Edward G. Robinson character based on Robinson's tough-guy image was The Frog (Chauncey "Flat Face" Frog) from the cartoon series "Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse". The voice of B.B. Eyes in "The Dick Tracy Show" was based on Robinson, with Mel Blanc and Jerry Hausner sharing voicing duties. The animated series "Wacky Races"' character 'Clyde' from the Ant Hill Mob was based on Robinson's Little Caesar persona. In the 1989 animated series "C.O.P.S." the mastermind villain Brandon "Big Boss" Babel's voice sounded just like Edward G. Robinson when he would talk to his gangsters. Then years later voice actor Hank Azaria has noted
Edward G. Robinson the Man" (1916). In 1923 made his named debut as "E. G. Robinson" in the silent film, "The Bright Shawl". He played a snarling gangster in the 1927 Broadway police/crime drama "The Racket", which led to his being cast in similar film roles, beginning with "The Hole in the Wall" (1929) with Claudette Colbert for Paramount. Paramount then cast him in a comedy, "The Kibitzer" (1930). One of many actors who saw his career flourish in the new sound film era rather than falter, he made only three films prior to 1930, but left his stage career that year and