Jack Dodson

Jack Dodson (1931-1994) was a character actor, known for his soft voice and typically mild demeanor.A one-time appearance on The Andy Griffith Show as an insurance agent led to Dodson's best known role: meek, pedantic county clerk Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show (1966-1968) and Mayberry RFD (1968-1971).

In a Sesame Street cartoon insert seen as early as 1973, Dodson lent his voice to a man discussing the uses of the letter U