Henry Corden
Henry Corden | |
|---|---|
Corden in Behave Yourself! (1951) | |
| Born | Henry Cohen January 6, 1920 |
| Died | May 19, 2005 (aged 85) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | San Fernando Mission Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–2005 |
| Spouses | Thelma Corden
(m. 1942; div. 1969)Shirley W. Cytron
(m. 1970; div. 1979)Charlotte R. Colton Diamond
(m. 1984; died 1993)Angelina Corden (m. 1995) |
| Children | 2 |
Henry Corden (né Cohen; January 6, 1920 – May 19, 2005) was a Canadian-born American actor, best known for assuming the voice of Fred Flintstone after the death of Alan Reed in 1977. His official debut as Fred Flintstone was in a 1965 Hanna-Barbera record, Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble in Songs from Mary Poppins, and he also provided the singing voice for Reed in the 1966 theatrical film The Man Called Flintstone and the Hanna-Barbera specials Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (1966) and Energy: A National Issue (1977). He took over the role as Fred Flintstone full time in 1977 starting with the syndicated weekday series Fred Flintstone and Friends for which he provided voice-overs on brief bumper clips shown in between segments.