Jim Boyd (actor)

James Andrew Boyd (November 11, 1933 – January 2, 2013) was an American actor, born in Philadelphia.^[1]

Life and career

Boyd spent four years in the

He did voice work (along with Wayland Flowers and Cleavon Little) for puppets on The Surprise Show, a children's program that aired locally in the New York City area during the 1960s. The puppets used on the show, called Aniforms, had been developed by puppeteer Morey Bunin.

In 1971, the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) contacted Boyd because it wanted to use Aniforms in a television show that became known as The Electric Company. During the first season, Boyd's voice was used extensively, especially for the character J. Arthur Crank, who was just an angry voice on the telephone at the time. Boyd was unseen until season two, when he became a visibly regular cast member, appearing on-camera until the show stopped production in 1977. Other characters he played included Andy, Wolfman, Blue Beetle, Paul the Gorilla, Fred Baxter, Steve Awesome, and Lorelei Loverly.

Boyd also appeared in the 1974 TV movie

Boyd died on January 2, 2013, following a short illness.[4]

Filmography

Television

References

External links

• Jim Boyd at
  IMDb
• Jim Boyd at Find a Grave

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