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|caption1= Bell in [[1977]]. | |caption1= Bell in [[1977]]. | ||
|hbyears= [[1973]]-[[2004]] | |hbyears= [[1973]]-[[2004]] | ||
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'''Michael Bell''' is an American film, television and voice actor. He provided many voices for the [[Hanna-Barbera]] animation production company. | '''Michael Bell''' is an American film, television and voice actor. He provided many voices for the [[Hanna-Barbera]] animation production company. | ||
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==Roles== | ==Roles== | ||
===20th century=== | ===20th century=== | ||
* ''[[Speed Buggy (TV series)|Speed Buggy]]'' (1973 | * ''[[Speed Buggy (TV series)|Speed Buggy]]'' ([[1973]]) | ||
** [[Mark]] | ** [[Mark]] | ||
* ''[[Lost in Space]]'' (1973) | * ''[[Lost in Space]]'' (1973) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Commander Craig Robinson]] | ||
* ''[[Devlin]]'' (1974) | * ''[[Devlin]]'' ([[1974]]) | ||
** [[Ernie Devlin]] | ** [[Ernie Devlin]] | ||
* ''[[CB Bears (TV series)|CB Bears]]'' (1977) | * ''[[CB Bears (TV series)|CB Bears]]'' ([[1977]]) | ||
** [[Chief (Undercover Elephant)|Chief]] | ** [[Chief (Undercover Elephant)|Chief]] | ||
* ''[[The All-New Super Friends Hour]]'' (1977) | * ''[[The All-New Super Friends Hour]]'' (1977) | ||
** [[Zan]] | ** [[Zan]] | ||
** [[Gleek]] | ** [[Gleek]] | ||
* ''[[Jana of the Jungle]]'' (1978) | * ''[[Jana of the Jungle]]'' ([[1978]]) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Doctor Ben Cooper]] | ||
* ''[[Challenge of the Superfriends]]'' (1978) | * ''[[Challenge of the Superfriends]]'' (1978) | ||
** Zan | ** Zan | ||
** Gleek | ** Gleek | ||
* ''[[The World's Greatest Superfriends]]'' (1979) | ** [[Lex Luthor]] (as a young man in "[[History of Doom]]") | ||
* ''[[The World's Greatest Superfriends]]'' ([[1979]]) | |||
** Zan | ** Zan | ||
** Gleek | ** Gleek | ||
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' | * ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' | ||
** [[Joey Cassette]] ("[[The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco!]]," 1979) | ** [[Joey Cassette]] ("[[The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco!]]," 1979) | ||
* ''[[Superfriends (1980 TV series)|Superfriends]]'' (1980) | * ''[[Superfriends (1980 TV series)|Superfriends]]'' ([[1980]]) | ||
** Zan | ** Zan | ||
** Gleek | ** Gleek | ||
* ''[[The Smurfs]]'' (1981-1987) | * ''[[The Smurfs]]'' ([[1981]]-[[1987]]) | ||
** [[Grouchy Smurf]] | ** [[Grouchy Smurf]] | ||
** [[Lazy Smurf]] | ** [[Lazy Smurf]] | ||
** [[Handy Smurf]] | |||
** [[Johan]] | |||
* ''[[Trollkins]]'' (1981) | |||
** [[Grubb Trollmaine]] | |||
** [[Traud Clintwood]] ("[[Trolltown Goes Trollywood]]") | |||
** [[Agent 00-Troll]] ("[[Agent Double-O-Troll]]") | |||
* ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'' (1981) | * ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'' (1981) | ||
** [[Ranger Rangerfield]] | ** [[Ranger Rangerfield]] | ||
** [[George and Joey Bungle|George]] | ** [[George and Joey Bungle|George]] | ||
* ''[[Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]'' (1984) | * ''[[Heidi's Song]]'' ([[1982]]) | ||
** [[Willie]] | |||
* ''[[Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]'' ([[1984]]) | |||
** Zan | ** Zan | ||
** Gleek | ** Gleek | ||
* ''[[Snorks]]'' (1984-1989) | * ''[[Snorks]]'' (1984-[[1989]]) | ||
** [[Allstar Seaworthy]] | ** [[Allstar Seaworthy]] | ||
* ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'' (1986-1988) | * ''[[Star Fairies]]'' ([[1985]]) | ||
** [[Frump]] | |||
** [[Freddy Flawless]] | |||
* ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'' ([[1986]]-[[1988]]) | |||
** [[Mr. Bad]] | ** [[Mr. Bad]] | ||
* ''[[Foofur (TV series)|Foofur]]'' (1986-1988) | * ''[[Foofur (TV series)|Foofur]]'' (1986-1988) | ||
** [[Mel and Harvey|Harvey]] | ** [[Mel and Harvey|Harvey]] | ||
* ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' (1990) | * ''[[The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley]]'' (1988) | ||
** Additional voices | |||
* ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' ([[1990]]) | |||
** [[Dick Dastardly]] | ** [[Dick Dastardly]] | ||
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' (1992) | * ''[[The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda]]'' (1990-[[1991]]) | ||
** Additional voices | |||
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie (film)|Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' ([[1992]]) | |||
** [[Ferdinand]] | ** [[Ferdinand]] | ||
==Other roles== | ==Other roles== | ||
Michael Bell was a prominent voice actor for several animated series throughout the [[1970s|'70s]] to [[1980s|'80s]]. In 1972, his first cartoon role was Stutz, the leader of ''The Houndcats''. He has since then voiced countless characters for various shows, including the following: | |||
* Bruce Banner in ''The Incredible Hulk'' | |||
* Doctor Octopus in ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' | |||
* Prowl, Sideswipe, Bombshell, and several others in ''The Transformers'' | |||
* Duke, Xamot, Blowtorch and numerous others in ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' | |||
* Lance & Sven in ''Voltron: Defender of the Universe'' | |||
* Hiro Taka in ''Spiral Zone'' | |||
* [[Lex Luthor]] in [[Ruby-Spears]]' ''[[Superman]]'' | |||
* Drew Pickles, Charles Finster Sr., and Boris Kropotkin in ''Rugrats'' and ''All Grown Up!'' | |||
* Quackerjack in Disney's ''Darkwing Duck'' and the [[2017]] ''DuckTales'' series | |||
