Eddie Collins (actor)
For other people with the same name, see Eddie Collins.
Eddie Collins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Bernard Collins January 30, 1883 |
| Died | September 2, 1940 (aged 57) |
| Cause of death | Heart attack[1] |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, singer |
| Years active | 1935–1940 |
Edward Bernard "Eddie" Collins (January 30, 1883 – September 2, 1940) was an American comedian, actor and singer.[2] He is best remembered for voicing Dopey in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and for portraying Tylo The Dog in the Shirley Temple film The Blue Bird (1940).
Career
He began working in vaudeville in 1935 and was discovered in burlesque, going on to perform in twenty-five films. The most notable of these was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), in which Collins gave life to the appropriately-named Dopey (the only dwarf without a beard). He is clumsy and mute, with Happy explaining that he has simply "never tried". In the movie's trailer, Walt Disney describes Dopey as "nice, but sort of silly".[3] In addition to providing Dopey's vocalizations, Collins also recorded sneezing sounds for the film's chipmunk and squirrel characters.
Next to Dopey, Collins' most-beloved role is that of Tylo, a dog who is magically transformed into a human, in The Blue Bird (1940). Upon being transformed, Tylo follows his mistress Mytyl (Shirley Temple) on a quest to find the famed "Bluebird of Happiness". Collins' interpretation of Tylo is that of an easily-spooked, but loyal companion who will do anything for those he loves.
Filmography
- Diamond Jim (1935) as Bicycle Act
- In Old Chicago (1937) as Drunk
- Married Before Breakfast (1937) as Tramp at Fire
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) as Arab
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (as Dopey -vocal effects and live-action reference only)[3]
- Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) as Captain
- Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) as Captain
- Kentucky Moonshine (1938) as 'Spats' Swanson
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) as Corporal Collins
- Josette (1938) as Customs Inspector
- Little Miss Broadway (1938) as Band member
- Down on the Farm (1938) as Cyrus Sampson
- Always in Trouble (1938) as Uncle Ed Darlington
- Up the River (1938) as Fisheye Conroy
- Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) as Al Hogan
- Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) as Efe Turner
- Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) as The Gabby Cabbie
- News Is Made at Night (1939) as Billiard
- Quick Millions (1939) as Henry 'Beaver' Howard
- Stop, Look and Love (1939) as Dinty
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Keystone Cop Driver
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939) as Bill
- Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) as Christian Reall
- The Blue Bird (1940) (as Tylo, the dog)[4]
- The Return of Frank James (1940) as Station agent at Eldora
External links
- Eddie Collins at IMDb
- Eddie Collins at AllMovie
- Literature on Eddie Collins
- Eddie Collins at Find a Grave
- The Blue Bird (1940)
References
- ^ More Magnificent Mountain Movies
- ^ Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary by Thomas S. Hischak
- ^ a b "The Seven Dwarfs Character History". Disney Archives. Disney. 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
- ^ The New York Times