# The Mount Rushmore Of Voice Acting
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [September 16, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981 "2010-09-16T16:40:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/1 "2010-09-16T16:40:58Z")
It probably wouldn’t be complete without [June Foray](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004931/) and [Mel Blanc.](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000305/)
[Frank Welker](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919798/) should probably be there too.
Anybody else have any nominees?
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### Author:  [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/2 "2010-09-16T16:47:52Z")
Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer each do multiple characters enough to rank them.
June and Mel were excellent starting in radio.
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### Author:  [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/3 "2010-09-16T16:53:50Z")
One could argue for the \*\*Pixar \*\*clan: Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenburger, etc.
How about \*\*Casey Kasem \*\*as Shaggy for Scooby-Doo and Robin on the Super Friends?
[Tara Strong](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152839/)
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### Author:  [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/4 "2010-09-16T16:57:32Z")
Billy West has got to be in there, too. He’s done Larry Fine, Stimpson J. Cat, Doug, Bugs Bunny, and Phillip J. Fry.
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### Author:  [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/5 "2010-09-16T17:05:14Z")
> [@KennerTheGreat](#):
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> [Frank Welker](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919798/) should probably be there too.
Or Grimey, as he likes to be called. 😉
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### Author:  [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/6 "2010-09-16T17:06:14Z")
What, no love for [Maurice Lamarche](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005606/)?
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### Author:  [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/7 "2010-09-16T17:14:48Z")
Phil Harris, no not the late fisherman.
> **[Phil Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Harris)**
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> Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, musician and songwriter. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he played Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), ...
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### Author:  [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/8 "2010-09-16T17:31:59Z")
I’ll add Phil LaMarr.
Hermes on Futurama, Green Lantern on JL and JLU, Samurai Jack, Ollie Williams on Family Guy, Kit Fisto on Star Wars: The Clone Wars among others. Plus, as an added bonus he was Marvin in Pulp Fiction.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/9 "2010-09-16T17:39:53Z")
> [@johnpost](#):
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> Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer each do multiple characters enough to rank them.
And Nacy Cartwright. And especially the late, great Phil Hartman.
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### Author:  [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/10 "2010-09-16T18:08:39Z")
Did Frank Nelson do any voice work? I’m thinking he must have. Yessss?
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### Author:  [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/11 "2010-09-16T18:11:29Z")
[SDMB cliche ahead]
I can’t believe _I’m the first person in this thread_ to mention Frank Oz.
[/SDMB]
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### Author:  [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/12 "2010-09-16T18:33:07Z")
I’d put James Earl Jones on that Mt. Rushmore, too. He hasn’t done much voice acting, but what he \*has \*done is pretty memorable.
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/13 "2010-09-16T18:37:58Z")
> [@Alessan](#):
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> I’d put James Earl Jones on that Mt. Rushmore, too. He hasn’t done much voice acting, but what he \*has \*done is pretty memorable.
Darth Vader and the CNN commercial? No, the truly talented voice actors are guys like Billy West, Maurice Lamarche and Mel Blanc. JEJ has a friggin’ sweet-ass voice, but he doesn’t really voice act - he just talks.
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### Author:  [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/14 "2010-09-16T18:38:41Z")
Billy West has to be #1, though, doesn’t he?
A lot of the folks named have done fine voice work but they do variations of the same voice over, and over, and over.
But it would never have occurred to me that Dr. Zoidberg, Fry, Stimpy, Ellyvan from “Jungle Junction” (my kid loves that show) Zapp Brannigan and many others were voiced by the same actor.
And another one to throw in: Seth MacFarlane. Love or hate Family Guy, his range as a voice actor is quite remarkable (and he can sing, and sing well, in any voice he does, which is all the more impressive.)
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### Author:  [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/15 "2010-09-16T18:54:49Z")
Hans Conreid?
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### Author:  [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/16 "2010-09-16T19:10:18Z")
Daws Butler ranks.
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/17 "2010-09-16T19:14:57Z")
Allan Reed and Jean Vander Pyl (Fred and Wilma)
And don’t forget Allan ‘Rocky’ Lane (Mr. Ed)
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### Author:  [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/18 "2010-09-16T19:41:27Z")
> [@KennerTheGreat](#):
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> It probably wouldn’t be complete without [June Foray](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004931/) and [Mel Blanc.](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000305/)
> [@johnpost](#):
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> Daws Butler ranks.
Okay, if we’re truly going for Mount Rushmore status, I’ll vote for these three. Granted, there are a LOT of prolific voice over actors & actresses out there, but these are the \*\*\*legends \*\*\*of my generation.
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### Author:  [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/19 "2010-09-16T19:48:34Z")
[Patrick Warburton](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Warburton)
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### Author:  [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-voice-acting/553981/20 "2010-09-16T19:56:14Z")
[Don Messick](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Messick).
And the great but nearly forgotten [Arthur Q. Bryan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Q._Bryan). “Kill the wabbit.”
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