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(I'm pretty sure he voiced at least one character from The Quick Draw McGraw Show, even if they aren't a main character.)
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** Ranger Smith
** Ranger Smith
** [[Pixie and Dixie|Pixie]]
** [[Pixie and Dixie|Pixie]]
* ''[[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]]

Revision as of 07:41, 30 May 2022

Template:Infobox actor 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.

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