From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Henry Corden born Henry Cohen January 6 1920 May 19 2005 was a Canadianborn American actor voice actor and singer best known for taking over the role of Fred Flintstone after Alan Reeds death in 1977 His official debut as Freds new voice was in the 1977 syndicated weekday series Fred Flintstone and Friends for which he provided voiceovers on brief bumper clips shown inbetween segments although he had previously provided the singing voice for Reed in the 1966 theatrical film The Man Called Flintstone