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Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor, known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons.[1]
Don Messick | |
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 Messick in 1972 | |
| Born | Donald Earle Messick September 7, 1926 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 1997 (aged 71) Salinas, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1941–1996 |
| Spouse |
Helen M. McHugh (m. 1953) |
| Children | 1 |
His best-remembered voice roles include Scooby-Doo, Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in The Flintstones, Astro in The Jetsons, Muttley in Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, Boo-Boo Bear and Ranger Smith in The Yogi Bear Show, Sebastian the Cat in Josie and the Pussycats; Gears, Ratchet, and Scavenger in The Transformers, Papa Smurf and Azrael in The Smurfs, Hamton J. Pig in Tiny Toon Adventures, and Dr. Benton Quest in Jonny Quest.
Early life
editMessick was born on September 7, 1926, in Buffalo, New York,[2] the son of Binford Earl Messick, a house painter, Lena Birch (née Hughes)[citation needed] and the brother of F. Thomas Messick.[1] He was raised in the Bolton Hill neighborhood of Baltimore,[2] where he received his early training as a performer at the Ramsay Street School of Acting.[3]
Career
editEarly work
editAt first, Messick wanted to be a ventriloquist and even supported himself as one for a time in the late 1940s and early 1950s.[4] At age 15, Messick performed in front of the program manager and chief announcer at radio station WBOC in Salisbury, Maryland, and was given his own weekly show, for which Messick performed all of the character voices and sound effects.[3]
Messick moved back to Baltimore a year later, after graduating high school, and approached radio station WCAO about getting his one-man show on the air.[3] As Messick worked to reduce the Baltimore accent identified by the manager of WCAO as an impediment to his radio career, Messick's father was killed, along with two other men, in an accident at the Nanticoke School. Two other workers and he were taking down a flagpole when it came into contact with electric power lines, electrocuting all three men.[3]
In 1944, Messick joined the US Army, performing for troops as a part of the Special Services[3] for 20 months.[2] Messick's first big break came when he was hired by the Mutual Broadcasting radio station in Los Angeles, where he played Raggedy Andy and Farmer Seedling on the radio series The Raggedy Ann Show.[5]
At MGM, Tex Avery was producing the Droopy cartoons. The regular voice actor Bill Thompson was unavailable. Avery hired Messick after Daws Butler, who voiced characters for MGM, suggested him.[2]
Early Hanna Barbera voice work
editWhen William Hanna and Joseph Barbera formed their own animation studio, Hanna-Barbera, in 1957, Messick and Butler became a voice-acting team for the company. Messick and Butler's first collaboration was Ruff and Reddy. Messick was Ruff the cat and the Droopy-sounding Professor Gizmo, while Butler played the dog, Reddy. Messick also narrated the show, which had a serialized storyline. From 1958 to 1959, Messick played Tadpole in the animated television series, Spunky and Tadpole, produced by Beverly Hills Productions.
From 1957 to 1965, Butler and Messick gave voice to a large number of characters. Almost always the sidekick or supporting foil, Messick's characters were not usually headliners. His notable roles in this era were Boo Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Major Minor, Pixie Mouse, Astro on The Jetsons, and Dr. Benton Quest (replacing John Stephenson) on The Adventures of Jonny Quest. On The Flintstones, in addition to many episodic characters and creatures, he voiced Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Hoppy the hopparoo, and Arnold the paper boy.
He was used primarily for his narration skills, which were heard on many of those cartoons in which Daws Butler starred. In narrating The Huckleberry Hound Show and as Ranger Smith in the Yogi Bear segments, he used something close to his natural voice.
Messick was eventually featured as Ricochet Rabbit in Ricochet Rabbit (1964–65), while Deputy Droop-a-Long was voiced by Mel Blanc. He did the voices of the title character in Precious Pupp and Shag Rugg from Hillbilly Bears, both of which were segments from The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show. In 1966, Messick took over the roles of Atom Ant and Mr. Peebles on The Magilla Gorilla Show from Howard Morris, who had left Hanna-Barbera.
In outer-space and superhero cartoons, Don Messick created noises and sounds for weird space creatures and aliens. His Ranger Smith voice was often heard as various villains. His narrator voice was given to Vapor Man on The Galaxy Trio, Dr. Benton Quest, the Perilous Paper Doll Man, and Multi Man on The Impossibles.
