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Howard "Howie" Morris was an American comic actor, voice actor and director.

In television, Morris is most famous for his work on Your Show of Shows (which also starred Imogene Coca), as well as portraying Ernest T. Bass in The Andy Griffith Show.

In movies, Morris appeared in Mel Brooks' High Anxiety, The History of the World, Part I, and Life Stinks. He was also in Boys' Night Out, The Nutty Professor, Splash, and The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.

Morris' early voiceover appearances included Beetle Bailey and His Friends, the Gene Deitch film Munro, The Flinstones, The Jetsons, Magilla Gorilla, Peter Potomus, Breezly and Sneezly, Atom Ant (later taken over by Don Messick), Disney's Winnie the Pooh, The Archie Show, and Groovie Goolies. He later voiced characters in Paw Paws, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Galaxy High, Police Academy: The Series, and Cow and Chicken.

Morris also directed movies and television shows, including The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, Hogan's Heroes, With Six You Get Eggroll, Don't Drink the Water, Who's Minding the Mint?, One Day at a Time, Goin' Coconuts, The Love Boat, and Trapper John, M.D. He voice directed animated series such as Kidd Video, The Mighty Orbots, Galaxy High School, Bionic Six, and Police Academy: The Series.

In a series of commercials for Qantas Airways, Morris provided the voice of the koala ("I hate Qantas"). He was also the first to voice the Hamburglar in McDonald's commercials.

Voiceover

Garfield and Friends

Garfield

Roscoe (Country Cousin)
Movie Actor (The Carnival Curse)
Mr. Wishnitsky
Party Dogs (The Fairy Dogmother)
Sheriff (Dogmother 2)
Bailiff (Dogmother 2)

U.S. Acres

Wade Duck
Wart
Filbert
Fox
Bug (I Like Having You Around!)
Wade's Ancestor
Haimie (Over the Rainbow)
Billy Buddy Bear (2nd time)
Spence
Jack's Mother (Jack II - The Rest of the Story)
What
Dr. Karloffis Boar
Edna W. Outraged (Fine Feathered Funny Man)
Customer (Grape Expectations Part 1)
Aerobics Instructor
Doctor (Newsworthy Wade)
Igor (The Monster Who Couldn't Scare Anybody)

Trivia

Wade namechecks The Andy Griffith Show in "Sooner or Later".

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+|Row 4 info = 1946-2005}}'''Howard "Howie" Morris''' was an American comic actor, voice actor and director.
+In television, Morris is most famous for his work on ''Your Show of Shows'' (which also starred [[Imogene Coca]]), as well as portraying Ernest T. Bass in ''The Andy Griffith Show''<span>.</span>
-'''Howard "Howie" Morris''' (September 4, 1919 - May 21, 2005) was a Jewish American comic actor and director.
+In movies, Morris appeared in Mel Brooks' ''High Anxiety'', ''The History of the World, Part I'', and ''Life Stinks''. He was also in ''Boys' Night Out'', ''The Nutty Professor'', ''Splash'', and ''The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit''.
-He worked in many Hanna-Barbera series and had a reccurring role as Ernest T. Bass in ''The Andy Griffith Show''.  Early voiceover appearances included ''Beetle Bailey and His Friends,'' the Gene Deitch film ''Munro'', and ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh''.
-He also directed movies and television shows, including ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''With Six You Get Eggroll'', ''Don't Drink the Water,'' ''One Day at a Time'', ''Goin' Coconuts'', and ''The Love Boat''. He voice directed animated series such as ''Kidd Video'', ''The Mighty Orbots'', ''Galaxy High School'', ''Bionic Six'', and ''Police Academy: The Series''.
+Morris' early voiceover appearances included ''Beetle Bailey and His Friends,'' the Gene Deitch film ''Munro'', ''The Flinstones'', ''The Jetsons'', ''Magilla Gorilla'', ''Peter Potomus'', ''Breezly and Sneezly'', ''Atom Ant'' (later taken over by [[Don Messick]]), ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh'', ''The Archie Show'', and'' Groovie Goolies''. He later voiced characters in ''Paw Paws'', ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo'', ''Galaxy High'', ''Police Academy: The Series'', and ''Cow and Chicken''.
+Morris also directed movies and television shows, including ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''Bewitched'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''With Six You Get Eggroll'', ''Don't Drink the Water,'' ''Who's Minding the Mint?'', ''One Day at a Time'', ''Goin' Coconuts'', ''The Love Boat'', and ''Trapper John, M.D.'' He voice directed animated series such as ''Kidd Video'', ''The Mighty Orbots'', ''Galaxy High School'', ''Bionic Six'', and ''Police Academy: The Series''.
-In a series of commercials for Qantas Airways, he provided the voice of the koala ("I hate Qantas").
+In a series of commercials for Qantas Airways, Morris provided the voice of the koala ("I hate Qantas"). He was also the first to voice the Hamburglar in McDonald's commercials.
-==[[Garfield and Friends]]==
+==Voiceover==
+===''[[Garfield and Friends]]''===
 ===Garfield===
 *Roscoe ([[Country Cousin]])
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 *Sheriff ([[Dogmother 2]])
 *Bailiff ([[Dogmother 2]])
 ===U.S. Acres===
 *[[Wade Duck]]
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 *[[Filbert]]
 *[[Fox]]
+*Bug ([[I Like Having You Around!]])
 *Wade's Ancestor
 *Haimie ([[Over the Rainbow]])
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 *[[Who, What and Where|What]]
 *[[Dr. Karloffis Boar]]
-*Edna W. Outraged ([[Fine Feathered Funnyman]])
+*Edna W. Outraged ([[Fine Feathered Funny Man]])
 *Customer ([[Grape Expectations Part 1]])
 *Aerobics Instructor
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 ==Trivia==
-*Wade namechecks ''The Andy Griffith Show'' in the episode [[Sooner or Later]].
+*Wade namechecks ''The Andy Griffith Show'' in "[[Sooner or Later]]".
 [[Category:Voice Actor]]