Michael Bell

Michael Bell
Bell in 1977.
Years active at Hanna-Barbera	1973-2004
Characters played	Mark Commander Craig Robinson Ernie Devlin Chief Doctor Ben Cooper Zan Gleek Grouchy Smurf Lazy Smurf Ranger Rangerfield George Allstar Seaworthy 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)
  • Mark
• Lost in Space (1973)
  • Commander Craig Robinson
• Devlin (1974)
  • Ernie Devlin
• CB Bears (1977)
  • Chief
• The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977)
  • Zan
  • Gleek
• Jana of the Jungle (1978)
  • Doctor Ben Cooper
• 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
  • Joey Cassette ("The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco!," 1979)
• Superfriends (1980)
  • Zan
  • Gleek
• The Smurfs (1981-1987)
  • Grouchy Smurf
  • Lazy Smurf
  • Handy Smurf
  • Johan
• The Kwicky Koala Show (1981)
  • Ranger Rangerfield
  • George
• Heidi's Song (1982)
  • Willie
• Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984)
  • Zan
  • Gleek
• Snorks (1984-1989)
  • Allstar Seaworthy
• The Flintstone Kids (1986-1988)
  • Mr. Bad
• Foofur (1986-1988)
  • Harvey
• The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)
  • Dick Dastardly
• Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
  • Ferdinand

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, include the following:

• Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk
• Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
• Several characters including Prowl, Sideswipe, and Bombshell 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; The Fear in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater; the Ratchet & Clank series, among many others.

In live action, Bell has some one-shot roles in 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 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His film career has included roles such as Thunder Alley (1967), Blue (1968), Brother John (1971), Rollercoaster (1977), Fast Company (1979), How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) and C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. (1989).