Gary Owens
- Acting
- May 10, 1934 · Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
- February 12, 2015
Biography
Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 - February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials. He was best known, aside from being the announcer on Laugh-In, for providing the voice of the titular superhero on Space Ghost and Blue Falcon in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder. He also played himself in a cameo appearance on Space Ghost Coast to Coast in 1998. Owens' first cartoon-voice acting was performing the voice of Roger Ramjet on the Roger Ramjet cartoons. He later served as voice of the over-the-air digital network Antenna TV. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Owens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- I Know That Voice · Self
- Lunch · Self
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold · Space Ghost (Voice)
- Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 · Self
- Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices · Self
- Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes · Voice 5 (Voice)
- Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 · Self
- The Aristocrats · Self
- The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
- Comic Book: The Movie · Gary Owens
- The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare · Narrator (Voice)
- Jane White Is Sick & Twisted · TV Announcer
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command · Opening Narration (voice) (uncredited)
- The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' · Narrator
- Muppets from Space · UFO Mania Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- That '70s Show · Announcer, Narrator (Voice)
- Border to Border · Mr. Kirby
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series
- The New Batman Adventures · 50's Batman (Voice)
- Johnny Bravo · Blue Falcon (Voice)
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch · Guy Who Thinks He's Gary Owens
- Quack Pack · Narrator (Voice)
- Dexter's Laboratory · Blue Falcon (Voice), TV Announcer (Voice)
- The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat · Voice
- What a Cartoon! · Announcer / Commander (Voice)
- Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas · Opening Narrator (Voice)
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
- Fantastic Four · Gary Owens (Voice)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast · Announcer (Voice), Gary (Voice)
- Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora · Narrator
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron · Commander Feral (Voice)
- 2 Stupid Dogs
- The Return of Dinosaurs · Self
- Gone Fish'n
- The Wondrous World of Weird Animals · Self
- Mad About You · Gary Owens
- Love & War
- Raw Toonage · Badly Animated Man (Voice)
- Goof Troop · Mr. Hammerhead (Voice)
- Defenders of Dynatron City · Announcer (Voice)
- The Ren & Stimpy Show · Powdered Toast Man (Voice)
- Dinosaurs · Narrator (Voice)
- Kill Crazy · The Sheriff
- Bobby's World · Captain Squash (Voice)
- Tom & Jerry Kids Show · Narrator (Voice)
- Diggin' Up Business · Minister
- Son of Dinosaurs · Self
- Prehistoric World · Self
- 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration · Self
- The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
- How I Got Into College · Sports Announcer
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka · Gary Owens
- Garfield and Friends
- The Volcano Show · Self
- DTV: Monster Hits · Announcer (Voice)
- Square One Television · Lt. Dirk Niblick (Voice)
- Sledge Hammer!
- All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular · Self
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt · Narrator
- More Dinosaurs · Self / Host
- National Lampoon's European Vacation · "Pig in a Poke" Announcer (uncredited)
- Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs · Self, Writer
- The Roots of Goofy · Self
- Dinosaurs (KABC Special) · Self / Host
- Mighty Orbots · Narrator (Voice)
- Night Court · Bobby Baumgarner
- Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me · Narrator
- Hysterical · TV announcer
- Simon & Simon
- The Fall Guy
- Space Stars · Space Ghost (Voice)
- Superbman: The Other Movie · Narrator
- Galactica 1980 · Cy (Voice)
- The Muppets Go Hollywood · Self
- Legends of the Super Heroes · Narrator
- Legends of the Superheroes · Narrator (Voice)
- Mickey's 50 · Self
- Yogi's Space Race
- Loose Shoes · Narrator (Voice)
- Return from Witch Mountain · Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)