[3] After graduating from high school in 1957, Frick's first job was as a radio disc jockey under the name "John Harrison" at the small Cedar Rapids-based station KPIG.
All three films would become commercially successful and culturally significant, and Elliott's profile was elevated, convincing him to leave radio for a full-time career as a freelance voice-over artist.
At one point during this assignment, Elliott performed for a promo that bizarrely juxtaposed the teen series California Fever with the made-for-TV thriller film Death Car on the Freeway.
Reflecting on his role as "the voice of Disney", Elliott regarded it as "a wonderful touchstone for my career", adding that "If that's the identity that I carry with me for the rest of my life, I wouldn't have it any other way".
[3] In 1997, Elliott and fellow voice-over artists Don LaFontaine, Nick Tate, John Leader, and Al Chalk appeared in 5 Men and a Limo, a sketch shown as part of The Hollywood Reporter's Key Art Awards.
He also appeared as himself in Lake Bell's 2013 comedy film In a World....[3] Elliott suffered from lung cancer in his later years.