Eddie Collins (actor)
| Eddie Collins | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Edward Bernard Collins January 30, 1883 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 1940 (aged 57) Arcadia, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, singer |
| Years active | 1935–1940 |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Wilmot (1921-1940) (his death) |
For other people with the same name, see .
Edward Bernard "Eddie" Collins (January 30, 1883 – September 2, 1940) was an American comedian, actor and singer. He is best remembered for voicing Dopey in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and for portraying Tylo The Dog in the Shirley Temple film The Blue Bird (1940).
He began working in vaudeville in 1935 and was discovered in burlesque, going on to perform in twenty-five films. The most notable of these was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), in which Collins gave life to the appropriately-named Dopey (the only dwarf without a beard). He is clumsy and mute, with Happy explaining that he has simply "never tried". In the movie's trailer, Walt Disney describes Dopey as "nice, but sort of silly". In addition to providing Dopey's vocalizations, Collins also recorded sneezing sounds for the film's chipmunk and squirrel characters.
Next to Dopey, Collins' most-beloved role is that of Tylo, a dog who is magically transformed into a human, in The Blue Bird (1940). Upon being transformed, Tylo follows his mistress Mytyl (Shirley Temple) on a quest to find the famed "Bluebird of Happiness". Collins' interpretation of Tylo is that of an easily spooked, but loyal companion who will do anything for those he loves. He died of a heart attack on September 2, 1940.
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