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Walter Tetley
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Died aged 60
Also known asWalter Campbell TetzlaffGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/06/1915Born inManhattan, New York City, New York, USADied04/09/1975 (aged 60)Died inLos AngelesCausestomach cancerWikidataQ7966272 ↗Buried atOakwood Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#1221794 ↗

Walter Tetley was an American actor specializing in child impersonation during radio's classic era. He had regular roles as Leroy Forrester on The Great Gildersleeve and Julius Abbruzzio on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, as well as continuing as a voice-over artist in animated cartoons, commercials, and spoken-word record albums. He is perhaps best known as the voice of Sherman in the Jay Ward-Bill Scott Mr. Peabody TV cartoons.

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Filmography31 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1972A Christmas StoryMovieTimmy (voice)57
1969The Dudley Do-Right ShowSeries—54
1959The Bullwinkle ShowSeriesSherman (voice)44
1959The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and FriendsSeriesWalter Tetley Sherman (voice)44
1956The Gerald McBoing-Boing ShowSeriesDusty (voice)41
1954Red GartersMovieGun-toting kid (voice) (uncredited)39
1948There's Good Boos To-NightMovieCasper (voice) (uncredited)33
1946Apple AndyMovieAndy Panda31
1945Molly and MeMovieGrocery Delivery Boy30
1944Follow the BoysMovieSoldier (uncredited)29
1944The LodgerMovie—29
1943Mystery BroadcastMoviePage Boy (uncredited)28
1942The Pride of the YankeesMovieCake Delivery Boy (uncredited)27
1942Who Done It?Movie'Shorty', a studio pageboy27
1942Invisible AgentMovieNewsboy (uncredited)27
1941Out of the FogMovie—26
1941Let's Make MusicMovieEddie26
1940Under Texas SkiesMovieTheodore25
1940Tom Brown's School DaysMovieStudent25
1940Emergency SquadMovieMatt25
1940The Villain Still Pursued HerMovieTelegram Boy (uncredited)25
1939They Shall Have MusicMovieRocks Mulligan24
1939First LoveMovieWillie, Country Club Page24
1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManMovieBoy with Candy Cane (uncredited)24
1939Tower of LondonMovieChimney Sweep24
1939Boy SlavesMoviePee Wee24
1938Prairie MoonMovieClarence Nails Barton23
1937Clock CleanersMovieStork (voice) (uncredited)22
1936Bold King ColeMovieFelix the Cat (voice)21
1936The Goose That Laid the Golden EggMovieFelix the Cat (voice)21
1936Neptune NonsenseMovieFelix the Cat (voice)21