
Jackson Beck
Known for Acting · 199 credits
- Born
- 1912-07-23
- Died
- 2004-07-28
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jackson Beck was an American actor best known as the announcer on radio's The Adventures of Superman and the voice of Bluto in the Famous era Popeye theatrical shorts.
Known For
TV Shows (9)

Remington Steele
1982
as Narrator

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983
as Narrator (voice)

Popeye the Sailor
1960
as Brutus (voice)

The New Adventures of Superman
1966

Steve Canyon
1958
as Announcer (uncredited)

The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
1967
as (voice)

Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
1963

The Adventures of Superboy
1966

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
1960
as King Leonardo (voice)
Movies (190)

Radio Days
1987
as Radio Voice (voice)

Power
1986
as The Voice (voice)

G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
as Narrator (voice)

Take the Money and Run
1969
as The Narrator

Superman
1941
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983
as Announcer (voice)

The Arctic Giant
1942
as Perry White (voice) (uncredited)

G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
1984
as Narrator (voice)

Show-Business at War
1943
as Self (voice)

Electric Earthquake
1942
as Perry White / Indian Scientist (voice) (uncredited)

Billion Dollar Limited
1942
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Cry Uncle!
1971
as Narrator (voice)

3-D Rarities
2015
as King Luna/Moon People (archive footage)

Cheese Burglar
1946
as Dog (voice)

The Underground World
1943
as Narrator / Henderson (voice) (uncredited)

Eleventh Hour
1942
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Mechanical Monsters
1941
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

For Better or Nurse
1945
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

The Crystal Brawl
1957
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Destruction Inc.
1942
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Bulleteers
1942
as Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)

Fright to the Finish
1954
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Showdown
1942
as Boss (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye's 20th Anniversary
1954
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Wotta Knight
1947
as Bluto (voice)

The Mummy Strikes
1943
as Narrator / Professor (voice) (uncredited)

Volcano
1942
as Narrator #2 / Officer / Professor (voice) (uncredited)

The Magnetic Telescope
1942
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jungle Drums
1943
as German Commander (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye and the Pirates
1947
as Pierre (voice) (uncredited)

Japoteurs
1942
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ghost of the Town
1952
as Ghost Aircraft Leader / Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited)

Ancient Fistory
1953
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Out of This Whirl
1959
as TV Announcer (voice)
Is Everybody Listening?
1947
as Narrator

Snow Place Like Home
1948
as Pierre Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

All's Fair at the Fair
1947
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Greek Mirthology
1954
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye for President
1956
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Barbecue for Two
1960
as Brutus

Popeye's Premiere
1949
as Evil Vizier (voice)

A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing
1948
as Sheik (voice) (uncredited)

Private Eye Popeye
1954
as Butler (voice) (uncredited)

Wigwam Whoopee
1948
as Chief (voice) (uncredited)

Swab the Duck
1956
as Fox

Symphony in Spinach
1948
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

The Camps of Death
1983
as Narrator (segment "Death: A Nazi War Criminal Pays for His Crime") (voice) (archive footage)

Secret Agent
1943
as Narrator / Police Chief / Saboteur (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye and the Giant
1960
as Brutus (voice)

Jumping with Toy
1957
as Fox (voice)
The Boss Is Always Right
1960
as Boss
Land of Lost Watches
1951
as Red Lantern / King Findall / Doctor (voice)

Lumberjack and Jill
1949
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Assault and Flattery
1956
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Tiger Burger
1960
as Native Policeman / Turtle (voice) (uncredited)

Alpine for You
1951
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Robin Hood-Winked
1948
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Puppet Love
1944
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Rocket to Mars
1946
as Martian Leader (voice)

Service with a Guile
1946
as Bluto (voice)

Floor Flusher
1954
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Man's Pest Friend
1945
as Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)

Silly Hillbilly
1949
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Out to Punch
1956
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

I'll Be Skiing Ya
1947
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Spree Lunch
1957
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

A Bicep Built for Two
1955
as Herman / Big Muscular Cat

Casper's Spree Under the Sea
1950
as Ghost Leader/Fish Fair Barker/Fisherman(voice) (uncredited)

Parlez Vous Woo
1956
as Bluto / The International (voice) (uncredited)

The Island Fling
1946
as Bluto / Friday (voice)

The Fistic Mystic
1946
as Bluto (voice)

Big Bad Sindbad
1952
as Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)

Penny Antics
1955
as Bluto (voice)

Huey's Ducky Daddy
1953
as Gilbert

Red White and Boo
1955
as Professor / Redcoat (screaming) (voice) (uncredited)

The Seapreme Court
1954
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Candy Cabaret
1954
as Butterscotch / Sourball (voice)

A Balmy Swami
1949
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

How Green Is My Spinach
1950
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Klondike Casanova
1946
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye Makes a Movie
1950
as Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)

Mess Production
1945
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Cat-Choo
1951
as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)
Philharmaniacs
1953
as Conductor Lion

Rodeo Romeo
1946
as Bluto (voice)

Nearlyweds
1957
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Magica-Lulu
1945
as Magician (voice) (uncredited)

As the Crow Lies
1951
as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

Swimmer Take All
1952
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Travelaffs
1958
as Pig Businessman

Let's Stalk Spinach
1951
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Cookin' with Gags
1955
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye, the Ace of Space
1953
as Martians (voice) (uncredited)

To Boo or Not to Boo
1951
as Narrator / Little Boy / Clown (voice) (uncredited)

Popalong Popeye
1952
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

A Haul in One
1956
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Gym Jam
1950
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Herman the Catoonist
1953
as Cartoonist (voice) (uncredited)

Pop-Pie a la Mode
1945
as Cannibal Leader (voice)

Stork Raving Mad
1958
as Audience Member

Leprechauns Gold
1949
as Narrator / Leprechaun Leader (voice) (uncredited)

The Enchanted Square
1947
as Officer Flanagan (voice) (uncredited)

Abusement Park
1947
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Git Along Lil' Duckie
1955
as Fox

Bargain Counter Attack
1946
as Section Manager (voice)

House Tricks?
1946
as Bluto (voice)

Friend or Phony
1952
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Firemen's Brawl
1953
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Jitterbug Jive
1950
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Gabriel Churchkitten
1944
as Pastor (voice)

Safari So Good
1947
as Jungle Man (voice) (uncredited)

Crazytown
1954
as Boxer (uncredited)
Sing or Swim
1948
as Moon

Casper Comes to Clown
1951
as Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)

She-Sick Sailors
1944
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Base Brawl
1948
as (voice) (uncredited)

The Farmer and the Belle
1950
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo
1944
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Tar with a Star
1949
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Matinee Idol Popeye
1960
as Brutus (Voice)
About Jackson Beck
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jackson Beck was an American actor best known as the announcer on radio's The Adventures of Superman and the voice of Bluto in the Famous era Popeye theatrical shorts. With 199 credits spanning from 1938 to 2025, Jackson Beck has appeared in 190 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jackson Beck Movies
- Radio Days (1987) — as Radio Voice (voice)
- Power (1986) — as The Voice (voice)
- G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) — as Narrator (voice)
- Take the Money and Run (1969) — as The Narrator
- Superman (1941) — as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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