Syndication: Naples Daily News
NEW YORK -(77WABC) Peter Robbins, the voice of Peanuts character Charlie Brown during the ’60s, has passed away at 65. Robbins’ family says the actor had died by suicide last week.
Robbins began voicing the role of Charlie Brown at the age of 9 after starting his career as a child performer, providing the voice of Charlie Brown on numerous Peanuts specials, beginning with A Boy Named Charlie Brown in 1963.
Robbins would appear in several Peanuts specials, including A Charlie Brown Christmas; It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown; and the 1969 feature film also titled A Boy Named Charlie Brown.
