Harry Foster Welch Explained

Birth Name:Harold Foster Welch
Birth Date:27 November 1893
Birth Place:Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Death Place:Blowing Rock, North Carolina, U.S.
Other Names:Harry Welch
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1915–1968

Harry Foster Welch (November 27, 1893 – August 16, 1973) was an American radio and voice actor, best known for providing the voice of Popeye in cartoons and portraying the character in live performances[1] beginning in 1934.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=3XCHkn64cYkC&dq=%22harry+welch%22+Popeye&pg=PA57 Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History, 2d ed.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=viYDAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22harry+welch%22+Popeye&pg=RA1-PA110 The Man With a Thousand Voices