Daws Butler

Daws Butler
Years active at MGM	1940-1958
Years active at Hanna-Barbera	1957-1988
Characters played	Loopy De Loop Wally Gator Yogi Bear Hokey Wolf Elroy Jetson Quick Draw McGraw Baba Looey Peter Potamus Snagglepuss Huckleberry Hound Augie Doggie

Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Loopy De Loop, Wally Gator, Yogi Bear, Hokey Wolf, Elroy Jetson, Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey, Peter Potamus, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.

Butler died from a heart attack on May 18, 1988 at the age of 71.

A dedication to Daws, shown at the end of the special.

Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration was a dedication to Daws after his passing.

Roles

20th century

• Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts (1940-1958)
• The Ruff and Reddy Show (1957-1960)
  • Reddy
  • Pinky
  • Scary Harry Safari
  • Captain Greedy
  • Killer
• The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1962)
  • Huckleberry Hound
  • Yogi Bear
  • Dixie
  • Mr. Jinks
  • Dinky Dalton
  • Hokey Wolf
  • Farmer Smith ("Tricks and Treats", 1961)
• The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959-1961)
  • Quick Draw McGraw
  • Baba Looey
  • Augie Doggie
  • Super Snooper
  • Blabber Mouse
• Loopy De Loop theatrical shorts
  • Loopy De Loop
  • Bon-Bon
• The Flintstones (1960-1966)
• The Yogi Bear Show (1961)
  • Yogi Bear
  • Snagglepuss
  • Fibber Fox
  • The Cat
  • Alfy Gator
• The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series (1962-1963)
  • Wally Gator
  • Lippy the Lion
• The Jetsons (1962-1963; 1985-1987)
  • Elroy Jetson
  • Cogswell Coggs
  • Henry Orbit
• The Peter Potamus Show (1964-1966)
  • Peter Potamus
  • Yahooey
• Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (1966)
  • March Hare
  • King of Hearts
• The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968-1970)
• Wacky Races (1968-1969)
  • Rock Slag
  • Big Gruesome
  • Red Max
  • Sergeant Blast
  • Peter Perfect
  • Rufus Ruffcut
• Cattanooga Cats (1969-1971)
  • Lambsy Divey
  • Crumden
• Harlem Globetrotters (1970-1971)
• Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971-1972)
  • Hair Bear
• The Funky Phantom (1971-1972)
  • Jonathan Wellington Muddlemore
• The Roman Holidays (1972)
  • Brutus
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972-1973)
• Yogi's Ark Lark (1972)
• The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik (1972)
  • Scounger
• The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park (1972)
• Yogi's Gang (1973)
• Hong Kong Phooey (1974)
  • Blubber ("Comedy Cowboys," 1974)
  • Stick ("Comedy Cowboys," 1974)
  • Big Duke ("Comedy Cowboys," 1974)
• The Scooby-Doo Show (1976-1978)
  • Scooby-Dum
• Fred Flinstone and Friends (1977-1978)
• Laff-A-Lympics (1977-1978)
  • Yogi Bear
  • Huckleberry Hound
  • Quick Draw McGraw
  • Super Snooper
  • Blabber Mouse
  • Dixie
  • Hokey Wolf
  • Mr. Jinks
  • Wally Gator
  • Augie Doggie
  • Scooby-Dum
  • Snagglepuss
  • Dastardly Dalton
• CB Bears (1977)
  • Blast-Off Buzzard
  • Big Duke
  • Hustle
  • Stick
  • Undercover Elephant
• The All-New Popeye Hour (1978-1983)
• Yogi's Space Race (1978)
  • Yogi Bear
  • Huckleberry Hound
• Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978)
  • Yogi Bear
  • Huckleberry Hound
• Yogi's Great Escape (1987)
  • Yogi Bear
  • Snagglepuss
  • Wally Gator
  • Quick Draw McGraw
• The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
  • Elroy Jetson
• Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
  • Yogi Bear
  • Huckleberry Hound
  • Snagglepuss
  • Quick Draw McGraw
  • Augie Doggie
• Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)
  • Elroy Jetson
• The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
  • Huckleberry Hound
  • Snagglepuss
  • Yogi Bear
  • Quick Draw McGraw
  • Hokey Wolf
• Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988)
  • Yogi Bear

Tributes

• Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration was dedicated to him.