Duncan Watson
Duncan P. Watson[1] (born 1963)[1] is an American assistant director and former child voice actor, who is known for voicing Charlie Brown from 1975 to 1977.[2]
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Born | Duncan P. Watson 1963 (age 59–60) Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of New Hampshire |
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Years active | 1975–1977, 1992–present |
Children | 2[1] |
Early life
Duncan P. Watson was born in Montclair, New Jersey in 1963, he spend most of his life living in Mexico, California and Utah before eventually moving to New Hampshire.[1] He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1985.[1]
Career
Watson begin his acting career in 1975 at the age of twelve years old when he was cast as the fifth official voice actor of the Peanuts character Charlie Brown.[2] He voiced Charlie in Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown and in Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown. He then returned to voice the same character in the feature-length movie Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown, which was also his final acting role.[2]
As of 1992, he currently works as an assistant director for the Department of Public Works in Keene, New Hampshire.[1][3]
Personal life
Watson lives in Southwest, NH with his wife and two daughters, Samantha Ann, and Selma Marie.[1]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown | Charlie Brown (voice) | Television special[4] |
1975 | You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown | Television special | |
1976 | Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown | Television documentary | |
1977 | Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown | Film |
References
- Harrington, Blair Alexis (October 26, 2005). "Keene's Duncan Watson sees recycling as business". The Keene Sentinel.
- "Tuesday, March 19th: The Voice of Charlie Brown". WMUR-TV. March 19, 2019.
- "Board of Trustees". Nrra.net.
- "Duncan Watson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 14 July 2021. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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