Duncan P. Watson (born 1963) is an American assistant director and former child voice actor, who is known for voicing

Charlie Brown Charles "Charlie" Brown is the principal character of the comic strip '' Peanuts'', syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a " lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great America ...

from 1975 to 1977.

Early life

Duncan P. Watson was born in

Montclair, New Jersey Montclair () is a Township (New Jersey), township in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a wealthy and diverse commuter town and suburb of New Yor ...

in 1963, he spend most of his life living in

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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

and

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before eventually moving to

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

. He graduated from the

University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant college in Hanover in connection with Dartmouth College, m ...

in 1985.

Career

Watson begin his acting career in 1975 at the age of twelve years old when he was cast as the fifth official voice actor of the ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ' ...

'' character

. He voiced Charlie in '' Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown'', '' You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown'' and in '' Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown''. He then returned to voice the same character in the feature-length movie ''

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown'' is a 1977 American Animation, animated Adventure film, adventure comedy film produced by United Feature Syndicate for Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman, and the third in a series of ...

'', which was also his final acting role. As of 1992, he currently works as an assistant director for the Department of Public Works in

Keene, New Hampshire Keene is a city in, and the seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,047 at the 2020 census, down from 23,409 at the 2010 census. Keene is home to Keene State College and Antioch University New England. It ...

Personal life

Watson lives in Southwest, NH with his wife and two daughters, Samantha Ann, and Selma Marie.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Duncan American male child actors 1963 births Living people American male television actors American male film actors American male voice actors 20th-century American male actors