Voice actors

Voice actors are people who provide voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.

Notable voice actors

• Mel Blanc, voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, and Wile E. Coyote from Looney Tunes; Woody the Woodpecker; Barney Rubble from The Flintstones; Toucan Sam; and Heathcliff.
• June Foray, voice of Granny from Looney Tunes; Rocky and Natasha from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show; Mother Magoo; Krazy Kat; Bunny from Beetle Bailey; Cindy Lou Who from How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Teacher and Karen from Frosty the Snowman; and Aunt May Parker from Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends.
• Daws Butler, voice of Yogi Bear from The Yogi Bear Show; Chilly Willy; Wally Gator; Elroy Jetson from The Jetsons; Reddy from Ruff and Reddy; Huckleberry Hound and Hokey Wolf from The Huckleberry Hound Show; Quickdraw McGraw Snagglepuss and Baba Looey from The Quick Draw McGraw Show; Augie Doggie from Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy; Dixie Mouse, and Lippy the Lion, Mr. Jinks from Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks; and Cap'n Crunch from Cap'n Crunch cereal.
• Janet Waldo, voice of Judy Jetson from The Jetsons; Josie McCoy from Josie and the Pussycats; Lana Lang from The New Adventures of Spider-Man; and Shana the She-Devil from The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man.
• Don Messick, voice of Scooby-Doo and Droopy Dog from Scooby-Doo; Ranger Smith and Boo-Boo Bear from The Yogi Bear Show; Astro from The Jetsons, Bamm-Bamm from The Flintstones; Dr. Benton Quest from Jonny Quest; Papa Smurf from The Smurfs; Pixie Mouse from Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks; and Muttley from Dastardly and Muttley.
• Jean Vander Pyl, voice of Wilma Flintstone and Pebbles Flintstone from The Flintstones; Rosie from The Jetsons; Madam LaFoo from Mister Magoo; Mama Kangaroo from The Yogi Bear Show; Fifi from Top Cat; and Rosemary from Hong Kong Phooey.
• Paul Frees, voice of Boris Badenov from The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show; K.A.R.R. from Knight Rider; Santa Claus from Frosty the Snowman.
• Jim Henson, voice of Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog, Swedish Chef and Waldorf from The Muppet Show; Ernie and Guy Smiley from Sesame Street.
• Dallas McKennon, voice of Gumby and Pokey from The Gumby Show; Q.T. Hush; Archie Andrews and Mr. Weatherbee from The Archie Show; Buzz Buzzard from Woody the Woodpecker.
• Paul Winchell, voice of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh; Dick Dastardly from Dastardly and Muttley; Goober from Goober and the Ghost Chasers; Woofer from Clue Club; and the Tootsie Pop Owl.
• John Stephenson, voice Nate Slate from The Flintstones; Dr. Benton Quest from Jonny Quest; Doggie Daddy from Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy; Hardy Har Har from Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har; Chief Quimby from Inspector Gadget, Huffer, Thundercracker, Windcharger, Alpha Trion, and Kup from Transformers; and Jack Bennet from Bionic-Six.
• Hal Smith, voice of Owl from Winnie The Pooh; H.R. Pufnstuf; Commissioner Gordon, Joker, Penguin, and Mr. Freeze from The New Adventures of Batman; Hunk and Prince Lotor from Voltron.