Dirty Dawson is voiced by Paul Frees in the original series and Jim Cummings in the sequel. He appeared in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, and 101 Dalmatians.
He is portrayed as an obese man who appears in a television show against Thunderbolt that the Dalmatian pups watch before going to bed. Patch attentively observes him and sneers at him, calling him a "old yellow-livered skunk," as Thunderbolt, his idol, engages in combat with him.