Skip Hinnant, Electric Company Actor and Fritz the Cat Voice, Dies at 86

WHO:

Deadline - Skip Hinnant was an actor and voice actor, an original cast member of PBS’s *The Electric Company*, and the voice of Fritz the Cat.

Variety - Hinnant was known for voicing Fritz the Cat in Ralph Bakshi’s animated films.

Deadline - Hinnant was 86 when he died.

Variety - Hinnant’s family confirmed his death in an obituary notice published by *The New York Times*.

Reddit Movies - A Reddit post submitted by /u/MarvelsGrantMan136 linked to a report about Hinnant’s death.

WHAT:

Deadline - Hinnant died; his family announced his death and said he passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones.

Variety - Hinnant died at 86.

Deadline - Hinnant was a cast member of *The Electric Company* and voiced characters in *My Little Pony* and a 1977 stop-motion Easter Bunny production.

Deadline - Hinnant acted in *You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown*.

Variety - Hinnant voiced Fritz the Cat in Ralph Bakshi’s racy animated films.

WHERE:

Deadline - Hinnant died in Denver.

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WHY:

HOW:

Deadline - His family announced his death.

Variety - His family confirmed his death through an obituary notice published by *The New York Times*.

(UPDATED November 14, 2026 19:58 UTC)

Actor and voice artist Skip Hinnant has died in Denver at 86, his family announced, saying he passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones. He was an original cast member of PBS’s The Electric Company and acted in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Hinnant also voiced Fritz the Cat in Ralph Bakshi’s animated films.