Bill McCutcheon

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia James William McCutcheon May 23 1924 January 9 2002 was an American character actor known for his roles in film television and theatre several of which won him Emmy and Tony awards McCutcheon was born in Russell Kentucky the son of Florence Louise née Elam and Robert Kenna McCutcheon who was a railroad conductor McCutcheons first major role was Leo the Leprechaun on The Howdy Doody Show He followed this appearance with a recurring role from 1984 to 1992 as Uncle Wally on the childrens television series Sesame Street for which he won an Emmy McCutcheon was also active in film and on the stage His first film appearance was in 1964s Santa Claus Conquers the Martians later on he was seen in movies including Family Business and Steel Magnolias McCutcheons theatre credits include a role as Moonface Martin in Anything Goes which won him a Tony for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Other stage appearances include You Cant Take It With You and The Man Who Came to Dinner McCutcheon had three children Carol Jay and Kenna McCutcheon died in 2002 of natural causes at age 77 Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill McCutcheon licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia