Actor, comedian, and voiceover artist, Chuck McCann, sadly passed away on Sunday, April 8. He was 83.
McCann might be remembered by those of us, who grew up as fans of Sid and Marty Kroft’s Far Out Space Nuts, in which he played Barney, the Straight man to Bob Denvers Junior. He also recorded many famous voices including Sonny the Cuckoo from Cocoa Puffs in 1962. He also had voice roles in DuckTales, The Powerpuff Girls, Adventure Time, The Garfield Show, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, GI Joe, and Heff Heffalump in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, among many others.
But most Disney Fans know him as The Dreamfinder from 1981 to 1998, in Epcot’s Journey Into YOUR Imagination, though he never appeared as him.
His first major film role was in the 1968 drama The Heart is a Lonely Hunter opposite Oscar-nominated Alan Arkin. In 1971, he starred in the comedy The Projectionist, where he made use of his talent for impressions. His other film roles include Storyville, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Herbie Rides Again.
McCann is survived by his wife and two daughters.