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| birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.1997249|7}}| death_place = Salinas, California, U.S.| occupation = Voice actor| years_active = 1941–1996Helen M. McHugh|1953}}| children = 1}}Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor, known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons.His best-remembered voice roles include Scooby-Doo, Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in The Flintstones, Astro in The Jetsons, Muttley in Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, Boo-Boo Bear and Ranger Smith in The Yogi Bear Show, Sebastian the Cat in Josie and the Pussycats; Gears, Ratchet, and Scavenger in The Transformers, Papa Smurf and Azrael in The Smurfs, Hamton J. Pig in Tiny Toon Adventures, and Dr. Benton Quest in Jonny Quest.

Early life

Messick was born on September 7, 1926, in Buffalo, New York,WEB,weblink AnimationResources.org, Biography: Don Messick, November 30, 2010, September 1, 2020, the son of Binford Earl Messick, a house painter, Lena Birch ({{née}} Hughes){{Citation needed |date=December 2023}} and the brother of F. Thomas Messick. He was raised in the Bolton Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, where he received his early training as a performer at the Ramsay Street School of Acting.WEB,weblink Brett, Rogers, Don Messick, August 29, 2000, bot: unknown,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080322181755weblink">weblink March 22, 2008,

Career

Early work

At first, Messick wanted to be a ventriloquist and even supported himself as one for a time in the late 1940s and early 1950s.WEB,weblink AnimationResources.org, Animation: Ruff And Reddy, May 3, 2019, September 1, 2020, At age 15, Messick performed in front of the program manager and chief announcer at radio station WBOC in Salisbury, Maryland, and was given his own weekly show, for which Messick performed all of the character voices and sound effects.Messick moved back to Baltimore a year later, after graduating high school, and approached radio station WCAO about getting his one-man show on the air. As Messick worked to reduce the Baltimore accent identified by the manager of WCAO as an impediment to his radio career, Messick's father was killed, along with two other men, in an accident at the Nanticoke School. Two other workers and he were taking down a flagpole when it came into contact with electric power lines, electrocuting all three men.In 1944, Messick joined the US Army, performing for troops as a part of the Special Services for 20 months. Messick's first big break came when he was hired by the Mutual Broadcasting radio station in Los Angeles, where he played Raggedy Andy and Farmer Seedling on the radio series The Raggedy Ann Show.NEWS,weblink Messick Superstar in World of Voices, March 3, 1985, The Victoria Advocate, March 25, 2015, At MGM, Tex Avery was producing the Droopy cartoons. The regular voice actor Bill Thompson was unavailable. Avery hired Messick after Daws Butler, who voiced characters for MGM, suggested him.

Early Hanna Barbera voice work

When William Hanna and Joseph Barbera formed their own animation studio, Hanna-Barbera, in 1957, Messick and Butler became a voice-acting team for the company. Messick and Butler's first collaboration was Ruff and Reddy. Messick was Ruff the cat and the Droopy-sounding Professor Gizmo, while Butler played the dog, Reddy. Messick also narrated the show, which had a serialized storyline. From 1958 to 1959, Messick played Tadpole in the animated television series, Spunky and Tadpole, produced by Beverly Hills Productions.From 1957 to 1965, Butler and Messick gave voice to a large number of characters. Always the sidekick, Messick's characters were not headliners. His notable roles in this era were Boo Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Major Minor, Pixie Mouse, Astro, and Dr. Benton Quest replacing John Stephenson.He was used primarily for his narration skills, which were heard on many of those cartoons in which Daws Butler starred. In narrating The Huckleberry Hound Show{{'s}} Yogi Bear cartoons, he played Ranger Smith in something close to his natural voice.Messick was eventually featured as Ricochet Rabbit in Ricochet Rabbit (1964–65), while Deputy Droop-a-Long was voiced by Mel Blanc. He did the voices of the title character in Precious Pupp and Shag Rugg from Hillbilly Bears, and both segments from The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show. In 1966, Messick took over the roles of Atom Ant and Mr. Peebles of The Magilla Gorilla Show from Howard Morris, who had left Hanna-Barbera.In outer-space cartoons, Don Messick created noises and sounds for weird space creatures and aliens. His Ranger Smith voice was often heard as various space villains. His narrator voice was given to Vapor Man, Dr. Benton Quest, the Perilous Paper Doll Man, and Multi Man.

