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|born= Melvin Jerome Blank<br />[[May 30]], 1908<br>San Francisco, [[California]] | |||
|died= [[July 10]], [[1989]]<br />Los Angeles, California | |||
|deathcause= Heart disease Emphysema | |||
|nationality= American | |||
|occupation= Voice actor<br />Radio personality | |||
|hbyears= [[1959]]-[[1989]] | |hbyears= [[1959]]-[[1989]] | ||
|characters= [[Barney Rubble]]<br />[[Dino]]<br />[[Hardy Har Har]]<br />[[Cosmo Spacely]]<br />[[Droop-a-long Coyote]]<br />[[Sneezly]]<br />[[Secret Squirrel (character)|Secret Squirrel]]<br />[[Yak Yak]]<br />[[Bully Brothers]]<br />[[Chug-a-Boom]]<br />[[Bubba McCoy]]<br />[[Zonk]]<br />[[Stub]]<br />[[Speed Buggy (character)|Speed Buggy]]<br />[[Captain Caveman]] | |characters= [[Barney Rubble]]<br />[[Dino]]<br />[[Hardy Har Har]]<br />[[Cosmo Spacely]]<br />[[Droop-a-long Coyote]]<br />[[Sneezly]]<br />[[Secret Squirrel (character)|Secret Squirrel]]<br />[[Yak Yak]]<br />[[Bully Brothers]]<br />[[Chug-a-Boom]]<br />[[Bubba McCoy]]<br />[[Zonk]]<br />[[Stub]]<br />[[Speed Buggy (character)|Speed Buggy]]<br />[[Captain Caveman]] | ||
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'''Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc''' was an American voice actor. For [[Hanna-Barbera]], he was best known as the voice of [[Barney Rubble]], [[Dino]], [[Cosmo Spacely|Mr. Spacely]], [[Secret Squirrel (character)|Secret Squirrel]], [[Speed Buggy (character)|Speed Buggy]], and [[Captain Caveman]] | '''Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc''' (born '''Blank'''; [[May 30]], 1908 – [[July 10]], [[1989]]) was an American voice actor and radio personality known for being one of the most influential people in the voice acting career, and for being known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices". For [[Hanna-Barbera]], he was best known as the voice of [[Barney Rubble]], [[Dino]], [[Cosmo Spacely|Mr. Spacely]], [[Secret Squirrel (character)|Secret Squirrel]], [[Speed Buggy (character)|Speed Buggy]], and [[Captain Caveman]]. He was also both [[Tom Cat|Tom]] and [[Jerry Mouse|Jerry]] in [[Chuck Jones]]' run of the ''[[Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts)|Tom and Jerry]]'' theatrical shorts. | ||
Blanc died on [[July 10]], [[1989]], at the age of 81. ''[[Jetsons: The Movie (film)|Jetsons: The Movie]]'', one of his last roles, was dedicated to him. | Blanc died on [[July 10]], [[1989]], at the age of 81. ''[[Jetsons: The Movie (film)|Jetsons: The Movie]]'', one of his last roles, was dedicated to him. | ||
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==Other roles== | ==Other roles== | ||
Before working for Hanna-Barbera, Blanc made a prolific career on ''The Jack Benny Program'' (in both its radio and TV forms) | Before working for Hanna-Barbera, Blanc made a prolific career on ''The Jack Benny Program'' (in both its radio and TV forms). He was famously known for originating nearly all the characters in the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' theatrical shorts, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, and Porky Pig among many others. | ||
Blanc was briefly attached as the initial voice of [[wikipedia:Woody Woodpecker|Woody Woodpecker]] (including his trademark laughter) for Walter Lantz's series of theatrical shorts for Universal, but stopped after the character's first three shorts when he signed an exclusive contract for Warner Bros. Despite this, Blanc's laugh was used in the ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoons until [[1951]], when [[wikipedia:Gracie Stafford|Gracie Stafford]] provided Woody's voice and laugh until the series' end in [[1972]].<ref name="That's Not All Folks"> Blanc, Mel; Bashe, Philip (January 1, 1989). ''That's Not All Folks''. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 978-0446390897. Retrieved [[March 10]], [[2024]]</ref> | |||
He was hired to provide the voice for Gideon the cat, in the 1940 Disney feature film ''[[wikipedia:Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'', but it was eventually decided that the character would be mute (save for a hiccup heard three times in the final film).<ref>''No Strings Attached: The Making of Pinocchio''. ''Pinocchio'' DVD, [[2009]].</ref> | |||
After voicing Twiki in ''[[wikipedia:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', Blanc's last original character was [[wikipedia:Heathcliff (comic strip)|Heathcliff]] from the titular comic strip, whom he voiced in both the [[1980]] [[Ruby-Spears]] [[wikipedia:Heathcliff (1980 TV series)|animated series]] and the [[1984]] [[wikipedia:Heathcliff (1984 TV series)|DIC Enterprises series]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 23:49, 10 March 2024
Mel Blanc | |
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Born | Melvin Jerome Blank May 30, 1908 San Francisco, California |
Died | July 10, 1989 Los Angeles, California |
Cause of death | Heart disease Emphysema |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Voice actor Radio personality |
Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1959-1989 |
Characters played | Barney Rubble Dino Hardy Har Har Cosmo Spacely Droop-a-long Coyote Sneezly Secret Squirrel Yak Yak Bully Brothers Chug-a-Boom Bubba McCoy Zonk Stub Speed Buggy Captain Caveman |
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (born Blank; May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality known for being one of the most influential people in the voice acting career, and for being known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices". For Hanna-Barbera, he was best known as the voice of Barney Rubble, Dino, Mr. Spacely, Secret Squirrel, Speed Buggy, and Captain Caveman. He was also both Tom and Jerry in Chuck Jones' run of the Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts.