Scooby-Doo and later roles
editIn 1969, he was cast as the cowardly canine title character on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. He voiced him through all of the various versions of Scooby-Doo: on television in numerous formats from 1969 until his retirement, including television films, and a number of commercials, as well. In 1970, he voiced Sebastian on Josie and the Pussycats, and reprised the role in its spin-off Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space two years later, as well as voicing the new alien character, Bleep. From 1980 to 1988, he voiced Scooby's nephew, Scrappy-Doo, having taken over the role originated by Lennie Weinrib in 1979; he continued to voice Scooby-Doo when A Pup Named Scooby-Doo came along from 1988 to 1991.
In Hong Kong Phooey, he was the voice of Spot the Cat, a faithful sidekick that was the one who foiled the villain's plans, though he let the clueless title character take the glory. In 1977, he voiced Balin and a few incidental characters in the first animated adaptation of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.
By the 1970s, the popularity of Yogi Bear led to several spin-off TV series and television movies featuring the character. Messick reprised his roles of Boo-Boo and Ranger Smith from the 1970s until 1994 on Yogi's Gang, Laff-a-Lympics, Yogi's Treasure Hunt, and The New Yogi Bear Show.
He played Papa Smurf on The Smurfs from 1981 to 1989 and Ratchet (the Autobot doctor), Gears, and Constructicon Scavenger on The Transformers. In 1985, new episodes of The Jetsons were produced and Messick returned as Astro, RUDI, Mac, and Uniblab, a pesky robot that worked for Mr. Spacely.
He also starred in the Masters of the Universe Golden Book video as He-Man. In 1985, he voiced Louie and Snichey in The Pound Puppies TV special, in 1988, he had an uncredited role as the Pimp of the Year pageant announcer on I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and he returned to his role of Benton Quest on The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987).
Messick also played a live-action role on the MTM Enterprises sitcom Duck Factory, playing a cartoon voice actor named Wally Wooster. In one episode, frequent collaborator Frank Welker guest-starred as a rival voice artist angling for his job. Don Messick said of his character on the show: "Wally was never quite sure whether he was Wally or Dippy Duck".[5]
From 1990 to 1995, he voiced Hamton J. Pig in Amblin's Tiny Toon Adventures and its spin-offs. Around that time, he also returned as the voice of Droopy for Tom & Jerry Kids and Droopy, Master Detective. On the 1995 Freakazoid! episode "Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet", a spoof of Jonny Quest, he played Dr. Vernon Danger, a parody of Benton Quest.
At a charity speaking engagement in London, shortly before his death, he performed many of his characters, except Scooby-Doo. He claimed that giving up smoking had robbed him of the rasp in the voice that he needed to voice him.
Retirement
editIn late September 1996, Messick retired from acting after he suffered a stroke at a recording session at Hanna-Barbera.
On October 12, 1996, he had a "retirement party" at his favorite Chinese restaurant (Joseph Barbera personally sent a limo to Messick and his wife, and the two were chauffeured). Many of his friends and peers during his career who had come to pay tribute to him included Henry Corden, Casey Kasem, Lucille Bliss, Maurice LaMarche, Gregg Berger, Neil Ross, June Foray, Sharon Mack, Greg Burson, Walker Edmiston, Marvin Kaplan, Gary Owens, Howard Morris, Teresa Ganzel, Jean Vander Pyl, and Myrtis Martin Butler (Daws' widow).[6]
Personal life and death
editMessick married Helen McHugh on October 10, 1953, and they remained married until Messick's death on October 24, 1997.[1] Together, they had one child.[1]
Messick suffered a second stroke and died on October 24, 1997, in Salinas, California. He was 71 years old.[7][6][1]
Legacy
editSince Messick's death in 1997, Hadley Kay, Scott Innes,[7] Neil Fanning, and Frank Welker have all voiced the role of Scooby-Doo. In 1998, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island was dedicated to his memory. In 2011, Jonathan Winters (who voiced Grandpa Smurf in the television series) became Messick's successor as the voice of Papa Smurf in The Smurfs and its 2013 sequel. Winters died after finishing his voice work on the latter film. In 2000, Billy West also became one of Messick's successors as the new voice of Muttley in the 2000 Dreamcast video game, the 2017 reboot of Wacky Races,[8] and in the Scooby-Doo! animated film Scoob! which featured archive recordings of Messick for Muttley's laugh and a place named after him called "Messick Mountain".
