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Carl Banas

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Carl Banas
Born (1929-01-23) January 23, 1929 (age 95)
Other namesCarl Banis
Occupation(s)Radio personality, actor
Years active1959–2021

Carl Banas (born January 23, 1929) is a Canadian retired radio personality and actor, known for his voice roles in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) and The Raccoons (1980–1992). As a television actor, he appeared in the series Wojeck as police detective Byron James,[1] and provided voices for numerous TV series and features. He was also known as a radio personality on Toronto radio stations CKFM-FM and MIX 99.9 (currently known as Virgin Radio 999) in the 1970s and 1980s. He mainly hosted weekday evenings, and was known for his deep voice, smooth manner, and vignettes about Toronto.[2] Additionally, he performed live readings of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol every year before Christmas, utilizing his voice skills to play multiple characters. Polydor Records recorded and published one performance under the title Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Other Yuletide Favorites.[3]

In 1987, Banas moved to CJEZ 97.3 "Easy 97" (later known as 97.3 EZ Rock and currently as "Boom 97.3") where he continued hosting weekday evenings until he left the station and retired from radio.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1972 Festival of Family Classics Multiple roles
1974 Vengeance is Mine Radio announcer
1976 Noah's Animals Lion Voice
1976 Trillium, Affectionately Yours Narrator Voice
1978 Battle of York, 1813 Narrator
1989 Babar: The Movie Old Tusk Voice

Television

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Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
1960 The New Adventures of Pinocchio Cricket 130 episodes
1961 Tales of the Wizard of Oz Dandy Lion, Wizard of Oz, Ham the Flying Monkey, Maxamillion Cinema, additional voices Voice, main role; 68 episodes
1964 Return to Oz Dandy Lion, Wizard of Oz Voice, television film
1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Foreman Elf Voice, television film[4]
1965 Prince Planet Dan Dynamo
1966 The King Kong Show Additional Voices
1966 Wojeck Bryon James 4 episodes
1966 The Marvel Super Heroes Bucky Barnes Voice[5]
1967 Rocket Robin Hood Titanor, Dr. Manta Voice, 5 episodes
1967 Spider-Man Scorpion, Charles Cameo, Dr. Manta Voice, 5 episodes; uncredited
1968 Festival Steve Guest star; 1 episode
1969 The Smokey Bear Show Gabby, Freddy Fume, Floyd Fox, additional voices Voice, 2 episodes
1969 McQueen Extra 1 episode
1970 The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show Ugliola, King Herman, additional voices Voice
1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince Sweetums Voice, television film
1977 King of the Beasts Lion Voice, television film
1977 Math Patrol Mr. Big Main role; Voice
1978 The Little Brown Burro Narrator TV film
1980 Last of the Red-Hot Dragons King Lion Voice, television film
1980 The Christmas Raccoons Schaeffer Voice, television film[6]
1981 The Raccoons on Ice Schaeffer Voice, television film[6]
1981 News from Zoos Charlie Voice
1981 The Trolls and the Christmas Express Additional voices Voice, television film
1983 The Raccoons and the Lost Star Schaeffer Voice, television film[6]
1984 The Raccoons: Let's Dance! Schaeffer Voice, television film
1985 The Raccoons Schaeffer, Mr. Mammoth, Bear, Mr. Willow, Squaredance Callar Voice, main role; 44 episodes[6]
1987 Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater Grandpa Kitty Voice
1989 Babar Old Tusk Voice[6]
1993 The Busy World of Richard Scarry Additional voices 36 episodes
1998 Dumb Bunnies Grampa Uppity 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ Wojeck @ museum.tv
  2. ^ Carl Banas section @ Rock Radio Scrapbook
  3. ^ Carl Banas Other Works @ IMDb.com
  4. ^ Davison, Janet (December 5, 2014). "The surprising 50-year legacy of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". CBC. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Klissmman, Daniel (May 11, 2022). "The Marvel Super Heroes: Marvel's Television Universe That Time Forgot". Comic Book Movie. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Carl Banas (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 25, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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Preceded by
None
Performer of Sweetums
1971
Succeeded by