Try To Recognize This Person.

Newt · July 19, 2011, 07:06:00 AM

Quote from: AndyC on July 19, 2011, 06:56:12 AM
Here's a clue. He's had very few roles in which you see his face.

LOL - my first impression was that he looked like a refugee from The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (those cheekbones!) - but then I convinced myself it was not Billy Van after all...

AndyC · July 19, 2011, 10:04:34 AM

Not Billy Van, and not Canadian. He's American, and he's been in a lot of movies, although sometimes you might not even realize there's an actor at all.

Newt · July 19, 2011, 04:31:36 PM

Quote from: AndyC on July 19, 2011, 10:04:34 AM
Not Billy Van, and not Canadian.

I know! That's what is making me crazy (er) And after such torture, I am sure to feel foolish for not knowing his name right off. ARGH!

AndyC · July 19, 2011, 04:42:26 PM

Quote from: Newt on July 19, 2011, 04:31:36 PM
Quote from: AndyC on July 19, 2011, 10:04:34 AM
Not Billy Van, and not Canadian.

I know! That's what is making me crazy (er) And after such torture, I am sure to feel foolish for not knowing his name right off. ARGH!

He's not only been voicing popular cartoon characters for over 40 years, he's also provided animal noises for a number of live-action movies.

RCMerchant · July 19, 2011, 04:55:17 PM

Don Messick?

indianasmith · July 19, 2011, 05:28:35 PM

Mel Blanc!!!

Allhallowsday · July 19, 2011, 07:05:17 PM

It's not MEL BLANC.

AndyC · July 19, 2011, 08:07:59 PM

He's alive and working today.

Flick James · July 19, 2011, 08:56:47 PM

Is is Frank Welker?

Flick James · July 19, 2011, 09:08:48 PM

Quote from: Flick James on July 19, 2011, 08:56:47 PM
Is is Frank Welker?

I just confirmed it's Frank Welker. A couple of his characters:

Okay, I'm going to have to come up with a pic, I guess. Stand by.

AndyC · July 19, 2011, 10:19:24 PM

Quote from: Flick James on July 19, 2011, 08:56:47 PM
Is is Frank Welker?

Yep, Frank Welker, voice of Freddie Jones, Megatron, Doctor Claw, Santa's Little Helper and many, many others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmography_of_Frank_Welker
Pretty amazing list. What originally made me a fan back in the 80s, was learning that Welker voiced multiple characters on a number of shows I liked. He was at least 15 or 16 different Transformers, played Dr. Claw, Brain and Mad Cat on Inspector Gadget, and seemed to pop up in movie credits playing parts I didn't initially realize existed - like Spock's screams in Star Trek III or the monkey's voice in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Zapranoth · July 20, 2011, 01:09:28 AM

Frank Welker also played some insanely annoying animal sidekick voices (eg, the kickable little unicorn in the D&D cartoon). Let us not forget that.

Newt · July 20, 2011, 06:24:02 AM

OK I feel better: I would not have come up with his name. Best I could have done was "that voice guy".

AndyC · July 20, 2011, 09:40:24 AM

Welker does have one notable role where he actually appears onscreen. He was Don Knotts' best friend in How to Frame a Figg. And he was apparently something of a regular on Dean Martin celebrity roasts, mainly as an impressionist. I didn't even know about him until about 1986 or 87, watching the end credits for Transformers: The Movie and seeing Frank Welker's name next to about nine different characters. Been a fan ever since.

I really like that I can tell my daughter that the guy who voices Fred on Scooby Doo, which premiered before I was born, also does the voice of Curious George.

Flick James · July 20, 2011, 10:45:50 AM

Um, I don't have a photobucket account and I'm at work and can't seem to get the site to work to sign up. I have a photo but it's just too easy for somebody to see the link and find out who it is. So, if somebody else wants to post a new photo, I'm reliquishing my privilege. Go for it.