Scooby-Doo and later roles

In 1969, he was cast as the cowardly canine title character on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. He voiced him through all of the various versions of Scooby-Doo: on television in numerous formats from 1969 until his retirement, including television films, and a number of commercials, as well. In 1970, he voiced Sebastian on Josie and the Pussycats, and reprised the role in its spin-off Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space two years later, as well as voicing the new alien character, Bleep. From 1980 to 1988, he voiced Scooby's nephew, Scrappy-Doo, having taken over the role originated by Lennie Weinrib in 1979; he continued to voice Scooby-Doo when A Pup Named Scooby-Doo came along from 1988 to 1991.In Hong Kong Phooey, he was the voice of Spot the Cat, a faithful sidekick that was the one who foiled the villain's plans, though he let the clueless title character take the glory. In 1977, he voiced Balin and a few incidental characters in the first animated adaptation of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.By the 1970s, the popularity of Yogi Bear led to several spin-off TV series and television movies featuring the character. Messick reprised his roles of Boo-Boo and Ranger Smith from the 1970s until 1994 on Yogi's Gang, Laff-a-Lympics, Yogi's Treasure Hunt, and The New Yogi Bear Show.He played Papa Smurf on The Smurfs from 1981 to 1989 and Ratchet (the Autobot doctor), Gears, and Constructicon Scavenger on The Transformers. In 1985, new episodes of The Jetsons were produced and Messick returned as Astro, RUDI, Mac, and Uniblab, a pesky robot that worked for Mr. Spacely.He also starred in the Masters of the Universe Golden Book video as He-Man.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} In 1985, he voiced Louie and Snichey in The Pound Puppies TV special, in 1988, he had an uncredited role as the Pimp of the Year pageant announcer on I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and he returned to his role of Benton Quest on The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987).Messick also played a live-action role on the MTM Enterprises sitcom Duck Factory, playing a cartoon voice actor named Wally Wooster. In one episode, frequent collaborator Frank Welker guest-starred as a rival voice artist angling for his job. Don Messick said of his character on the show: "Wally was never quite sure whether he was Wally or Dippy Duck".From 1990 to 1995, he voiced Hamton J. Pig in Amblin's Tiny Toon Adventures and its spin-offs. Around that time, he also returned as the voice of Droopy for Tom & Jerry Kids and Droopy, Master Detective. On the 1995 Freakazoid! episode "Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet", a spoof of Jonny Quest, he played Dr. Vernon Danger, a parody of Benton Quest.At a charity speaking engagement in London, shortly before his death, he performed many of his characters, except Scooby-Doo. He claimed that giving up smoking had robbed him of the rasp in the voice that he needed to voice him.

Retirement

In late September 1996, Messick retired from acting after he suffered a stroke at a recording session at Hanna-Barbera.On October 12, 1996, he had a "retirement party" at his favorite Chinese restaurant (Joseph Barbera personally sent a limo to Messick and his wife, and the two were chauffeured). Many of his friends and peers during his career who had come to pay tribute to him included Henry Corden, Casey Kasem, Lucille Bliss, Maurice LaMarche, Gregg Berger, Neil Ross, June Foray, Sharon Mack, Greg Burson, Walker Edmiston, Marvin Kaplan, Gary Owens, Howard Morris, Teresa Ganzel, Jean Vander Pyl, and Myrtis Martin Butler (Daws' widow).

Personal life

Messick married Helen McHugh on October 10, 1953, and they remained married until Messick's death on October 24, 1997. Together, they had one child.NEWS,weblink Obituary for Donald E. Messick, October 26, 1997, The Daily Times, April 26, 2024,

Death

Don Messick suffered a second stroke and died on October 24, 1997, in Salinas, California. He was 71 years old.NEWS,weblink Barking Up A New Tree, Donald, Liebenson, September 24, 1998, Chicago Tribune, September 1, 2020, WEB, Evanier, Mark, POV: Don Messick, Comics Buyer's Guide,weblink newsfromme.com, 20 June 2020, 21 November 1997,

Legacy

Since Messick's death in 1997, Hadley Kay, Scott Innes, Neil Fanning, and Frank Welker have all voiced the role of Scooby-Doo. In 1998, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island was dedicated to his memory. In 2011, Jonathan Winters (who voiced Grandpa Smurf in the television series) became Messick's successor as the voice of Papa Smurf in The Smurfs and its 2013 sequel. Winters died after finishing his voice work on the latter film. In 2000, Billy West also became one of Messick's successors as the new voice of Muttley in the 2000 Dreamcast video game, the 2017 reboot of Wacky Races,WEB,weblink Papa Smurf Jonathan Winters – La La La La La La ... Last Photos Before Death, TMZ, TMZ.com, April 12, 2013, October 27, 2020, and in the Scooby-Doo! animated film Scoob! which featured archive recordings of Messick for Muttley's laugh and a place named after him called "Messick Mountain".

