Bernard Cowan (June 11, 1922 – July 17, 1990) was a Canadian actor, producer and writer. He was born in

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. He was occasionally credited under his nickname, Bunny Cowan. His name was pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable of "Bernard" and last name as "cow in". Cowan worked as the announcer on many

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television series such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also worked on such

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as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Rocket Robin Hood'', ''

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'', and the Christmas special ''

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'' voicing Bumble, Clarice’s Father, and the Spotted Elephant. Bernard Cowan was the father of the Canadian disc jockey and voice actor Rob Cowan, and the cousin of

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, whom Cowan frequently employed as a voice actor on his productions. He died on July 17, 1990, at the age of 68.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cowan, Bernard 1922 births 1990 deaths Canadian male voice actors Canadian male television actors Canadian television writers Canadian male television writers Canadian television producers Canadian television personalities Place of death missing Male actors from Vancouver Writers from Vancouver Canadian casting directors Canadian voice directors 20th-century Canadian screenwriters Screenwriters from British Columbia