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Walker Edmiston | Actor and cartoon voice, 81

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Walker Edmiston, 81, an actor who was the voice of many cartoon and puppet characters, including Ernie the Keebler elf in television commercials, died of complications from cancer Feb. 15 in Woodlands, Calif., said his daughter, Erin. He had worked until becoming ill in January, she said.

In the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a children's program, The Walker Edmiston Show, on local television in Los Angeles. It featured his own puppets, including Kingsley the Lion and Ravenswood the Buzzard.

In the 1960s and 1970s, he voiced many characters on shows created by Sid and Marty Krofft, including Dr. Blinkey and Orson the Vulture on H.R. Pufnstuf and Sparky the Firefly on The Bugaloos.

He also had roles in episodes of TV series including Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible and The Dukes of Hazzard. - AP