A Legacy in Red and White The First Ronald McDonald Actor and His Impact

Created in 1963, the clown was created and portrayed by actor Willard Scott pictured here. Sporting a cup on his nose, a carrying tray in his hands and an ... An actor by the name of Joe Maggard stated in an interview of The Guardian in 2014 that he portrayed the Ronald McDonald character from 1995 to 2007. However, ... Here's Willard Scott as the first Ronald McDonald who appeared locally in the Washington, DC area from 1963-1965. · Squire Fridell portrayed TV ... Actors who have played Ronald McDonald ; Ray Rayner, 1968-69, U.S./Global ; Viv Weekes, 1968-70, U.S./Global ; George Voorhis, 1968-70, local to Southern ... Ah, the nostalgic fragrance of happy meals and the sound of kids duking it out in ball pits. That takes me back. So Ronald McDonald and his ... It'd be awfully easy to fill this role with any of the various fat comic actors du jour, but that's taking the easy way out. To successfully ... The clown was first played by Willard Scott in an ad in the Washington D.C. market. The character magically pulled hamburgers out of his belt ... After Willard Scott originated the character, the role was taken over by a number of actors, starting with Bev Bergeron, who introduced Ronald ... Or, in McDonald's case, making good enough burgers very cheaply sells burgers. The other McDonald's characters: Grimace, The Hamburgaler, et al, ... In 1974 the first Ronald McDonald House opened its doors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time Kim Hill, the daughter of Philadelphia Eagles football ...