Filmography

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! width = 35px| Year! width = 30%| Title! width = 40%| Role! class="unsortable"| Notes| 1949The House of Tomorrow (1949 film)>The House of Tomorrow| Kitchen NarratorTITLE=CARTOON VOICES OF THE GOLDEN AGE, VOL. 2 PUBLISHER=BEARMANOR MEDIA, en, | 1949| Wags To Riches Droopy Uncredited| 1950| The Chump Champ| 1956| Millionaire Droopy| 1959–1965| Loopy De LoopHansel and Gretel>Hansel / Baby Gorilla / Jack / Cat / Hunter / Watchdog / Bounty Hunter / Farmer / Robin Hood / Farmer's Dog / Quincy / Quincy's Dog / Duke D. Hiss / | | 1964| Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / List of Yogi Bear characters#Mugger>Mugger|| 1966| The Man Called Flintstone| Doctor / Additional voices|| 1970Pufnstuf (film)>Pufnstuf| Freddy the Flute / Googy Gopher / Orson Vulture| 1971The Andromeda Strain (film)>The Andromeda Strain| Alarm Voice|Diamonds Are Forever (film)>Diamonds are Forever| Announcer at Circus Circus| Uncredited| 1972| Journey Back to OzToto (Oz)>Toto|| 1973Charlotte's Web (1973 film)>Charlotte's WebTITLE=THE ANIMATED MOVIE GUIDE PUBLISHER=CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS PAGE=51 ACCESS-DATE=15 FEBRUARY 2023, en, | 1979| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July| Sam Spangles|| C.H.O.M.P.S.| Dog Snickering in Main Titles / TV Newsman|| 1980The Return of the King (1980 film)>The Return of the King| Théoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron| TV movie 1982| The Flight of Dragons| Giles of the Treetops / Lo Tae Zhao|The Last Unicorn (film)>The Last Unicorn| Additional voices|| Case 35| Dinosaur (voice)|| 1986| (The Transformers: The Movie)| Gears / Scavenger / Ratchet| Scenes deleted| 1990| (Jetsons: The Movie)| Astro|| 1992| (Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Summer Vacation)| Hamton J. Pig / Radio Announcer| Voice, Direct-to-video film| 1992| (Tom and Jerry: The Movie)| Droopy|| 2020| Scoob!| Muttley, Spooky Space Kook| Posthumous release, Archival recordings">

