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|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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'''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]]!
'''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]]!


Blanc died on July 10, 1989, at the age of 81. ''[[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]]'', one of his last roles, was dedicated to him.


==Roles==
==Roles==
===20th century===
===20th century===
* [[Loopy De Loop (theatrical shorts)|Loopy De Loop theatrical shorts]] (1959-1965)
* [[Loopy De Loop (theatrical shorts)|Loopy De Loop theatrical shorts]] ([[1959]]-[[1965]])
* [[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]] (1960-1966)
* [[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]] ([[1960]]-[[1966]])
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
** [[Dino]]
** [[Dino]]
* [[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]] (1962-1963)
* [[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]] ([[1962]]-[[1963]])
** [[Hardy Har Har]]
** [[Hardy Har Har]]
* [[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]] (1962-1963; 1985-1987)
* [[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]] (1962-1963; [[1985]]-[[1987]])
** Cosmo Spacely
** Cosmo Spacely
* [[Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts)|Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts]] (1963-1967)
* [[Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts)|Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts]] (1963-[[1967]])
** [[Tom Cat]]
** [[Tom Cat]]
** [[Jerry Mouse]]
** [[Jerry Mouse]]
* [[The Magilla Gorilla Show]] (1964-1965)
* [[The Magilla Gorilla Show]] ([[1964]]-[[1965]])
** [[Droop-a-Long Coyote]]
** [[Droop-a-Long Coyote]]
* [[The Peter Potamus Show]] (1964-1966)
* [[The Peter Potamus Show]] (1964-[[1966]])
** [[Sneezly]]
** [[Sneezly]]
* [[Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!]] (1964)
* [[Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!]] (1964)
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* [[The Man Called Flintstone]] (1966)
* [[The Man Called Flintstone]] (1966)
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
* [[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]] (1969-1971)
* [[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]] ([[1969]]-[[1971]])
** [[Yak Yak]]
** [[Yak Yak]]
** [[Bully Brothers]]
** [[Bully Brothers]]
** [[Chug-a-Boom]]
** [[Chug-a-Boom]]
* [[Where's Huddles?]] (1970)
* [[Where's Huddles?]] ([[1970]])
** [[Bubba McCoy]]
** [[Bubba McCoy]]
* [[The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show]] (1971-1973)
* [[The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show]] (1971-[[1973]])
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
* [[The Flintstone Comedy Hour]] (1972-1973)
* [[The Flintstone Comedy Hour]] ([[1972]]-1973)
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
** Dino
** Dino
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* [[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]
* [[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]
** Speed Buggy ("[[The Weird Winds of Winona]]", 1973)
** Speed Buggy ("[[The Weird Winds of Winona]]", 1973)
* [[Fred Flinstone and Friends]] (1977-1978)
* [[Fred Flinstone and Friends]] ([[1977]]-[[1978]])
* [[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]] (1977-1978)
* [[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]] (1977-1978)
** Speed Buggy
** Speed Buggy
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* [[Fred Flintstone and Friends]] (1977-1978)
* [[Fred Flintstone and Friends]] (1977-1978)
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
* [[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]] (1977-1980)
* [[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]] (1977-[[1980]])
** Captain Caveman
** Captain Caveman
* [[A Flintstone Christmas]] (1977)
* [[A Flintstone Christmas]] (1977)
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** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
** Dino
** Dino
* [[Galaxy Goof-Ups]] (1978-1979)
* [[Galaxy Goof-Ups]] (1978-[[1979]])
** [[Quack-Up]]
** [[Quack-Up]]
* [[Fred and Barney Meet the Thing]] (1979)
* [[Fred and Barney Meet the Thing]] (1979)
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** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
** Dino
** Dino
* [[The Flintstone Comedy Show]] (1980-1982)
* [[The Flintstone Comedy Show]] (1980-[[1982]])
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
** Dino
** Dino
** Captain Caveman
** Captain Caveman
* [[The Flintstones: Jogging Fever]] (1981)
* [[The Flintstones: Jogging Fever]] ([[1981]])
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
* [[The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma]] (1981)
* [[The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma]] (1981)
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* [[Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper]] (1982)
* [[Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper]] (1982)
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
* [[The Flintstone Funnies]] (1982-1984)
* [[The Flintstone Funnies]] (1982-[[1984]])
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
** Captain Caveman
** Captain Caveman
* [[The Flintstone Kids]] (1986-1988)
* [[The Flintstone Kids]] ([[1986]]-[[1988]])
** Dino
** Dino
** [[Robert Rubble]]
** [[Robert Rubble]]
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* [[Rockin' with Judy Jetson]] (1988)
* [[Rockin' with Judy Jetson]] (1988)
** Cosmo Spacely
** Cosmo Spacely
* [[Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration]] (1989)
* [[Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration]] ([[1989]])
** Barney Rubble
** Barney Rubble
** Dino
** Dino
* [[Jetsons: The Movie]] (1990)
* [[Jetsons: The Movie]] ([[1990]])
** Cosmo Spacely
** Cosmo Spacely


==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), and as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and most of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons. He was also both Tom and Jerry in MGM's 1960s theatrical shorts, Twiki in ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', and Heathcliffe the cat in the [[DIC]] incarnation.
Before working for Hanna-Barbera, Blanc made a prolific career on The Jack Benny Program (in both its radio and TV forms), and as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and most of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons. He was also both Tom and Jerry in MGM's [[1960s]] theatrical shorts, Twiki in ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', and Heathcliffe the cat in the [[DIC]] incarnation.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:50, 16 September 2021

Template:Infobox actor Mel Blanc was an American voice actor. For Hanna-Barbera, he was best known as the voice of Barney Rubble, Dino, Mr. Spacely, Secret Squirrel, Speed Buggy, and Captain Caveman!

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

Other roles

Before working for Hanna-Barbera, Blanc made a prolific career on The Jack Benny Program (in both its radio and TV forms), and as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and most of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons. He was also both Tom and Jerry in MGM's 1960s theatrical shorts, Twiki in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and Heathcliffe the cat in the DIC incarnation.

References

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