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'''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 (character)|Scooby-Doo]], [[Boo Boo Bear]], [[Ranger Smith]], [[Papa Smurf]], [[Astro]], [[Muttley]], [[Spot]], [[Benton Quest]], [[Ruff]], and [[Bandit]].
'''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 (character)|Scooby-Doo]], [[Boo Boo Bear]], [[Ranger Smith]], [[Papa Smurf]], [[Astro]], [[Muttley]], [[Spot]], [[Benton Quest]], [[Ruff]], and [[Bandit]].


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


==History with Hanna-Barbera==
==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]]
* ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]'' (1960-1966)
* ''[[Loopy De Loop]]''
* ''[[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]])
** Dr. Benton Quest
** Doctor Benton Quest
** Bandit
** Bandit
* ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The Atom Ant Show]]'' (1965–1967)
* ''[[The Atom Ant Show]]'' (1965–1967)
** [[Atom Ant (character)|Atom Ant]]
** [[Atom Ant (character)|Atom Ant]]
** [[Precious Pupp]]
** [[Precious Pupp (character)|Precious Pupp]]
** [[Shag Rugg]]
** [[Shag Rugg]]
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?]]'' (1965)
** [[Dormouse]]
** [[Dormouse]]
** [[Fluff]]
** [[Fluff]]
* ''[[The Laurel and Hardy Cartoon Show]]'' (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)
** [[Blip]]
** [[Blip]]
** [[Zorak]]
** [[Zorak (character)|Zorak]]
** [[Sisto]]
** [[Sisto]]
** [[Bronty]]
** [[Bronty]]
* ''[[The Space Kidettes]]'' (1966)
* ''[[The Space Kidettes]]'' (1966-1967)
** [[Countdown]]
** [[Countdown]]
** [[Pup Star]]
** [[Pupstar]]
** [[Static]]
* ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]'' (1967)
** [[Falcon 7]]
** [[Falcon 7]]
** [[Vapor Man]]
** [[Vapor Man]]
** [[Vultro]]
** [[Vultro]]
* ''[[The Herculoids (TV series)|The Herculoids]]'' (1967)
* ''[[The Herculoids]]'' (1967)
** [[Gloop and Gleep]]
** [[Gloop and Gleep]]
* ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk (film)|Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' (1967)
** Cat
** Cat
** Mice
** Mice
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* ''[[Fantastic Four (TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' (1967-1968)
* ''[[Fantastic Four (TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' (1967-1968)
** [[Kurrgo]]
** [[Kurrgo]]
* ''[[Abbott & Costello]]'' (1967)
* ''[[The Abbott & Costello Cartoon Show]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Shazzan (TV series)|Shazzan]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Shazzan (TV series)|Shazzan]]'' (1967)
** [[Kaboobie]]
** [[Kaboobie]]
* ''[[Samson & Goliath]]'' (1967-1968)
* ''[[Young Samson]]'' (1967-1968)
** [[Goliath]]
** [[Goliath]]
** Venusian Ice Men
** Venusian Ice Men
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** [[Priest]]
** [[Priest]]
** [[Tug]]
** [[Tug]]
* ''[[The Adventures of Gulliver]]'' (1968-1969)
* ''[[The Banana Splits Adventure Hour]]'' (1968-[[1970]])
** [[Eager]]
** [[Snorky]]
** [[Professor Carter]]
** [[Aramis]]
* ''[[The Adventures of Gulliver]]'' (1968-[[1969]])
** [[Egger]]
** [[Tagg]]
** [[Tagg]]
* ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'' (1968-1969)
* ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'' (1968-1969)
** [[Muttley]]
** [[Muttley]]
** [[Pat Pending|Professor Pat Pending]]
** [[Professor Pat Pending]]
** [[Slag Brothers|Gravel Slag]]
** [[Slag Brothers|Gravel Slag]]
** [[Gruesome Twosome|Little Gruesome]]
** [[Gruesome Twosome|Little Gruesome]]
** [[Ring-a-Ding]]
** [[Ring-a-Ding]]
** [[Sawtooth]]
* ''[[The Banana Splits Adventure Hour]]'' (1969)
** [[Snorky]]
** [[Prof. Carter]]
** [[Aramis]]
* ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]'' (1969-1970)
* ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]'' (1969-1970)
** [[Dum-Dum]]
** [[Dum Dum (Penelope Pitstop)|Dum Dum]]
** [[Pockets]]
** [[Pockets]]
** [[Zippy]]
** [[Zippy]]
** [[Snoozy]]
** [[Snoozy]]
* ''[[Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]'' (1969-1970)
* ''[[Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]'' (1969-1970)
** Muttley
** Muttley
** [[Klunk]]
** [[Klunk]]
** [[Zilly]]
** [[Zilly]]
** [[Yankee Doodle Pidgeon]]
** [[Yankee Doodle Pigeon]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?]]'' (1969-1970)
* ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' (1969-1970)
** [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]
** [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]
* ''[[Cattanooga Cats (TV series)|Cattanooga Cats]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Cattanooga Cats (TV series)|Cattanooga Cats]]'' (1969)
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* ''[[Where's Huddles?]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Where's Huddles?]]'' (1970)
** [[Fumbles]]
** [[Fumbles]]
* ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' (1970-1971)
** [[Beverly]]
* ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' (1970-[[1971]])
** [[Sebastian]]
** [[Sebastian]]
* ''[[Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)|Harlem Globetrotters]]'' (1970-1971)
** [[Hoppy (The Great Geese Goof-Up)|Hoppy]] ("[[The Great Geese Goof-Up]]", 1970)
** [[List of unnamed Harlem Globetrotters characters|Anchorman]] ("The Great Geese Goof-Up", 1970)
** Basketball announcer ("The Great Geese Goof-Up", 1970)
* ''[[The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show]]'' (1971)
* ''[[The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show]]'' (1971)
** [[Schleprock]]
** [[Schleprock]]
** [[Weirdly Gruesome]]
** [[Weirdly Gruesome]]
* ''[[Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)|Harlem Globetrotters]]'' (1971)
* ''[[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)
** [[Sebastian]]
** [[Sebastian]]
** [[Bleep]]
** [[Bleep]]
* ''[[A Christmas Story]]'' (1972)
** [[List of unnamed Hanna-Barbera characters#A Christmas Story|Timmy's father]]
** [[Squirrel]]
* ''[[Inch High, Private Eye]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Inch High, Private Eye]]'' (1973)
* ''[[The Addams Family (1973 TV series)|The Addams Family]]'' (1973)
* ''[[The Addams Family (1973 TV series)|The Addams Family]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Jeannie (TV series)|Jeannie]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Jeannie (TV series)|Jeannie]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Yogi's Gang (TV series)|Yogi's Gang]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Yogi's Gang]]'' (1973)
** Boo Boo Bear  
** Boo Boo Bear  
** Atom Ant  
** Atom Ant  
** [[Squiddly Diddly]]
** [[Squiddly Diddly (character)|Squiddly Diddly]]
** [[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)
** [[Clyde (Heyyy, It's the King!)|Clyde]]
** [[Clyde (Heyyy, It's the King!)|Clyde]]
** [[Seeker]] ("[[Valley of No Return (episode)|Valley of No Return]]", 1977)
** [[Seeker]] ("[[Valley of No Return]]", 1977)
** [[Elmo (The Carnival Caper)|Elmo]] ("[[The Carnival Caper]]", 1977)
** [[Elmo (The Carnival Caper)|Elmo]] ("[[The Carnival Caper]]", 1977)
** [[Mr. Gridley]] ("The Carnival Caper", 1977)
** [[Mr. Gridley]] ("The Carnival Caper", 1977)
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** Big foot/bank robber ("Snowbound Safari", 1977)
** Big foot/bank robber ("Snowbound Safari", 1977)
* ''[[The Skatebirds (TV series)|The Skatebirds]]'' (1977)
* ''[[The Skatebirds (TV series)|The Skatebirds]]'' (1977)
** [[Scooter]]
** [[Scooter (Skatebirds)|Scooter]]
* ''[[A Flintstone Christmas]]'' (1977)
* ''[[A Flintstone Christmas]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Fred Flintstone and Friends]]'' (1977-1978)
* ''[[Fred Flintstone and Friends]]'' (1977-1978)
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** Mumbly
** Mumbly
** Pixie
** Pixie
** [[Dastardly Dalton]]
** [[Dirty Dalton]]
** [[Mr. Creepley]]
** [[Mr. Creepley]]
** [[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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** Scooby-Doo
** Scooby-Doo
** Snorky
** Snorky
** [[Jabberjaw]]
** [[Jabberjaw (character)|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)
** [[Yabba-Doo]] (1980–1982)
** [[Yabba-Doo]] (1980–1982)
* ''[[Yogi's First Christmas]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Yogi's First Christmas (film)|Yogi's First Christmas]]'' (1980)
** Boo Boo Bear
** Boo Boo Bear
** Ranger Smith
** Ranger Smith
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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]]
** [[Azreal]]
** [[Azrael]]
** [[Dreamy Smurf]]
** [[Dreamy Smurf]]
** [[Sweepy Smurf]]
** [[Sweepy Smurf]]
* ''[[My Smurfy Valentine]]'' (1982)  
* ''[[My Smurfy Valentine]]'' (1982)  
** Papa Smurf
** Papa Smurf
** Azreal
** Azrael
* ''Pac Preview Party'' (1982)
* ''Pac Preview Party'' (1982)
** 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
** Azreal
** Azrael
* ''[[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]]
** [[Dapple]]


