For the member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, see Duncan Watson (politician). For the British civil servant and diplomat, see Duncan Watson (diplomat).
Duncan Watson
Birth nameDuncan Pepper Watson
Birth date1963 (age 63–64)
Birth placeMontclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire Antioch New England Graduate School
OccupationAssistant Public Works Director · voice actor
Years active1975–1977 voice actor, 1992–2025 public works

Duncan P. Watson[1] (born 1963)[1] is an American former assistant public works director and former child voice actor, who is known for voicing Charlie Brown from 1975 to 1977.[2]

Early life

Duncan P. Watson was born in Montclair, New Jersey in 1963, he spend most of his life living in Mexico, California and Utah before eventually moving to New Hampshire.[1] He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1985.[1]

Career

Watson begin his acting career in 1975 at the age of twelve years old when he was cast as the fifth official voice actor of the Peanuts character Charlie Brown.[2] He voiced Charlie in Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown and in Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown. He then returned to voice the same character in the feature-length movie Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown, which was also his final acting role.[2]

Watson also voiced the character Franklin in You're A Good Sport Charlie Brown.

In November 2024, Watson published his first book, "Everyone's Trash, One Man Vs. 1.6 Billion Pounds", Peter Randall Publishers.

From 1992 through 2025 he worked as the assistant director of Public Works in Keene, New Hampshire.[1][3]

Personal life

Watson lives in Southwest, NH. He has two adult daughters, Samantha Ann and Selma Marie.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975Be My Valentine, Charlie BrownCharlie Brown (voice)Television special[4]
1975You're a Good Sport, Charlie BrownTelevision special
1976Happy Anniversary, Charlie BrownTelevision documentary
1977Race for Your Life, Charlie BrownFilm

References

  1. ^ Harrington, Blair Alexis (October 26, 2005). "Keene's Duncan Watson sees recycling as business". The Keene Sentinel
  2. ^ "Tuesday, March 19th: The Voice of Charlie Brown". WMUR-TV. March 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Board of Trustees". Nrra.net
  4. ^ "Duncan Watson (visual voices guide)" (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 14 July 2021.