This short, quicksilver comic of TV's "Golden Age" has been heard more than seen in the last few decades, as he possesses one of the finest vocal instruments around for animation. Howard , written by Woody Allen'. Morris continued on with directing commercials and popping up here and there well into the 1990s.
Howards voice has been a regular in "Hanna-Barbera" cartoons from the 60s until the present.
Directed the classic black-and-white pilot of TVs "Get Smart" .
Performed Army tour productions of "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" for Maurice Evans during WWII. Ironically, Howard was Carl Reiner s sergeant at the time and Reiner also performed.
In the 1970s, he directed some McDonaldland commercials featuring Ronald, the Hamburglar, Mayor McCheese, and friends. Morris also performed the voice of Mayor McCheese throughout the decade.
He served as the voice of the Qantas Airlines Koala for the airlines famous television commercials during the 1980s. He also as well as televisions Atom Ant in "The Atom Ant Show," Beetle Bailey and General Halftrack in "Beetle Bailey and His Friends," and Jughead Jones and Big Moose Mason in "The Archie Show."
Had four children: David, Gabrielle, Kim, and Devra
He was always surprised by his notoriety because he only appeared five times as Ernest T. Bass. Mountain Wedding/29 April, 63; E.T.B. Joins the Army/14 October, 63; My Fair E.T.B./3 February, 64; The Education of E.T.B./12 October, 64; Malcom at the Crossroads/27 September, 65. He made other appearances as different characters, George and Leonard and one uncredited voice over.
Buried at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California.