Blanc died on July 10, 1989, at the age of 81. Jetsons: The Movie, one of his last roles, was dedicated to him.
Roles
20th century
- Loopy De Loop (1959-1965)
- The Flintstones (1960-1966)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series (1962-1963)
- The Jetsons (1962-1963; 1985-1987)
- Cosmo Spacely
- Tom and Jerry (1963-1967)
- The Magilla Gorilla Show (1964-1965)
- The Peter Potamus Show (1964-1966)
- Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964)
- The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1965-1967)
- Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt (1965-1966)
- Salty
- Voice ("Knight Fright," 1965)
- Announcer ("Knight Fright," 1965)
- The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
- Barney Rubble
- The Abbott & Costello Cartoon Show (1967-1968)
- The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969-1970)
- Where's Huddles? (1970)
- The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971-1973)
- Barney Rubble
- The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972-1973)
- Speed Buggy (1973)
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies
- Speed Buggy ("The Weird Winds of Winona," 1973)
- Fred Flinstone and Friends (1977-1978)
- Laff-A-Lympics (1977-1978)
- Speed Buggy
- Captain Caveman
- Barney Rubble
- Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977-1978)
- Barney Rubble
- Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977-1980)
- Captain Caveman
- A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- The Flintstones: Little Big League (1978)
- Barney Rubble
- Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978-1979)
- Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979-1980)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling (1980)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980-1982)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- Captain Caveman
- The Flintstones: Jogging Fever (1981)
- Barney Rubble
- The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma (1981)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- Trollkins (1981-1982)
- TBA
- Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
- Barney Rubble
- The Flintstone Funnies (1982-1984)
- Barney Rubble
- Captain Caveman
- The Flintstone Kids (1986-1988)
- Dino
- Robert Rubble
- Captain Caveman
- Piggy McGrabit
- The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
- Barney Rubble
- The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- Cosmo Spacely
- Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)
- Cosmo Spacely
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989)
- Barney Rubble
- Dino
- Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
- Cosmo Spacely
- The Flintstones (1994)
- Dino (archival recordings)
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
- Dino (archival recordings)
Other roles
Before working for Hanna-Barbera, Blanc made a prolific career on The Jack Benny Program (in both its radio and TV forms). He was famously known for originating nearly all the characters in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, and Porky Pig among many others.
Blanc was briefly attached as the initial voice of Woody Woodpecker (including his trademark laughter) for Walter Lantz's series of theatrical shorts for Universal, but stopped after the character's first three shorts when he signed an exclusive contract for Warner Bros. Despite this, Blanc's laugh was used in the Woody Woodpecker cartoons until 1951, when Gracie Stafford provided Woody's voice and laugh until the series' end in 1972.[1]
He was hired to provide the voice for Gideon the cat, in the 1940 Disney feature film Pinocchio, but it was eventually decided that the character would be mute (save for a hiccup heard three times in the final film).[2]
After voicing Twiki in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Blanc's last original character was Heathcliff from the titular comic strip, whom he voiced in both the 1980 Ruby-Spears animated series and the 1984 DIC Enterprises series.
References
- People
- Actors
- Abbott & Costello actors
- Abbott & Costello
- Breezly and Sneezly actors
- Breezly and Sneezly
- Captain Caveman actors
- Captain Caveman
- Flintstones (franchise)
- Flintstones actors
- Hanna-Barbera
- Jetsons (franchise)
- Jetsons actors
- Laff-A-Lympics actors
- Laff-A-Lympics
- Lippy the Lion actors
- Lippy the Lion
- Loopy De Loop actors
- Loopy De Loop
- Ricochet Rabbit actors
- Ricochet Rabbit
- Scooby-Doo actors
- Scooby-Doo
- Secret Squirrel actors
- Secret Squirrel
- Speed Buggy actors
- Speed Buggy
- Trollkins actors
- Trollkins
- Wally Gator actors
- Wally Gator
- Wacky Races actors
- Wacky Races
- Where's Huddles? actors
- Where's Huddles?
- Yogi Bear actors
- Yogi Bear