Arthur Q. Bryan
Born	May 8, 1899(1899-05-08) Brooklyn, New York USA
Died	November 18, 1959 (aged 60)

Arthur Q. Bryan (May 8, 1899 – November 18, 1959) was a United States comedian and voice actor. Bryan was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up with a deep desire to go into show business, he stumbled through the industry for several years before finding steady if unsatisfying work as a bit player and occasional film narrator in Hollywood. Image File history File links Actor Arthur Q. Bryan, in a scene from the film The Devil Bat, starring Bela Lugosi. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... This article is about the state. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... ...

Bryan first came to prominence in his late 30s as the voice of Egghead and Elmer Fudd at Warner Brothers animation unit, headed by Leon Schlesinger. Elmer J. Fudd is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies characters. ... Elmer J. Fudd is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies characters. ... Warner Bros. ... Leon Schlesinger (1884 - December 25, 1949) was a producer at the Warner Bros. ...

Along with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, all voiced by Mel Blanc, one of Warner's early big stars was Bryan's Elmer Fudd. The slow-talking, slower-witted Mr. Fudd is a game hunter whose Brooklynesque speech (courtesy of Bryan's own childhood upbringing in the borough) was exaggerated for memorable effect by his inability to properly enunciate the letters L and R, habitually substituting W for both. This is confirmed by the tongue-in-cheek screen credits in Wabbit Twouble (1941). Bugs Bunny is an animated rabbit/hare who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. ... Porky Pig is an Academy Award-nominated animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... For other uses, see L (disambiguation). ... Look up R, r in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up W, w in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Wabbit Twouble (Rabbit Trouble) is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions released on December 20, 1941 by Warner Bros. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ...

When watching him perform, director Bob Clampett thought Bryan's girth added to the hilarity of his dialogue, and redesigned Fudd as a fat man. After a few shorts, Clampett decided it was a mistake, and Fudd returned to his classical form. Robert Emerson Bob Clampett (May 8, 1913–May 4, 1984) was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ...

Bryan's Fudd was so popular, that the character's shorts were used to create and develop the character of Bugs Bunny, with the first "official" Bugs Bunny appearance coming in the Fudd cartoon, A Wild Hare (1940). Bugs Bunny is an animated rabbit/hare who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Blue Ribbon reissue A Wild Hare (rereleased as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies animated short film. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bryan's work in animation was not left unnoticed by radio producers. Although his first forays into that medium were inevitably accompanied by instructions that he use the Fudd voice, Bryan soon came to the attention of Don Quinn and Phil Leslie, the production team responsible for the Fibber McGee and Molly universe of characters, including such well-remembered creations as Beulah and The Great Gildersleeve. Jim and Marian Jordan were featured in 1947 NBC promotional art by Sam Berman. ... Beulah was a popular radio show of the 1940s that later became the first television sitcom to star an African American. ... Youre a brii-ii-iight boy, Leroy!—Harold Peary at the height of his popularity as classic radios Great Gildersleeve. ...

The onset of World War II and the spin-off of the Gildersleeve character into its own series left Quinn and Leslie short of male vocal talents. Series regular Gale Gordon's departure for the Coast Guard in early 1942 took two more central characters (the town mayor and the local weather forecaster) out of the mix, while the drafting later that year of MGM cartoon voice extraordinaire, Bill Thompson, nabbed nearly every other remaining male voice. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Gale Gordon (February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Bill Thompson (July 8, 1913 – July 15, 1971) was an American radio actor and voice actor whose career stretched from the 1930s until his death. ...

Quinn and Leslie hired Bryan first for the new Great Gildersleeve series, to play the part of one of Gildersleeve's cronies, Floyd Munson the barber (originally played by Mel Blanc, and no relation to the later character of barber Floyd Lawson played by Howard McNear on television's The Andy Griffith Show). His work on the series (in Bryan's natural voice) so impressed the pair that Bryan was added to the cast of their main show, Fibber McGee and Molly, in 1943. Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Howard McNear as barber Floyd Lawson Floyd Lawson was a fictional character on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. ... Howard McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American film, television and radio character actor. ... The Andy Griffith Show is an American television series that aired on CBS from October 3rd, 1960 to April 1st, 1968. ...

On Fibber, Bryan found himself in the unusual position of being smarter than, more educated than, and generally superior to his foil, the titular Fibber McGee. Playing the town doctor, "old" Doc Gamble, Bryan was in many ways the polar opposite of the Fudd character which had brought him his first acclaim. Well-respected, well-spoken, even-tempered Gamble nearly always got the better of McGee —something Fudd could never say about Bugs.

Despite his success in voice acting, both on film and over the air, Bryan never had a big break in film, his body of work there remaining mostly uncredited cameos, usually employing the Fudd persona, or minor supporting roles in B-movies. Still, Bryan appeared in dozens of films over the years, in such successful releases as Samson and Delilah (1949); two Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road" films, Road to Singapore (1940) and Road to Rio (1947); and the Ozzie and Harriet feature Here Come the Nelsons (1952). Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bob Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was an English-Born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel, well known for his good natured humor and career longevity. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... orchard road This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Road to Rio is a 1948 comedy film, directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nelson family The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was an American radio and television series. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bryan continued as the Fibber show's secondary male lead, even after the returns of Thompson and Gordon, through its final incarnation on the NBC Monitor series in 1959, as well as on "Gildersleeve" through its conclusion in 1954. Bryan's final original work as Fudd came in the Warner Bros. Edward R. Murrow spoof Person to Bunny (1960). Bryan died of a heart attack in November, 1959. Hal Smith and later Mel Blanc took over the voice of Elmer Fudd. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward R. Ed Murrow (April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American journalist and media figure. ... Person to Bunny is a Bugs Bunny cartoon released on April 1st 1960. ... Heart attack redirects here. ... Harold John Hal Smith (August 24, 1916 - January 28, 1994) was an American character actor and voice-over artist. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ...

The DVD specials for some cartoons such as What's Opera, Doc?, in Looney Tunes Golden Collection, includes bits of conversation between Bryan and Mel Blanc, affording a rare opportunity to hear them working together, and to hear Bryan's natural voice (no trouble with R's and L's). Bugs loses his headgear in Whats Opera, Doc? Whats Opera, Doc? is a short animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones in which Elmer Fudd chases Bugs Bunny through a six-minute operatic parody of Wagners operas, particularly Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). ... The Looney Tunes Golden Collection is a yearly series of four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Bros. ...

External links

• Arthur Q. Bryan at the Internet Movie Database