Larry D. Mann

Larry D. Mann (18 December 1922 – 6 January 2014) was a Canadian actor. He was best known as "The Boss" in a series of Bell Canada television commercials in the 1980s and for voicing the character of Yukon Cornelius in ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer''.

Life and career

Larry D. Mann was born in Toronto, Ontario, on 18 December 1922. Prior to beginning his acting career, he was a disc jockey on 1050 CHUM radio in Toronto in 1949.

Mann voiced the character of Yukon Cornelius in the classic Rankin-Bass Christmas special ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer''. He also provided voices for characters in several other Rankin-Bass television series and specials.

Mann's film career spanned four decades. He first came to the attention of CBC audiences in 1953 when he kidded around with the puppet Uncle Chichimus on the show Let's See. According to a CBC Archives article, Mann got the job when his friend, actor Don Harron, pointed him out to producer Norman Jewison. Apart from his CBC work, he appeared in more than 20 movies, with roles in '' In the Heat of the Night'', '' Bullitt'' and ''The Sting''.

On television, Mann's many credits included ''Get Smart'', ''Gunsmoke'', '' The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'', ''Bewitched'', '' Hogan's Heroes'', '' Honey West'', ''The Green Hornet'', '' Green Acres'', '' Columbo'', '' Quincy, M.E.'' and ''Hill Street Blues''. He also starred in a Bell Canada series of television commercials called "The Boss" in which he played the title role for ten years beginning in 1981.

His last role was on '' Homefront'' in 1991.

His brother was actor Paul Mann, who appeared in the films '' America America'' and ''Fiddler on the Roof''. Larry Mann died of natural causes on 6 January 2014 in Los Angeles. He was 91 years old.

Filmography

Films

* 1958: '' Flaming Frontier'' as Bradford
* 1963: '' The Quick and the Dead'' as Parker
* 1963: '' Spencer's Mountain'' as Spencer Brother (uncredited)
* 1964: ''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' as Workman (uncredited)
* 1964: '' Kisses for My President'' as Tour Guide (uncredited)
* 1965: '' Willy McBean and his Magic Machine'' as Professor Von Rotten (voice)
* 1965: '' Harlow'' as Editor (uncredited)
* 1966: ''The Singing Nun'' as Mr. Duvries
* 1966: '' The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' as Man with Cat (uncredited)
* 1966: '' The Daydreamer''
* 1966: '' The Appaloosa'' as Priest
* 1966: '' Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' as Officer Howard
* 1966: '' The Swinger'' as John Mallory
* 1967: ''A Covenant with Death'' as Chillingworth
* 1967: '' Caprice'' as Inspector Kapinsky
* 1967: '' Rough Night in Jericho'' as Purley (uncredited)
* 1967: '' The Perils of Pauline'' as Prince Benji's Father (uncredited)
* 1967: '' In the Heat of the Night'' as Watkins
* 1968: '' The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz'' as Grossmeyer
* 1968: '' Bullitt'' (voice, uncredited)
* 1969: '' Angel in My Pocket'' as Bishop Morenschild
* 1970: '' The Liberation of L.B. Jones'' as Grocer
* 1970: '' There Was a Crooked Man...'' as Harry
* 1970: ''The Wild Country'' as The Marshal (uncredited)
* 1971: ''Scandalous John'' as Bartender
* 1972: ''Get to Know Your Rabbit'' as Mr. Seager
* 1973: ''Kloot's Kounty'' as Crazywolf (voice)
* 1973: ''Pay Your Buffalo Bill'' as Crazywolf / Big Red (voice)
* 1973: ''Ten Miles to Gallop'' as Crazywolf (voice)
* 1973: '' Charley and the Angel'' as Felix
* 1973: '' Oklahoma Crude'' as Deke Watson
* 1973: ''The Sting'' as Train Conductor
* 1973: ''Treasure Island'' as Doctor Livesey (voice)
* 1973: ''Cotter''
* 1974: ''Gold Struck'' (voice)
* 1974: ''The Badge and the Beautiful'' as Townspeople / Bartender / Priest / Lauri Be (voice)
* 1974: ''By Hoot or By Brook'' as The Fox / Coach Driver / Guard (voice)
* 1974: ''Big Beef at the O.K. Corral'' as Billy the Kidder (voice)
* 1974: ''Saddle Soap Opera'' as Judge Soy Bean / Hotel Clerk (voice)
* 1974: ''Mesa Trouble'' as Townspeople (voice)
* 1974: '' Black Eye'' as Reverend Avery
* 1974: ''Oliver Twist'' (voice)
* 1976: ''Death Riders''
* 1976: ''Pony Express Rider'' as Blackmore
* 1980: '' The Octagon'' as Tibor
* 1980: '' A Snow White Christmas'' as Mirror (voice)