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! Year! width = 30%| Title! width = 40%| Role! class="unsortable"| Notes| 1949–1950| Buffalo Billy| Additional voices|| 1951| The Aventures of Mr. Patches| Mr. Patches|| 1952| Time For Beany| Narrator|| 1953| Thunderbolt the Wondercolt Additional voices|| 1954| The Willy The Wolf Show|| 1957–1960| The Ruff and Reddy Show| Ruff / Professor Gizmo / Ubble Ubble / Additional voices| First work for Hanna-Barbera| 1958–1959| The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole| Tadpole| First and Second Season| 1958–1962| The Huckleberry Hound Show| Pixie / Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Narrator / Additional voices|| 1959–1962| The Quick Draw McGraw Show| Narrator / Horse-Face Harry / Sheriff / Additional voices|| 1959–1961| Manty's Funday Funnies| Additional voices|| 1960–1966| The FlintstonesBamm-Bamm Rubble / Hoppy (The Flintstones)>Hoppy / Arnold / Newsboy / Additional voices| Seasons 2–6 (1961–1966) 1961–1962| The Yogi Bear Show| Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Major Minor / Narrator / Additional voices|| Top Cat| Beau / Prowler / Dr. Dawson|| The Alvin Show| Additional voices|1962| Beany and Cecil| Crowy|1–2 episodes| The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series| Mr. Twiddle| 1962–1963| The JetsonsAstro (The Jetsons)>Astro / U.N.I.B.L.A.B. / M.A.C. / Additional voices|| Wally Gator| Mr. Twiddle| 1964–1966| The Magilla Gorilla Show| Mr. Peebles (1965–1966) / Additional voices| Replaced Howard Morris as Mr. Peebles (1965–1966)| Peter Potamus| So-So / Additional voices|| 1964Gumby>The Gumby Show| Henry / Rodgy / Additional voices| Dragon Witch, Treasure for Henry and Who's What| 1964–1965Jonny Quest (TV series)>Jonny Quest| Dr. Benton Quest / Bandit| replaced John Stephenson as Dr. Benton Quest after episode 9| 1964| The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo| Additional voices|| 1964–1966| Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long| Ricochet Rabbit / Additional voices|| 1965| The Secret Squirrel Show| Additional voices|| 1965–1967| The Atom Ant Show| Atom Ant / Precious Pupp / Shag Rugg / Additional voices| Replaced Howard Morris as Atom Ant| 1965The New Alice in Wonderland (film)>The New Alice in Wonderland| Dormouse / Fluff| TV movie| 1966–1967Laurel and Hardy (animated series)>The Laurel and Hardy Cartoon Show| Additional voices|| 1966–1968| Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles| Multi-Man / Perilous Paper Doll Man / The Bubbler / Curly / Jesse James / Alexander the Great / Fero, The Fiendish Fiddler / Satanic Surfer / Terrible Twister / Ackbar / Martian / Anxious Angler / Crafty Clutcher / Bizarre Batter / Additional voices|| 1966–1968Space Ghost (TV series)>Space Ghost| Blip / Zorak / Sisto / Bronty|| 1966| The Space Kidettes| Countdown / Pup Star | 1967| Birdman and the Galaxy Trio| Falcon 7 / Vapor Man / Vultro / Additional voices|| The Herculoids| Gloop / Gleep || Jack and the Beanstalk| Cat / Mice| TV movie (uncredited)| Off to See the WizardTin Woodman>Tin Man|| Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor| Scooby the Seal|| Super President| Additional voices|Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)>Fantastic Four| Kurrgo |Abbott & costello (cartoon)>Abbott & Costello| Additional voices || Shazzan| Kaboobie|| 1967–1968| Samson & Goliath| Goliath / Venusian Ice Men / Terrorist Leader / Monarch / Additional voices| 1968| The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn| Priest / Tug| "The Magic Shillelah"| La Feet's Defeat| Sergeant Deux-Deux| Short 1968–1969| The Adventures of Gulliver| Eager / Tagg|| The Archie Show | Jughead Jones, Hot Dog| 1 episode| The Banana Splits Adventure Hour| Zazuum / Prof. Carter / Aramis | Wacky Races (1968 TV series)>Wacky Races| Muttley / Professor Pat Pending / Dum-Dum / Little Gruesome / Dragon / Gravel Slag|| 1969| The Archie Comedy Hour| Harvey Kinkle / Spencer / Chili Dog| 1969–1970| The Perils of Penelope Pitstop| Dum-Dum / Pockets / Zippy / Snoozy|| Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines| Muttley / Klunk / Zilly / Yankee Doodle Pidgeon / Muttley's Girlfriend|| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?Scooby-Doo (character)>Scooby-Doo / Professor / Mr. Wickles / Ebenezer Shark / Mouse / Police Officer / Mr. Bluestone the Great / The Phantom / Hank / Buck Master's / Radio Voice / Indian Witch Doctor / Sharon's Father / Bulldog / John Maxwell / Parrot / Mr. Jenkins / Max / Midget / Mr. Barnstorm / University Professor / Witch / Zeb Perkins / Zeke Perkins / Space Kook / Henry Bascombe / Nephew Norville / Security Guard / Waiter / Policeman / Zombie / Chicks / Bank Guard / Mask Salesman / Professor Ingstrom / Roger Stevens / Mr. Grisby / Additional voices|| 1969–1971| Cattanooga Cats| Hoppy / Smirky| "Around the World in 79 Days" segment 1970| Where's Huddles?