John McLeish (voice actor)

John McLeish
Born
John Fraser McLeish

(1916-05-10)May 10, 1916
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedOctober 30, 1968(1968-10-30) (aged 52)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationsVoice actor, writer
Years active1939–1968
Known forNarrator of Goofy "How To" cartoons; voice of the Prosecutor in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

John Fraser McLeish (May 10, 1916 – October 30, 1968) was a Canadian-American voice actor, narrator and screenwriter best known for his work with Walt Disney Productions during the 1940s and 1950s. He is remembered for narrating many of the classic Goofy “How To” shorts and for his role as the Prosecutor in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949).

McLeish's distinctive, authoritative voice made him a staple of Disney's mid-century animation, often lending a dry, comedic narration that became a hallmark of the studio's educational and comedic shorts.