Billie Mae Richards
November 21, 1921 (103 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Billie Mae Richards (née Dinsmore, November 21, 1921 – September 10, 2010) was a Canadian actress, voice actress and singer who also appeared onstage and on television. She was the voice of Rankin/Bass' version of the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1964 to 1979, and of the Kid in the radio series Jake and the Kid. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known For
Credits
- 1998 · Shadow Builder as Mrs. Butterman
- 1990 · The Call of the Wild as
- 1988 · War of the Worlds as Matron
- 1986 · Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation as Tender Heart Bear (voice)
- 1985 · The Care Bears as Bright Heart Raccoon (voice)
- 1985 · The Care Bears Movie as Tender Heart Bear / Mrs. Cherrywood (voice)
- 1981 · The Trolls and the Christmas Express as Other Voices (voice)
- 1979 · Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July as Rudolph (voice)
- 1976 · Rudolph's Shiny New Year as Rudolph (voice)
- 1972 · A Christmas Tree as
- 1969 · The Smokey Bear Show as Cub Smokey (voice)
- 1967 · Spider-Man as Paperboy (voice) (uncredited)
- 1966 · The King Kong Show as Bobby Bond (voice)
- 1966 · The Daydreamer as Various (voice)
- 1965 · Willy McBean and His Magic Machine as Willy McBean (voice)
- 1964 · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as Rudolph (voice)