Filmography
editRadio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941–43 | Salisbury, MD | |||
| 1946 | Spotlight Playhouse | "Genius From Hoboken" | ||
| 1946–47 | The Raggedy Ann Show | Raggedy Andy | ||
| 1948 | NBC University Theatre | Mouse | "Alice in Wonderland" (December 25, 1948) | [9] |
| 1949 | Let George Do It | Mark Gumple the Contractor | "Out Of Mind" | |
| 1965 | Horizons West | "Down The Missouri To St. Louis" |
Films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | The House of Tomorrow | Kitchen Narrator | Uncredited, reissue version only[10] |
| 1949 | Wags To Riches | Droopy | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Chump Champ | ||
| 1956 | Millionaire Droopy | ||
| 1959–1965 | Loopy De Loop | Hansel / Baby Gorilla / Jack / Cat / Hunter / Watchdog / Bounty Hunter / Farmer / Robin Hood / Farmer's Dog / Quincy / Quincy's Dog / Duke D. Hiss / | |
| 1964 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! | Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Mugger | |
| 1966 | The Man Called Flintstone | Doctor / Additional voices | |
| 1970 | Pufnstuf | Freddy the Flute / Googy Gopher / Orson Vulture | |
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | Alarm Voice | |
| Diamonds are Forever | Announcer at Circus Circus | Uncredited | |
| 1972 | Journey Back to Oz | Toto | |
| 1973 | Charlotte's Web | Jeffrey / Lamb / Uncle / Bystanders[11] | |
| 1979 | Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Sam Spangles | |
| C.H.O.M.P.S. | Dog Snickering in Main Titles / TV Newsman | ||
| 1980 | The Return of the King | Théoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron | TV movie |
| 1982 | The Flight of Dragons | Giles of the Treetops / Lo Tae Zhao | |
| The Last Unicorn | Additional voices | ||
| Case 35 | Dinosaur (voice) | ||
| 1986 | The Transformers: The Movie | Gears / Scavenger / Ratchet | Scenes deleted |
| 1990 | Jetsons: The Movie | Astro | |
| 1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Summer Vacation | Hamton J. Pig / Radio Announcer | Voice, Direct-to-video film |
| 1992 | Tom and Jerry: The Movie | Droopy | |
| 2020 | Scoob! | Muttley, Spooky Space Kook | Posthumous release, Archival recordings |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | Buffalo Billy | Additional voices | |
| 1951 | The Aventures of Mr. Patches | Mr. Patches | |
| 1952 | Time For Beany | Narrator | |
| 1953 | Thunderbolt the Wondercolt | Additional voices | |
| 1954 | The Willy The Wolf Show | ||
| 1957–60 | The Ruff and Reddy Show | Ruff / Professor Gizmo / Ubble Ubble / Additional voices | First work for Hanna-Barbera |
| 1958–59 | The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole | Tadpole | First and Second Season |
| 1958–62 | The Huckleberry Hound Show | Pixie / Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Narrator / Additional voices | |
| 1959–62 | The Quick Draw McGraw Show | Narrator / Horse-Face Harry / Sheriff / Additional voices | |
| 1960–66 | The Flintstones | Bamm-Bamm Rubble / Hoppy / Arnold / Additional voices | Seasons 2–6 (1961–1966) |
| 1961–62 | The Yogi Bear Show | Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Major Minor / Narrator / Additional voices | |
| Top Cat | Beau / Prowler / Dr. Dawson | ||
| The Alvin Show | Additional voices | ||
| 1962 | Beany and Cecil | Crowy | 1–2 episodes |
| The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series | Mr. Twiddle | ||
| 1962–63 | The Jetsons | Astro / U.N.I.B.L.A.B. / M.A.C. / Additional voices | |
| Wally Gator | Mr. Twiddle | ||
| 1964–66 | The Magilla Gorilla Show | Mr. Peebles (1965–1966) / Additional voices | Replaced Howard Morris as Mr. Peebles (1965–1966) |
| Peter Potamus | So-So / Additional voices | ||
| 1964 | The Gumby Show | Henry / Rodgy / Additional voices | Dragon Witch, Treasure for Henry and Who's What |
| 1964–65 | Jonny Quest | Dr. Benton Quest / Bandit | replaced John Stephenson as Dr. Benton Quest after episode 9 |
| 1964 | The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo | Additional voices | |
| 1964–66 | Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long | Ricochet Rabbit / Additional voices | |
| 1965 | The Secret Squirrel Show | Additional voices | |
| 1965–67 | The Atom Ant Show | Atom Ant / Precious Pupp / Shag Rugg / Additional voices | Replaced Howard Morris as Atom Ant |
