Acting
Mel Blanc
Also Known As: Melvin Jerome Blank, The Man of a Thousand Voices, Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc
Birth Date
May 30, 1908
Death Date
July 10, 1989
(passed away at 81)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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Biography
Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. during the "Golden Age of American animation" (and later for Hanna-Barbera television productions) as the voice of such well-known characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Woody Woodpecker, Barney Rubble, Mr. Spacely, Speed Buggy, Captain Caveman, Heathcliff, Speedy Gonzales, Elmer Fudd and hundreds of others. Having earned the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Voices,” Blanc is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice-acting industry. At the time of his death, it was estimated that 20 million people heard his voice every day.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962 • 2 episodes
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961 • 1 episode
Perry Mason
Casanova the Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
1957 • 1 episode
The Flintstones
Barney Rubble (voice)
1960 • 166 episodes
The Beverly Hillbillies
Richard Burten
1962 • 1 episode
Burke's Law
Bird's Voice (voice)
1963 • 1 episode
Night Gallery
Raven (voice) (uncredited)
1970 • 1 episode
The Electric Company
Wile E. Coyote (voice)
1971 • 3 episodes
77 Sunset Strip
Kookie as Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
1958 • 1 episode
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Twiki (voice)
1979 • 25 episodes
The Munsters
The Raven (voice) (uncredited)
1964 • 3 episodes
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 • 1 episode
The Monkees
Monkeemobile engine (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1966 • 1 episode
The Jack Benny Program
Salesman
1950 • 1 episode
The Jetsons
Cosmo S. Spacely (voice)
1962 • 75 episodes
Tom & Jerry
Tom / Jerry (archive sounds) (uncredited)
2021
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
Heathcliff (voice)
1984 • 172 episodes
Dennis the Menace
1959 • 1 episode
Gilligan's Island
1964 • 3 episodes
The Flying Nun
Junior (voice)
1967 • 1 episode