Lee Marshall (Marshall Aaron Mayer) (November 28, 1949 – April 26, 2014)

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Lee Marshall, one of the actors who supplied the
voice of Tony the Tiger in commercials, died on Saturday, April 26 at a Santa 
Monica hospital of esophageal cancer.

Marshall began voicing the Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes mascot in 1999, filling in for
the original actor, Thurl Ravenscroft. His career included radio newsman, rock ‘n’
roll disc jockey, sports broadcaster, and a pro wrestling ring interviewer.

Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983)

Arthur Godfrey was seen for the last time in the final broadcast of “The
Arthur Godfrey Show” on CBS-TV. The hour-long series originally aired
from January 1949 to June 1957 as “Arthur Godfrey and His Friends”.

The variety show was live, and Godfrey often did away with the script
and improvised. He refused to participate in commercials for products
he did not believe in himself.

Bud Collyer

The original Beat The Clock show, hosted by Bud Collyer, ran on CBS
from 1950 to 1958 and on ABC-TV from 1958 to 1961. The show had
several sponsors during this time, with the longest standing being the
electronics company Sylvania. Other versions of Beat The Clock aired 
until 2003. In 2013, the show appeared in TV Guide‘s list of the 60
greatest game shows ever. 

Announcer Bern Bennett (1950–1958)

Jon Provost with Lassie

Jon Provost (Jonathan Bion Provost)

Provost is best known for his role as young Timmy Martin in the CBS
series, Lassie (1957-1964). His acting career began at age two when
cast as Jane Wyman and Sterling Hayden’s son in the 1953 film So Big.

At 14 years of age Provost decided to end his career in show business,
but made a decision to return to do some television work in 1990. His
Career has taken variety of directions since. 

According to his website, the check shirt and jeans he wore for seven
years on Lassie hang in The Smithsonian next to Archie Bunker’s chair.

        
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Willard as Ronald McDonald

Willard Herman Scott, Jr.

Scott is best known for his TV work as the weatherman on The Today Show 
on NBC. He went into semi-retirement in 1996 and was succeeded by Al
Roker. He continues to appear twice a week on the long-running morning
show to wish centenarians a happy birthday. He is also the commercial
voice of Smucker’s  jellies which sponsors the birthday tributes on the
Today Show. A younger Willard Scott is also remembered as being 
the creator and original portrayer of Ronald McDonald.