| 1965 | The New Alice in Wonderland | Dormouse / Fluff | TV movie |
| 1966–67 | The Laurel and Hardy Cartoon Show | Additional voices | |
| 1966–68 | Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles | Multi-Man / Perilous Paper Doll Man / The Bubbler / Curly / Jesse James / Alexander the Great / Fero, The Fiendish Fiddler / Satanic Surfer / Terrible Twister / Ackbar / Martian / Anxious Angler / Crafty Clutcher / Bizarre Batter / Additional voices | |
| Space Ghost | Blip / Zorak / Sisto / Bronty | ||
| 1966 | The Space Kidettes | Countdown / Pup Star | |
| 1967 | Birdman and the Galaxy Trio | Falcon 7 / Vapor Man / Vultro / Additional voices | |
| The Herculoids | Gloop / Gleep | ||
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Cat / Mice | TV movie (uncredited) | |
| Off to See the Wizard | Tin Man | ||
| Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor | Scooby the Seal | ||
| Super President | Additional voices | ||
| Fantastic Four | Kurrgo | ||
| Abbott & Costello | Additional voices | ||
| Shazzan | Kaboobie | ||
| 1967–68 | Samson & Goliath | Goliath / Venusian Ice Men / Terrorist Leader / Monarch / Additional voices | |
| 1968 | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Priest / Tug | "The Magic Shillelah" |
| La Feet's Defeat | Sergeant Deux-Deux | Short | |
| 1968–69 | The Adventures of Gulliver | Eager / Tagg | |
| The Archie Show | Jughead Jones, Hot Dog | 1 episode | |
| The Banana Splits Adventure Hour | Zazuum / Prof. Carter / Aramis | ||
| Wacky Races | Muttley / Professor Pat Pending / Dum-Dum / Little Gruesome / Dragon / Gravel Slag | ||
| 1969 | The Archie Comedy Hour | Harvey Kinkle / Spencer / Chili Dog | |
| 1969–70 | The Perils of Penelope Pitstop | Dum-Dum / Pockets / Zippy / Snoozy | |
| Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines | Muttley / Klunk / Zilly / Yankee Doodle Pidgeon / Muttley's Girlfriend | ||
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? | Scooby-Doo / Professor / Mr. Wickles / Ebenezer Shark / Mouse / Police Officer / Mr. Bluestone the Great / The Phantom / Hank / Buck Master's / Radio Voice / Indian Witch Doctor / Sharon's Father / Bulldog / John Maxwell / Parrot / Mr. Jenkins / Max / Midget / Mr. Barnstorm / University Professor / Witch / Zeb Perkins / Zeke Perkins / Space Kook / Henry Bascombe / Nephew Norville / Security Guard / Waiter / Policeman / Zombie / Chicks / Bank Guard / Mask Salesman / Professor Ingstrom / Roger Stevens / Mr. Grisby / Additional voices | ||
| 1969–71 | Cattanooga Cats | Hoppy / Smirky | "Around the World in 79 Days" segment |
| 1970 | Where's Huddles? | Fumbles | |
| Christmas Is | Additional voices | TV movie | |
| Doctor Dolittle | |||
| 1970–71 | Josie and the Pussycats | Sebastian / Additional voices | |
| 1970–74 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Harvey Kinkle / Spencer / Chili Dog | Uncredited |
| 1971 | B.C. – The Shadow | Additional voices | Short |
| The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show | Schleprock / Weirdly Gruesome / Additional voices | ||
| Harlem Globetrotters | Additional voices | ||
| Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! | Hercules / Hippo / Ambassador Of Ptomania / The Ambassador of Ptomania | "Gobs of Gabaloons" | |
| 1972 | The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan | Chu Chu the Dog | |
| Wait Till Your Father Gets Home | Harry's Accountant | "Expectant Papa" | |
| Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space | Sebastian / Bleep | ||
| The Flintstone Comedy Hour | Schleprock | ||
| The Barkleys | Additional voices | ||
| The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't | TV special | ||
| 1972–73 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Scooby-Doo / Ngogi / Sheriff / Businessman / Rock Festival Businessman / Captain Moody / Guard / Bridge Operator / Mr. Van Henstone / Slats / Matilda / Matt Hildago / Caley Burgess / Mr. Sawyer / Andrew Terra / Swampy Pete / Lieutenant Pete Dugan / Duke of Strathmore / Haunted Horseman / Cyrus Wheedly / Moat Monster / Sergeant / Professor Flakey / Sebastian / Captain Cannaby / Jack Canna / Ghost / Abdullah / Prince Abin / Clem Duncan / Mr. Franklin / Masked Marvel / Ghostly Strongman / Additional voices | |