| Fumbles|| Christam Is Additional voices| TV movieDoctor Dolittle (TV series)>Doctor Dolittle|| 1970–1971Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)>Josie and the PussycatsJosie_and_the_Pussycats_(comics)#Alexandra_Cabot_and_Sebastian>Sebastian / Additional voices|| 1970–1974Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1970 TV series)>Sabrina the Teenage Witch| Harvey Kinkle / Spencer / Chili Dog| Uncredited 1971| B.C. – The Shadow| Additional voices| Short| The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm ShowSchleprock / The Gruesomes (The Flintstones)>Weirdly Gruesome / Additional voices|Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)>Harlem Globetrotters| Additional voices|| Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!| Hercules / Hippo / Ambassador Of Ptomania / The Ambassador of Ptomania| "Gobs of Gabaloons" 1972| The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan| Chu Chu the Dog|| Wait Till Your Father Gets Home| Harry's Accountant| "Expectant Papa"Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)#Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space>Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space| Sebastian / Bleep|| The Flintstone Comedy Hour| Schleprock|| The Barkleys Additional voices|| The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't| TV special 1972–1973| The New Scooby-Doo Movies| Scooby-Doo / Ngogi / Sheriff / Businessman / Rock Festival Businessman / Captain Moody / Guard / Bridge Operator / Mr. Van Henstone / Slats / Matilda / Matt Hildago / Caley Burgess / Mr. Sawyer / Andrew Terra / Swampy Pete / Lieutenant Pete Dugan / Duke of Strathmore / Haunted Horseman / Cyrus Wheedly / Moat Monster / Sergeant / Professor Flakey / Sebastian / Captain Cannaby / Jack Canna / Ghost / Abdullah / Prince Abin / Clem Duncan / Mr. Franklin / Masked Marvel / Ghostly Strongman / Additional voices || The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie| Pastry Cook / House Agent / Midget / Brack / Gorgeous Cat / The Robot / Killer / Captain Parker / Trumpet / Second Cyclone / Additional voices| 6 episodes 1973| Inch High, Private Eye| The Professor / The Mummy / Anchor / News Anchor / TV Reporter / Fat Frank / Paperboy| "The Mummy's Curse"The Addams Family (1973 animated series)>The Addams Family| Additional voices|| B.C.: The First Thanksgiving| Peter / Thor / Turkey|Jeannie (TV series)>Jeannie| Additional voices|| Yogi's Gang| Boo-Boo / Atom Ant / Squiddly Diddly / Touché Turtle / Ranger Smith / The Mayor of Smog City / Temper|| 1973–1975| Bailey's Comets| Gabby, Henry, Ringmaster, The Ringmaster, Coach|| 1974| Hong Kong Phooey| Spot / The Mystery Maverick / Honcho / Additional voices|| 1974–1975| Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch| Scrambles / Officer Fishtail / Fire Chief / Ranger| 1975The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series)>The Tom and Jerry Show| Spike / Mumbly / Additional voices| Shared the role of Spike with Joe E. Ross| (The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow) Additional voices TV special| The Tiny Tree| The Oddball Couple| 1976| Jabberjaw| Jabberjaw /Lamp Salesman / Wizard / The Wizard| "Ali Jabber and the Secret Thieves"| The First Easter Rabbit| Jonathan / Whiskers TV special| Rudolph's Shiny New Year| Papa Bear / Additional voices 1976–1977| The Mumbly Cartoon Show| Mumbly / Lt. Nuts / Bolts|| Dynomutt, Dog Wonder| Scooby-Doo / Lowbrow / Lowbrow's Henchman / Additional voices| "Everyone Hyde!" / "What Now, Lowbrow?" / "The Wizard of Ooze"| 1976–1978| The Scooby-Doo Show| Scooby-Doo / Construction Worker / Pa Skillett / Black Knight / Joe's Co-Worker / M. Dreyfus / Mr. Clive / Ferry Captain / Sheriff / Jim Moss / Racer / Pa Hatfield / Investor / Beach Hermit / Spider / Mario / Ghostly Gondolier / The Ghostly Gondolier / Additional voices| 40 episodes 1977| CB Bears| Clyde The Ape || The Skatebirds| Scooter Penguin || Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey| Additional voices| TV special| Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday| Scooby-Doo| TV movie| A Flintstone Christmas| Ed the Foreman / Otis TV specialThe Hobbit (1977 film)>The HobbitBalin (Middle-earth)>Balin / Goblin / Lord of the Eagles / Troll #3| 1977–1978| Fred Flintstone and Friends| Various characters| | 1977–1979Laff-A-Lympics>Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics| Scooby-Doo, Boo Boo Bear, Mumbly, Pixie, Dastardly Dalton, Mr. Creepley, Junior Creepley, Announcer || 