Dallas McKennon Dies
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Dallas McKennon, 89, a lanky, grizzly-bearded character actor whose voice can be heard in Walt Disney animated films such as "Lady and the Tramp" and "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" and had a recurring role on the television series "Daniel Boone," died July 14 at a care center in Raymond, Wash., of respiratory failure and other age-related causes, according to his family.
Mr. McKennon's voice credits are long and varied. In "Lady and the Tramp" (1955), he was the voice behind Toughy, Professor and Pedro, and he portrayed many characters in "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" (1961). He voiced the Owl in "Sleeping Beauty" (1959), the Fox in "Mary Poppins" (1964) and the Bear in "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1971).
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Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Betty Warner McKennon of Hoquiam, Wash.; eight children, Dalene Lackaff of Woolwich, Maine, Barbara Porter and Linda Strozyk, both of Raymond, Wash., Gayle McKennon of Hyannis, Mass., Tamara Rock of South Bend, Wash., Wendy McKennon of North Bend, Ore., Jerald McKennon of Tualatin, Ore., and Steven McKennon of Newberg, Ore.; 21 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
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