Henry Corden, the voice of cartoon legend Fred Flintstone for more than two decades, has died. He was 85.
Corden died of emphysema Thursday night at AMI Encino Hospital, his agent Don Pitts said Friday.
He took over as the voice of Fred Flintstone when original voice Alan Reed died in 1977; Reed had been doing Flintstone since the cartoon’s debut in 1960.
Born in Montreal, Corden moved to New York as a child and arrived in Hollywood in the 1940s. His first acting job was the 1947 film “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.”
Corden moved into voice acting in the 1960s, and used his skills for Hanna-Barbera, including roles in “Jonny Quest,” “Josey and the Pussycats” and “The New Tom & Jerry Show.”
Since “The Flintstones” echoed “The Honeymooners,” Corden tweaked his role to mimic Jackie Gleason’s Ralph Kramden character, Pitts said.
Corden also did voice work for “The Jetsons,” “Scooby-Doo” and “The Smurfs.”
Corden is survived by his wife, five children and five grandchildren.
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