1977–1980| Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels| Additional voices| 1978| Challenge of the Super FriendsScarecrow (DC Comics)>Scarecrow / Additional voices|| Dinky Dog| Additional voices|| Casper's First Christmas| Boo Boo| TV special| The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour| Additional voices|| Yogi's Space Race| Additional voices|| (The Flintstones: Little Big League)| Quarry Worker TV special| Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue| Scooby-Doo / Snorky / JabberjawThe New Fantastic Four>The Fantastic Four| J.J. Colossal /Gorgon || 1978–1979Godzilla (1978 TV series)>Godzilla| Godzooky / Additional voices|| 1978–1983| The All New Popeye Hour| Eugene the Jeep| 1979| Amigo and Friends| Amigo (English dub)|| The New Fred and Barney Show| Bamm-Bamm Rubble|| Scooby Goes Hollywood| Scooby-Doo / Additional voices| TV special| The Super Globetrotters| Time Lord| | The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone| Igor| TV special| ABC Weekend Specials| Oscar Horse | "The Horse That Played Centerfield'"| Gulliver's Travels | | TV movieJack Frost (TV special)>Jack Frost| Snip| TV special| 1979–1980Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)>Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo| Scooby-Doo / Night Ghoul / Mr. Kimber / Harris / Police Officer / Radio Voice / Conrad / Conjurer / Additional voices| 1980| Yogi's First ChristmasList of Yogi Bear characters#Herman the Hermit>Herman the Hermit| TV movie| Space Stars| Astro / Gloop / Gleep| | Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?| Humboldt| TV special| 1980–82| The Flintstone Comedy Show| Schleprock | 1980| The Flintstones' New Neighbors| Bamm-Bamm Rubble / Vulture TV special| (The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling)| Doctor / Fish #1 / Fish #2 / Parrot / Pigasaurus 1980–1982| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series)| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Yabba-Doo / Additional voices|| Drak Pack| Toad , Fly |Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series)>The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo || 1980–1981| The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang| Additional voices| 1981| The Kwicky Koala Show| Clyde| | (The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma)| Announcer | TV special| 1981–1982Heathcliff (1980 TV series)>Heathcliff| Mr. Post| | 1981–1989The Smurfs (1981 TV series)>The Smurfs| Papa Smurf / Azrael / Dreamy Smurf / Additional voices| 1982The Smurfs (1981 TV series)>My Smurfy Valentine| Papa Smurf / Azrael| TV special| Pac Preview Party| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo| | 1982–1984| The Flintstone Funnies| Schleprock | Reruns of The Flintstone Comedy Show segments| 1982–1983| The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Yabba-Doo / Additional voices| 1982The Smurfs (1981 TV series)>The Smurfs Springtime Special| Papa Smurf / Azrael| TV special| Jokebook| Additional voices| Spider-Man (1981 TV series)>Spider-ManVulture (Marvel Comics)>Vulture| The Smurfs (1981 TV series)>The Smurfs Christmas Special| Papa Smurf / Azrael TV special| Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper| Pixie / Boo-Boo / Ranger Smith| 1983The Smurfs (1981 TV series)>The Smurfic Games| Papa Smurf / Azrael| 1983–1984| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Bentley / Hound / Hugh Smallwood / Chairman Lewis / Chameleon / Dada-Doo / Mumsy-Doo / Additional voices | 1984| Laugh Busters| Papa Smurf| | Strong Kids, Safe Kids| Papa Smurf / Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Ghost| Video Documentary Short| The Duck Factory| Wally Wooster| First live action role| The Mighty Orbots| Commander Rondu / CrunchDubbing (filmmaking)>English dub| 1984–1987The Transformers (TV series)>The TransformersScavenger (Transformers)>Scavenger / Gears| 1984–1985The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show>The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Gilly Stern / Pizza Concession Man / Max / Dada-Doo / Mumsy-Doo / Additional voices || Scary Scooby Funnies| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo || 1984The Get Along Gang#TV series>The Get Along Gang|Officer Growler / Mr. Hoofnagel / Mayor Bascombe Badger / Additional voices|| 1985| The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo / Dr. Frankenscoob / Egad / Wacky Wizard / Dada-Doo / Mumsy-Doo / Additional voices|| 1985–1986| Scooby's Mystery Funhouse| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo | 1985| Galtar and the Golden Lance| Pandat |(G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)>G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero)| Professor| "Lasers in the Light"Pound Puppies (film)>The Pound Puppies| Louie / Itchy | TV movie| 1985–1986| Paw Paws| PaPooch| 1985–1987The Berenstain Bears (1985 TV series)>The Berenstain Bears Show| Snuff the Dog| Animated adaptation of the Berenstain Bears children's books.