Erwin also voiced Riverdale’s resident wiseguy Reggie Mantle in “The Archies” (like “He-Man”, also produced by Filmation) and was also the voice of the “finicky cat” Morris, who sarcastically quipped about all things in life except his favorite “din-din”, 9 Lives, in commercials.
Save for a Family Guy cutaway as He-Man, Erwin eschewed the spotlight (and his estate requested a photo not be published alongside his obituary), much to the chagrin of co-star Alan “Skeletor” Oppenheimer, who has embraced the convention circuit and unsuccessfully tried to get Erwin to join him.
Regardless, Oppenheimer was the first to praise him: “Working with John Erwin was a balance of irreverence, professionalism, and surprise[…]an all around lovely gentleman, an indelible addition to my life.”
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