==Other roles==
==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.
==Behind the scenes==
* Messick's Hanna-Barbera roles are used as questions in two episodes of ''[[Jeopardy!]]'':
** [[April 16]], [[2014]]: In the "Pup Culture" category for $1000, the question was, "In TV cartoons, Don Messick was the voice of Scooby-Doo as well as this dog of ''The Jetsons''," with the answer being, "Who is Astro?"
* [[December 1]], [[2020]]: In the "TV" category for $800, the question was, "Don Messick voiced Bamm-Bamm, Papa Smurf & this mystery-solving dog" with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
==Tributes==
* Messick is given a dedication in the [[1998]] direct-to-video film ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (film)|Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'', and the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up]]'' [[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up/Issue 20|#20]] in [[2016]].
* Messick is the namesake of [[Captain Messick]] in DC Comics' [[Scooby-Doo (DC Comics)/Issue 74|''Scooby-Doo'' #74]] in [[2003]], and [[Messick Mountain]] in the 2020 theatrical film ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]''


==References==
==References==
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Don Messick
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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.

History with Hanna-Barbera

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.

Behind the scenes

  • Messick's Hanna-Barbera roles are used as questions in two episodes of Jeopardy!:
    • April 16, 2014: In the "Pup Culture" category for $1000, the question was, "In TV cartoons, Don Messick was the voice of Scooby-Doo as well as this dog of The Jetsons," with the answer being, "Who is Astro?"
  • December 1, 2020: In the "TV" category for $800, the question was, "Don Messick voiced Bamm-Bamm, Papa Smurf & this mystery-solving dog" with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"

Tributes

References

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