Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash (born on December 7, 1904 and died on February 20, 1985) was an American voice actor.
He was best known for the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck, whose distinctive voice he provided for 50 years. His also known as the voice of Daisy Duck in 1940. Including being the voice of Huey, Dewey and Louie. He was born in the rural community of Watonga, Oklahoma, and a street in that town is named in his honor. In 1993 he was posthumously made a Disney Legend for his contributions to Walt Disney films.
Animated TV Shows
- Goofy – Donald Duck
- Donald Duck – Donald Duck, Peter Pig, Daisy Duck including Huey, Dewey and Louie
- Mickey Mouse – Donald Duck
- Pluto – Donald Duck
Animated Films
- Fun And Fancy Free – Donald Duck
- Saludos Amigos – Donald Duck
- The Three Caballeros – Donald Duck
- Mickey's Christmas Carol – Donald Duck
- Donald's 50th Birthday – Donald Duck (final performance)
- Once Upon a Studio – Donald Duck (archive recording)
- Song of the South – Mr. Blue Bird
- The Fox and the Hound – The Bear (growls)
- The Jungle Book (1967 version) – Shere Khan (roars)
- Mickey's Suprise Party – Pluto
- Pinocchio – Roughhouse Statue
- Bambi – Bullfrog & Hunter Dogs
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad – Ichabod's Horse
Quotes
- "Actually, I wanted to be a doctor. But instead I became the biggest quack in the world".
- He said his greatest challenge was when cartoons had to be dubbed into foreign languages. Words were written phonetically in the scripts for Ducky, who later recalled, “I learned to quack in French (‘couac’), Chinese (Yes, Peking Duck!), and German. For some reason, German was the hardest".
Trivia
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- His Chinese Zodiac sign is the ???.
- Ducky brought joy to fans by entertaining them with a fiberglass Donald Duck ventriloquist doll at school assemblies, hospitals, and orphanages.
- His old red ribbon microphone stand that he used to voice Donald Duck was passed down to his student.
- Several Tom & Jerry cartoons directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera featured a third main character a duckling named Little Quacker. Red Coffee provided Little Quacker's voice, though the voice is sometimes attributed mistakenly to Nash because it sounds similar to Donald Duck's.
- Was very short like Donald, while Pinto and Walt were the tallest. However Mickey is short unlike Walt.
- Always recorded his dialogue with Pinto, and Walt in the same studio room.
- Always drunk water while recording Donald's high pitch screaming.
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