People
Gary Owens
- Name: Gary Owens
- Birthday: 1936-05-10
- Place of birth: Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
- Popularity: 3.954
Biography:
Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 - February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials.
He was best known, aside from being the announcer on Laugh-In, for providing the voice of the titular superhero on Space Ghost and Blue Falcon in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder. He also played himself in a cameo appearance on Space Ghost Coast to... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| I Know That Voice as Self | 2014-01-07 |
| Lunch as Himself | 2012-11-09 |
| Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 as Himself | 2008-11-03 |
| Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices as Himself | 2008-10-21 |
| Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes as Voice 5 (voice) | 2007-09-04 |
| Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 as Himself | 2007-07-30 |
| The Aristocrats as Self | 2005-07-29 |
| The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare | 2005-01-01 |
| The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare as Narrator (voice) | 2002-10-04 |
| Jane White Is Sick & Twisted as TV Announcer | 2002-01-27 |
| The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' as Narrator | 1999-07-31 |
| Muppets from Space as UFO Mania Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 1999-07-14 |
| Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas as Opening Narrator (voice) | 1994-11-11 |
| Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora as Narrator | 1994-01-01 |
| The Return of Dinosaurs as Himself | 1993-01-03 |
| Gone Fish'n | 1993-01-01 |
| The Wondrous World of Weird Animals as Self | 1993-01-01 |
| Defenders of Dynatron City as Announcer (voice) | 1992-02-22 |
| Kill Crazy as The Sheriff | 1990-11-21 |
| Diggin' Up Business as Minister | 1990-01-01 |
| Prehistoric World as Himself | 1989-11-29 |
| Son of Dinosaurs as Himself | 1989-11-29 |
| 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration as Self - Announcer (voice) | 1989-11-26 |
| How I Got Into College as Sports Announcer | 1989-05-19 |
| I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Gary Owens | 1988-11-10 |
| The Volcano Show as Himself | 1988-08-01 |
| DTV Monster Hits as Announcer (voice) | 1987-10-30 |
| More Dinosaurs as Self / Host | 1985-08-14 |
| Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs as Himself | 1985-05-16 |
| The Roots of Goofy as Himself | 1984-12-01 |
| Dinosaurs (KABC Special) as Self / Host | 1984-11-22 |
| Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me as Narrator | 1983-01-01 |
| Hysterical as TV announcer | 1982-12-22 |
| Superbman: The Other Movie as Narrator | 1981-01-01 |
| The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self | 1979-05-16 |
| Legends of the Super Heroes as Narrator | 1979-01-18 |
| Loose Shoes as Narrator (voice) | 1978-09-01 |
| Return from Witch Mountain as Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) | 1978-03-10 |
| The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) | 1975-03-14 |
| It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1975-02-21 |
| Out to Lunch as Announcer | 1974-12-10 |
| Dr. Phibes Rises Again | 1972-07-01 |
| Sesame Street Pitch Reel as (voice) | 1969-09-01 |
| The Love Bug as Announcer | 1968-12-23 |
| The Love Bug as Race Announcer | 1968-12-23 |
| The Naked Witch as Narrator (uncredited) | 1960-01-01 |
| Pigs Is Pigs as Narrator | 1954-05-21 |
