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Australian actor (1922–2012) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laurence George "Laurie" Main (29 November 1922 – 8 February 2012) was an Australian actor best known for hosting and narrating the children's series Welcome to Pooh Corner, which aired on The Disney Channel during the 1980s.
Laurie Main | |
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| Born | Laurence George Main 29 November 1922 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 8 February 2012 (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–2003 |
Born in Melbourne, Main moved to the UK at the age of 16, making his acting debut in The Yellow Balloon.[1][2] He emigrated to the United States in 1960, studying with Agnes Moorehead.[3]
His television and film guest appearances include Wagon Train, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick, I Spy, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart, The Andy Griffith Show, The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze, That Girl, Ironside, The Monkees, Hogan's Heroes, Mayberry R.F.D., The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, Daniel Boone, Family Affair, Bewitched, The Partridge Family, McMillan & Wife, Land of the Lost, Little House on the Prairie, Punky Brewster and Murder, She Wrote.[4][1] Main also appeared in The Facts of Life Goes to Paris in 1982.[1]
His stage work included The Diary of a Nobody (1954/5) and Waltz of the Toreadors (1956) in London's West End; and he made several appearances on Broadway.[5][6][7]
He also appeared on many television commercials.
Main also did considerable voice work for Disney, having supplied the voice of Dr. Watson in the 1986 animated film The Great Mouse Detective.[8] He also narrated the animated shorts Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981) and Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983), as well as serving as the story reader on many Disney Read-Along records, audio cassettes and compact discs.[9]
Main died on 8 February 2012 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 89.[3]
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