Gary Owens
Known for Acting · 105 credits
- Born
- 1934-05-10
- Died
- 2015-02-12
- Place of birth
- Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Biography
Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 - February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials.
He was best known, aside from being the announcer on Laugh-In, for providing the voice of the titular superhero on Space Ghost and Blue Falcon in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder. He also played himself in a cameo appearance on Space Ghost Coast to Coast in 1998. Owens' first cartoon-voice acting was performing the voice of Roger Ramjet on the Roger Ramjet cartoons. He later served as voice of the over-the-air digital network Antenna TV.
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Known For
Dexter's Laboratory
1996
as Blue Falcon (voice) / TV Announcer (voice)
Night Court
1984
as Bobby Baumgarner
That '70s Show
1998
as Announcer / Narrator (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Guy Who Thinks He's Gary Owens
Batman
1966
as TV Announcer / Voice on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Garfield and Friends
1988
TV Shows (53)
Dexter's Laboratory
1996
as Blue Falcon (voice) / TV Announcer (voice)
Night Court
1984
as Bobby Baumgarner
That '70s Show
1998
as Announcer / Narrator (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Guy Who Thinks He's Gary Owens
Batman
1966
as TV Announcer / Voice on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Garfield and Friends
1988
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1990
as Narrator (voice)
Simon & Simon
1981
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Space Ghost (voice)
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Gary Owens
Johnny Bravo
1997
as Blue Falcon (voice)
Mad About You
1992
as Gary Owens
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Gary Michaels
Dinosaurs
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Opening Narration (voice) (uncredited)
The Fall Guy
1981
McHale's Navy
1962
as The Photographer
The Munsters
1964
Goof Troop
1992
as Mr. Hammerhead (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Regular Performer - Announcer
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Announcer (voice) / Gary (voice)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991
as Powdered Toast Man (voice)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
What a Cartoon!
1995
as Announcer / Commander (voice)
Space Stars
1981
as Space Ghost (voice)
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966
as Space Ghost (voice)
101 Dalmatians Series
1997
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as 50's Batman (voice)
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Raw Toonage
1992
as Badly Animated Man (voice)
Bobby's World
1990
as Captain Squash (voice)
The Green Hornet
1966
as Newscaster / Commentator
Fantastic Four
1994
as Gary Owens (voice)
Scooby's All-Stars
1977
Square One Television
1987
as Lt. Dirk Niblick (voice)
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
as Commander Feral (voice)
Love & War
1992
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self - Announcer
Galactica 1980
1980
as Cy (voice)
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
1995
as (voice)
Man from Atlantis
1977
as Blaise Mullen
2 Stupid Dogs
1993
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
1976
as Blue Falcon (voice)
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
1985
as Narrator
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
1969
Mighty Orbots
1984
as Narrator (voice)
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder
1976
Space Ghost & Dino Boy
1966
as Space Ghost (Voice)
Yogi's Space Race
1978
The Gong Show
1976
Legends of the Superheroes
1979
as Narrator (voice)
Letters to Laugh-In
1969
as Host
Movies (52)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
as "Pig in a Poke" Announcer (uncredited)
The Love Bug
1968
as Race Announcer
Muppets from Space
1999
as UFO Mania Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Gary Owens
I Know That Voice
2014
as Self
How I Got Into College
1989
as Sports Announcer
Hysterical
1982
as TV announcer
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
as Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Out to Lunch
1974
as Announcer
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Comic Book: The Movie
2004
as Gary Owens
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted
2002
as TV Announcer
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
Border to Border
1998
as Mr. Kirby
Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes
2007
as Voice 5 (voice)
Kill Crazy
1990
as The Sheriff
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
1983
as Narrator
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
as (voice)
The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
2005
The Naked Witch
1960
as Narrator (uncredited)
Defenders of Dynatron City
1992
as Announcer (voice)
Legends of the Super Heroes
1979
as Narrator
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
1985
as Himself
Lunch
2012
as Himself
Superbman: The Other Movie
1981
as Narrator
Loose Shoes
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Son of Dinosaurs
1989
as Self
Diggin' Up Business
1990
as Minister
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
1975
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008
as Himself
DTV: Monster Hits
1987
as Announcer (voice)
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
as Self
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999
as Narrator
Prehistoric World
1989
as Himself
Dinosaurs (KABC Special)
1984
as Self / Host
Pigs Is Pigs
1954
as Narrator (voice)
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007
as Himself
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
as Self - Announcer (voice)
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas
1994
as Opening Narrator (voice)
Sam the Snake
1969
as Hubert The Snowman
Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora
1994
as Narrator
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008
as Self
Gone Fish'n
1993
The Volcano Show
1988
as Himself
The Wondrous World of Weird Animals
1993
as Self
More Dinosaurs
1985
as Self / Host
The Return of Dinosaurs
1993
as Himself
The Roots of Goofy
1984
as Himself
About Gary Owens
Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 - February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials. He was best known, aside from being the announcer on Laugh-In, for providing the voice of… With 105 credits spanning from 1954 to 2014, Gary Owens has appeared in 52 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gary Owens Movies
- National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) — as "Pig in a Poke" Announcer (uncredited)
- The Love Bug (1968) — as Race Announcer
- Muppets from Space (1999) — as UFO Mania Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- The Aristocrats (2005) — as Self
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) — as Gary Owens
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