| The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | Pastry Cook / House Agent / Midget / Brack / Gorgeous Cat / The Robot / Killer / Captain Parker / Trumpet / Second Cyclone / Additional voices | 6 episodes | |
| 1973 | Inch High, Private Eye | The Professor / The Mummy / Anchor / News Anchor / TV Reporter / Fat Frank / Paperboy | "The Mummy's Curse" |
| The Addams Family | Additional voices | ||
| B.C.: The First Thanksgiving | Peter / Thor / Turkey | ||
| Jeannie | Additional voices | ||
| Yogi's Gang | Boo-Boo / Atom Ant / Squiddly Diddly / Touché Turtle / Ranger Smith / The Mayor of Smog City / Temper | ||
| 1973–75 | Bailey's Comets | Gabby, Henry, Ringmaster, The Ringmaster, Coach | |
| 1974 | Hong Kong Phooey | Spot / The Mystery Maverick / Honcho / Additional voices | |
| 1974–75 | Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch | Scrambles / Officer Fishtail / Fire Chief / Ranger | |
| 1975 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Spike / Mumbly / Additional voices | Shared the role of Spike with Joe E. Ross |
| The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow | Additional voices | TV special | |
| The Tiny Tree | |||
| The Oddball Couple | |||
| 1976 | Jabberjaw | Jabberjaw /Lamp Salesman / Wizard / The Wizard | "Ali Jabber and the Secret Thieves" |
| The First Easter Rabbit | Jonathan / Whiskers | TV special | |
| Rudolph's Shiny New Year | Papa Bear / Additional voices | ||
| 1976–77 | The Mumbly Cartoon Show | Mumbly / Lt. Nuts / Bolts | |
| Dynomutt, Dog Wonder | Scooby-Doo / Lowbrow / Lowbrow's Henchman / Additional voices | "Everyone Hyde!" / "What Now, Lowbrow?" / "The Wizard of Ooze" | |
| 1976–78 | The Scooby-Doo Show | Scooby-Doo / Construction Worker / Pa Skillett / Black Knight / Joe's Co-Worker / M. Dreyfus / Mr. Clive / Ferry Captain / Sheriff / Jim Moss / Racer / Pa Hatfield / Investor / Beach Hermit / Spider / Mario / Ghostly Gondolier / The Ghostly Gondolier / Additional voices | 40 episodes |
| 1977 | CB Bears | Clyde The Ape | |
| The Skatebirds | Scooter Penguin | ||
| Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey | Additional voices | TV special | |
| A Flintstone Christmas | Ed the Foreman / Otis | ||
| The Hobbit | Balin / Goblin / Lord of the Eagles / Troll #3 | ||
| Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday | Scooby-Doo | TV movie | |
| 1977–78 | Fred Flintstone and Friends | Various characters | |
| 1977–79 | Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics | Scooby-Doo, Boo Boo Bear, Mumbly, Pixie, Dastardly Dalton, Mr. Creepley, Junior Creepley, Announcer | |
| 1977–80 | Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | Additional voices | |
| 1978 | Challenge of the Superfriends | Scarecrow / Additional voices | |
| Dinky Dog | Additional voices | ||
| The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour | Additional voices | ||
| Yogi's Space Race | |||
| Casper's First Christmas | Boo Boo | TV special | |
| The Flintstones: Little Big League | Quarry Worker | ||
| Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue | Scooby-Doo / Snorky / Jabberjaw | ||
| The Fantastic Four | J.J. Colossal /Gorgon | ||
| 1978–79 | Godzilla | Godzooky / Additional voices | |
| 1978–83 | The All New Popeye Hour | Eugene the Jeep | |
| 1979 | Amigo and Friends | Amigo (English dub) | |
| The New Fred and Barney Show | Bamm-Bamm Rubble | ||
| The Super Globetrotters | Time Lord | ||
| Scooby Goes Hollywood | Scooby-Doo / Additional voices | TV special | |
| The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone | Igor | ||
| ABC Weekend Specials | Oscar Horse | "The Horse That Played Centerfield'" | |
| Gulliver's Travels | TV movie | ||
| Jack Frost | Snip | TV special | |
| 1979–80 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Scooby-Doo / Night Ghoul / Mr. Kimber / Harris / Police Officer / Radio Voice / Conrad / Conjurer / Additional voices | |
| 1980 | Yogi's First Christmas | Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Herman the Hermit | TV movie |
| Space Stars | Astro / Gloop / Gleep | ||
| Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? | Humboldt | TV special | |
| 1980–82 | The Flintstone Comedy Show | Schleprock | |
| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series) | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Yabba-Doo / Additional voices | ||
| Drak Pack | Toad , Fly | ||
| The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo | ||
