Quick Facts
Born:
1934-05-10
Birthplace:
Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Credits:
112 Total Roles
Gary Owens
Acting
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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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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
That '70s Show
Announcer
That '70s Show
Narrator (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Guy Who Thinks He's Gary Owens
Dinosaurs
Narrator (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
"Pig in a Poke" Announcer (uncredited)
Dexter's Laboratory
Blue Falcon (voice)
I Dream of Jeannie
Gary Owens
The Love Bug
Race Announcer
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | I Know That Voice MOVIE | Self |
| 2012 | Lunch MOVIE | Himself |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV | Space Ghost (voice) |
| 2008 | Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 MOVIE | Self |
| 2008 | Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices MOVIE | Himself |
| 2007 | Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes MOVIE | Voice 5 (voice) |
| 2007 | Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 MOVIE | Himself |
| 2005 | The Aristocrats MOVIE | Self |
| 2005 | The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare MOVIE | Self |
| 2004 | Comic Book: The Movie MOVIE | Gary Owens |