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Henry Corden

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American actor (1920–2005)

Henry Corden
Corden inBehave Yourself! (1951)
Born
Henry Cohen

(1920-01-06)January 6, 1920
DiedMay 19, 2005(2005-05-19) (aged 85)
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1947–2005
Spouses
Children2

Henry Corden (néCohen; January 6, 1920 – May 19, 2005) was a Canadian-born American actor, best known for assuming the voice ofFred Flintstone after the death ofAlan Reed in 1977.[1] His official debut as Fred Flintstone was in a 1965Hanna-Barbera record,Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble in Songs from Mary Poppins,[2] and he also provided the singing voice for Reed in the 1966 theatrical filmThe Man Called Flintstone and the Hanna-Barbera specialsAlice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? (1966) andEnergy: A National Issue (1977). He took over the role as Fred Flintstone full time in 1977 starting with the syndicated weekday seriesFred Flintstone and Friends for which he provided voice-overs on brief bumper clips shown in between segments.

Early years

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Corden was born January 6, 1920,[3][better source needed] inMontreal toJewish immigrants Max and Emma Cohen.[4] His father was a meat curer who had been born in Romania; his mother was originally from Russia. The family moved to theBronx,New York when Corden was a child and he arrived inHollywood in the 1940s.

Career

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Corden appeared on the stage in Los Angeles, including a 1947 production ofThe Message. His film career includedThe System (1952), where he played a near-sighted gangster named Specs. Corden thought it would be the first time in 25 films he could wear his glasses and see while he was acting, but the lenses gave off too much reflection and he had to substitute them for plain glass after one day of shooting.[5]

Corden's obituary in theTampa Bay Times noted, "With his deep voice, jet-black hair and ethnic looks, Corden was frequently tapped to play heavies in films and on television."[2] He can be seen in such live-action films asThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty,The Black Castle,Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion andThe Ten Commandments. He also appeared in dozens of TV shows, includingHogan's Heroes (in five episodes),Dragnet,Perry Mason,Peter Gunn,McHale's Navy (in five episodes),Gunsmoke,The Mary Tyler Moore Show and was a regular onThe Jerry Lewis Show. Corden also played landlord Henry Babbitt onThe Monkees and Mr. Haskell, the owner of an ice cream parlor, in an episode ofThe Brady Bunch.

Before Reed's death, Corden had been used as Reed's replacement when Fred Flintstone had to sing because Reed could not sing in pitch.[1] Corden gave his voice to a number ofHanna-Barbera productions besidesThe Flintstones, includingThe Jetsons,Josie and the Pussycats,TheAtom Ant Show, and Paw Rugg onThe Hillbilly Bears,The New Tom & Jerry Show andJonny Quest. Corden also gave voice to the wizard Gemini and Ookla the Mokk inRuby-Spears Productions'Thundarr the Barbarian as well as the Gorilla General Urko inDePatie-Freleng Enterprises'Return to the Planet of the Apes. He voiced Arnie Barkley, theArchie Bunker-inspired patriarch of DePatie-Freleng'sThe Barkleys, in 1972.

Personal life

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Corden was married four times. His first wife was Thelma Corden, from 1942 to 1969; together they had two children.[4] He and his second wife Shirley W. Cytron were married from 1970 to 1979. After his divorce from Cytron, he married his third wife Charlotte R. Colton Diamond in 1984; they remained married until her death in 1993. Corden's fourth and final marriage was to Angelina Corden in 1995, and they remained married until Corden's death in 2005.[4]

Death

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Corden died ofemphysema atSherman Oaks Hospital inSherman Oaks, California on May 19 2005, at the age of 85.[4] Corden's wife of nine years, Angelina, was with him at the time.

His interment was atSan Fernando Mission Cemetery.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Video games

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References

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  1. ^abLawson, Tim; Persons, Alisa (December 4, 2004).The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 289.ISBN 978-1578066964. RetrievedAugust 15, 2017.
  2. ^Ehrbar, Greg (March 18, 2014)."Saving Mr. Flintstone".Cartoon Research. RetrievedJuly 9, 2025.
  3. ^Lentz, Harris M. (2006).Obituaries in the Performing Arts. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 75.OCLC 34483425.
  4. ^abcdMcLellan, Dennis (May 21, 2005)."Henry Corden, 85; Played Film and TV Heavies, Was Voice of Fred Flintstone".Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^The Associated Press, quoted in theSpartanburg Herald-Journal, December 28, 1952.
  6. ^"Henry Corden, 85 Dies; Voice of Fred Flintstone".The New York Times. Associated Press. May 21, 2005.

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