Doodles Weaver

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Winstead Sheffield Glenndenning Dixon Doodles Weaver May 11 1912 January 17 1983 was an American character actor comedian and musician His mother gave him the nickname Doodlebug as a child because of his freckles and big ears Weaver began his career in radio In the late 1930s he performed on Rudy Vallées radio programs and Kraft Music Hall He later joined Spike Jones City Slickers In 1957 Weaver hosted his own variety show The Doodles Weaver Show which aired on NBC In addition to his radio work he recorded a number of comedy records appeared in films and guest starred on numerous television series from the 1950s through the 1970s Weaver made his last onscreen appearance in 1981 His niece is actress Sigourney Weaver