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Gary Owens

Gary Owens

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

I Know That Voice
I Know That Voice
2014 • Self
Lunch
Lunch
2012 • Himself
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008 • Self
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008 • Himself
Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes
Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes
2007 • Voice 5 (voice)
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007 • Himself
The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats
2005 • Self
The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
2005

Full filmography

Lunch
Lunch
2012 • Himself
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Muppets from Space
Muppets from Space
1999 • UFO Mania Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
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Border to Border
1998 • Mr. Kirby
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Defenders of Dynatron City
Defenders of Dynatron City
1992 • Announcer (voice)
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Kill Crazy
Kill Crazy
1990 • The Sheriff
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How I Got Into College
How I Got Into College
1989 • Sports Announcer
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DTV: Monster Hits
DTV: Monster Hits
1987 • Announcer (voice)
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More Dinosaurs
More Dinosaurs
1985 • Self / Host
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National Lampoon's European Vacation
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 • "Pig in a Poke" Announcer (uncredited)
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Hysterical
Hysterical
1982 • TV announcer
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Loose Shoes
Loose Shoes
1978 • Narrator (voice)
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Return from Witch Mountain
Return from Witch Mountain
1978 • Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975 • Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
1975 • Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Out to Lunch
Out to Lunch
1974 • Announcer
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Sam the Snake
Sam the Snake
1969 • Hubert The Snowman
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The Love Bug
The Love Bug
1968 • Race Announcer
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The Naked Witch
The Naked Witch
1960 • Narrator (uncredited)
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Pigs Is Pigs
Pigs Is Pigs
1954 • Narrator (voice)
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Gary Owens – Biography, Known For & Filmography