Name
Gary Owens
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1934-05-10
Deathday
2015-02-12 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
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.
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Known For
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One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared pr...
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Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the...
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- 2002 Jane White Is Sick & Twisted as TV Announcer
- 1989 How I Got Into College as Sports Announcer
- 2005 The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
- 1993 Gone Fish'n
- 2005 The Aristocrats as Self
- 1978 Return from Witch Mountain as Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1982 Hysterical as TV announcer
- 1954 Pigs Is Pigs as Narrator (voice)
- 1968 The Love Bug as Race Announcer
- 1989 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration as Self - Announcer (voice)
- 1999 The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' as Narrator
- 1993 The Return of Dinosaurs as Himself
- 2008 Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 as Self
- 2007 Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 as Himself
- 1969 Sesame Street Pitch Reel as (voice)
- 1994 Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas as Opening Narrator (voice)
- 1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1960 The Naked Witch as Narrator (uncredited)
- 1992 Defenders of Dynatron City as Announcer (voice)
- 2007 Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes as Voice 5 (voice)
- 1981 Superbman: The Other Movie as Narrator
- 1994 Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora as Narrator
- 1989 Prehistoric World as Himself
- 1989 Son of Dinosaurs as Self
- 2012 Lunch as Himself
- 1985 Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs as Himself
- 1985 More Dinosaurs as Self / Host
- 1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- 1984 Dinosaurs (KABC Special) as Self / Host
- 2008 Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices as Himself
- 1990 Diggin' Up Business as Minister
- 1974 Out to Lunch as Announcer
- 1990 Kill Crazy as The Sheriff
- 1983 Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me as Narrator
- 1999 Muppets from Space as UFO Mania Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- 2002 The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare as Narrator (voice)
- 1968 The Love Bug as Announcer
- 1975 It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1979 Legends of the Super Heroes as Narrator
- 2014 I Know That Voice as Self
- 1978 Loose Shoes as Narrator (voice)
- 1993 The Wondrous World of Weird Animals as Self
- 1988 The Volcano Show as Himself
- 1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Gary Owens
- 1987 DTV: Monster Hits as Announcer (voice)
- 1972 Dr. Phibes Rises Again as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1984 The Roots of Goofy as Himself
- 1985 All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular as Self
- 2004 Comic Book: The Movie as Gary Owens
- 1998 Border to Border as Mr. Kirby
- 1978 Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1985 National Lampoon's European Vacation as "Pig in a Poke" Announcer (uncredited)
- 1969 Sam the Snake as Hubert The Snowman
- 1998 That '70s Show ( 2 episodes ) as Announcer
- 1986 Sledge Hammer! ( 1 episode )
- 1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron ( 25 episodes ) as Commander Feral (voice)
- 1977 Scooby's All-Stars ( 94 episodes )
- 1965 I Dream of Jeannie ( 1 episode ) as Gary Owens
- 1966 Batman ( 1 episode ) as TV Announcer
- 1964 The Munsters ( 2 episodes )
- 1981 Simon & Simon ( 1 episode )
- 1993 2 Stupid Dogs ( 2 episodes )
- 1969 The Perils of Penelope Pitstop ( 17 episodes )
- 1976 The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour ( 32 episodes ) as Blue Falcon (voice)
- 1997 101 Dalmatians Series ( 1 episode )
- 1991 Dinosaurs ( 4 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1966 Space Ghost and Dino Boy ( 60 episodes ) as Space Ghost (voice)
- 1994 Fantastic Four ( 2 episodes ) as Gary Owens (voice)
- 1977 Man from Atlantis ( 1 episode ) as Blaise Mullen
- 1988 Garfield and Friends ( 2 episodes )
- 1980 Galactica 1980 ( 1 episode ) as Cy (voice)
- 1997 The New Batman Adventures ( 1 episode ) as 50's Batman (voice)
- 1981 The Fall Guy ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Love & War ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Space Stars ( 66 episodes ) as Space Ghost (voice)
- 1995 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat ( 58 episodes ) as (voice)
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 140 episodes ) as Regular Performer - Announcer
- 1976 The Gong Show ( 7 episodes )
- 1978 Yogi's Space Race ( 13 episodes )
- 1984 Mighty Orbots ( 13 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1985 Yogi's Treasure Hunt ( 27 episodes ) as Narrator
- 1992 Raw Toonage ( 1 episode ) as Badly Animated Man (voice)
- 1966 Batman ( 2 episodes ) as Voice on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Announcer
- 1992 Mad About You ( 1 episode ) as Gary Owens
- 1969 Letters to Laugh-In ( 1 episode ) as Host
- 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ( 1 episode ) as Guy Who Thinks He's Gary Owens
- 1997 Johnny Bravo ( 1 episode ) as Blue Falcon (voice)
- 1990 Bobby's World ( 17 episodes )
- 1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ( 1 episode )
- 1991 The Ren & Stimpy Show ( 3 episodes ) as Powdered Toast Man (voice)
- 1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters ( 1 episode )
- 1990 Bobby's World ( 4 episodes ) as Captain Squash (voice)
- 1995 What a Cartoon! ( 1 episode ) as Announcer / Commander (voice)
- 1962 McHale's Navy ( 1 episode ) as The Photographer
- 1996 Dexter's Laboratory ( 1 episode ) as Blue Falcon (voice)
- 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ( 6 episodes ) as Opening Narration (voice) (uncredited)
- 1984 Night Court ( 1 episode ) as Bobby Baumgarner
- 1966 The Green Hornet ( 1 episode ) as Commentator
- 1966 The Green Hornet ( 7 episodes ) as Newscaster
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1973 Barnaby Jones ( 1 episode ) as Gary Michaels
- 1990 Tom & Jerry Kids Show ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 That '70s Show ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold ( 1 episode ) as Space Ghost (voice)
- 1987 Square One Television ( 231 episodes ) as Lt. Dirk Niblick (voice)
- 1966 Space Ghost ( 20 episodes ) as Space Ghost (Voice)
- 1976 Dynomutt, Dog Wonder ( 20 episodes )
- 1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast ( 1 episode ) as Announcer (voice)
- 1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast ( 1 episode ) as Gary (voice)
- 1979 Legends of the Superheroes ( 2 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 Goof Troop ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Hammerhead (voice)
- 1996 Dexter's Laboratory ( 1 episode ) as TV Announcer (voice)
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode ) as Announcer
- 1965 Roger Ramjet ( 156 episodes ) as Roger Ramjet (voice)
