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Dick Beals, a voice actor best known for injecting youthful enthusiasm into the character of Speedy Alka-Seltzer in mid-20th century television commercials for the pain remedy, has died. He was 85.

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A glandular condition gave Dick Beals his small stature and youthful voice. That voice was used in more than 3,000 commercials. Beals played a wide range of roles: babies, teenagers and chipmunks.