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==Roles==
==Roles==
===20th century===
===20th century===
* ''[[The Ruff and Reddy Show]]'' (1957-1960)
* ''[[The Ruff and Reddy Show]]'' ([[1957]]-[[1960]])
** Ruff
** Ruff
** [[Professor Gizmo]]
** [[Professor Gizmo]]
** [[Ubble Ubble]]
** [[Ubble Ubble]]
* ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'' (1958-1962)
* ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'' ([[1958]]-[[1962]])
** Boo Boo Bear
** Boo Boo Bear
** Ranger Smith
** Ranger Smith
** [[Pixie and Dixie|Pixie]]
** [[Pixie and Dixie|Pixie]]
* ''[[Loopy De Loop (theatrical shorts)|Loopy De Loop]]''
* ''[[Loopy De Loop (theatrical shorts)|Loopy De Loop]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]'' (1960-1966)
* ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]'' (1960-[[1966]])
** [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]
** [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]
** [[Hoppy (Flintstones)|Hoppy]]
** [[Hoppy (Flintstones)|Hoppy]]
* ''[[The Yogi Bear Show]]'' (1961-1962)
* ''[[The Yogi Bear Show]]'' ([[1961]]-1962)
** Boo Boo Bear
** Boo Boo Bear
** Ranger Smith
** Ranger Smith
** [[Major Minor]]
** [[Major Minor]]
* ''[[Top Cat (TV series)|Top Cat]]'' (1961-1962)
* ''[[Top Cat (TV series)|Top Cat]]'' (1961-1962)
* ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' (1962-1963)
* ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' (1962-[[1963]])
** Astro
** Astro
* ''[[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]]'' (1962-1963)
* ''[[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]]'' (1962-1963)
** [[Mr. Twiddle]]
** [[Mr. Twiddle]]
* ''[[The Magilla Gorilla Show]]'' (1964-1966)
* ''[[The Magilla Gorilla Show]]'' ([[1964]]-1966)
** [[Ricochet Rabbit]]
** [[Ricochet Rabbit]]
* ''[[The Peter Potamus Show]]'' (1964–1966)
* ''[[The Peter Potamus Show]]'' (1964–1966)
** [[So-So]]
** [[So-So]]
* ''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|Jonny Quest]]'' (1964–1965)
* ''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|Jonny Quest]]'' (1964–[[1965]])
** Doctor Benton Quest
** Doctor Benton Quest
** Bandit
** Bandit
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** [[Dormouse]]
** [[Dormouse]]
** [[Fluff]]
** [[Fluff]]
* ''[[A Laurel & Hardy Cartoon]]'' (1966-1967)
* ''[[A Laurel & Hardy Cartoon]]'' (1966-[[1967]])
* ''[[Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles]]'' (1966-1968)
* ''[[Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles]]'' (1966-[[1968]])
** [[Multi-Man]]
** [[Multi-Man]]
* ''[[Space Ghost & Dino Boy]]'' (1966-1968)
* ''[[Space Ghost & Dino Boy]]'' (1966-1968)
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** [[Priest]]
** [[Priest]]
** [[Tug]]
** [[Tug]]
* ''[[The Banana Splits Adventure Hour]]'' (1968-1970)
* ''[[The Banana Splits Adventure Hour]]'' (1968-[[1970]])
** [[Snorky]]
** [[Snorky]]
** [[Professor Carter]]
** [[Professor Carter]]
** [[Aramis]]
** [[Aramis]]
* ''[[The Adventures of Gulliver]]'' (1968-1969)
* ''[[The Adventures of Gulliver]]'' (1968-[[1969]])
** [[Egger]]
** [[Egger]]
** [[Tagg]]
** [[Tagg]]
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** [[Fumbles]]
** [[Fumbles]]
** [[Beverly]]
** [[Beverly]]
* ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' (1970-1971)
* ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' (1970-[[1971]])
** [[Sebastian]]
** [[Sebastian]]
* ''[[Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)|Harlem Globetrotters]]'' (1970-1971)
* ''[[Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)|Harlem Globetrotters]]'' (1970-1971)
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* ''[[Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!]]'' (1971)
** [[Hercules]]
** [[Hercules]]
* ''[[The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan]]'' ([[1972]])
** [[Chu Chu]]
** [[Chu Chu]]
* ''[[Wait Till Your Father Gets Home]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Wait Till Your Father Gets Home]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Flintstone Comedy Hour]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Flintstone Comedy Hour]]'' (1972)
** [[Schleprock]]
** [[Schleprock]]
* ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' (1972-1973)
* ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' (1972-[[1973]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space]]'' (1972)
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** [[Touché Turtle]]
** [[Touché Turtle]]
** Ranger Smith
** Ranger Smith
* ''[[Hong Kong Phooey (TV series)|Hong Kong Phooey]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Hong Kong Phooey (TV series)|Hong Kong Phooey]]'' ([[1974]])
* ''[[Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch]]'' (1974–1975)
* ''[[Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch]]'' (1974–[[1975]])
** [[Scrambles]]
** [[Scrambles]]
** [[Officer Fishtail]]
** [[Officer Fishtail]]
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* ''[[The Tom & Jerry Show (1975 TV series)|The Tom & Jerry Show]]'' (1975)
* ''[[The Tom & Jerry Show (1975 TV series)|The Tom & Jerry Show]]'' (1975)
** [[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]]
** [[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]]
* ''[[The Mumbly Cartoon Show]]'' (1976)
* ''[[The Great Grape Ape Show]]'' (1975)
* ''[[The Mumbly Cartoon Show]]'' ([[1976]])
