Portrait of Dal McKennon

Acting

Dal McKennon

Career

Active from 1951 to 2025, with a break from 1996 to 2024, busiest in 1961 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
81
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dal McKennon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.3, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.3, average 6.0
  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 8
  • Classic Cartoon 7
  • Slapstick Comedy 7
  • Classic Animation 6
  • Wholesome Entertainment 5
  • Woody Woodpecker 4
  • Saturday Morning Cartoon 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Family Friendly 3
  • Animal Antics 3
  • Nostalgic Animation 3
  • Absurdist Humor 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

128
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Disneyland Resort
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Disneyland Resort (2025)

as Prospector (voice)

1990s

3 titles · average score 43
Gumby: The Movie
Gumby: The Movie (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

as Gumby / Claybert / Fatbuckle / Kapp (voice)

Goof Troop
Goof Troop (1992)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Old Man in Bathtub (voice)

Frozen Assets
Frozen Assets (1992)
GoodWatch score 16

as Stud of the Year Octogenarian

1980s

5 titles · average score 77
The Puppetoon Movie
The Puppetoon Movie (1987)
GoodWatch score 77

as Gumby (voice)

Wee Sing: King Cole's Party
Wee Sing: King Cole's Party (1987)

as Crooked Man

The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jim Smiley / Newspaper Boy (voice)

Mystery Mansion
Mystery Mansion (1984)

as Sam

EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program
EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program (1983)

as Benjamin Franklin (voice) (archive sound)

1970s

16 titles · average score 61
The Little Prince
The Little Prince (1979)
GoodWatch score 69

as Fox / Lamplighter (voice)

The Cat from Outer Space
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Farmer

The New Archie and Sabrina Hour
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour (1977)

TV show · as Archie Andrews (voice)

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1973)
GoodWatch score 53

as Captain Flint / Ben Gunn (voice)

Gold Diggin' Woodpecker
Gold Diggin' Woodpecker (1972)

as (voice)

Indian Corn
Indian Corn (1972)

as (voice)

Archie's TV Funnies
Archie's TV Funnies (1971)

TV show

Flim Flam Fountain
Flim Flam Fountain (1971)

as Buzz Buzzard / Old Colonel (voice) (uncredited)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bear (voice)

Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables (1971)

as (voice)

Groovie Goolies
Groovie Goolies (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Archie's Funhouse
Archie's Funhouse (1970)

TV show · as Archie Andrews / Hot Dog / Mr. Weatherbee

1960s

51 titles · average score 66
The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys (1969)

TV show · as Frank Hardy / Chubby Morton / Pete Jones (voice)

Archie and His New Pals
Archie and His New Pals (1969)

as Archie Andrews / Hot Dog / Mr. Weatherbee / Salem (voice)

The Archie Show
The Archie Show (1968)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Archie Andrews / Hot Dog / Mr. Weatherbee / Pop Tate / Mr. Lodge / Coach Kleats (speaking voices)

Have Gun Can't Travel
Have Gun Can't Travel (1967)

as Dirty McNasty / Sugarfoot (voice)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
GoodWatch score 91

as Max (voice) (uncredited)

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Cincinnatus

Punchy Pooch
Punchy Pooch (1962)

as Champ / Small Australian Man (voice)

Pest of  Show
Pest of Show (1962)

as (voice) (uncredited)

The Bird Who Came to Dinner
The Bird Who Came to Dinner (1961)

as Reginald / Toy Woodpecker Man (voice)

Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse (1960)

TV show

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Brian Jackson

Ballyhooey
Ballyhooey (1960)

as (voice)

1950s

52 titles · average score 70
Mouse Trapped
Mouse Trapped (1959)

as Hickory (voice) (uncredited)

Half Empty Saddles
Half Empty Saddles (1958)

as (voice)

Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale
Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale (1957)

as Dapper Denver Dooley / Dopey Dick the Pink Whale (voice)

The Gumby Show
The Gumby Show (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Gumby (voice)

Pigeon Holed
Pigeon Holed (1956)

as (voices)

The Legend of Rockabye Point
The Legend of Rockabye Point (1955)
GoodWatch score 74

as Skipper (voice)

Crazy Mixed Up Pup
Crazy Mixed Up Pup (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dog Barking (voice) (uncredited)

Hay Rube
Hay Rube (1954)

as Evil Ringmaster / John / Announcer / Sugarfoot's Imagination (voice) (uncredited)

Under the Counter Spy
Under the Counter Spy (1954)

as Thursday (voice)

Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure
Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure (1953)

as Buzz Buzzard / Cowboys / Fight Referee (voice) (uncredited)

Canvas Back Duck
Canvas Back Duck (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

as Referee (voice) (uncredited)

The Woody Woodpecker Polka
The Woody Woodpecker Polka (1951)

as Wally Walrus (voice) (archive sound)