Don Messick
One of the most prolific and versatile voice actors of the 20th century, Don Messick voiced such iconic childhood favorites as Scooby-Doo, Boo Boo, Astro, Papa Smurf and dozens of other roles for Hanna-Barbera's stable of animated television programs, as well as other companies. He began his career as a ventriloquist before attempting to break into show business via television puppet shows. When the format was phased out in the early 1950s, Messick turned to the major animation studios, briefly voicing Droopy before teaming with Daws Butler on most of Hanna-Barbera's best-known series. In addition to his major characters, Messick also narrated many shows while also providing background voices and vocal sound effects for hundreds of episodes. The various iterations of Scooby-Doo kept Messick busy until the 1990s, when he retired from voice acting following a stroke in 1996. Messick's death in 1997 was mourned by the best and brightest in his field, who recalled his work as an inspiration to animation performers, creators and fans everywhere.
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scooby Doo! and the Ghosts |
Scooby-Doo/ |
- | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pebbles And Bamm-Bamm Show | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo!: Winter Wonderdog | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo Meets Batman | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects | Dr. Benton C. Quest (Voice) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo! Arabian Nights |
Scooby/ |
- | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Unknown (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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I Yabba-Dabba Do! | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Jonny's Golden Quest |
Dr. Benton C. Quest/ |
- | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Hollyrock-A-Bye Baby |
Baby Bamm-Bamm / |
- | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | Unknown (Character) | - | 1992 |
27% |
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Jetsons: The Movie | Astro, the Dog (Voice) | $17.6M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears |
Boo Boo/ |
- | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Rockin' With Judy Jetson | Astro (Voice) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School |
Scooby Doo / |
- | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby and the Reluctant Werewolf |
Scooby-Doo/ |
- | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Jetsons Meet the Flintstones |
Astro / |
- | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose |
Boo Boo / |
- | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers |
Scooby Doo/ |
- | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Good, the Bad and the Huckleberry Hound |
Boo Boo / |
- | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Yogi's Great Escape | Unknown (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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The Flight of Dragons |
Giles of the Treetops/ |
- | 1982 |
75% |
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The Last Unicorn | The Cat (Voice) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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Yogi's First Christmas |
Boo Boo/ |
- | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone | Igor (Voice) | - | 1979 |
71% |
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The Hobbit | Balin (Voice) | - | 1977 |
56% |
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Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1977 |
50% |
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Rudolph's Shiny New Year | Papa Bear (Voice) | - | 1976 |
76% |
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Charlotte's Web | Jeffrey (Voice) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo Meets The Harlem Globetrotters | Unknown (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet |
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The Perils of Penelope Pitstop | Unknown (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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Alice in Wonderland |
The Dormouse/ |
- | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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The Man Called Flintstone | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | BooBoo (Voice) | - | 1964 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 14% | The New Yogi Bear Show |
Boo Boo Bear/ |
1988 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tom and Jerry Theatricals | Mumbly (Voice) | 1940-1958 1961-1962 1964-1967 1994 1999-2008 2010-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tom & Jerry Kids | Unknown (Voice) | 1990-1993 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yo, Yogi! |
Boo-Boo Bear/ |
1991-1992 |
No Score Yet | 81% | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Unknown (Voice) | 1988-1991 |
No Score Yet | 79% | The Smurfs | Unknown (Voice) | 1980-1989 |
No Score Yet | 92% | DuckTales | Scrooge's Father (Guest Voice) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 73% | The Jetsons | Astro (Voice) | 1962-1963 1985 1987 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Transformers | Ratchet (Voice) | 1984-1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | Unknown (Voice) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 67% | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show |
Scooby-Doo/ |
1983-1984 |
70% | No Score Yet | Duck Factory | Unknown (Character) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour |
Scooby-Doo/ |
1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scrappy & Yabba-Doo |
Yabba-Doo/ |
1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Unknown (Voice) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scooby & Scrappy-Doo | Scooby-Doo (Voice) | 1979-1980 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Godzilla | Unknown (Character) | 1978-1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Super Friends | Scarecrow (Voice) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Scooby-Doo Show |
Scooby-Doo (Character), Unknown (Voice) |
1976-1978 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Scooby-Doo (Voice) | 1969-1970 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chico and the Man | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hong Kong Phooey | Unknown (Voice) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | 86% | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Unknown (Voice) | 1972-1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space | Unknown (Voice) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm | Unknown (Voice) | 1971-1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines | Unknown (Voice) | 1969-1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wacky Races | Unknown (Voice) | 1968-1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Birdman & the Galaxy Trio | Unknown (Voice) | 1967-1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles | Unknown (Voice) | 1966-1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hillbilly Bears | Shag Rugg (Voice) | 1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Atom Ant | Atom Ant (Voice) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Atom Ant Show | Atom Ant (Voice) | 1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Precious Pupp |
Precious Pupp/ |
1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | 78% | The Flintstones | Unknown (Voice) | 1963-1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Peter Potamus Show | So-So (Voice) | 1964-1966 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Jonny Quest | Unknown (Voice) | 1964-1965 |
No Score Yet | 0% | The Yogi Bear Show | Unknown (Character) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Cousin Ambrose (Voice) |