Don Messick

Donald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor, best known for his work in cartoons, where he voiced numerous characters, such as Boo-Boo Bear and Ranger Smith in , Astro in , the titular character of the franchise, Papa Smurf in , Dr. Benton Quest and Bandit in , and Dick Dastardly's dog sidekick, Muttley (including his trademark wheezing laugh), in . He was also well-known as the original voice of Hamton J. Pig in the animated series .
His only known Disney roles were voicing Fergus McDuck (Scrooge McDuck's father) in DuckTales and the Mayor in Bonkers.
Messick had been involved in voice acting for half a century, keeping busy until 1996, when one day he remarked, "I can't do this anymore," and ambled off the set. The following day, his agent released a statement that he had suffered a stroke during a recording session at Hanna-Barbera and decided to retire. Although Messick had retired from voice acting afterwards, he did make one final TV appearance as a guest in , being interviewed about his 50 years in voice acting. In 1997, a second stroke ended Messick's life.
He was also a friend of Daws Butler.
==Role==
Mcpapa.jpg|Fergus McDuck(DuckTales)
==Gallery==
Don Messick.jpg|Messick with a number of different Hanna-Barbera characters he voiced throughout his career.
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