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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 Co…
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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.
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Gary Owens's Filmography
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I Know That Voice
as Self
Lunch
as Himself
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Self
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
as Himself
Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes
as Voice 5 (voice)
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself
The Aristocrats
as Self
No Poster
The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
Comic Book: The Movie
as Gary Owens
The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare
as Narrator (voice)
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted
as TV Announcer
No Poster
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
as Narrator
Muppets from Space
as UFO Mania Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
No Poster
Border to Border
as Mr. Kirby
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas
as Opening Narrator (voice)
Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora
as Narrator
The Return of Dinosaurs
as Himself
The Wondrous World of Weird Animals
as Self
Gone Fish'n
Defenders of Dynatron City
as Announcer (voice)
Kill Crazy
as The Sheriff
Diggin' Up Business
as Minister
Prehistoric World
as Himself
Son of Dinosaurs
as Self
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
as Self - Announcer (voice)
How I Got Into College
as Sports Announcer
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Gary Owens
The Volcano Show
as Himself
DTV: Monster Hits
as Announcer (voice)
No Poster
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
as Self
More Dinosaurs
as Self / Host
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as "Pig in a Poke" Announcer (uncredited)
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
as Himself
The Roots of Goofy
as Himself
Dinosaurs (KABC Special)
as Self / Host
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
as Narrator
Hysterical
as TV announcer
Superbman: The Other Movie
as Narrator
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
Legends of the Super Heroes
as Narrator
Mickey's 50
as Self
Loose Shoes
as Narrator (voice)
Return from Witch Mountain
as Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Fergi Diversifies!
as Narrator
Fergi Goes Inc.
as Narrator
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Out to Lunch
as Announcer
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sam the Snake
as Hubert The Snowman
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
as (voice)
The Love Bug
as Race Announcer
The Love Bug
as Announcer
The Naked Witch
as Narrator (uncredited)
Pigs Is Pigs
as Narrator (voice)