Richard Henzel (born June 15, 1949) is a

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-based stage, film, TV, and

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. He is best known as the voice of Ernie Keebler, the Keebler Elf (since 2016), and as one of the two DJ voices heard on the clock radio in the movie ''

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''. Notable stage roles include Grandpa in the world premiere of ''The Magic Victrola'' at the

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and the world premiere of ''The Christians'' by

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and directed by Les Waters at Actors Theatre of Louisville. He played Norman in ''On Golden Pond'' at Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, Michigan; George Bernard Shaw in ''Dear Liar'', Verner/Hugo in ''Noel Coward In Two Keys'', and ''Mark Twain In Person'', all for Shaw Chicago Theatre; Henri in ''Heroes'' at The Stormfield Theatre in Lansing, MI, directed by Kristine Thatcher and also starring Gary Houston and Richard Marlatt; Mark Van Doren in ''Night And Her Stars'' for The Gift Theatre, directed by Michael Patrick Thornton; and Boss Finley in ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' at The Artistic Home Theatre directed by Dale Calandra. H Also among his credits is his one-man stage show ''

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In Person'' in which he has appeared over a thousand times since 1967, in forty states,

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, on the

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aboard the Steamboat Delta Queen, and for Royal Viking Sea's "Theatre At Sea" cruise that sailed from

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in 1985.

Awards

* 1978 Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Principal Rolehttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378319/bio * 1988 Chicago Emmy Award Nomination for Best New Work, ''Mark Twain's Carnival of Crime'', as Mark Twain * 1989 CINE Award for ''How I Got into the Literary Profession'', as Mark Twain

Mark Twain Audiobooks by Richard Henzel

*Mark Twain's Book for Bad Boys and Girls, written by R. Kent Rasmussen *Chapters From My Autobiography *Pudd'nhead Wilson (unabridged) *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (unabridged) *"The Turning Point In My Life" *The American Claimant *A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court *Mark Twain's Views Of Religion *Roughing It *The War Prayer *Those Extraordinary Twins *The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut *To the Person Sitting in Darkness *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn *Extract from Capt. Stormfield's Visit to Heaven *The Best of Mark Twain In Person Vol. 1 *The Best of Mark Twain In Person Vol. 2 *Is Shakespeare Dead? *"Some Thoughts on the Science of Onanism" *The Mysterious Stranger *The Prince and the Pauper *The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg *What Is Man? *Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance, Preface and Notes by Richard Henzel. *Life on the Mississippi *The Innocents Abroad *The Death of Jean *The Private History of a Campaign that Failed

References

External links

Actor's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henzel, Richard American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors 1949 births Living people