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15 Facts About Bill Woodson

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William T Woodson was an American film, stage, radio and voice actor, best known for his narration of the radio series This is Your FBI, The Invaders, the animated series Super Friends and all its spin-offs, and the opening of The Odd Couple television series.

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In 1943, Bill Woodson made his Broadway debut as Lowell Denton in Harriet, starring Helen Hayes.

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Bill Woodson showed versatility as a performer, proving himself equally capable in classical roles such as that of Montano in the Shubert Theatre's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello with Paul Robeson in the lead role.

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Bill Woodson appeared as Tom Mackenzie in The Seven Year Itch, Stephen Douglas in The Rivalry and T Stedman Harder in A Moon for the Misbegotten.

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Bill Woodson voiced multiple characters on episodes of several other radio programs such as Suspense, Inheritance and Family Theater.

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Bill Woodson had a small live-action appearance in the 1953 sci-fi film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, as a newscaster.

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Bill Woodson was a featured but un-credited voice-over announcer for WKRP In Cincinnati.

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Bill Woodson did a number of voice roles in several episodes, including the pre-recorded announcer of the intro to Les Nessman's newscasts.

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Bill Woodson took over the role from Ted Knight, who coincidentally had played Ted Baxter, the man Woodson's character hoped to replace during his appearance on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

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Bill Woodson narrated each subsequent Super Friends episode, narrating over 100 episodes, including the 7-minute short subject episodes produced from 1980 to 1983.

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Bill Woodson later guest-starred on Garfield and Friends, The Jetsons, Tiny Toon Adventures and Duckman and other shows.

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Bill Woodson played the reporter in Stan Freberg's parody advertisement of Jacobsen Mowers, which were in actuality sheep grazing.

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Bill Woodson was the narrator of NFL Films' official films of Super Bowl II and he narrated the 1967 NFL Championship Game, better known as the "Ice Bowl".

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In 1994 Bill Woodson was the voice of a television and radio advertising campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pennsylvania-based Wawa convenience stores.

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Bill Woodson died on February 22,2017, at the age of 99.