# Well known voice actors/actresses? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985 "2006-06-16T19:54:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/41 "2006-06-17T17:08:35Z")
EG Daily wasn’t Babe the talking pig- it was [Christine Cavanaugh](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112431/). But she did play Dottie in _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure_! ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/42 "2006-06-17T18:07:37Z")
Don’t forget Cree Summer, who starred as Freddie in _A Different World_. She got her start as Penny from _Inspector Gadget_. She also voiced Elmyra in _Tiny Toons_, a variety of different Nickalodeon characters (like Susie Carmichael from _Rugrats_), and does the voices for the M&M commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/43 "2006-06-17T18:17:01Z")
When Cree Summers first showed up on _A Different World_, her voice kept _bothering_ the _hell_ out of me. I couldn’t figure out\* why. \* So familiar. Yet so annoying. It was only two years ago I finally figured it out. We loved _Inspector Gadget_, but me and my brother couldn’t _stand_ Penny. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/44 "2006-06-17T22:20:45Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > EG Daily wasn’t Babe the talking pig- it was [Christine Cavanaugh](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112431/). But EG did take over the vocal chops (pun intended) for the porker in the sequel, _Babe: Pig in the City_. ---
**Author:** ![Amaranta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Amaranta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amaranta)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/45 "2006-06-17T23:34:30Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > Don’t forget Cree Summer, who starred as Freddie in _A Different World_. > > She got her start as Penny from _Inspector Gadget_. She also voiced Elmyra in _Tiny Toons_, a variety of different Nickalodeon characters (like Susie Carmichael from _Rugrats_), and does the voices for the M&M commercials. This is who I came in here to mention. I first heard her on her [debut album](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000IMY4/sr=8-1/qid=1150587104/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-1513453-6390543?%5Fencoding=UTF8), which I listened to nearly non-stop the summer it came out. I then forgot about her, only to find out a few years later that she’d voiced a tonne of characters I knew. ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/46 "2006-06-17T23:50:12Z")
David McCullough, known much more for his voice, but has done some acting. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/47 "2006-06-18T02:11:38Z")
Well, Casey Kasem was about equally famous as the American Top 40 disc jockey and as the voice of hundreds of cartoon characters (motst notably Shaggy, in “Scooby Doo”). ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/48 "2006-06-18T02:42:32Z")
Norm MacDonald of SNL fame is the voice of Death on Family Guy as well as the voice of Lucky-- the dog on Dr. Doolittle. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/49 "2006-06-18T18:57:08Z")
> [@feppytweed](#): > > Norm MacDonald of SNL fame is the voice of Death on Family Guy as well as the voice of Lucky-- the dog on Dr. Doolittle. The voice of Death is (now) Adam Corolla. Norm only did it once. I forgot about William Daniels, voice of K.I.T.T. in _Knight Rider_ visible in _St. Elsewhere, Boy Meets World_, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/50 "2006-06-19T01:36:30Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > I thought of Thurl Ravenscroft immediately- the Mellowmen, damn near every Disney film and park ride for 30+ years, the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, CA. > > And oh yeah, that breakfast cereal… > > “They’re grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!” > > 😃 > > Dude was so smooth, so suave… a gentleman in every way. Did you know her sang the Mr. Grinch song in the original Chuck Jones cartoon? “You’re as cuddly as a cactus, you’re as charming as an eel, Mister GriiiiiiiiINCH!” Let’s see… Tim Matheson was the voice of the original Jonny Quest. Ted Knight was the narrator on the original Superfriends. “Laterrrrr…at…The Hall of Justice!” ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/51 "2006-06-19T04:27:04Z")
A couple more ex-Seinfeld actors are all over the airwaves as voice actors. John O’Hurley (J. Peterman) can be heard in Duck Dodgers, Kim Possible, Tarzan, Buzz Lightyear, et. al. Wayne Knight (Newman) is in Xaolin Showdown, and I know I’ve heard his voice other places from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Hometownboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5e9695/32.png) [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/52 "2006-06-19T06:38:43Z")
What, no mention of [Gary Owens?](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shaken.net/images/owensgary.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shaken.net/HTML/legends.html&h=246&w=200&sz=19&tbnid=tmoGrI3ObMRSzM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=85&hl=en&start=31&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgary%2Bowens%26start%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN) The staff announcer on Laugh-In has done a TON of voice work (over 3,000 cartoon shows, according to the IMDB), from Roger Ramjet through Scooby-Doo (Blue Falcon} to Ren & Stimpy (Powdered Toast Man). He’s also appeared as himself either as host, announcer, or commentator, on a number of TV shows and movies, most recently on The Aristocrats. Had a chance to share a drink with him a 25 yeara ago at a National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. Another small-town DJ and I had about 20 mintues with him, and he patiently answered all our questions, including what Paul Frees was really like. A true gentleman, and a class act. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kjckjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kjckjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjckjc)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/53 "2006-06-19T12:08:06Z")
Tim Curry has done a considerable amount of voice work as well as being quite famous for his live action work. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/54 "2006-06-19T13:42:49Z")
John Ratzenberger (a flunky in one of the Star Wars movies; also played that guy in Cheers) has done some voice work, particularly, every movie Pixar has made. ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/55 "2006-06-19T14:06:46Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Phil LaMarr (of Mad TV) is probably getting better known for his voice work than his live action acting these days. And don’t forget [Carl Lumbly](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525855/), another superhero voice king, who I recognize from Cagney & Lacey. And [Michael Dorn](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000373/), who does a ton of voice work. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/56 "2006-06-19T17:28:09Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Well, Casey Kasem was about equally famous as the American Top 40 disc jockey and as the voice of hundreds of cartoon characters (motst notably Shaggy, in “Scooby Doo”). Fact: Casey Kasem started doing the voice of Shaggy in 1969 (and he’s still doing it.) _American Top 40_ debuted a year later. So Casey has actually been doing the voice of Shaggy longer than he has been a disc jockey. Zoinks! ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/57 "2006-06-19T22:39:10Z")
Would recognizing Takehito Koyasu’s [teeth](http://www.lelola.net/wk/misc/sillyseiyuu/teeth.jpg) count? (for the uninformed, he is a very popular Japanese voice actor known for his beautiful voice, but also for his horrible, hideous teeth) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985/58 "2006-06-20T12:11:56Z")
**EJs Girl** writes: > [@](#): > > I thought of Thurl Ravenscroft immediately- the Mellowmen, damn near every Disney film and park ride for 30+ years, the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, CA. > > And oh yeah, that breakfast cereal… > > “They’re grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!” > > Dude was so smooth, so suave… a gentleman in every way. I’d recognize Thurl Ravenscroft’s voice in a second, but I don’t think I could pick out his face (even though I think I’ve seen it). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-voice-actors-actresses/360985.md?page=2)