Melvin Jerome "Mel" 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" as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, the Tasmanian Devil, and many of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons. He later worked for Hanna-Barbera's television cartoons, most notably as the voice of Barney Rubble in The Flintstones and Mr. Spacely in The Jetsons. 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.
Filmography[]
- Pinocchio (1940) - Gideon, Donkeys
- Gay Purr-ee (1962) - Bulldog, Additional voices
- Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964) - Grifter Chizzling, Southern Accented Bear in Train and Mugger The Dog (grumbling sounds)
- The Man Called Flintstone (1966) - Barney Rubble, Dino, Helicopter Pilot, the Mayor, Turtle and Scales
- The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) - Officer Short Shrift, The Dodecahedron, The Demon of Insincerity, The Letter Vendor, Ministers, Lethargians and The Overbearing Know-It-All
- Journey Back to Oz (1972) - Mombi's crow
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) - Twiki
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979) - Bugs Bunny
- The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981) - Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Porky Pig, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester, Tweety, Rocky and Mugsy, King Arthur, Sir Osis of Liver, Sir Loin of Beef, Gerry the Idgit Dragon, Treasury Director, Judge, Cop # 1, Cop # 2, Clancy, Clarence, O'Hara and Cats in B.A
- Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982) - Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester the Cat, Sylvester Jr., Speedy Gonzales, Tweety, Rover, Hassan, Hansel, Prince Charming, Big Bad Wolf, Genie, Beanstalk Giant, Elvis Gorilla and Stork (also archive footage)
- Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983) - Daffy Duck, Speedy Gonzales, Yosemite Sam, Bugs Bunny, Tasmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Spike, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety, and Crows
- Heathcliff: The Movie (1986) - Heathcliff
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester and Tweety
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) - Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Sylvester (archive), Tweety (archive), Hugo the Abominable Snowman (archive), J.P. Cubish, J.P. Cubish's Butler (archive), Mr. Hyde, Birdbath Owner (archive), Asylum Collector (archive), Coyote and Drunk (archive)
- Jetsons: The Movie (1990) - Mr. Cosmo Spacely
- The Flintstones (1994) - Dino (archive sound)