| The Jetsons| Astro / R.U.D.I. / U.N.I.B.L.A.B. / Additional voices| 1980s revival of the original show| 1985–1988| Yogi's Treasure Hunt| Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Ricochet Rabbit / Touche Turtle / Ruff| 1986| Foofur| Pepe | | Smurfquest| Papa Smurf / Azrael TV movie| Here are the Smurfs| Papa Smurf 1986–1987| The New Adventures of Jonny Quest| Dr. Benton Quest / Bandit|Pound Puppies (1986 TV series)>Pound Puppies| Red Alert Pup| 1987| Popeye and Son| Eugene the Jeep|| The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones| R.U.D.I. TV movie| Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose| Boo-Boo / Mumbly| 1986–1987| Foofur| Pepe| 1987| Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo TV movie| Yogi's Great Escape| Boo-Boo / Ranger Smith| DuckTales| Scrooge's Father| "Once Upon a Dime"| Tis The Season to Be Smurfy| Papa Smurf / Chitter| TV special|1987| The Real Ghostbusters| Walt Fleischman| "Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?" 1988| Rockin' with Judy Jetson| Astro TV movie| Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears| Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith| Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo| The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound| Boo-Boo Bear / Narrator / The Narrator| Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf| Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo| Fantastic Max| King Klutzes| "Stitches in Time"| The New Yogi Bear Show| Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith|| 1988–1991| A Pup Named Scooby-Doo| Scooby-Doo / Scooby-Doo's Dad / Jenkins / News Anchor / Additional voices| 1989| (Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration)| Scooby-Doo / Droopy / Astro / Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith / Additional voices| TV specialEmmy awards>The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Papa Smurf| TV special| 1990| Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue| TV short| 1990–1991| The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda| Sancho Panda|| 1990–1992| Wake, Rattle, and Roll| Boo-Boo Bear / Pixie / Muttley / Lucky the Cat|| 1990–1993| Tom and Jerry Kids| Droopy / Bat Mouse / Additional voices|| 1990–1995| Tiny Toon Adventures| Hamton J. Pig / Dog / Additional voices| 1991| Bobby's World| Narrator and Ranger| "Bobby's Big Broadcast"| Yo Yogi!| Boo-Boo Bear / Muttley / Atom Ant/ Pixie|| The Last Halloween| Romtu| TV special| 1992| The Plucky Duck Show| Hamton J. Pig|| 1993Bonkers (American TV series)>Bonkers| The Mayor| "The Good, The Bad, and the Kanifky" 1993–1994| Droopy, Master Detective| Droopy / Additional voices|| Garfield and Friends| Additional voices| 1993| I Yabba-Dabba Do!| Policeman TV movie| Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby| Baby Bamm-Bamm Rubble / Lot Security Guard / Tour Bus Driver| Jonny's Golden Quest| Dr. Benton C. Quest / Bandit 1994| Yogi the Easter Bear| Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith| Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights| Scooby-Doo / Boo-Boo Bear| Tiny Toons Spring Break| Hamton J. Pig| TV special| A Flintstones Christmas Carol| Bamm-Bamm Rubble / Joe Rockhead| TV movie| Yogi the Easter Bear| Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith| TV special| The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions| Bamm-Bamm Rubble| Short 1995| Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery| Hamton J. Pig / TV Executive| TV special| 2 Stupid Dogs| Corporal| "Cartoon Canines"| Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects| Dr. Benton C. Quest / Bandit| TV movie| Freakazoid!| Dr. Vernon Danger| "Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet" 1996| Burger King Commercial| Scooby-Doo| Commercial| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest| Dr. Benton C. Quest| Episodes: "The Dark Mountain", "The Mummies of Malenque", "Ndovu's Last Journey"|2010–2013|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated| Scooby-Doo Laugh|Archive Recordings">

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References

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External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080322181755weblink">Don Messick Tribute (archived), includes short biography
• {{IMDb name|582106|Don Messick}}

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