# John Stephenson (actor)

John Winfield Stephenson (born c. 1923/1924 – May 15, 2015) was an American actor who worked primarily in voice-over roles.

## Early life

Stephenson was from Kenosha, Wisconsin. After serving in the United States Army Air Forces as a gunner and radio operator during World War II, Stephenson took a course in speech and drama at Northwestern University and graduated with a theater degree before moving to Hollywood.

## Death

Stephenson died of Alzheimer's disease, aged 91 on May 15, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, their two children (a son and a daughter) and a granddaughter.

## Filmography
### Film

* Spartacus – Centurion (uncredited) (1960)
* The Man Called Flintstone – Vet (1966)
* Hellfighters – Mr. Chapman (uncredited) (1968)
* Charlotte's Web – John Arable (1973)
* Herbie Rides Again – Lawyer-Second Team (1974)
* The Last of the Mohicans – TV Movie – Colonel Allen Munro/Delaware Chief (1975)
* The Hobbit – TV Movie – Dori/Bard/Great Goblin (1977)
* Five Weeks in a Balloon – TV movie (1977)
* Yogi's First Christmas – TV Movie – Doggie Daddy/Mr. Dingwell (1980)
* The Return of the King – TV Movie – Gondorian Guard/Dwimmerlaik – The Witch-King of Angmar (1980)
* No Man's Valley – TV Special – Herman/Protester (1981)
* Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper – TV Special – Doggie Daddy/Butler/Announcer (1982)
* The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1987)
* Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats -TV Movie – Fancy-Fancy/Officer Charlie Dibble/Waiter (1987)
* Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose – TV Movie – Doggie Daddy /Pelican (1987)
* Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration – TV Movie documentary – Mr. Slate (1989)
* A Flintstone Family Christmas – TV Special – Mr. Slate (1993)
* Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1993)
* I Yabba-Dabba Do! – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1993)
* A Flintstones Christmas Carol – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1994)
* Truman – TV Movie – H.V. Kaltenborn (voice) (uncredited) (1995)
* The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas – Showroom Announcer/Minister (voice) (2000)
* The Flintstones: On the Rocks – TV Movie – Mr. Slate/Old Man (2001)
* Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo – Video – The Sheriff (2010)

