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Joseph Oriolo (/ ɔːr i ˈ ɒ l oʊ /; February 21, 1913 – December 25, 1985) was an American cartoon animator, writer, director and producer, known as the co-creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost and the creator of the Felix the Cat TV series. [1] [2] He provided the voice of the Italian barber in Gulliver's Travels. [3]
Casper the Friendly Ghost is a fictional character who serves as the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a translucent ghost who is pleasant and personable, [4] but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio.
Norma MacMillan (September 15, 1921 – March 16, 2001) was a Canadian actress, best known for voicing numerous characters in animation and claymation, including Casper the Friendly Ghost on The New Casper Cartoon Show, Gumby on The Gumby Show, Sweet Polly Purebred on Underdog, and Davey on Davey and Goliath.
The screenplay gave a backstory of Casper being the ghost of Casper McFadden, a boy who died of pneumonia at 12, though some of the comics, particularly in the 1960s, portrayed him as born a ghost to ghost parents. [8] The film was shot in Camden, Maine. Principal photography began on January 27 and ended on June 8, 1994.
Numerous Casper cartoons were released on home video by Universal Studios (via MCA Inc.). In 2011, Shout!Factory released a DVD set titled Casper the Friendly Ghost: The Complete Collection - 1945-1963 which contains The Friendly Ghost, There's Good Boos To-Night, A Haunting We Will Go, all 55 theatrical cartoons, and all 26 episodes of The New Casper Cartoon Show.
Malachi Kenneth Pearson (born June 12, 1981) is an American former actor. He is known for having performed the voice of the titular character in the 1995 film Casper . [ 1 ]
He was born in Roseville, California, and he grew up in Folsom. [1]He co-starred in The Shadow Men, which it was premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 1997. [1] He was also the voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost in Casper's Haunted Christmas, and he played Chris Carson, the best friend of Casper the Friendly Ghost in the 1997 film Casper: A Spirited Beginning.
Articles relating to Casper the Friendly Ghost and his depictions in fiction. The character is a translucent ghost who is pleasant and personable, but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio .