- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam John Scott
- Nickname
- William Scott
- Bill Scott was born on August 2, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Bullwinkle Show (1959), Hoppity Hooper (1964) and George of the Jungle (1967). He was married to Dorothy Scott. He died on November 29, 1985 in Tujunga, California, USA.
- SpouseDorothy Scott(April 28, 1943 - November 29, 1985) (his death, 3 children)
- When working on the pilot for The Bullwinkle Show (1959), he read the entire script to Jay Ward. Of course, he kept changing his voice for each character. After Ward approved the script, he had decided who he wanted to play each character, except Bullwinkle. When Scott asked who was going to play Bullwinkle, Ward replied "Oh, I thought you were!".
- Began in animation as a gofer and washing cels for Harman-Ising at Warner Brothers.
- Served in the US Army's First Motion Picture Unit during World War II.
- Worked for Warner Brothers, UPA, Disney and-- notably--Jay Ward Productions, as writer, co-producer and voice actor for [The Bullwinkle Show (1959) (the voices of Bullwinkle and Mr. Peabody).
- Served on the board of directors and as president of ASIFA-Hollywood, the International Animated Film Society's Hollywood branch,.
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