Donald Earl Messick (7 September 1926 – 24 October 1997) was one of Hanna-Barbera's earliest superstar voice actors. His many various roles included Boo Boo and Ranger Smith from The Yogi Bear Show, the title role of Scooby-Doo in the various Scooby-related series (and, after the original voice actor left the role, Scrappy-Doo), and Papa Smurf in Smurfs. Messick retired from voice acting after suffering a stroke in 1996, and his retirement party was attended by a great many Hanna-Barbera figures. He made one final TV appearance as a guest in The Maury Povich Show telling of his history with Hanna-Barbera and explaining how various voice tracks are made. In 1997, Messick died when he had a second stroke.
Voice Roles[]
1950s[]
- The Ruff & Reddy Show: Ruff, Professor Gizmo
- The Huckleberry Hound Show: various roles
- Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks: Pixie
- The Quick Draw McGraw Show: various roles
1960s[]
- The Yogi Bear Show: Boo Boo, Ranger Smith
- The Flintstones: Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Hoppy, Arnold
- Top Cat: various roles
- Wally Gator: Mr. Twiddle
- The Magilla Gorilla Show: various roles
- Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long: Ricochet Rabbit
- Jonny Quest: Dr. Benton Quest, Bandit, various roles
- Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!: Boo Boo, Ranger Smith, Mugger, various roles
- Precious Pupp
- Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles: Multi Man
- The Atom Ant Show: Atom Ant
- The Man Called Flintstone: Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Hoppy, Ali, various roles
- Space Ghost: Blip, Zorak, various roles
- Dino Boy in the Lost Valley: Bronty
- The Space Kidettes: Countdown, Pupstar, Static
- Birdman: Falcon 7, Avenger, various roles
- The Galaxy Trio: Vapor Man
- Shazzan: Kaboobie
- Moby Dick: Moby Dick, Scooby
- Young Samson and Goliath: Various roles
- The Herculoids: Gloop, Gleep
- The Fantastic Four: Kurrgo, Skrull Emperor
- Arabian Knights: Zazuum
- Wacky Races: Muttley, a Slag Brother, Little Gruesome, Professor Pat Pending, Ring-a-Ding
- The Adventures of Gulliver: Tag, Eager
- Cattanooga Cats: Hoppy and Smirky in "Around the World in 79 Days"
- Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines: Muttley, Klunk, Zilly, Yankee Doodle Pigeon
- The Perils of Penelope Pitstop: Dum Dum, Pockets, Snoozy, Zippy
- Scooby Doo Where Are You!: Scooby-Doo
1970s[]
- Where's Huddles?: Fumbles
- Josie and the Pussy Cats: Sebastian the cat
- The Funky Phantom: various roles
- The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show: Schleprock
- The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan: Chu Chu
- Charlotte's Web: Jeffrey
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies: Scooby-Doo, various roles
- Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch: Scrambles
- Hong Kong Phooey: Spot the cat
- The Tom & Jerry Show: various roles
- The Great Grape Ape Show: various roles
- The Mumbly Cartoon Show: Mumbly
- Heyyy, It's the King!: Clyde the ape
- Skatebirds: Scooter the pigeon, Wonder Wheels
- Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics: Boo Boo, Pixie, Scooby-Doo, Mumbly, Dirty Dalton
- Challenge of the Superfriends: Scarecrow
- The Godzilla Power Hour: Godzooky
- C.H.O.M.P.S.: TV newsman (looping), dog snickering in main titles
1980s[]
- Drak Pack: Toad, Fly
- The Kwicky Koala Show: Rawhide Clyde
- The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show: Scooby-Doo, Scrappy-Doo
- Smurfs: Papa Smurf, Azrael, Dreamy Smurf, Sweepy Smurf
- Space Stars: Astro, Gloop, Gleep
- The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo: Scooby-Doo, Scrappy-Doo
- Foofur: Pepe
- Paw Paws: Pawpooch
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt: Boo Boo, Ranger Smith, Muttley
- Galtar and the Golden Lance: Pandat
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Scooby-Doo
1990s[]
- Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights: Scooby-Doo, Boo Boo
- The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda: Sancho Panda
- Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects: Dr. Benton Quest
- A Flintstones Christmas Carol: Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Joe Rockhead
- Droopy, Master Detective: Droopy
- Jonny's Golden Quest: Dr. Benton Quest
- I Yabba-Dabba-Do!: policeman
- Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby: Bamm-Bamm Rubble Jr., lot security guard, tour bus driver
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Dr. Benton Quest
External Links[]
- Don Messick at the Internet Movie Database
- Scooby-Doo Wiki: Don Messick