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Years active
  
1945–2008

Name
  
Paul Herlinger


Role
  
Voice actor

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Born
  
May 1, 1929
New York City, New York, U.S.

Occupation
  
Voice actor, radio & TV producer

Spouse(s)
  
Ilona Plankin (m. 1956–2010)

Died
  
February 2, 2010, Tacoma, Washington, United States

Paul Herlinger (May 1, 1929 – February 2, 2010) was an American voice actor, best known for his role as John Avery "Whit" Whittaker on the radio drama, Adventures in Odyssey (1996–2008). He began in that role soon after Hal Smith died in 1994, and has also voiced Whit on the Adventures in Odyssey video series and Adventures in Odyssey video games. In 2008, he retired due to health conditions, and Focus on the Family got Andre Stojka to replace the voice of "Whit". Herlinger has also done voice work for dozens of PBS documentaries, commercials, and films.

He began his career in radio production via an all-city, three-day-a-week program in 1945 while attending Stuyvesant High School in New York. After two years at New York University, Paul served in the United States Marine Corps. This was followed by his completion of a Master of Arts at the University of Michigan where he met Ilona Planken, whom he married on September 1, 1956. He spent 25 years in commercial television before working for public television, where he was able to produce and narrate documentaries which aired locally and nationally.

Herlinger was a voice actor for Adventures in Odyssey for 12 years. His major role on the show was the voice of John Avery Whittaker from 1996 to 2008. He died on February 2, 2010.

Herlinger also narrated a documentary which aired nationally on public television stations titled As Close As Your Dare-Africa. The film featured artist Becci Crowe, and was produced and directed by Johan Bos.

Filmography

Actor
2001
Adventures in Odyssey (TV Series) as
John Whittaker
- Buddy Guard (2007) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Blood, Sweat, and Fears (2006) - John Whittaker (voice)
- A Time for Action, Part 2 (2006) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Around the Block (2006) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Now More than Ever (2006) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Switch (2006) - John Whittaker (voice)
- The Poor Rich Guy (2006) - John Whittaker (voice)
- A Christmas Conundrum (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Tales of a Small-Town Thug (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- All-Star Witness (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- The Business of Busyness (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Back to Abnormal (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Odyssey Sings! (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- The Invisible Dog (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Two Friends and a Truck (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- A Most Extraordinary Conclusion (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- A Most Surprising Answer (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- A Most Intriguing Question (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- A Glass Darkly (2005) - John Whittaker (voice)
- A Lamb's Tale (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- And That's the Truth (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- True Calling (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Call Me if You Care (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Stars in Our Eyes (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Think on These Things (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Sounds Like a Mystery (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- No Way In (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- No Way Out (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Something's Got to Change (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Nothing But the Half Truth (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Eggshells (2004) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Strange Boy in a Strange Land (2001) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Welcoming Wooton (2001) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Broken Window (2001) - John Whittaker (voice)
- The Triangle, Part 2 (2001) - John Whittaker (voice)
- The Triangle, Part 1 (2001) - John Whittaker (voice)
- The W.E. (2001) - John Whittaker (voice)
- Nova Rising (2001) - John Whittaker (voice)
2002
Adventures in Odyssey: The Caves of Qumran (Video short) as
John Avery Whittaker (voice)
2000
Adventures in Odyssey: The Last Days of Eugene Meltsner (Video short) as
John Avery Whittaker (voice)
1998
Adventures in Odyssey: A Stranger Among Us (Video short) as
John Avery Whittaker (voice)
1998
Adventures in Odyssey: Baby Daze (Video short) as
John Avery Whittaker (voice)
1997
Adventures in Odyssey: In Harm's Way (Video short) as
John Avery Whittaker (voice)
1997
Adventures in Odyssey: A Twist in Time (Video short) as
John Avery Whittaker (voice)
1996
Adventures in Odyssey: Someone to Watch Over Me (Video short) as
John Avery Whittaker (voice)
1995
Adventures in Odyssey: Go West Young Man (Video short) as
John Avery Whittaker (voice)
Self
2005
The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (TV Movie documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
1987
Mormons: Missionaries to the World (TV Movie documentary) as
Narrator

References

Paul Herlinger Wikipedia


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