▁most ▁major ▁character ▁he ▁vo iced ▁being ▁Jon ' s ▁cruel ▁nep hew ▁Ros co . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁release ▁of ▁Arnold ▁Le ib ov it ' s ▁The ▁Pu ppet oon ▁Movie , ▁Be als ▁provided ▁the ▁voice ▁for ▁the ▁character ▁Spe edy ▁Al ka - S el zer . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁played ▁Nicholas ▁Adams worth ▁on ▁the ▁F ocus ▁on ▁the ▁Family ▁radio ▁drama ▁Advent ures ▁in ▁Od ys sey . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Be als ▁provided ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Pin oc chio ▁pu ppet ▁in ▁the ▁horror ▁film ▁Pin oc chio ' s ▁Re ven ge . ▁ ▁Be als ▁continued ▁doing ▁occas ional ▁voice ▁acting , ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁at ▁Old ▁Time ▁Radio ▁convent ions ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁motiv ational ▁speaker . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁as ▁an ▁al umn us ▁of ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁spare ▁time ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁sp ending ▁time ▁on ▁his ▁y acht ▁Think ▁Big . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Be als ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁Think ▁Big , ▁that ▁his ▁high ▁voice ▁and ▁boy ish ▁appearance ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁g land ular ▁problem ; ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁through ▁pub ert y ▁( m uch ▁like ▁Walter ▁T et ley , ▁who ▁had ▁provided ▁the ▁voice ▁for ▁Sh erman ▁on ▁The ▁Bull w ink le ▁Show ). ▁Be als ▁was ▁ 4 ▁foot ▁ 7   in