Greg Burson
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Born | Gregory Lewis Burson June 29, 1949 Anaheim, California |
Died | July 22, 2008 Los Angeles, California |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Voice actor |
Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1988-97 |
Years active at Warner Bros. | 2002 |
Characters played | Yogi Bear Quick Draw McGraw Huckleberry Hound Snagglepuss Lion Officer Smith |
Gregory Lewis "Greg" Burson was an American actor, who played several Hanna-Barbera characters, replacing Daws Butler after his death.
Following a confrontation with police, Burson was blacklisted from the entertainment industry and passed away on July 22, 2008 from complications from diabetes and arteriosclerosis at age 55.
Roles
Johnny Bravo
- Ghostly Gardener in the Johnny Bravo episode "Bravo Dooby-Doo" (1997).
Scooby-Doo
- Main article: Scooby-Doo (franchise)
- Yogi Bear and royal chef in the Arabian Nights TV movie (1994).
Tom and Jerry
- Main article: Tom and Jerry (franchise)
- Moving man in the Tom and Jerry: The Movie theatrical movie (1992).
Yogi Bear
- Main article: Yogi Bear (franchise)
- Yogi Bear in The New Yogi Bear Show TV series (1988).
- Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, and Snagglepuss Lion in the Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration TV special (1989).
- Yogi Bear in the D.A.R.E. Yogi Bear TV short (1989).
- Yogi Bear in The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera theme park simulation (1990).
- Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss Lion, and Quick Draw McGraw in the Fender Bender 500 segments of the Wake, Rattle & Roll TV series (1991).
- Yogi Bear, Snagglepuss Lion, Quick Draw McGraw, and Officer Smith in the Yo, Yogi! TV series (1992).
Other roles
Regarding Mel Blanc's roles, Burson was the voice of Foghorn Leghorn, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Pepe Le Pew, and Elmer Fudd on Looney Tunes.
In 2002, Burson also voiced a cameo as Quick Draw and Baba Looey in the Samurai Jack episode "Couple on a Train."