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| − | '''Eddie Barth''' (September 29, 1931 – May 28, 2010)<ref name=thr> {{cite news |first=Mike|last=Barnes|title=Teshome Actor Eddie Barth dies; Voiceover artist known for 1980s Miller Lite commercials |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6f1a697eee327ba06479f5e48e173b31?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Ffilm+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Film%29&utm_content=Google+Reader|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=|date=2010-06-04 |accessdate=2010-07-03}}</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[voiceover artist]]. Barth earned the [[nickname]], Mr. Gravel, for his raspy vocals in his voiceover work.<ref name=thr/> |
+ | '''Eddie Barth''' (September 29, 1931 – May 28, 2010)<ref name=thr> {{cite news |first=Mike|last=Barnes|title=Teshome Actor Eddie Barth dies; Voiceover artist known for 1980s Miller Lite commercials |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6f1a697eee327ba06479f5e48e173b31?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Ffilm+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Film%29&utm_content=Google+Reader|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=|date=2010-06-04 |accessdate=2010-07-03|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/20121025005718/www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6f1a697eee327ba06479f5e48e173b31?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+thr/film+(The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Film)&utm_content=Google+Reader|archivedate=2012-10-25}}</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[voiceover artist]]. Barth earned the [[nickname]], Mr. Gravel, for his raspy vocals in his voiceover work.<ref name=thr/> |
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 3 March 2021
Eddie Barth (September 29, 1931 – May 28, 2010)[1] was an American actor and voiceover artist. Barth earned the nickname, Mr. Gravel, for his raspy vocals in his voiceover work.[1]
Biography
Early life
Barth was born Edward Michael Bartholetti[2] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
Career
Barth portrayed Myron Fowler, the owner of Peerless Detectives, a rival detective agency[1] in 38 episodes of the CBS television series, Simon & Simon between 1981 and 1989.[1] Additionally, Barth portrayed a police lieutenant on the short-lived 1973 CBS series, Shaft.[1] He also appeared in regular roles on Night Court, Murder, She Wrote, Civil Wars and Stone.[1]
Barth most well-known voiceover commercial work was for the "Tastes Great...Less Filling" Miller Lite advertising campaign during the 1980s.[1] Barth closed the Miller Lite television commercials by reading the slogan, "Lite Beer from Miller; everything you want from a beer and less".[1] His other voiceover credits included Superman: The Animated Series, Osmosis Jones in 2001 and the 1998 film, Babe: Pig in the City.[1]
Eddie Barth died of heart failure at his home in Los Angeles on May 28, 2010, at the age of 78.[1] He was survived by his wife, Sally; son, Victor; grandson, Tommy; and daughter-in-law, Annie.[1]
Filomography
Films
- Babe: Pig in the City
- The Amityville Horror
- Shaft
- Bananas
- Osmosis Jones
- Rover Dangerfield
- Born in East L.A.
- Fame
- It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
- Boardwalk
Television
- Civil Wars
- Rich Man, Poor Man
- Shaft
- Simon & Simon
- Doctor Doctor
- Night Court
- Perfect Strangers
- Full House
- Murder, She Wrote
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Barnes, Mike (2010-06-04). "Teshome Actor Eddie Barth dies; Voiceover artist known for 1980s Miller Lite commercials". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Eddie-Barth.html
External links
- Template:Title without disambig at the Internet Movie Database
- REDIRECT Template:AllRovi person
- Eddie Barth at TV.com
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