Who was the voice behind the animated character 'Mr. Magoo'?
"2011, Shout! Factory released ""Mr. Magoo: The Television Collection 1960-1977"" on DVD in Region 1. This 11-disc collection contains all episodes from all 3 Mr. Magoo television series including all 26 episodes of ""The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"". The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo is an animated television series, produced by United Productions of America, which aired for one season (1964 –1965) on the NBC network (usually on Sundays from 6:30-7:00PM Eastern). The television series was based on the original cartoon of the same name, with Jim Backus reprising the voice over of"
"Kung Fu Magoo Kung Fu Magoo is a 2010 Mexican-American animated action comedy film based on the ""Mr. Magoo"" character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. This film was also produced by Motion Toons, a new animation studio created in conjunction of Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. English voice-cast stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Alyson Stoner and voice actors Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Conroy, Chris Parnell, and Maile Flanagan. It was the first animated feature featuring ""Mr. Magoo"" in more than three decades, and"
"networks: Kung Fu Magoo Kung Fu Magoo is a 2010 Mexican-American animated action comedy film based on the ""Mr. Magoo"" character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. This film was also produced by Motion Toons, a new animation studio created in conjunction of Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. English voice-cast stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Alyson Stoner and voice actors Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Conroy, Chris Parnell, and Maile Flanagan. It was the first animated feature featuring ""Mr. Magoo"" in more than three decades,"
"later cartoons, he is also an actor, and generally a competent one, except for his visual impairment. ""Magoo"" episodes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (the Oscar) four times, and received the award twice, for ""When Magoo Flew"" (1954) and ""Magoo's Puddle Jumper"" (1956). In 2002, ""TV Guide"" ranked Mr. Magoo number 29 on its ""50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time"" list. Mr. Magoo's first appearance was in the theatrical short cartoon ""The Ragtime Bear"" (1949), scripted by Millard Kaufman. His creation was a collaborative effort; animation director John Hubley is said to have"
"Mr. Magoo (film) Mr. Magoo is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Hong Kong film veteran Stanley Tong (his sole English language film) and written by Pat Proft and Tom Sherohman. A live-action film adaptation of UPA's cartoon of the same name, it was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and starred Leslie Nielsen as the title character, alongside Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ernie Hudson, Jennifer Garner and Malcolm McDowell. The film was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $21 million, falling short of its $30 million budget. Criticism singled out the seemingly mocking portrayal of"
"in numerous video games, toys and cartoons. He provided the daily intros and various monsters for Saban Productions, including the benevolent 'Baboo' in ""Mighty Morphin Power Rangers""; Angemon, Gekkomon and Uppamon in """" and also is remembered for voicing Amarao in Digital Manga's ""FLCL,"" Herzog in the alternative reality game I Love Bees and Akuma in Street Fighter among numerous others. Dave Mallow Dave Mallow (born October 19, 1948) is an American voice actor. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, Mallow's father worked in radio and television and was a 30-year on-air veteran at Chicago's WGN. After graduating from Maine South"
"what he saw and was influenced by it. He left the company during Disney animators' strike in 1941, and found work directing films for Screen Gems and the Army's First Motion Picture Unit until he joined United Productions of America which was founded by Stephen Bosustow, Zack Schwartz, Dave Hilberman and former Disney animator Ub Iwerks. UPA soon became known for their highly stylized designs and limited animation. In 1949 he was the creator of the Mr. Magoo cartoon character, based on an uncle, and directed the first Magoo cartoon with Jim Backus voicing Magoo. He was forced to leave"
"by Dennis Farnon and his orchestra. Side 2, ""The Mother Magoo Suite"", was a series of musical pieces which included two solos by Marni Nixon. In 1959, Mr. Magoo starred in ""1001 Arabian Nights"", directed by Jack Kinney, UPA's first feature-length production. In 1997, the live-action comedy film ""Mr. Magoo"" was produced by Walt Disney Pictures on December 25, 1997 and starred Leslie Nielsen as the title character. The film received negative reviews from critics In 2010, a direct-to-video action-comedy film based on the character, ""Kung Fu Magoo"", was released on DVD on May 11, 2010. It features the voices"
