Skip Hinnant, 1940 – 2026

Actor Skip Hinnant, who voiced everyone from the Easter Bunny to Fritz the Cat, died on Nov. 8. He was 86. The brother of actor Bill Hinnant, Skip created the role of Schroeder in the 1967 off-Broadway production You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Bill played Snoopy), also appearing in Plaza Suite on Broadway. On TV, he played Ted, Cathy’s boyfriend, on The Patty Duke Show, and was a regular cast member on The Electric Company (portraying word decoder Fargo North, Decoder, among other characters); he also acted in Kate & Allie and As the World Turns. But it was voice-overs that paid the rent: he was Fritz the Cat in the startling 1972 cartoon, also voicing for I Go Pogo, Spidey Super Stories, The Easter Bunny is Comin’ to Town, and My Little Pony. Hinnant also Hinnant served as president of the New York branch of the Screen Actors Guild. His family wrote, “Skip was known for his quick wit and never missed an opportunity to make a joke. He also loved admiring the work of fellow entertainers, reveling in quality performances and the perfect harmony.”