Voice actor Bradley Bolke has left us at the age of 95. He was heard in many cartoons and commercials produced out of New York and was probably best known for the role of Chumley in the 1963-1966 Saturday morning cartoon show, Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales. Chumley was an amiable walrus who tagged along with his penguin pal voiced by Don Adams. The show may not be remembered much but Chumley was. That's where Chumlee, the fellow on Pawn Stars, got his nickname.
Bolke was the brother of the fine comedian and voice actor Dayton Allen, who was born Dayton Allen Bolke. Bradley did occasional on-camera work (he was in the 1964 film, Diary of a Bachelor) but was mostly heard, not seen. He was heard in The Wacky World of Mother Goose, The Year Without a Santa Claus and many other shows, plus no small number of commercials. Perhaps most impressive is that he was in the cast of The First Family, the John F. Kennedy spoof starring Vaughn Meader which may still hold the record as the fastest-selling comedy record of all time.
I never had the pleasure of meeting or working with this Mr. Bolke but those who did spoke well of him…so I'm sure it would have been a pleasure.