| 1980 | The Flintstones' New Neighbors | Bamm-Bamm Rubble / Vulture | TV special |
| The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling | Doctor / Fish #1 / Fish #2 / Parrot / Pigasaurus | ||
| 1980–81 | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | Additional voices | |
| 1981 | The Kwicky Koala Show | Clyde | |
| The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma | Announcer | TV special | |
| 1981–82 | Heathcliff | Mr. Post | |
| 1981–89 | The Smurfs | Papa Smurf / Azrael / Dreamy Smurf / Additional voices | |
| 1982 | My Smurfy Valentine | Papa Smurf / Azrael | TV special |
| Pac Preview Party | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo | ||
| 1982–83 | The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Yabba-Doo / Additional voices | |
| 1982–84 | The Flintstone Funnies | Schleprock | Reruns of The Flintstone Comedy Show segments |
| 1982 | The Smurfs Springtime Special | Papa Smurf / Azrael | TV special |
| Jokebook | Additional voices | ||
| Spider-Man | Vulture | ||
| The Smurfs Christmas Special | Papa Smurf / Azrael | TV special | |
| Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper | Pixie / Boo-Boo / Ranger Smith | ||
| 1983 | The Smurfic Games | Papa Smurf / Azrael | |
| 1983–84 | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Bentley / Hound / Hugh Smallwood / Chairman Lewis / Chameleon / Dada-Doo / Mumsy-Doo / Additional voices | |
| 1984 | Laugh Busters | Papa Smurf | |
| Strong Kids, Safe Kids | Papa Smurf / Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo | Video Documentary Short | |
| The Duck Factory | Wally Wooster | First live action role | |
| The Mighty Orbots | Commander Rondu / Crunch | English dub | |
| 1984–87 | The Transformers | Ratchet / Scavenger / Gears | |
| 1984–85 | The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Gilly Stern / Pizza Concession Man / Max / Dada-Doo / Mumsy-Doo / Additional voices | |
| Scary Scooby Funnies | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo | ||
| 1984 | The Get Along Gang | Officer Growler / Mr. Hoofnagel / Mayor Bascombe Badger / Additional voices | |
| 1985 | The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Dr. Frankenscoob / Egad / Wacky Wizard / Dada-Doo / Mumsy-Doo / Additional voices | |
| Galtar and the Golden Lance | Pandat | ||
| G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Professor | "Lasers in the Light" | |
| The Pound Puppies | Louie / Itchy | TV movie | |
| 1985–86 | Scooby's Mystery Funhouse | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo | |
| Paw Paws | PaPooch | ||
| 1985–87 | The Berenstain Bears Show | Snuff the Dog | Animated adaptation of the Berenstain Bears children's books. |
| The Jetsons | Astro / R.U.D.I. / U.N.I.B.L.A.B. / Additional voices | 1980s revival of the original show | |
| 1985–88 | Yogi's Treasure Hunt | Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Ricochet Rabbit / Touche Turtle / Ruff | |
| 1986 | Smurfquest | Papa Smurf / Azrael | TV movie |
| Here are the Smurfs | Papa Smurf | ||
| 1986–87 | The New Adventures of Jonny Quest | Dr. Benton Quest / Bandit | |
| Pound Puppies | Red Alert Pup | ||
| Foofur | Pepe | ||
| 1987 | Popeye and Son | Eugene the Jeep | |
| DuckTales | Scrooge's Father | "Once Upon a Dime" | |
| Tis The Season to Be Smurfy | Papa Smurf / Chitter | TV special | |
| The Real Ghostbusters | Walt Fleischman | "Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?" | |
| The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones | R.U.D.I. | TV movie | |
| Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose | Boo-Boo / Mumbly | ||
| Yogi's Great Escape | Boo-Boo / Ranger Smith | ||
| Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers | Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo | ||
| 1988 | Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | ||
| Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf | |||
| Rockin' with Judy Jetson | Astro | ||
| Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears | Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith | ||
| The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound | Boo-Boo Bear / Narrator | ||
| Fantastic Max | King Klutzes | "Stitches in Time" | |
| The New Yogi Bear Show | Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith | ||
