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 Protagonist, principal character of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', syndicated in daily newspaper, daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser", Charlie Brown ...
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 commercial and cultural hub of North Jersey and a diverse ...
in 1963, he spend most of his life living in
Mexico
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,
California
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and
Utah
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before eventually moving to
New Hampshire
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. He graduated from the
University of New Hampshire
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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'' (briefly subtitled ''featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown'') 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 ext ...
'' character
Charlie Brown
Charles "Charlie" Brown is the Protagonist, principal character of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', syndicated in daily newspaper, daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser", Charlie Brown ...
. He voiced Charlie in ''
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
''Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown'' is the 13th prime-time animated television special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. It debuted in the United States on CBS on January 28, 1975.
It received an Emmy nomination for Out ...
'', ''
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
''You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown'' is the 14th prime-time animation, animated television special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on the CBS network on October 28, 1975. In this special, Charlie B ...
'' and in ''
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
''Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown'' is an animated TV documentary that celebrates 25 years of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. The special first aired January 9, 1976 on CBS. The special includes clips from the previous 14 ''Peanuts'' specials and ...
''. 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 animated 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 films based on the ''Pea ...
'', which was also his final acting role.
In November, 2024 Watson published his first book "Everyone's Trash, One Man Vs. 1.6 Billion Pounds", Peter Randall Publishers.
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 Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,047 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 23,409 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is the county seat and the only city in ...
.
Personal life
Watson lives in Southwest, NH with his partner Elana
thumb
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