Woody Woodpecker - Voice Artists

Voice Artists

USA
  • Mel Blanc (1940–1941)
  • Ben Hardaway (1941–1949)
  • Danny Webb (1941–1942)
  • Kent Rogers (1942–1944)
  • Grace Stafford (1950–1985)
  • Cherry Davis (1988)
  • Billy West (1999–present)
Other Countries
  • Kumiko Watanabe (Japan)
  • Natalia Gurzo (Russia) from 1996
  • Olney Cazarré (Brazil) 1960s / 1980s
  • Garcia Júnior (Brazil) 1970s
  • Marco Antônio Costa (Brazil) 1990s / 2000s
  • Jorge Arvizu (Mexico)
  • Dieter Kursawe (Germany)
  • Mica Tatic (Yugoslavia/Serbia)

Blanc originated the voice, in a characterization similar to his Daffy Duck, minus the lisp, with the recording slightly sped up to give a higher-pitched tone to the voice. That practice would continue with other voice artists.

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