### Television

* The Lone Ranger – episode – Dan Reid's Fight for Life – Roy Barnett (1954)
* Treasury Men in Action – 5 episodes (1955)
* The People's Choice (1955) 16 episodes Roger Crutcher
* Yancy Derringer – episode – Three Knaves from New Haven – Arthur Travers (1958)
* The Real McCoys – 3 episodes – various (1958–1963)
* Bonanza – episode – The Sisters – John Henry (1959)
* Shotgun Slade – episode – The Smell of Money – Charlie Cummings (1960)
* The Flintstones – 73 episodes – Mr. Slate/Grand Poobah/Joe (1960–1966)
* Whispering Smith – episode – The Idol – Eddie Royce (1961)
* Top Cat – episodes – Fancy-Fancy/The Sergeant (1961–1962)
* Jonny Quest – 6 episodes – Dr. Benton C. Quest/additional voices (1964–1965)
* The Peter Potamus Show (14 episodes of it) & The Magilla Gorilla Show (9 episodes of it) – Segment – Breezly and Sneezly – Colonel Fusby (1964–1965)
* Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. – 2 episodes – They Shall Not Pass & Sue the Pants Off 'Em – Major Stone Mr. Clark (1964–1967)
* The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – episode – The Never-Never Affair – Varner (1965)
* Hogan's Heroes – 8 episodes – Professor Bauer/Felix/Decker/Major Rudel/Karl/Inspector General/Major Kohler/Captain Mueller (1965-1970)
* The Atom Ant Show – Segment – Atom Ant – Narrator (uncredited) (1965–1966)
* Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles – Professor Conroy (1966)
* The Secret Squirrel Show – 26 episodes – Segment – Squiddly Diddly/Winsome Witch – Chief Winchley/additional voices (1966-1967)
* The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show – additional voices (1967)
* Iron Horse – episode – Decision at Sundown – Warden (1967)
* Birdman – Various (1967)
* Samson & Goliath – additional voices (1967–1968)
* Dragnet – Narrator (uncredited) (1967–1969)
* Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor – Pond/Ork/Tog/additional voices (1967–1969)
* Arabian Knights – episode – Fariik/Bakaar (1968)
* The Adventures of Gulliver – Captain Leech (1968)
* Wacky Races – 17 episodes – Luke/Blubber Bear (1968–1969)
* The Mod Squad – episode – The Girl in Chair Nine – Professor Aaron Tanner (1969)
* Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! – Dr. Jekyll/Ghost of Mr. Hyde /Sheriff /additional voices (1969–1970)
* Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! – 16 episodes – Eustace P. Peevly/The Zoo Superintendent/Slicks the Fox/Hippy the Hippopotamus/Dr. Kneeknocker/Zeed the Zebra/additional voices (1971)
* The Flintstone Comedy Hour – Noodles (1972)
* Sealab 2020 – Captain Mike Murphy (1972)
* A Christmas Story – TV Movie (1972)
* The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't – TV movie (1972)
* Mission: Impossible – episode – Underground – Director (1972)
* Yogi's Ark Lark – Benny the Ball/Doggy Daddy /Hardy Har-Har (1972)
* Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972–1973)
* The New Scooby-Doo Movies – Red Baron / Mr. Hyde/additional Voices (1972-1974)
* Jeannie – 16 episodes – Hadji (1973)
* Super Friends (1973)
* Yogi's Gang – Doggie Daddy/Hardy Har Har/Mr. Hothead/additional Voices (1973)
* Inch High, Private Eye – 13 episodes – Mr. Finkerton (1973)
* Goober and the Ghost Chasers – additional voices (1973)
* Speed Buggy – additional voices (1973)
* The Addams Family – additional voices (1973)
* McMillan & Wife – episode – The Fine Art of Staying Alive – Harry (1973)
* Butch Cassidy – Mr. Socrates (1973)
* The Six Million Dollar Man – episode – Nuclear Alert – Two Star General (uncredited) (1974)
* Devlin – additional voices (1974)
* These Are the Days – additional voices (1974)
* ABC Afterschool Specials – episode – Cyrano – Richelieu (1974)
* Partridge Family 2200 A.D. – Reuben Kinkaid (1974–1975)
* The Streets of San Francisco – episode – The Programming of Charlie Blake – Leonard Paxton (1975)
* The Mumbly Cartoon Show – Shnooker (1976)
* Davy Crockett on the Mississippi – TV Movie – Sloan/Andrew Jackson/Blacksmith (1976)
* Clue Club – Sheriff Bagley (1976)
* The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour – Ghost of Juan Carlos/Ghost of Milo Booth/Viking Ghost Leader/Ghost of Major Andre/Rambling Ghost / Demon Leader/Mamba Wamba/additional Voices (1976–1978)
* A Flintstone Christmas – TV Special – Mr. Slate (1977)
* Laff-A-Lympics – Mildew Wolf / Doggie Daddy / Dread Baron /The Great Fondue/additional voices (1977–1979)
* CB Bears – additional voices (1977)
* Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels – additional voices (1977–1980)
* Yogi's Space Race – Captain Snerdley/General Blowhard (1978)
* Galaxy Goof-Ups – Captain Snerdley/General Blowhard (1978)
* Dinky Dog – additional voices (1978)
* The Flintstones: Little Big League – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1978)
* The Fantastic Four – Doctor Doom/Professor Gregson Gilbert/Magneto/additional voices (1978)
* Casper's First Christmas – Doggie Daddy/Hairy Scary (1979)
* The Super Globetrotters (1979)
* Gulliver's Travels – TV Movie (1979)
* Fred and Barney Meet the Thing – Segment – The Thing – Dr. Harkness (1979)
* Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo – additional voices (1979)
* The New Fred and Barney Show – Mr. Slate (1979)
* The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone – TV special – Count Rockula (1979)
* The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show – additional voices (1979)
* The Flintstone Comedy Show – Mr. Slate (1980)
* The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling – TV Special – Frank Frankenstone/Dinosaur/Monkey #1 (1980)
* The Flintstones' New Neighbors – TV Special – Frank Frankenstone (1980)
* The Kwicky Koala Show – Segment – Kwicky Koala – Wilford Wolf (1981)
* Daniel Boone – TV Movie (1981)
* The Flintstones: Jogging Fever – TV Special – Frank Frankenstone/Mr. Slate (1981)
* The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma – TV Special – Frank Frankenstone (1981)
* Space Stars (1981)
* Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends – Colossus /Thunderbird /The Shocker / Uncle Ben Parker/Loki/Mordred/additional voices (1981–1983)
* The Incredible Hulk (1982)
* Jokebook (1982)
* Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz – additional voices (1982)
* Shirt Tales – additional voices (1982)
* G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – mini series – Gen. Flagg /Old Man (1983)
* The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)
* The Dukes – additional voices (1983)
* Mister T (1983)
* The Transformers – Thundercracker/Windcharger/Kup/Huffer/additional voices (1984–1987)
* G.I. Joe – Scientist/General Franks/MacIntosh/Mr. Queeg/additional voices (1985-1986)
* Yogi's Treasure Hunt – Doggie Daddy (1985–1988)
* The Berenstain Bears Show – Additional Male Voices (1985-1987)
* The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo – Boris Kreepoff / Freddie Cadaver (1985)
* The Jetsons – Commissioner/DWMR Officer (1985–1987)
* G.I. Joe – episode – The Spy Who Rooked Me – General Hawk (1986)
* Centurions – 15 episodes (1986)
* Galaxy High School – Beef Bonk/Harvey Blastermeier (1986)
* The Flintstone Kids – Ditto Master/Mr. Gemstone (1986–1987)
* Bionic Six – Bionic-1/Jack Bennett/Klunk/additional voices (1987)
* Fraggle Rock – Doc /Philo/Grunge (1987)
* The Video Adventures of Clifford the Big Red Dog – additional voices (1988)
* Superman – additional voices (1988)
* Jem – Lord Trevor and creditor (Britrock) (1988)
* X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men – TV Short – Professor Charles Xavier (1989)
* TaleSpin (1990)
* Wake, Rattle, and Roll – Segment – Fender Bender 500 – Doggie Daddy (1990)
* Yo Yogi! – Doggie Daddy/Mr. Myopics (1991)
* Darkwing Duck – episode – Heavy Mental – Major Synapse (1991)
* Space Cats (1991)
* What's New, Scooby-Doo? – episode – The Unnatural – Bob Taylor (2003)
* Duck Dodgers – episode – The Green Loontern – Ganthet (2003)
* Johnny Bravo – episode – Wilderness Protection Program/A Page Right Out of History – Mr. Slate (2004)
* What's New, Scooby-Doo? – episode – Uncle Scooby and Antarctica – Zelig (2004)

### Other works

* The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions – Video short – Mr. Slate (1994)
* Wacky Races – Video Game – Luke (2000)
* Flintstones Bedrock Bowling – Video Game – Mr. Slate (2000)
* Space Age Gadgets – Video Short – Jetsons Season 1 (2004)