Who was the mailman on Christmas tv special Rudolph Red nose Reindeer portrait-ed after?

The mailman in the classic 1964 Christmas TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was not portrayed after any specific person. He was designed and voiced by Burl Ives, who also played the narrator in the special.

While the character is often associated with Burl Ives's persona, he wasn't based on anyone in particular. The mailman was simply a character in the story, and his image and voice were created by the animators and voice actors.