Billie Mae Richards
Birthday
1921/11/21
Day of death
2010/09/10 (88 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also know as
Billie Richards, Billy Richards
Biography
Billie Mae Richards (née Dinsmore, November 21, 1921 – September 10, 2010) was a Canadian actress, voice actress and singer who also appeared onstage and on television. She was the voice of Rankin/Bass' version of the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1964 to 1979, and of the Kid in the radio series Jake and the Kid. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Acting
(1976) Rudolph's Shiny New Year
as Rudolph (voice)
(1964) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
as Rudolph (voice)
(1979) Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Rudolph (voice)
(1998) Shadow Builder
as Mrs. Butterman
(1981) The Trolls and the Christmas Express
as Other Voices (voice)
(1990) The Call of the Wild
as ---
(1985) The Care Bears Movie
as Tender Heart Bear / Mrs. Cherrywood (voice)
(1965) Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
as Willy McBean (voice)
(1966) The Daydreamer
as Various (voice)
(1986) Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
as Tender Heart Bear (voice)
(1972) A Christmas Tree
as ---
(1972) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as ---
(1967) Spider-Man
as Paperboy (voice) (uncredited)
(1988) War of the Worlds
as Matron
(1985) The Care Bears
as Bright Heart Raccoon (voice)
(1966) The King Kong Show
as Bobby Bond (voice)
(1969) The Smokey Bear Show
as Cub Smokey (voice)