Don Messick

Donald Earl "Don" Messick (September 7, 1936 - October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor, best known as the original voice of Scooby-Doo in the popular TV series of the same name.

For Looney Tunes, he voiced Hamton J. Pig, Bosko, and The Gremlin in Tiny Toon Adventures.

Don (aged 71) died of a fatal stroke on October 24, 1997. He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered at sea. Upon Don's death, Billy West took over the role of Hamton, voicing the character for Toonstein: Dare To Scare and Defenders of the Looniverse.