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