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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 .
Don Messick is a legendary voice actor who spent his entire adult-hood in entertainment. He started out wanting to be a ventriloquist. Thankfully for cartoon lovers that career didn't pan out.
- September 7, 1926
- October 24, 1997
Don Messick is a legendary voice actor who spent his entire adult-hood in entertainment. He started out wanting to be a ventriloquist. Thankfully for cartoon lovers that career didn't pan out.
- January 1, 1
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Salinas, California, USA
Don Messick Biography (1926-) Full name, Donald E. Messick; born September 7, 1926; son of Binford Earl (ahousepainter) and Lena Birch (Hughes) Messick; married Helen Marie McHugh; children: Timothy, Charles.
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).
YearTitleRoleNotes2010–2013Scooby-Doo LaughArchive Recordings1996Dr. Benton C. QuestEpisodes: "The Dark Mountain", "The ...1996Burger King CommercialScooby-DooCommercial1995Dr. Vernon Danger"Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet"Messick was born on September 7, 1926 in Buffalo, New York. He was married to Helen Marie McHugh from 1953 until his death in 1997. Messick died on October 24, 1997 from a stroke in Salinas, California , aged 71.
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Messick was born on September 7, 1926, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Binford Earl Messick, a house painter, and Lena Birch ( Hughes). 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. Title Ratings: 6.3.
