Gary Owens
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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
Credits
Hysterical (1982)
as TV announcer
The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
as "Pig in a Poke" Announcer (uncredited)
The Love Bug (1968)
as Race Announcer
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
as Gary Owens
Muppets from Space (1999)
as UFO Mania Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
as Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Kill Crazy (1990)
as The Sheriff
How I Got Into College (1989)
as Sports Announcer
I Know That Voice (2014)
as Self
Out to Lunch (1974)
as Announcer
Defenders of Dynatron City (1992)
as Announcer (voice)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Fergi Diversifies! (1977)
as Narrator
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes (2007)
as Voice 5 (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self
Sesame Street Pitch Reel (1969)
as (voice)
Border to Border (1998)
as Mr. Kirby
Lunch (2012)
as Himself
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me (1983)
as Narrator
Fergi Goes Inc. (1977)
as Narrator
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices (2008)
as Himself
Legends of the Super Heroes (1979)
as Narrator
Son of Dinosaurs (1989)
as Self
The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002)
as TV Announcer
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs (1985)
as Himself
Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
as Gary Owens
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
Dinosaurs (KABC Special) (1984)
as Self / Host
Superbman: The Other Movie (1981)
as Narrator
The Naked Witch (1960)
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare (2005)
Actor
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! (1975)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
More Dinosaurs (1985)
as Self / Host
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 (2007)
as Himself
The Roots of Goofy (1984)
as Himself
Loose Shoes (1978)
as Narrator (voice)
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 (2008)
as Self
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (1989)
as Self - Announcer (voice)
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' (1999)
as Narrator
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular (1985)
as Self
Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994)
as Narrator
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas (1994)
as Opening Narrator (voice)
The Return of Dinosaurs (1993)
as Himself
Diggin' Up Business (1990)
as Minister
Sam the Snake (1969)
as Hubert The Snowman
Pigs Is Pigs (1954)
as Narrator (voice)
Prehistoric World (1989)
as Himself
DTV: Monster Hits (1987)
as Announcer (voice)
The Wondrous World of Weird Animals (1993)
as Self
Gone Fish'n (1993)
Actor
The Volcano Show (1988)
as Himself