Gary Owens (May 10, 1934 – February 12, 2015)
Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman) was an American disc jockey and voice actor. 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, radio and 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.
Owens provided the voices for:
- The title character of Roger Ramjet.
- The narrator for the cartoon series The Perils of Penelope Pitstop.
- The Space Ghost for the original Space Ghost (1966–1968) cartoon series (credited as Gary Owen).
- The announcer for Garfield and Friends.
- The Blue Falcon in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder.
- Opening narration for Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
