The actors listed in this table are generally understood to have portrayed Ronald McDonald under an official contract to the McDonald's Corporation.
| Actor
|
Year
|
Areas appeared
|
Notes
|
| Willard Scott
|
1963-65
|
local to US East Coast
|
- Originated character in Washington, D.C. area TV ads in 1963.
- Well respected TV personality/longtime weatherperson on NBC-TV's Today morning show.
|
| Michael Polakovs
|
1965-68
|
U.S./Global
|
- Reinvented the character for corporate McDonald's
- Best known for being Coco the Clown
|
| Bev Bergeron
|
1966-68
|
local to Southern California
|
- Appeared in TV ads on the West Coast.
- Career includes 15 years of performing 5 magic shows a day at Walt Disney World's Diamond Horseshow Review, as well as over 16,000 shows.
|
| Ray Rayner
|
1968-69
|
U.S./Global
|
- Portrayed Ronald in the U.S. McDonalds commercial ads for only one year.
|
| Viv Weekes
|
1968-70
|
U.S./Global
|
- Portrayed Ronald in the U.S. McDonalds commercial ads for only two years.
|
| George Voorhis
|
1968-70
|
local to Southern California
|
- Helped introduce the "Big Mac" sandwich in McDonald's TV/print ads.
|
| Bob Brandon
|
1970-75
|
local Ronald
|
- McDonald's banned him from the role after coming out
|
| King Moody
|
1969-85
|
U.S./Global
|
- Longest serving stint as Ronald McDonald (16 years)
- Played role of "Shtarker" in the CBS-TV series Get Smart.
|
| Squire Fridell
|
1985-91
|
U.S./Global
|
|
| Jack Doepke
|
1991-99
|
U.S./Global
|
- Last actor to portray Ronald in the fictional world of McDonaldland.
|
| David Hussey
|
2000-2014
|
U.S./Global
|
- 2nd longest stint as Ronald McDonald amongst actors (14 Years)
- Portrayed Ronald in McKids Adventures.
|
| Brad Lennon
|
2014-present
|
U.S./Global
|
- Current actor in role as Ronald McDonald.
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