Walter Tetley

Walter Tetley

1915-06-02 – 1975-09-04 (age 60) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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. He is perhaps best known as the voice of "Sherman" in the Jay Ward-Bill Scott Mr. Peabody TV cartoons.

Walter Tetley's perennially adolescent voice was the result of a medical condition which arrested his development, preventing his voice from breaking into maturity as well as preventing his further physical growth.

In 1971 Tetley was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and used a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He died in 1975 at age 60, having never fully recovered from his injuries.

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Known For

Clock Cleaners
Clock Cleaners

1937

as Stork (voice) (uncredited)

Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent

1942

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Tower of London
Tower of London

1939

as Chimney Sweep

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees

1942

as Cake Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Lodger
Who Done It?
Who Done It?

1942

as 'Shorty', a studio pageboy

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

as Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)

Out of the Fog
Horror Island
Horror Island

1941

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Tom Brown's School Days
The Spirit of Culver
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story

1972

as Timmy (voice)

Boy Slaves
Boy Slaves

1939

as Pee Wee

They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music

1939

as Rocks Mulligan

Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys

1944

as Soldier (uncredited)

Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds

1942

as Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)

Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds

1942

as Messenger Boy

The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Telegram Boy (uncredited)

Lord Jeff
Lord Jeff

1938

as Tommy Thrums

First Love
First Love

1939

as Willie, Country Club Page