Danny Webb (American actor)

David "Danny" Weberman (May 24, 1906 — September 16, 1983) is an American actor, voice actor, radio mimic and impressionist.
==Early life==
Webb was born in New York City to Herman Weberman, a Hungarian Jewish furrier, and Lena Weberman. Herman left Budapest and moved to the United States in 1887 and worked as a salesman.
==Personal life==
It is confirmed that Danny Webb was a bachelor.
==Career==
When Webb arrived in Hollywood, he was using the name Dave Weber. He did celebrity impersonations on the Burns & Allen anniversary show along with doing voice work for a Screen Gems cartoon called Sing Time, where he impersonated Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Cantor, Andy Devine and others.
He started working for Warner Bros. in the mid-1930s and his first cartoon was The Coo-Coo Nut Grove. He also voiced Egghead in Daffy Duck & Egghead and did voices for the 1939 Merrie Melodies short A Day at the Zoo.
Webb, for a brief time, voiced the Disney character Goofy after Pinto Colvig had a falling out with Walt Disney and left the studio. "After four years, Walt apparently forgave Colvig for he returned to Disney to record Goofy's voice for the next twenty-six years. (During his absence Goofy was recorded by a Colvig imitator named Danny Webb)"
In 1941, after Mel Blanc signed a contract with Leon Schlesinger in which he exclusively did voice work for Warner Bros., Webb became the first person to succeed Blanc as the voice of Woody Woodpecker. He voiced the character for two shorts until he enlisted in the army and was succeeded by Kent Rogers.
Webb enlisted in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, worked his way up to staff sergeant and ended up entertaining troops in North Africa. Dwight D. Eisenhower was sufficiently impressed by his technique to deem him as 'Comedy Commando', a tag which stuck around for several years after World War 2 had ended. Webb later returned to radio, became the voice of 'Sad Sack', hosted the quiz show "Guess Who" and then had a minor career on local television sometime after 1951.
==Death==
Webb died in September 16th, 1983 according to The New York Times, he was 77. However, his cause of death is unknown.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1936	The Coo-Coo Nut Grove 	Walter Winchell Mouse 	Voice, uncredited
1937	Clean Pastures 	Additional Voices 	Voice, uncredited
1937	Egghead Rides Again 	Egghead (one line) 	Voice, uncredited
1937	September in the Rain 	Additional Voices 	Voice, uncredited
1938	Daffy Duck & Egghead 	Egghead 	Voice, uncredited
1938	Cinderella Meets Fella 	Egghead 	Voice, uncredited
1938	A-Lad-In Bagdad 	Egghead 	Voice, uncredited
1938	Pals of the Saddle 	Russian Musician 	as Dave Weber
1938	Porky in Wackyland 	 	Voice, uncredited
1938	Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas 	Egghead, Indian Chief 	Voice, uncredited
1938	Porky in Egypt 	Humpty Bumpty 	Voice, uncredited
1938	Count Me Out 	Egghead 	Voice, uncredited
1938	Mother Goose Goes Hollywood 	Eddie Cantor, Charlie McCarthy, Joe Penner, Edward G. Robinson	Voice, uncredited
1939	The Lone Stranger and Porky 	Indian in Mirror 	Voice, uncredited
1939	It's an Ill Wind 	Mysterious Voice 	Voice, uncredited
1939	Jitterbug Follies 	Tough Guy 	Voice, uncredited
1939	A Day at the Zoo 	Second Elk, Owl, Parrot, Second Panther, Jailbird 	Voice, uncredited
1939	Porky's Movie Mystery 	Police Chief 	Voice, uncredited
1939	Goofy and Wilbur 	Goofy 	Voice, uncredited
1939	Chicken Jitters 	Fox 	Voice, uncredited
1939	The House That Jack Built 	Bear, Boss Termite 	Voice, uncredited
1939	A Star Is Shorn 	Speedy Williams 	
1939	Bars and Stripes Forever 	Prison Guard, Other Prisoners 	Voice, uncredited
1939	Thugs with Dirty Mugs 	Killer Diller 	Voice, uncredited
1939	Swingy: Community Sing No. 10 	Himself 	
1939	Believe It or Else 	Egghead, Old Man in Jail, Chippofoski 	Voice, uncredited
1939	Pied Piper Porky 	Mouse 	Voice, uncredited
1939	Fresh Fish 	Fish Teacher 	Voice, uncredited
1940	Slap-Happy Pappy 	Andy Devine Chicken, Ned Sparks Chicken, Walter Winchell Bird 	Voice, uncredited
1940	Tugboat Mickey 	Goofy 	Voice, uncredited
1940	Billposters 	Goofy 	Voice, uncredited
1940	Malibu Beach Party 	Most Male Actors 	Voice, uncredited
1940	Goofy's Glider 	Goofy 	Voice, uncredited
1941	City of Missing Girls 	William Short 	
1941	Baggage Buster 	Goofy 	Voice, uncredited
1941	Woody Woodpecker 	Owl 	Voice, uncredited
1941	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"	Drill Sergeant 	Voice, uncredited
1941	All This and Rabbit Stew 	Black Hunter 	Voice, uncredited
1941	Sing Another Chorus 	Imitator 	Uncredited
1941	Pantry Panic 	Woody Woodpecker, Korny Kat, Moose 	Voice, uncredited
1942	The Hollywood Matador 	Woody Woodpecker, Bull 	Voice, uncredited
1942	Old Blackout Joe 	Air Raid Warden 	Voice, uncredited
1943	Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs 	Queen 	Voice, uncredited
1945	Life with Feathers 	Radio Announcer 	Voice, uncredited
===Radio===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1936	The Baker's Broadcast	Himself	Episode: "The Old Joe"
==References==
==External links==
* Danny Webb on imdb
* Danny Webb | Looney Tunes Wiki | Fandom
* About Danny Webb: American actor (1906-1983)
* Danny Webb (1906 - 1983) - Far Rockaway, New York - AncientFaces
* Danny Webb - Behind The Voice Actors
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