Gary Owens

Gary Owens

Birthday: 1934-05-10

Place of Birth: Mitchell, South Dakota, USA

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 Coast in 1998. Owens' first cartoon-voice acting was performing the voice of Roger Ramjet on the Roger Ramjet cartoons. He later served as voice of the over-the-air digital network Antenna TV. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Owens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Jane White Is Sick & Twisted
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted

For Jane White, life itself is a television program, and she dreams of becoming a star on the small ...

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How I Got Into College
How I Got Into College

High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wa...

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The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare

Behind the scenes documentary about the stop-motion animation that began production 50 years ago, ab...

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Gone Fish'n
Gone Fish'n

Jonathan Winters takes a trip to the Missouri Ozarks and encounters several characters who bear a st...

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The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by...

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Return from Witch Mountain
Return from Witch Mountain

Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off ...

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Hysterical
Hysterical

Frederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; ho...

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Pigs Is Pigs
Pigs Is Pigs

Flannery, a railway agent does everything by the book. He gets into a scrape with a customer, McMore...

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The Love Bug
The Love Bug

Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its ow...

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50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

A special highlighting fifty years in the history of television. Includes tributes to Lucille Ball, ...

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The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

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The Return of Dinosaurs
The Return of Dinosaurs

Join in the fun as Gary, Eric, and a bunch of dino-crazed kids attend a museum sleepover called a "D...

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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

A documentary about the early days of animation....

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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

A documentary about the early days of animation....

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Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Sesame Street Pitch Reel

Rowlf the Dog presents the concept of the revolutionary educational children's show, Sesame Street (...

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Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas

In this Christmas special, Malcolm and the evil Kilokahn have finally tracked down Servo. Kilokahn h...

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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middl...

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The Naked Witch
The Naked Witch

A student researching the German settlements of Central Texas unearths the grave of a reputed witch....

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Defenders of Dynatron City
Defenders of Dynatron City

Made-for-TV special about a delivery man, his friends, and a talking ape mutating into quirky superh...

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Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora
Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora

A hysterical documentary which uses footage of Ed Wood's movie to tell the story of his life. It may...

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Prehistoric World
Prehistoric World

First Stop...the Tar Pits, as Gary and Eric investigate the incredible creatures that came after the...

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Lunch
Lunch

For the past 40 years, a group of comedy writers and directors has gathered every other Wednesday fo...

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Son of Dinosaurs
Son of Dinosaurs

The mysterious Dr. Lizardi entrusts Gary and Eric with a dinosaur egg. Now, they must find out ever...

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The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood

Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere o...

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Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes
Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes

After eating a pound of pasta, Garfield sometimes falls asleep and has some pretty wild dreams -- li...

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Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

Gary is turning into a dinosaur, and Eric must find the cure. This becomes a globetrotting journey ...

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More Dinosaurs
More Dinosaurs

Gary Owens needs more dinosaurs and sends Eric Boardman on the ultimate dinosaur safari to find them...

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Superbman: The Other Movie
Superbman: The Other Movie

Facing impending doom on the planet Krapton, Kid-O, infant son of Jel-O, is sent to earth where he i...

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Dinosaurs (KABC Special)
Dinosaurs (KABC Special)

The first Dinosaurs show starring Eric Boardman and Gary Owens, which aired on ABC on 11/22/1984....

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Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc w...

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Diggin' Up Business
Diggin' Up Business

A black comedy set in a funeral home....

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Out to Lunch
Out to Lunch

The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News whe...

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Kill Crazy
Kill Crazy

Five Vietnam vets, on release from a mental hospital, think they're headed for a weekend camping tri...

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Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me

Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen....

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Muppets from Space
Muppets from Space

When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his ...

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The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare
The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare

The classic Ray Harryhausen tale that still proves "slow and steady" wins the race....

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The Love Bug
The Love Bug

Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its ow...

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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

TV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical about the Man of Steel, his friends, his enemies, ...

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Legends of the Super Heroes
Legends of the Super Heroes

The adventures of many of DC Comics greatest superheroes and villains. In the first episode, "The Ch...

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I Know That Voice
I Know That Voice

Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the character...

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Loose Shoes
Loose Shoes

Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects a...

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The Wondrous World of Weird Animals
The Wondrous World of Weird Animals

This survey of Earth's oddest animals reveals an astonishing array of jaws, claws, scales, skin, fur...

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The Volcano Show
The Volcano Show

A fascinating look at the spectacle of volcanic activity, and a chance to see Gary Owens and Eric Bo...

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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. J...

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DTV: Monster Hits
DTV: Monster Hits

A Halloween special featuring appropriately-themed rock and roll songs set to scenes from the Disney...

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Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Dr. Phibes Rises Again

The eminent Dr. Phibes awakens from a decade of suspended animation and heads to Egypt with the corp...

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The Roots of Goofy
The Roots of Goofy

In this historical look at Goofy's ancestors, we dig deeper and ungangle the roots of his family tre...

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All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

A fictional news show hosted by Hervé Villechaize is hijacked by wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper, and cli...

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Comic Book: The Movie
Comic Book: The Movie

Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill and Kevin Smith journey into the world of comic book fandom! Docu...

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Border to Border
Border to Border

Rambling indie about the people a couple of ramblers meet as they race from place to place....

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Mickey's 50
Mickey's 50

"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 197...

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National Lampoon's European Vacation
National Lampoon's European Vacation

The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. The...

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