This is an entry to Mark Evanier's list of the twenty top voice actors in American animated cartoons between 1928 and 1968. For more on this list, read this. To see all the listings posted to date, click here.
Most Famous Role: Donald Duck of course.
Other Notable Roles: Huey, Dewey, Louie and (briefly) Daisy Duck, plus he does bit roles in many Disney features, usually making sounds for inarticulate animal characters. Once in a while, he even did a line or two as Mickey for something.
What He Did Besides Cartoon Voices: He started out in show biz doing impressions, mostly of animals and touring schools to entertain. Later, Disney equipped him with the above Donald puppet and sent him out to make personal appearances as a goodwill ambassador for the studio.
Why He's On This List: Has there ever been a voice that more people tried to imitate than the quackery of Clarence "Ducky" Nash? And Donald was such a great character, in large part because of Nash's acting skills.
Fun Fact: As Mr. Nash grew older, he found that doing the duck voice inflamed his throat so he cut back on personal appearances. But he also never wanted to disappoint anyone so if you met him, he would always do Donald saying hello to you and saying your name. He's probably the only major voice actor who ever built a career on one role.