Billie Mae Richards
Born
November 21, 1921
Died
September 10, 2010 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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]
Known For
Shadow Builder
Mrs. Butterman
1998
The Call of the Wild
1990
War of the Worlds
Matron · (1 episode)
1988
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
Tender Heart Bear (voice)
1986
The Care Bears
Bright Heart Raccoon (voice) · (98 episodes)
1985
The Care Bears Movie
Tender Heart Bear / Mrs. Cherrywood (voice)
1985
The Trolls and the Christmas Express
Other Voices (voice)
1981
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Rudolph (voice)
1979
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Rudolph (voice)
1976
A Christmas Tree
1972
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972
The Smokey Bear Show
Cub Smokey (voice) · (51 episodes)
1969
Spider-Man
Paperboy (voice) (uncredited) · (77 episodes)
1967
The King Kong Show
Bobby Bond (voice) · (73 episodes)
1966
The Daydreamer
Various (voice)
1966
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
Willy McBean (voice)
1965
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph (voice)
1964