Sid Raymond

Sid Raymond
Sid Raymond
Born	Raymond Silverstein; 21 January 1909; Manhattan, New York, US
Died	1 December 2006 (aged 97); Aventura, Florida, US
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Spouse(s)	Dorothy Naftel

Sid Raymond (born Raymond Silverstein, January 21, 1909 – December 1, 2006) was an American comedian and character actor.

Early years

Born Raymond Silverstein in Manhattan, Raymond dropped out of New York University and became the recreation director at a resort in the Catskills.[1]

Career

Raymond traveled for the radio program Major Bowes Amateur Hour, seeking talented people across the United States. He also entertained military troops during World War II and, in 1950, portrayed Finnegan in the Duffy's Tavern radio show.[1]

He appeared in many films and commercials, and was active nearly until his death. He is probably best remembered as being the voice for Baby Huey. In addition, Raymond did the voice for Katnip the cat of Herman and Katnip fame (Katnip also appeared in several Buzzy the Crow cartoons). He was also one of several actors (notably Dayton Allen) who voiced magpies Heckle and Jeckle. On radio, Raymond was "Finnegan" on Duffy's Tavern during its final seasons. He returned to play the character of Baby Huey in The Baby Huey Show in the 1990s, though he was replaced by Joe Alaskey in the show's second season.

On Broadway, Raymond portrayed Candy Butcher in Something About a Soldier (1962) and Mr. Diamond in Golden Rainbow (1968).[2]

The short documentary Sid at 90 was about Raymond.[3]

Personal life and death

Raymond was married to the former Dorothy Naftel for 69 years.[3] He died in Aventura, Florida, aged 97, where he lived with his wife, from complications of a stroke the week before.[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	Anything Can Happen	Employment Agency Clerk	Uncredited
1955	I Am a Camera	First Man	Uncredited
1956	Somebody Up There Likes Me	Subway Guard	Uncredited
1956	Fright	Van Driver
1957	Four Boys and a Gun	Cab driver
1958	The Goddess	Second Man	Uncredited
1961	The Hustler	First Man	Uncredited
1963	The Prize	Actor	Uncredited
1968	Big Game Fishing		Voice
1979	Hot Stuff	Dog Trainer
1981	The Funhouse	Strip Show MC
1983	Easy Money	Bet Taker
1987	Making Mr. Right	Manny
1989	Let It Ride	Solly Friedman
1992	Folks!	Retired Attorney
1994	My Father the Hero	Elderly Guest
1995	Two Much	The Lincoln Brigade
2002	Big Trouble	Retiree #2

References

"Sid Raymond, veteran actor, voice of Baby Huey". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. Associated Press. December 13, 2006. p. 25. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
"Sid Raymond". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
Simonson, Robert (December 11, 2006). "Sid Raymond, Character Performer of Stage, Screen and Cartoons, Dies at 97". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
"Sid Raymond, 93, Actor With a Familiar Face, Dies". The New York Times. 2002-12-10. Archived from the original on December 17, 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-11.

External links

Sid Raymond at IMDb

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[bg-1] "Sid Raymond, veteran actor, voice of Baby Huey". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. Associated Press. December 13, 2006. p. 25. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Sid Raymond". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[p-3] Simonson, Robert (December 11, 2006). "Sid Raymond, Character Performer of Stage, Screen and Cartoons, Dies at 97". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[4] "Sid Raymond, 93, Actor With a Familiar Face, Dies". The New York Times. 2002-12-10. Archived from the original on December 17, 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-11.