- Alan Reed
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name = Alan Reed
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birthdate = birth date|1907|8|20|mf=y
location =New York City ,New York , U.S.
deathdate = death date and age|1977|6|14|1907|8|20
deathplace =Los Angeles, California , U.S.
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birthname = Teddy Bergman
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academyawards =Alan Reed (
August 20 ,1907 –June 14 ,1977 ) was an American actor andvoice artist , best known as the original voice ofFred Flintstone on "The Flintstones " and various spin-off series. He also appeared in "The Tarnished Angels ", "Breakfast at Tiffany's ", "Viva Zapata! ", "Nob Hill" and various other films, as well as a guest appearance on "The Dick Van Dyke Show ".Biography
Early life
Born Teddy Bergman in
New York City , he majored injournalism atColumbia University , and then began his acting career in the city, eventually working on Broadway.Acting career
For a time, he continued to list himself either as Bergman or Alan Reed, depending on the role he was playing (Reed for more comedic roles, Bergman for more serious ones). He was able to act in 22 foreign dialects, and made a career as a successful
radio announcer andstage actor before enteringtelevision and movies.Radio work
His radio work included the role of Solomon Levy on "
Abie's Irish Rose "; as the "Allen's Alley" resident poet Falstaff Openshaw onFred Allen 's NBC Radio show; as Officer Clancey and other occasional roles on the NBC Radio show "Duffy's Tavern "; as Chester Riley's boss on the NBC Radio showThe Life of Riley , and as Italian immigrant Pasquale in "Life with Luigi " on CBS Radio.Death
Reed died of a heart attack in
Los Angeles, California , shortly before his 70th birthday; his final performance ofFred Flintstone was for the latter's cameo guest shot in an episode of "Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics."His body was donated for medical research to the
Loma Linda University School of Medicine.References
*Terrace, Vincent. "Radio Programs, 1924-1984". Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1999. ISBN 0-7864-0351-9
External links
*imdb name|id=0715284|name=Alan Reed
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3663 Alan & Fred]
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