Mel Blanc

Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (May 30th, 1908 - July 10th, 1989) was a voice-actor best known for voicing the majority of the characters in the original Looney Tunes film-shorts. Nicknamed "The Man Of 1,000 Voices," he also voiced Barney Rubble in The Flintstones, Woody Woodpecker for Universal Studios, Mr. Spacely from The Jetsons, and many others. He died on July 10th, 1989 of a stroke.

Roles

 * Porky Pig (1937–1989)
 * Daffy Duck (1937–1989)
 * Happy Rabbit (1938–1940)
 * Bugs Bunny (1940–1989)
 * Cecil Turtle (1941–1947)
 * Tweety (1942–1989)
 * Private Snafu (1943-1946)
 * Yosemite Sam (1945–1987)
 * Pepé Le Pew (1945–1989)
 * Penelope Pussycat (1949-1989; although she was typically a non-speaker, Penelope's "meows" and "purrs" were most often provided by Mel using a feminine voice)
 * Sylvester The Cat (1945–1989)
 * Foghorn Leghorn (1946–1987)
 * Barnyard Dawg (1946–1989)
 * Henery Hawk (1946–1989)
 * Charlie Dog (1947)
 * Grover Groundhog (1947, singing voice only in One Meat Brawl)
 * Mack (1947)
 * K-9 (1948)
 * Marvin the Martian (1948–1989)
 * Sylvester Junior (1949-1989)
 * Beaky Buzzard (1950)
 * Curt Martin (1950-1951, cartoon Hillbilly Hare)
 * Elmer J. Fudd (Arthur Bryan died in 1959, so Mel took his place as Elmer's voice-actor for the cartoon Pre-Hysterical Hare)
 * Wile E. Coyote (some cartoons)
 * Speedy Gonzales (1953–1989)
 * Rocky and Mugsy (1954 cartoon Bugs and Thugs)
 * The Tasmanian Devil (1954–1989)
 * Blacque Jacque Shellacque (1959–1962)
 * Dr. Lorre (1946 cartoon Hair-Raising Hare
 * Twiki (1979–1981, Buck Rogers & The 25th Century)
 * Hubie (1946-1951)
 * Gossamer (1946-1989)
 * Nasty Canasta (My Little Duckaroo)