Stuart Buchanan (March 18, 1894 â€" February 4, 1974) was an American
voice actor, announcer, and educator.After graduating from the College
of Wooster, Buchanan was on the faculty of the University of Florida
and West Virginia University, teaching poetry and drama. During those
tenures, he also directed Little Theatre productions. On stage, he
toured in a production of Mister Antonio and acted in summer stock
theatre in Denver. He also acted and directed at the Pasadena
Playhouse.Buchanan was the casting director for the Walt Disney
Company, best known for voicing The Huntsman in the 1937 Disney
animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He also made cameo
voiceover roles as a flight attendant in Saludos Amigos (1942) and in
Super-Speed (1935). He also voiced Goofy in The Mickey Mouse Theater
of the Air in 1938.While he taught at the University of Florida,
Buchanan helped to launch the school's radio station. In May 1930, he
became program director at radio station KHJ in Los Angeles. He
directed episodes of the radio programs Hollywood Hotel and Lux Radio
Theatre. He also worked for ABC radio as program supervisor and as
head of the script department.
voice actor, announcer, and educator.After graduating from the College
of Wooster, Buchanan was on the faculty of the University of Florida
and West Virginia University, teaching poetry and drama. During those
tenures, he also directed Little Theatre productions. On stage, he
toured in a production of Mister Antonio and acted in summer stock
theatre in Denver. He also acted and directed at the Pasadena
Playhouse.Buchanan was the casting director for the Walt Disney
Company, best known for voicing The Huntsman in the 1937 Disney
animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He also made cameo
voiceover roles as a flight attendant in Saludos Amigos (1942) and in
Super-Speed (1935). He also voiced Goofy in The Mickey Mouse Theater
of the Air in 1938.While he taught at the University of Florida,
Buchanan helped to launch the school's radio station. In May 1930, he
became program director at radio station KHJ in Los Angeles. He
directed episodes of the radio programs Hollywood Hotel and Lux Radio
Theatre. He also worked for ABC radio as program supervisor and as
head of the script department.
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