Don Rickles



Don Rickles (May 8, 1926 - April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author who performed the voice of Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story. He reprised his role in Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story Toons, and Toy Story of Terror!. He also reprised his role as Mr. Potato Head as an Interactive Audio-Animatronic at Toy Story Midway Mania!. He passed away on April 6, 2017 as a result of kidney failure. He was 90.

Trivia

 * Mr. Potato Head's line: "What are you looking at, ya hockey puck?" is one of Don Rickles' catchphrases.
 * Rickles also starred in Martin Scorsese's film Casino, which was released on November 22, 1995, the same day Toy Story was released.
 * Toy Story 3 and the 2011 film Zookeeper were the last two films Rickles was in before his death.
 * He's the second actor from the original Toy Story to die after Jim Varney, the original voice of Slinky Dog. Oddly enough, both their characters existed before Toy Story.
 * He was going to return as Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story 4 but he died before recording any dialogue. It is uncertain how Rickles's death will affect Potato Head's role in the fourth film.