The Top Ten Greatest Voice Actors

You will likely never know the names, but you will always know the voices they made famous. Cartoons and puppets are amazing, but they are lifeless, for all intents and purposes, without the amazing people who provide the voices that breathe that last little bit of life into them. Have you ever wondered why many of your favorite cartoon characters sound suspiciously like others? Probably it is the simple fact that they are done by the same voice actor. Here are ten of the most prolific, popular, and eternal voice-over professionals in the business.

10. Frank Oz (1944-)

Yoda *Sesame Street* Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster *Muppets* Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam the Eagle

9. Billy West (1952 -) Ren and Stimpy Honey-Nut Cheerios Honey Bee, Red M&M *Futurama* Fry, Farnsworth, Zoidberg, Zapp Branigan, Nixon's Head *Others* Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd (Space Jam), Popeye, Invader Zimm (pilot)

8. Casey Kasem (1932 -) Robin the Boy Wonder Shaggy Alexander Cabot III (Josie and the Pussycats) Cliffjumper (Transformers) Various (Sesame Street and TV Ads)

7. Daws Butler (1916-1988) *Hannah Barbera - Walter Lanz - Warner Brothers Cartoons - TV Ads*

Beany ("Time for Beany") Captain Huffenpuff ("Time for Beany") Ed Morton & Ralph Crumdan ("The Honeymousers") Reddy Huckleberry Hound Powerful Pierre Yogi Bear Mr. Jinks Dixie Quick Draw Mc Graw Snuffles Snaggletooth Super Snooper Blabber Mouse Baba Looey Augie Doggie Aesop Jr. Snagglepuss Hokey Wolf Fibber Fox Alfie Gator Loopy DeLoop Wally Gator Lippy the Lion Elroy Jetson Henry Orbit Mr. Cogswell Yahooey Cap'n Crunch Alfie Quisp The Blue Barron ("King Vitamin" commercials) Professor Goody (waffle commercials) Snap (of Snap, Crackle, Pop Rice Krispies) The Sun (on the Raisin Bran commercials) Chilly Willy Smedley the fish (in the "Cat in Hat") Lambsy Bingo ("Banana Splits") Hair Bear Funky Phantom Brutus the Lion ("The Roman Holidays") Scooby Dum Undercover Elephant Wimpy Peter Potamus Capt. Skyhook Bumble

Barney Rubble ("The Fintstones" four shows only while Mel Blanc was hospialized)

Fred & Barney (in Flintstones pilot: The Flagstones)

Joe Rockhead Hardy Har Har (once, on Quick Draw Mc Graw show: Super Snooper cartoon)

6. Tress MacNeille (1951 -) *For a complete listing of Tress' many voice over talents, please check this site*

http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1219

5. Peter Cullen (1944 -) *Transformers* Optimus Prime, Ironhide *Disney* Eeyore *Various* Voltron Narrator For a More Complete List: http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1268

4. Jim Cummings (1952 -) *Disney* Scar (Lion King) in the flashback sequence and in Part II Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Kaa (Jungle Book) For a more thorough list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cummings

3. Mel Blanc (1908 - 1989) *Looney Tunes* Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety Bird, Pepe Le Pew, Foghorn Leghorn For a complete voice list: http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1113

2. Frank Welker (1946 -) *Transformers* Megatron For a complete list of his voice work: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Welker

1. Paul Frees (1920 - 1986) *Rocky and Bullwinkle* Boris Badenov *Disney* Ludwig Von Drake For a full list of his work: http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1248

Bonuses: Dan Castellanetta, Hank Azaria, Seth McFarlane, and Harry Shearer *Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad voices as well as various others*