Sid Raymond (born Raymond Silverstein, January 21, 1909 – December 1, 2006) was an American comedian and character actor.

Early years

Born Raymond Silverstein in Manhattan, Raymond dropped out of New York University and became the recreation director at a resort in the Catskills.

Career

Raymond traveled for the radio program ''

Major Bowes Amateur Hour The ''Major Bowes Amateur Hour'' was an American radio talent show broadcast in the 1930s and 1940s, created and hosted by Edward Bowes (1874–1946). Selected performers from the program participated in touring vaudeville performances, under ...

'', seeking talented people across the United States. He also entertained military troops during World War II and, in 1950, portrayed Finnegan in the ''

Duffy's Tavern ''Duffy's Tavern'' is an American radio situation comedy that ran for a decade on several networks ( CBS, 1941–42; NBC-Blue Network, 1942–44; and NBC, 1944–51), concluding with the December 28, 1951, broadcast. The program often featured ...

'' radio show. He appeared in many films and commercials, and was active nearly until his death. He is probably best remembered as being the voice for

Baby Huey Baby Huey is a gigantic and naïve duckling cartoon character. He was created by Martin Taras for Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios, and became a Paramount cartoon star during the 1950s. Huey first appeared in ''Quack-a-Doodle-Doo'', a ''Novel ...

. In addition, Raymond did the voice for Katnip the cat of

Herman and Katnip ''Herman and Katnip'' are a duo of cartoon characters, Herman the Mouse and Katnip the Cat, that starred in theatrical animated shorts produced by Famous Studios in the 1940s and 1950s. Arnold Stang and Allen Swift were the regular voices of Herm ...

fame (Katnip also appeared in several Buzzy the Crow cartoons). He was also one of several actors (notably Dayton Allen) who voiced magpies

Heckle and Jeckle Heckle and Jeckle are postwar animated cartoon characters created by Paul Terry, originally produced at his own Terrytoons animation studio and released through 20th Century Fox. The characters are a pair of identical anthropomorphic yellow-b ...

. On radio, Raymond was "Finnegan" on ''

'' during its final seasons. He returned to play the character of Baby Huey in '' The Baby Huey Show'' in the 1990s, though he was replaced by

Joe Alaskey Joseph Francis Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American actor, voice actor, broadcaster, impressionist and stand-up comedian. Alaskey was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros. Animation studio until his dea ...

in the show's second season. On Broadway, Raymond portrayed Candy Butcher in ''Something About a Soldier'' (1962) and Mr. Diamond in ''Golden Rainbow'' (1968). The short documentary ''Sid at 90'' was about Raymond.

Personal life and death

Raymond was married to the former Dorothy Naftel for 69 years. He died in

Aventura, Florida Aventura is a planned, suburban city in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, 17 miles north of the city of Miami and part of the Miami metropolitan area. The city is especially well-known for Aventura Mall, the 5th largest m ...

, aged 97, where he lived with his wife, from complications of a stroke the week before.

Filmography

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* 1909 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male voice actors American male radio actors American male comedians Male actors from New York City People from Aventura, Florida Paramount Pictures contract players Famous Studios people {{US-voice-actor-1900s-stub