Who provided the voice of Woody?
Mel Blanc (the voice of hundreds of cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny) provided the voice of Woody in his first few cartoons. Ben Hardaway (who was also a storyman for Lantz) provided Woody’s voice for the rest of the 1940s (although Blanc’s laugh was used in the cartoons for this period as well). Starting in 1951, Grace Stafford (Lantz’s wife) would play the voice of Woody until her death (oddly, Blanc’s “Guess Who?” was used in the opening credits until the series ended in 1972). Actress Cherry Davis provided Woody’s voice for his cameo appearance in the 1988 film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”. In Fox Kid’s “New Woody Woodpecker Show”, Billy West (voice of Stimpy on “The Ren and Stimpy Show”) played Woody on the program.
Mel Blanc (the voice of hundreds of cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny) provided the voice of Woody for the character’s first three cartoons. After Blanc, Woody’s voice was provided by Danny Webb from 1941 to 1942, Kent Rogers from 1942 to 1943, and Lantz storyman Ben Hardaway from 1944 to 1949. Blanc’s laugh would continue to be used in the cartoons throughout the 1940s. In 1949, the Lantz studio closed and when it reopened in 1950, Grace Stafford (Lantz’s wife) became the voice of Woody. She held this position until Lantz ceased producing theatrical cartoons in 1972. After this, she continued to voice the character off-and-on until 1985. Oddly, Blanc’s “Guess Who?” was consistently used in the opening credits of the Woody shorts throughout the character’s entire career. Actress Cherry Davis provided Woody’s voice for his cameo appearance in the 1988 film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”. Billy West (voice of Stimpy on “The Ren and Stimpy Show” and Philip J. Fry on “Futurama”) supplied
Mel Blanc (the voice of hundreds of cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny) provided the voice of Woody for the character’s first three cartoons. After Blanc, Woody’s voice was provided by Danny Webb from 1941 to 1942, Kent Rogers from 1942 to 1943, and Lantz storyman Ben Hardaway from 1944 to 1949. Blanc’s laugh would continue to be used in the cartoons throughout the 1940s. In 1949, the Lantz studio closed and when it reopened in 1950, Grace Stafford (Lantz’s wife) became the voice of Woody. She held this position until Lantz ceased producing theatrical cartoons in 1972. After this, she continued to voice the character off-and-on until 1985. Oddly, Blanc’s “Guess Who?” was consistently used in the opening credits of the Woody shorts throughout the character’s entire career. Actress Cherry Davis provided Woody’s voice for his cameo appearance in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Billy West (voice of Stimpy on The Ren and Stimpy Show and Philip J. Fry on Futurama) supplied Woody