Outside of animation, Bell had also voiced in video games including ''Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix''; ''Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos''; ''Diablo II: Lord of Destruction''; ''Age of Empires III''; ''Baldur's Gate''; ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater''; the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series, among many others. | |||
In live action, Bell has appeared in some roles on several TV shows. These include: | |||
* ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' | |||
*''The Monkees'' | |||
*''Get Smart'' | |||
*''Mission: Impossible'' | |||
*''Mannix'' | |||
*''Charlie's Angels'' | |||
*''M*A*S*H''* | |||
*''Three's Company'' | |||
*''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' | |||
* ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' | |||
His film career has included roles such as ''Thunder Alley'', ''Blue'', ''Brother John'', ''Rollercoaster'', ''Fast Company'', ''How to Beat the High Cost of Living'' and ''C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Scooby-Doo actors]] | [[Category:Scooby-Doo actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Smurfs actors]] | [[Category:Smurfs actors]] | ||
[[Category:Snorks actors]] | [[Category:Snorks actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Speed Buggy actors]] | [[Category:Speed Buggy actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Tom and Jerry actors]] | [[Category:Tom and Jerry actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Trollkins actors]] | |||
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[[Category:Undercover Elephant actors]] | [[Category:Undercover Elephant actors]] | ||
[[Category:Undercover Elephant]] |
Latest revision as of 19:14, 19 August 2024
Michael Bell | |
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Bell in 1977. | |
Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1973-2004 |
Characters played | Mark Allstar Seaworthy Ernie Devlin Zan Gleek Grouchy Smurf Lazy Smurf Chief Doctor Ben Cooper Commander Craig Robinson Grubb Trollmaine Ranger Rangerfield George Harvey |
Michael Bell is an American film, television and voice actor. He provided many voices for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company.
Roles
20th century
- Speed Buggy (1973)
- Lost in Space (1973)
- Devlin (1974)
- CB Bears (1977)
- The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977)
- Jana of the Jungle (1978)
- Challenge of the Superfriends (1978)
- Zan
- Gleek
- Lex Luthor (as a young man in "History of Doom")
- The World's Greatest Superfriends (1979)
- Zan
- Gleek
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
- Superfriends (1980)
- Zan
- Gleek
- The Smurfs (1981-1987)
- Trollkins (1981)
- The Kwicky Koala Show (1981)
- Heidi's Song (1982)
- Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984)
- Zan
- Gleek
- Snorks (1984-1989)
- Star Fairies (1985)
- The Flintstone Kids (1986-1988)
- Foofur (1986-1988)
- The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
- Additional voices
- The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)
- The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990-1991)
- Additional voices
- Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
Other roles
Michael Bell was a prominent voice actor for several animated series throughout the '70s to '80s. In 1972, his first cartoon role was Stutz, the leader of The Houndcats. He has since then voiced countless characters for various shows, including the following:
- Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk
- Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
- Prowl, Sideswipe, Bombshell, and several others in The Transformers
- Duke, Xamot, Blowtorch and numerous others in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- Lance & Sven in Voltron: Defender of the Universe
- Hiro Taka in Spiral Zone
- Lex Luthor in Ruby-Spears' Superman
- Drew Pickles, Charles Finster Sr., and Boris Kropotkin in Rugrats and All Grown Up!
- Quackerjack in Disney's Darkwing Duck and the 2017 DuckTales series
Outside of animation, Bell had also voiced in video games including Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix; Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos; Diablo II: Lord of Destruction; Age of Empires III; Baldur's Gate; Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater; the Ratchet & Clank series, among many others.
In live action, Bell has appeared in some roles on several TV shows. These include:
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- The Monkees
- Get Smart
- Mission: Impossible
- Mannix
- Charlie's Angels
- M*A*S*H*
- Three's Company
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
His film career has included roles such as Thunder Alley, Blue, Brother John, Rollercoaster, Fast Company, How to Beat the High Cost of Living and C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.
References
- People
- Actors
- CB Bears (TV series)
- CB Bears actors
- Crazy Claws actors
- Crazy Claws
- Devlin actors
- Devlin
- Don Coyote and Sancho Panda actors
- Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
- Ed Grimley actors
- Ed Grimley
- Flintstones (franchise)
- Flintstones actors
- Foofur actors
- Foofur
- Hanna-Barbera
- Heidi's Song actors
- Heidi's Song
- Lost in Space actors
- Lost in Space
- Scooby-Doo actors
- Scooby-Doo
- Smurfs actors
- Snorks actors
- Snorks (TV series)
- Speed Buggy actors
- Speed Buggy
- Star Fairies actors
- Star Fairies
- Super Friends actors
- Super Friends
- The B.B. Beegle Show
- The B.B. Beegle Show actors
- The Smurfs
- Tom and Jerry actors
- Tom and Jerry
- Trollkins actors
- Trollkins
- Undercover Elephant actors
- Undercover Elephant