Animated shorts

* 1969–1972: '' Tijuana Toads'', as Crazylegs Crane (voice)
* 1972–1974: '' The Blue Racer'', as Blue Racer (voice)

Television series

* 1954: '' Ad and Lib''
* 1954–1959: '' Howdy Doody''
* 1957–1958: '' Last of the Mohicans''
* 1956–1957: '' The Barris Beat''
* 1958–1959: '' The Adventures of Chich''
* 1958–1959: '' Here's Duffy''
* 1961: '' Tales of the Wizard of Oz'', voice of Rusty the Tin Man and The Wicked Witch of the West
* 1961: '' The New Adventures of Pinocchio'' as Foxy Q. Fibble (voice)
* 1965–1969: ''Bewitched'' in several guest appearances
* 1965: '' The Big Valley'' guest appearance as Jake Kyles in "The Murdered Party"
* 1966: ''My Favourite Martian'', guest appearance as Butterball (Season 3, Episode 22)
* 1966: ''Get Smart'', guest appearance as Victor Slade
* 1966: '' Shane'', guest appearance as Harve Hanes
* 1966: '' Hogan's Heroes'', guest appearance as Dr. Vanetti
* 1966: '' The Iron Horse'', guest appearance as Kellam in "A Dozen Ways to Kill a Man"
* 1966–1967: '' The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'' in several guest roles
* 1967: '' Rango'' as Purcell in "Requiem for a Ranger"
* 1967: '' Hogan's Heroes'', guest appearance as SS General Brenner
* 1967–1968: '' Accidental Family'' as Marty Warren in 11 episodes
* 1967: ''The Green Hornet'' as Dr. Eric Mabouse in "Invasion from Outer Space: Parts 1 & 2"
* 1967: '' Dragnet 1967'' as Pete Benson
* 1967: '' I Spy'': guest appearance as Arbuckle in "Night Train to Madrid"
* 1967–1973: ''Gunsmoke'' in several guest roles
* 1968: '' The Guns of Will Sonnett'' guest appearance as Mort Lucas in "Guilt"
* 1968: ''Mannix'' guest appearance as Orlando Quinn in "To Kill a Writer"
* 1968: '' It Takes a Thief'' guest appearance as Dedier in "The Lay of the Land"
* 1969: '' It Takes a Thief'' guest appearance as Achille Morales in "The Baranoff Timetable"
* 1969: '' Hogan's Heroes'', guest appearance as Igor Illyich Zagoskin
* 1970–1971: '' Green Acres'' in several guest roles including crooked real estate con-man Lawrence David in the final episode.
* 1970: '' Sabrina and the Groovy Ghoulies''
* 1971: ''Bonanza'' guest appearance as Alex Steiner in "An Earthquake Called Callahan"
* 1972: '' Mod Squad'' guest appearance as Harry Burns in "Can You Hear Me Out There?"
* 1971–1974: '' Dr. Simon Locke'Police Surgeon''
* 1976: ''The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show'' (voice)
* 1976–1985: '' Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' in several guest roles
* 1978: '' Quincy, M.E.'' as Dr. Jones in "Ashes to Ashes"
* 1978: '' How the West Was Won'' guest appearances as Mr. Pennington
* 1978: '' Fangface'' (voice)
* 1979: '' The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show'' (voice)
* 1981: '' Dukes of Hazzard'' as Boss J.W. Hickman
* 1981–1987: ''Hill Street Blues'', as Judge Lee Oberman
* 1983: '' The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'' (voice)
* 1990: '' MacGyver'' guest appearance as Capt. Ion Cuzo in "Humanity"
* 1989: '' The Pink Panther and Friends'' (voice)
* 1985: '' MacGyver'' guest appearance as Daniel Sims in "The Heist"

Television films and specials

* 1964: ''Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer'', voice of Yukon Cornelius
* 1964: '' Return to Oz'', voice of Rusty Tinman and The Wicked Witch of the West
* 1971: ''Dead Men Tell No Tales''
* 1971: ''Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate''
* 1977: ''Columbo: Murder Under Glass''
* 1979: ''The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane'', voice of Rip Van Winkle
* 1980: '' A Snow White Christmas'' (voice)
* 1981: '' Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother'' (TV), voice of Mr. Wilson
* 1991: '' Love, Lies and Murder'' (TV)

References

Notes

External links

Larry D. Mann profile on northernstars.ca
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1922 births
2014 deaths
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
Male actors from Toronto
Jewish Canadian male actors
Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
Burials at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery