Fred Flintstone has died
 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7925365

Henry Corden, the voice of cartoon caveman Fred Flintstone’s “Yabba-dabba-doo!” for more than two decades, has died. He was 85.

Corden died of emphysema Thursday night at AMI Encino Hospital, his longtime agent Don Pitts said Friday. Corden’s wife of nine years, Angelina, was with him at the time.

He took over as the lovable loudmouth Fred Flintstone when original voice Alan Reed died in 1977. Reed had been doing Flintstone since the character debuted in 1960.

Born in Montreal, Corden moved to New York as a child and arrived in Hollywood in the 1940s. His first acting role was in the 1947 film “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” Known for playing villains, he found small parts in movies, including 1952’s “The Black Castle” and “The Ten Commandments” in 1956.

“As Henry said, he always played the cold-blooded creeps,” Pitts said.

Corden moved into voice acting in the 1960s, and deployed his dialect skills in bit parts for Hanna-Barbera, including “Jonny Quest,” “Josey and the Pussycats” and “The New Tom & Jerry Show.”

Since “The Flintstones” echoed “The Honeymooners,” Corden tweaked his role to approximate Jackie Gleason’s Ralph Kramden character, Pitts said.

Corden, who lived in Encino, had been working until his health suffered about three months ago. He can most recently be heard on ubiquitous cereal commercials yelling “Barney, my Pebbles!”

Besides his wife, Corden is survived by five children and five grandchildren. A private memorial “party” is planned, Pitts said.

Dierna note:
Besides Fred Flinstone he also did voices in other shows here is a list:

Challenge of the Go-Bots
The Jetsons
Mister T
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
The Kwicky Koala show
Smurfs
Fangface and Fangpuss
Heathcliff (He was Clem)
Thundarr The Barbarian (He was Ookla the Mok)
Challenge of the Superfriends
Dynomutt Dog Wonder (He was Willie the Weasel,Mr. Hyde, and The Prophet)
The CB Bears (He was Bump)
Return to the Planet of the Apes (He was General Urko)
He was Paw Rugg in "Yogi's Gang", "Yogi's Ark Lark", # "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour", "The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show", and "The Atom Ant Show"
The Barkley's (He was Arnie Barkley)

And that's just some of his stuff...for a full list go here:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179478/

Oh, this is sad. :(

I used to watch the Flintstones all the time when I was a kid... I infact still watch whenever I mannage to catch it on TV.

I always loved Fred. He was so lovable and funny.

Farewell, Henry Corden...

That's unfortunate. :(

It's always upsetting when voice actors die. I dunno, for some reason I just think they can go on doing the characters forever.

I have a feeling June Foray is going to be next. I'm surprised she's made it this long.

not another voice actor! it's sad really, knowing Fred Flinstone won't have the same "Yabba-Dabba-Do" again. Fair well, Henry Corden. i wish you well

I am not a big Flintstone fan but I can say Fred voice was a good voice. It's too bad. I really will miss those pebbles commericals..

Ah man all these classic cartoon character voices... :(

I noticed a while ago that his voice changed in the commercials. Like Tony The Tiger, I was suprised that the same person played him for so long. The new guy sucks.

ah the flintstone a classic sad that he died but thats nature and 85 not bad for a mans age.

85.. WOW, thats old.. i only hope to make it to 85.