Actor, voice actor, puppeteer and stand-up comedian Jim MacGeorge died Jan. 16. He was 92.

His puppeteering was mainly for the “Beany and Cecil” children’s TV show, “Time for Beany.” It originally starred Daws Butler and Stan Freberg and when they quit, MacGeorge took over their roles and many other characters.

He was also heard in dozens of other cartoon shows including “Kwicky Koala,” “Yogi’s Space Race,” “The Flintstones,” “Duck Tales,” “The Bionic Six” and many others. He also worked for a time as a writer for Jay Ward, mainly on “Fractured Flickers” and the “Super Chicken” cartoons.

MSTies will recognize him as Mac the cop in the movie in episode 404- TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE.

This blog has an appreciation.

Thanks to Duane and Tim for the heads up.

Antonio Sabato Sr., the Italian American actor who starred in the 1966 all-star racing epic “Grand Prix,” died Jan. 6 in a Los Angeles hospital from complications of the coronavirus. He was 77.
After “Gand Prix,” he went on to star in dozens of Italian and American movies, including the spaghetti western “One Dollar Too Many.” MSTies will remember him as Dablone (aka “Toblerone”) in the movie in episode 705- ESCAPE 2000.

The Mirror has a nice retrospective.

Thanks to Tim for the heads up.