Don Messick

Don Messick (1926 - 1997)
==Film Deaths==
*The Flight of Dragons (1982; animated) [Giles/Lo Tae Zhao]: Giles is killed by Bryagh the dragon (James Gregory), he is later brought back to life by Peter Dickinson (John Ritter), Lo Tae Zhao survives.
*The Transformers: The Movie (1986; animated) [Rachet/Scavenger/Gears]: "Rachet" is shot to death by Scrapper (Michael Bell), Mixmaster (Frank Welker), Starscream (Chris Latta), and Megatron (Frank Welker), "Gears" is (presumed) killed offscreen by Unicron (Orson Welles) when he attacks Autobot City. "Scavenger" survives the film.
==Television Deaths==
*The Flintstones: Dr. Sinister (1964; animated) [Dr. Sinister's Ex-Partner/Various]: Dr. Sinister's Ex-Partner is thrown to his death down the bottomless pit by Dr. Sinister's (Mel Blanc) thugs.
*Space Ghost: The Energy Monster (1966; animated)
*Space Ghost: The Evil Collector (1966; animated) [The Evil Collector/Blip/Alien]: Providing the voices of aliens and a monkey, "The Evil Collector" was eaten off-screen by Dracto when he got shrunked. "Blip and Alien survived the episode".
*Space Ghost: The Cyclopeds (1966; animated) [Cyclo/Blip]: Providing the voices of an alien and a monkey, "Cyclo" got killed by the cyclo terror (off-screen). "Blip survives the episode".
*Space Ghost: Space Sargasso (1966; animated) [One Eye/Blip]: Providing the voices of an alien and a monkey, "One Eye" got crushed when the cage containing Space Ghost (voiced by Gary Owens) falls on him. "Blip" survives the episode.
*Space Ghost: Ruler of the Rock Robots (1966; animated) [Zorgat/Blip]: Providing the voices of an alien and a monkey "Zorgat" dies when his lair explodes. "Blip" survives the episode.
*Space Ghost: The Space Piranhas (1966; animated) [Henchman/Blip]: Providing the voices of an alien and a monkey, "Henchman" possibly dies when Jace (voiced by Tim Matheson) and Jan (voiced by Ginny Tyler) drops a cage door on him and Piranor (voiced by Vic Perrin). "Blip" survives the episode.
*Scooby-Doo, where are you: Scooby Doo and a Mummy too (1969; animated) [Scooby-Doo/the Professor]: "The Professor" is turned into stone offscreen by the Mummy of Ankha (John Stephenson). He is discovered by Scooby-Doo (also voiced by Don), Shaggy (Casey Kasem), Fred (Frank Welker), Velma (Nicole Jaffe), and Daphne (Stefanianna Christopherson). Scooby-Doo appeared to have turn into stone by the Mummy, but it turns out it was statue, then it turns the Professor was kidnapped by Dr. Najib (Vic Perrin) and it was a stone they found.
*The Return Of The King (1980; animated) [King Theoden]: Dies of injuries after being thrown off his horse after the Witch King's (John Stephenson) Nazgul spooks it.
*DuckTales: Once Upon A Dime (1987; animated) [Scrooge's Father] Dies (off-screen) of natural causes along with his wife (June Foray) sometime after the events of Scrooge's (Alan Young) story.
*A Pup Named Scooby Doo: Ghost Who's Coming To Dinner (1988; animated) [Scooby Doo/Bartholomew Byfard Boo]: Bartholomew Boo dies of unknown causes sometime before the events of the episode and he appears as a ghost living in his old house. Scooby Doo survives.
*Tiny Toon Adventures: Elephant Issues (1991; animated) [Hamton Pig] Killed in an explosion along with Buster Bunny (Charlie Adler) and Plucky Duck (Joe Alaskey) after Plucky drives a stolen car off a cliff, they are then seen as angels floating to heaven.
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