Don Messick

Donald Earl Messick (7 September 1926 – 24 October 1997) was one of Hanna-Barbera's earliest superstar voice actors. His many various roles included Boo Boo and Ranger Smith from The Yogi Bear Show, the title role of Scooby-Doo in the various Scooby-related series (and, after the original voice actor left the role, Scrappy-Doo), and Papa Smurf in Smurfs. Messick retired from voice acting after suffering a stroke in 1996, and his retirement party was attended by a great many Hanna-Barbera figures. He made one final TV appearance as a guest in The Maury Povich Show telling of his history with Hanna-Barbera and explaining how voice tracks are made. In 1997, Messick died when he had a second stroke. 
== Voice Roles ==
=== 1950s ===
* The Ruff & Reddy Show: Ruff, Professor Gizmo
* The Huckleberry Hound Show: various roles
* Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks: Pixie
* The Quick Draw McGraw Show: various roles
=== 1960s ===
* The Yogi Bear Show: Boo Boo, Ranger Smith
* The Flintstones: Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Hoppy, Arnold
* Top Cat: various roles
* Wally Gator: Mr. Twiddle
* The Magilla Gorilla Show: various roles
* Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long: Ricochet Rabbit
* Jonny Quest: Dr. Benton Quest, Bandit, various roles
*Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!: Boo Boo, Ranger Smith, Mugger, various roles
* Precious Pupp
* Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles: Multi Man
*The Atom Ant Show: Atom Ant
*The Man Called Flintstone: Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Hoppy, Ali, various roles
*Space Ghost: Blip, Zorak, various roles
*Dino Boy in the Lost Valley: Bronty
* The Space Kidettes: Countdown, Pupstar, Static
*Birdman: Falcon 7, Avenger, various roles
*The Galaxy Trio: Vapor Man
*Shazzan: Kaboobie
*Moby Dick: Moby Dick, Scooby
*Young Samson and Goliath: Various roles
* The Herculoids: Gloop, Gleep 
* Arabian Knights: Zazuum
* Wacky Races: Muttley, a Slag Brother, Little Gruesome, Professor Pat Pending, Ring-a-Ding
* Cattanooga Cats: Hoppy and Smirky in "Around the World in 79 Days"
* Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines: Muttley, Klunk, Zilly, Yankee Doodle Pigeon
* The Perils of Penelope Pitstop: Dum Dum, Pockets, Snoozy, Zippy
* Scooby Doo Where Are You!: Scooby-Doo
=== 1970s ===
* Where's Huddles?: Fumbles
* Josie and the Pussy Cats: Sebastian the cat
* The Funky Phantom: various roles
* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show: Schleprock
* The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan: Chu Chu
* Charlotte's Web: Jeffrey
* The New Scooby-Doo Movies: Scooby-Doo, various roles
* Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch: Scrambles
* Hong Kong Phooey: Spot the cat
* The Tom & Jerry Show: various roles
* The Great Grape Ape Show: various roles
* The Mumbly Cartoon Show: Mumbly
* Heyyy, It's the King!: Clyde the ape
* Skatebirds: Scooter the pigeon, Wonder Wheels
* Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics: Boo Boo, Pixie, Scooby-Doo, Mumbly, Dirty Dalton
* Challenge of the Superfriends: Scarecrow
* The Godzilla Power Hour: Godzooky
* C.H.O.M.P.S.: TV newsman (looping), dog snickering in main titles
=== 1980s ===
* Drak Pack: Toad, Fly
* The Kwicky Koala Show: Rawhide Clyde
* The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show: Scooby-Doo, Scrappy-Doo
* Smurfs: Papa Smurf, Azrael, Dreamy Smurf, Sweepy Smurf
* Space Stars: Astro, Gloop, Gleep
* The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo: Scooby-Doo, Scrappy-Doo
* Foofur: Pepe
* Paw Paws: Pawpooch
* Yogi's Treasure Hunt: Boo Boo, Ranger Smith, Muttley
* Galtar and the Golden Lance: Pandat
* A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Scooby-Doo
=== 1990s ===
* Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights: Scooby-Doo, Boo Boo
* The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda: Sancho Panda
* Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects: Dr. Benton Quest
* A Flintstones Christmas Carol: Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Joe Rockhead
* Droopy, Master Detective: Droopy
* Jonny's Golden Quest: Dr. Benton Quest
* I Yabba-Dabba-Do!: policeman
* Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby: Bamm-Bamm Rubble Jr., lot security guard, tour bus driver
* The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Dr. Benton Quest
== External Links ==
* Don Messick at the Internet Movie Database
* Scooby-Doo Wiki: 
 
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