Daws Butler



Daws Butler (1916–1988) was one of the most prolific—and best-loved voice actors from the early days of television animation. Besides his work for Hanna Barbera, he did character voices during The Golden Age of Animation for Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Jay Ward Productions, Warner Bros, Walter Lantz and De Patie Freleng Enterprises. Signature characters include Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and Elroy of The Jetsons. The earlier part of Butler's career included several collaborations with Stan Freberg, including featuring in and co-writing The Stan Freberg Show.