"New Kind Of Family, A" (1979)_ and "Chuck McCann's Fun Stuff!". Ashley was slated to reunite with McCann for "LBS Children's Theater" and another TV puppet show "Tiny TV". But Ashley was forced to drop out both projects, when it was discovered that he was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and McCann took over as the show's host and performer. "LBS Children's Theater" made its debut in September of 1983 and was on the air for one season. Paul Ashley never lived long enough to see "LBS Children's Theater" become a success. Later, he played the voice of Jollo in the 1992 classic hit Sierra video game King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.Chuck McCann died on April 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, of heart failure.

  • Birthday

    Sep 02, 1934

  • Place of Birth

    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known For

DuckTales: Remastered
Movie
DuckTales: Remastered

20137.5

Random! Cartoons
TV
Random! Cartoons

20077.8

Heroes of Might and Magic V
Movie
Heroes of Might and Magic V

20067.4

Bug City
TV
Bug City

19987.4

The Powerpuff Girls
TV
The Powerpuff Girls

19987.3

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Movie
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

19928.4

On the Air
TV
On the Air

19927.2

TaleSpin
TV
TaleSpin

19907.5

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
TV
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

19887.6

DuckTales
TV
DuckTales

19878.1

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