Skip Hinnant 去世，享年86岁：PBS《The Electric Company》原班演员，曾为 Fritz 配音
美国演员、喜剧演员与配音演员 Skip Hinnant 于11月8日在科罗拉多州 Denver 安详去世，享年86岁，去世时家人陪伴在侧。《好莱坞报道》11月14日报道了他的死讯。他本名 Joseph Howard Hinnant，1940年9月12日出生，在弗吉尼亚州 Chincoteague Island 长大，是 PBS 儿童节目《The Electric Company》1971年至1977年的原班演员之一，也是动画电影《Fritz the Cat》主角 Fritz 的配音者。
据其家属在《纽约时报》刊登、11月12日发布的讣告，Hinnant 1962年毕业于耶鲁大学。他的姐姐给他取了 Skip 这个名字，他终身使用。哥哥 Bill Hinnant 同为演员，兄弟二人先后赴纽约发展。
Hinnant 的早期代表作包括1963年至1965年在电视剧《The Patty Duke Show》中饰演 Ted，以及1967年在外百老汇原版音乐剧《You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown》中首演 Schroeder 一角，其兄 Bill 在同剧中饰演 Snoopy。
1971年至1977年，Hinnant 作为原班演员出演 PBS 儿童阅读教育节目《The Electric Company》，饰演 Fargo North, Decoder 等多个角色，该节目曾获艾美奖。与儿童节目形象形成反差的是，他在1972年动画电影《Fritz the Cat》及其1974年续集《The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat》中为成人向主角 Fritz 配音。1977年，他又在电视动画特辑《The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town》中为复活节兔配音。
演艺之外，Hinnant 长期参与演员行业事务，1980年至2003年担任美国演员工会（SAG）全国董事会成员并出任多项领导职务，致力于维护商业配音合约与普通演员的权益。
Hinnant 身后留下伴侣 Ruth Nerken、前妻 Miriam Hinnant、四个孩子及九个孙辈。家人将在 Chincoteague 举行私人纪念活动，并欢迎亲友在网上纪念册留言，也可考虑以他的名义向 Entertainment Community Fund 或 SAG-AFTRA Foundation 捐款。
资料引用：《纽约时报》家属讣告（经 Legacy 发布）
（来源：《好莱坞报道》）
Skip Hinnant, 'The Electric Company' Star and Voice of Fritz the Cat, Dies at 86
American actor, comedian and voice artist Skip Hinnant died peacefully on November 8 in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 86, surrounded by his family, The Hollywood Reporter reported on November 14. Born Joseph Howard Hinnant on September 12, 1940, and raised on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, he was a member of the original cast of the PBS children's series The Electric Company from 1971 to 1977 and the voice of the title character in the animated film Fritz the Cat.
According to a family obituary published by The New York Times on November 12, Hinnant graduated from Yale University in 1962. His older sister gave him the name Skip, which he used throughout his life, and he followed his older brother, actor Bill Hinnant, to New York.
His early credits included a recurring role as Ted on The Patty Duke Show from 1963 to 1965 and originating the role of Schroeder in the 1967 original off-Broadway production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, in which his brother Bill played Snoopy.
From 1971 to 1977, Hinnant was a featured performer on The Electric Company, the Emmy-winning PBS series created to teach children to read, playing Fargo North, Decoder and many other characters. In a striking contrast with his children's work, he voiced Fritz in Ralph Bakshi's adult animated film Fritz the Cat in 1972 and its 1974 sequel, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat. In 1977, he voiced the Easter Bunny in the television special The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town.
Beyond acting, Hinnant was active in his unions, serving on the national board of the Screen Actors Guild from 1980 to 2003 in several leadership roles, work he was proud of for preserving commercial voice contracts and the rights of everyday actors.
He is survived by his companion Ruth Nerken, Miriam Hinnant, his four children and nine grandchildren. The family will hold a private celebration of life in Chincoteague, Virginia, and welcomes photos and memories in the online guest book; donations in his name may be made to the Entertainment Community Fund or the SAG-AFTRA Foundation.
Reference: Family obituary published by The New York Times via Legacy
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
来源：《好莱坞报道》
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图片来源：图：位于弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的 PBS 总部大楼。Skip Hinnant 主演的《The Electric Company》1971年至1977年在 PBS 播出。 / Photo: PBS headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The Electric Company, starring Skip Hinnant, aired on PBS from 1971 to 1977.
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