Danny Dark
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| Danny Dark | |
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| Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1973-1985 |
| Characters played | Superman |
Danny Dark was an American voice actor who voiced Superman in the Super Friends franchise between 1973 and 1985.
Dark died on June 13, 2004 of a pulmonary hemorrhage at the age of 65.
Roles
Super Friends
- Main article: Super Friends (franchise)
- Superman in the Super Friends TV series (1973).
- Superman in the The All-New Super Friends Hour TV series (1977).
- Superman in the Challenge of the Superfriends TV series (1978).
- Superman in the The World's Greatest Superfriends TV series (1979).
- Superman in the Superfriends TV series (1980-1981).
- Superman in the Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show TV series (1984).
- Superman in the The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians TV series (1985).
Other roles
Dark narrated several TV commercials, including Keebler cookies, Raid insecticide and Whitman's Sampler chocolates.
On Sesame Street, Dark narrated an animated insert about a man named Joe, who ponders why he has a lap when seated but not when standing.
Behind the scenes
- Due to the writing of the last two Super Friends seasons being written with more of a serious and faithful tone to the comics, Dark was able to bring slightly more depth to Superman, as before he was just giving a largely wooden performance.