** [[Mumbly]]
** [[Mumbly]]
* ''[[Jabberjaw (TV series)|Jabberjaw]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Jabberjaw (TV series)|Jabberjaw]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'' (1976-1977)
* ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'' (1976-[[1977]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' (1976-1978)
* ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' (1976-[[1978]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[CB Bears (TV series)|CB Bears]]'' (1977)
* ''[[CB Bears (TV series)|CB Bears]]'' (1977)
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** [[Junior Creepley]]
** [[Junior Creepley]]
** Announcer
** Announcer
* ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' (1977-1980)
* ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' (1977-[[1980]])
* ''[[Challenge of the Super Friends]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Challenge of the Super Friends]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Dinky Dog (TV series)|Dinky Dog]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Dinky Dog (TV series)|Dinky Dog]]'' (1978)
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** Snorky
** Snorky
** [[Jabberjaw]]
** [[Jabberjaw]]
* ''[[Godzilla (TV series)|Godzilla]]'' (1978-1979)
* ''[[Godzilla (TV series)|Godzilla]]'' (1978-[[1979]])
** [[Godzooky]]
** [[Godzooky]]
* ''[[The All New Popeye Hour]]'' (1978-1983)
* ''[[The All New Popeye Hour]]'' (1978-1983)
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* ''[[The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone]]'' (1979)
* ''[[The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone]]'' (1979)
** [[Igor]]
** [[Igor]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' (1979-1980; 1980–1982)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' (1979-1980; 1980–[[1982]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** [[Scrappy-Doo]] (1980–1982)
** [[Scrappy-Doo]] (1980–1982)
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** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
** ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' (1980–1981)
** ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' (1980–[[1981]])
* ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'' (1981)
* ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'' (1981)
** [[Rawhide Clyde]]
** [[Rawhide Clyde]]
* ''[[The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma]]'' (1981)  
* ''[[The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma]]'' (1981)  
** Announcer
** Announcer
* ''[[The Smurfs]]'' (1981–1989)
* ''[[The Smurfs]]'' (1981–[[1989]])
** [[Papa Smurf]]
** [[Papa Smurf]]
** [[Azrael]]
** [[Azrael]]
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** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
* ''[[The Flintstone Funnies]]'' (1982-1984)
* ''[[The Flintstone Funnies]]'' (1982-[[1984]])
** [[Schleprock]]
** [[Schleprock]]
* ''[[The Smurfs Springtime Special]]'' (1982)
* ''[[The Smurfs Springtime Special]]'' (1982)
** Papa Smurf
** Papa Smurf
** Azrael
** Azrael
* ''[[The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda]]'' ([[1990]]-[[1991]])
* ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]'' ([[1983]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
* ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]'' ([[1984]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
* ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'' ([[1985]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (film)|Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers]]'' ([[1987]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School]]'' ([[1988]])
** Scooby-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf]]'' (1988)
** Scooby-Doo
** Scrappy-Doo
* ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' (1988-[[1991]])
** Scooby-Doo
* ''[[The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda]]'' ([[1990]]-1991)
** [[Sancho Panda]]
** [[Sancho Panda]]
** [[Dapple]]
** [[Dapple]]
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[[Category:Godzilla actors]]
[[Category:Godzilla actors]]
[[Category:Godzilla]]
[[Category:Godzilla]]
[[Category:Grape Ape actors]]
[[Category:Grape Ape]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:Harlem Globetrotters (franchise)]]
[[Category:Harlem Globetrotters (franchise)]]

Revision as of 19:28, 7 December 2023

Don Messick
Don Messick.png
Years active at Hanna-Barbera 1957-1996
Characters played Scooby-Doo
Boo Boo Bear
Ranger Smith
Papa Smurf
Astro
Muttley
Spot
Benton Quest
Ruff
Bandit
Sancho Panda
Dapple
Pixie

Donald Earle Messick was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Scooby-Doo, Boo Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Papa Smurf, Astro, Muttley, Spot, Benton Quest, Ruff, and Bandit.

Messick died from a second stroke on October 24, 1997, at the age of 71.

Roles

20th century

Other roles

Messick was the voice of the Autobots Gears and Ratchet, and Deception Scavenger in the animated TV series The Transformers, and when Tom Ruegger was due to their previous collaborations on Scooby-Doo, Tom Ruegger cast Messick as Hampton J. Pig in Tiny Toons Adventures. He also spoofed Doctor Quest in an episode of Freakazoid!, playing the role of Doctor Vernon Danger.

In 1984, art imitates life in the short-lived sitcom The Duck Factory, when Messick played a voice actor called Wally Wooster, known for voicing the cartoon duck, Dippy Duck. This was his only live-action starring role.

References

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