| 1988–91 | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Scooby-Doo / Scooby-Doo's Dad / Jenkins / News Anchor / Additional voices | |
| 1989 | Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration | Scooby-Doo / Droopy / Astro / Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Additional voices | TV special |
| The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Papa Smurf | ||
| 1990 | Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | TV short | |
| 1990–91 | The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda | Sancho Panda | |
| 1990–92 | Wake, Rattle, and Roll | Boo-Boo Bear / Pixie / Muttley / Lucky the Cat | |
| 1990–93 | Tom and Jerry Kids | Droopy / Bat Mouse / Additional voices | |
| 1990–95 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Hamton J. Pig / Additional voices | |
| 1991 | Bobby's World | Narrator and Ranger | "Bobby's Big Broadcast" |
| Yo Yogi! | Boo-Boo Bear / Muttley / Atom Ant/ Pixie | ||
| The Last Halloween | Romtu | TV special | |
| 1992 | The Plucky Duck Show | Hamton J. Pig | |
| 1993 | Bonkers | The Mayor | "The Good, The Bad, and the Kanifky" |
| 1993–94 | Droopy, Master Detective | Droopy / Additional voices | |
| Garfield and Friends | Additional voices | ||
| 1993 | I Yabba-Dabba Do! | Policeman | TV movie |
| Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby | Baby Bamm-Bamm Rubble / Lot Security Guard / Tour Bus Driver | ||
| Jonny's Golden Quest | Dr. Benton C. Quest / Bandit | ||
| 1994 | Yogi the Easter Bear | Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith | |
| Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights | Scooby-Doo / Boo-Boo Bear | ||
| A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Bamm-Bamm Rubble / Joe Rockhead | ||
| Tiny Toons Spring Break | Hamton J. Pig | TV special | |
| Yogi the Easter Bear | Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith | ||
| The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions | Bamm-Bamm Rubble | Short | |
| 1995 | Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery | Hamton J. Pig / TV Executive | TV special |
| 2 Stupid Dogs | Corporal | "Cartoon Canines" | |
| Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects | Dr. Benton C. Quest / Bandit | TV movie | |
| Freakazoid! | Dr. Vernon Danger | "Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet" | |
| 1996 | Burger King Commercial | Scooby-Doo | Commercial |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Dr. Benton C. Quest | Episodes: "The Dark Mountain", "The Mummies of Malenque", "Ndovu's Last Journey" | |
| 2010–13 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Scooby-Doo Laugh | Archive Recordings |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | King's Quest VI | Ali, Gnomes | |
| 1995 | Scooby-Doo Mystery | Scooby-Doo |
Theme park attractions
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera | Scooby-Doo/Muttley/Boo-Boo |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Obituary for Donald E. Messick". The Daily Times. 26 October 1997. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Biography: Don Messick". AnimationResources.org. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Rogers, Brett (29 August 2000). "Don Messick". Archived from the original on 22 March 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Animation: Ruff And Reddy". AnimationResources.org. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Messick Superstar in World of Voices". The Victoria Advocate. 3 March 1985. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ a b Evanier, Mark (21 November 1997). "POV: Don Messick". Comics Buyer's Guide. Retrieved 20 June 2020 – via newsfromme.com.
- ^ a b Liebenson, Donald (24 September 1998). "Barking Up A New Tree". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Papa Smurf Jonathan Winters – La La La La La La ... Last Photos Before Death". TMZ.com. TMZ. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Goldin, J. David. "The NBC University Theatre episode guide". radiogoldintex.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (28 October 2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-56976-222-6. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
External links
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- Don Messick Tribute (archived), includes short biography
- Don Messick at IMDb