Leonard Carlson (1937 - 2006)

Born 2 Sep 1937 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Husband of Judith Irene (Hailing) Carlson — married 1965 in Canada

Died 26 Jan 2006 at age 68 in Keswick, Georgina, York, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Len Carlson is Notable.

Len Carlson was known primarily as a Canadian voice actor although he did act occasionally on television and appeared as a TV pitchman for Kraft Canada.

He was born and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. As a child, he acted in school plays, but his main interest was baseball. In the 1950s he was a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants farm team until an injury ended his sports career.^[1]

The year following his death in 2006, he was awarded the ACTRA award for outstanding voiceover performance for his role in the cartoon Atomic Betty.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ALLISON LAWLOR Special to The Globe,and Mail. (2006, May 09). LEN CARLSON, CARTOON VOICE ARTIST 1937-2006: HIS AMAZING ABILITY TO MANIPULATE HIS VOCAL CORDS MADE HIM A HOT COMMODITY AMONG CANADIAN ANIMATORS. The Globe and Mail (1936-) Retrieved from ProQuest
2. ↑ THIS JUST IN. (2007, Feb 26). The Globe and Mail (1936-) Retrieved from ProQuest

See also:

• Wikipedia: Len Carlson
• Wikidata: Item Q2358361, en:Wikipedia