Ron Gans
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1931-09-08
- Died
- 2010-06-29
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Ronald Gans · Ron Ganz · Ron Kennedy · Ronald Kenneth Gans
Biography
While many people may not know Ron Gans' face, any self-respecting fan of 70s drive-in exploitation cinema should be highly familiar with his extremely distinctive and unmistakable deep'n'dulcet velvet smooth golden throat voice. Gans lent his deliciously plummy tones to numerous theatrical trailers for Roger Corman's New World Pictures which include "The Student Nurses," "The Big Doll House," "Bury Me An Angel," "Night Call Nurses," "The Big Bird Cage," "The Arena," "Caged Heat," and "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase." Gans also did the trailers for "Terminal Island" and "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane." Moreover, Gans' booming sonorous voice can be heard on the radio spots for John Carpenter's "Halloween" and Lucio Fulci's "Zombie." Gans hilariously sent up his trailer work in the sidesplitting "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble" sketch in the riotous anthology comedy "The Kentucky Fried Movie." He was likewise amusing as the pompous voice of a cooking instructor in the uproariously raunchy "Revenge of the Cheerleaders." Gans narrated the documentaries "The Raw Ones," "Sexual Liberty Now," and "Go for It." On television Gans was the voices for both Kanga and Roo on the Walt Disney Channel children's show "Welcome to Pooh Corner" and the voice of Drag Strip on the "Transformers" cartoon program. He was especially effective as the metallic voice of Crimebuster in the charming sci-fi comedy "Heartbeeps" and the sinister voice of Armus on the "Skin of Evil" episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Among his occasional on-screen appearances are a job interviewer in "Group Marriage," a would-be rapist in the sordid "Runaway, Runaway," and a television newscaster in "Carnal Madness."
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Armus (voice)
Perry Mason
1957
as Joe Velvet / Male Nurse
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Lost in Space
1965
as Frog Alien (voice) / Creature (voice) / Alien Leader
The Real Ghostbusters
1986
as Captain Koenig (voice) / Carl Sands (voice)
Dumbo's Circus
1985
as Q.T. (voice)
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
1985
as (voice)
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
1989
as Juggernaut (voice)
Welcome to Pooh Corner
1983
as Eeyore (voice)
Movies (34)
Night Call Nurses
1972
as Radio newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Coffy
1973
as Stranger
Deathsport
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Hell Night
1981
as Driver (as Ronald Gans)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
as Chapman (uncredited)
Not of This Earth
1988
as Radio Movie Spot Announcer (Voice)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
as Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
Chameleons
1989
as Inner Circle Speaker (Uncredited)
Tea and Sympathy
1956
as Dick
Heartbeeps
1981
as Crimebuster Deluxe (voice)
The Gay Deceivers
1969
as Freddie
Bonnie's Kids
1973
as Radio Newscaster (voice)
The Student Nurses
1970
as Psychiatrist
Hidden Guns
1956
as Burt Miller
Sexual Freedom in Denmark
1970
as Narrator (voice)
Group Marriage
1973
as Interviewer
Operation Mad Ball
1957
as Tinneman (uncredited)
Appointment in Honduras
1953
as Mexican Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Raw Ones
1965
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Thing with Two Heads
1972
as Reporter in Tan Coat (uncredited)
Battle of Blood Island
1960
as Ken
The Wild Racers
1968
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
1976
as Cooking Lesson (voice)
The Girls on the Beach
1965
as Master of Ceremonies
The Secret of Lost Valley
1980
as Bartender
Runaway, Runaway
1971
as The Attacker
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
1968
as Ken
Too Smart for Strangers
1985
as Eeyore (voice)
Day is Done
1955
as 3rd Soldier
Pooh's Great School Bus Adventure
1986
as Eeyore (voice)
Go for It
1976
as Narrator
Black Silk Stockings
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Sex Freaks
1974
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sexual Liberty Now
1971
as Narrator (voice)
About Ron Gans
While many people may not know Ron Gans' face, any self-respecting fan of 70s drive-in exploitation cinema should be highly familiar with his extremely distinctive and unmistakable deep'n'dulcet velvet smooth golden throat voice. Gans lent his deliciously plummy tones to numerous theatrical trailers for Roger Corman's New World Pictures which include "The Student Nurses," "The Big Doll House," "Bury Me An Angel," "Night Call Nurses," "The Big Bird Cage," "The Arena," "Caged Heat," and "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase." Gans also did the trailer… With 43 credits spanning from 1953 to 1989, Ron Gans has appeared in 34 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ron Gans Movies
- Night Call Nurses (1972) — as Radio newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
- Coffy (1973) — as Stranger
- Deathsport (1978) — as Narrator (voice)
- Hell Night (1981) — as Driver (as Ronald Gans)
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) — as Chapman (uncredited)
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