Will Don Rickles' voice return as Mr Potato Head in Pixar's Toy Story 4?
He was known to millions for the sharp wit that scythed through his comedy.
But Don Rickles, who died on Thursday at his Los Angeles home at age 90, was also beloved by a generation of youngsters as Mr. Potato Head, thanks to Pixar's blockbuster animated Toy Story franchise, which kicked off in 1995.
With Toy Story 4 still in pre-production, the veteran star had not yet recorded his voice for the lovable spud, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Saturday.
![Working until the last: The late Don Rickles, seen at an AARP event at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on February 6 weeks before his death at 90 on Thursday, will likely live on as Mr Potato Head in Toy Story 4. Pixar may opt to splice together his voice from outtakes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/09/23/3F1CA7E300000578-4396062-Working_until_the_last_The_late_Don_Rickles_seen_at_an_AARP_even-a-39_1491775777011.jpg)
Working until the last: The late Don Rickles, seen at an AARP event at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on February 6 weeks before his death at 90 on Thursday, will likely live on as Mr Potato Head in Toy Story 4. Pixar may opt to splice together his voice from outtakes
But that doesn't mean the character, who was forever losing his facial features and other parts of his body, won't be in the movie, due out on June 21, 2019.
THR speculated that Pixar could splice together out-takes of his voice from the three previous films.
A similar but more complicated proceedure made it possible for Paul Walker to appear in Furious 7 after his death in a car crash during production in 2013 just after his 40th birthday.
![The spud-u-like: The comedian with a wicked wit had played the kind-hearted character since the first Tory Story was released in 1995](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/09/22/3F1CA7B800000578-0-image-a-40_1491773036554.jpg)
The spud-u-like: The comedian with a wicked wit had played the kind-hearted character since the first Tory Story was released in 1995
Similarly, Carrie Fisher appeared as a young Princess Leia in last year's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story uttering the last word, 'Hope.'
The word was lifted from original takes of Carrie, who died in December, voicing the line, 'Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope,' according to THR.
Meanwhile, Toy Story co-stars Tom Hanks, who voices cowboy Woody, Tim Allen as spaceman Buzz Lightyear, and franchise director-producer John Lasseter all remembered Don on social media.
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/09/23/3F1CAF9400000578-4396062-image-a-40_1491775777012.jpg)
![Paying tribute: Don's Toy Story co-stars Tim Allen and Tom Hanks were among many showbizzers who remembered the veteran comedian on social media after hes death](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/09/22/3F1CADFB00000578-0-image-a-42_1491773066997.jpg)
Paying tribute: Don's Toy Story co-stars Tim Allen and Tom Hanks were among many showbizzers who remembered the veteran comedian on social media after hes death
John wrote: 'Even though Mr. Potato Head’s facial features fell off in every Toy Story movie, his heart never left him - that was because of Don.'
Tom wrote: 'A God died today. Don Rickles, we did not want to ever lose you.'
Tim added: 'Don Rickles is one of the biggest reasons I am a comic today. I feel bad, mostly for everyone in Heaven who will now learn first hand from the sharpest wits ever, what it's like to be Rickled.'
![His final performance: Don appeared with John Stamos, left, and host Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live on October 10](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/09/23/3F1CA7D700000578-4396062-His_final_performance_Don_appeared_with_John_Stamos_left_and_hos-a-11_1491775497565.jpg)
His final performance: Don appeared with John Stamos, left, and host Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live on October 10
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