Don Messick

Donald Earl "Don" Messick (September 7th, 1936 - October 24th, 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 and Bosko in Tiny Toon Adventures.

Don died of a fatal stroke on October 24th, 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.