"and the disclaimer at the end was unnecessary, they also found it funnier than anything in the movie. Mr. Magoo (film) Mr. Magoo is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Hong Kong film veteran Stanley Tong (his sole English language film) and written by Pat Proft and Tom Sherohman. A live-action film adaptation of UPA's cartoon of the same name, it was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and starred Leslie Nielsen as the title character, alongside Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ernie Hudson, Jennifer Garner and Malcolm McDowell. The film was a critical and commercial failure,"
"Mr. Magoo (TV series) Mr. Magoo is an upcoming French-American 2D animated series made by Xilam and DreamWorks Animation Television. It will premiere in Spring 2019. ""Mr. Magoo"" follows the eponymous kind-hearted fellow who is always happy to lend a hand -- but often causes disasters instead as without his glasses he makes all kinds of chaotic mix-ups. Despite this, his only enemy is Fizz: a megalomaniacal hamster who is somehow always accidentally thwarted by Magoo. The series was picked up by France 3 in France, ITV and CITV in the United Kingdom, ABC Me in the Australia, Universal Kids"
"the character itself. Under Burness, Magoo would win two Academy Awards for the studio with ""When Magoo Flew"" (1955) and ""Magoo's Puddle Jumper"" (1956). Burness scrubbed Magoo of his politicized meanness and left only a few strange unempathic comments that made him appear senile or somewhat mad. Magoo was frequently accompanied in his on-screen escapades with his nephew Waldo, voiced at various times by Jerry Hausner or Daws Butler. On talk shows, Backus often told the tale of how he originally discovered Magoo's voice when he put on a fake rubber nose that pinched his nose slightly, giving it the"
"Pete Burness Wilson D. ""Pete"" Burness (June 16, 1904 – July 21, 1969) was an American animator and animation director. He won two Academy Awards during his career and was perhaps best known for his work on the Mr. Magoo series. He also contributed to the ""Tom and Jerry"" series, ""Looney Tunes"", ""Merrie Melodies"", and ""Rocky and His Friends"". Burness was born in Los Angeles. His animation career began in 1931, working for Romer Grey and Ted Eshbaugh on ""Goofy Goat Antics"" and the unreleased ""Binko the Cub"". In 1933 he transferred to Van Beuren Studios, where he animated the"
"Michael McConnohie Michael D. McConnohie (born July 23, 1951 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American voice actor, writer and director who has provided many voice roles in movies, anime, and video games. He and fellow actress Melodee Spevack run a production company called VoxWorks. Some of his major works include the Narrator on ""Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo"" and ""Hunter x Hunter"", Azulongmon in ""Digimon"", Gork in ""Masked Rider"", Keiichi Ikari in ""Paranoia Agent"", Rolf Emerson in ""Robotech"", Manzou the Saw in ""Samurai Champloo"", Cosmos and Tracks in ""Transformers"", Hot Shot / Ironhide in """", D in ""Vampire Hunter D"", Chief Inquisitor Margulis"
"both performers. On July 3, 1989, Backus died in Los Angeles from complications of pneumonia after suffering from Parkinson's disease for many years. He was buried at the southwest corner of Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles. Jim Backus James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was an American radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles were the voice of nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of ""The Alan Young Show"", Joan Davis' character's husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's ""I"
"Jim Backus James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was an American radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles were the voice of nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of ""The Alan Young Show"", Joan Davis' character's husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's ""I Married Joan"", James Dean's character's father in ""Rebel Without a Cause"", and Thurston Howell III, on the 1960s sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"". He also starred in his own show of one season, ""The Jim Backus Show"", also known as ""Hot Off"
"""The Tale of the Dead Man's Float"" and as the Court Jester in sixth-season episode ""The Tale of the Wisdom Glass"". He also guest starred in TV shows including ""Soldier of Fortune, Inc."", ""The Hunger"" and ""The Business"". Holden has also done voices for many cartoon series, video games and films including: Arthur Holden Arthur Holden (born August 28, 1959) is a Canadian actor and writer. Best known as a voice actor, with roles including Mr. Ratburn in ""Arthur"", Baba-Miao in ""Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat"", Mayor Mallard in ""The Little Twins"", and Mr. Larkin from ""What's With Andy?"", he"
"in ""Xenosaga"" and Charles zi Britannia in ""Code Geass"". Michael McConnohie Michael D. McConnohie (born July 23, 1951 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American voice actor, writer and director who has provided many voice roles in movies, anime, and video games. He and fellow actress Melodee Spevack run a production company called VoxWorks. Some of his major works include the Narrator on ""Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo"" and ""Hunter x Hunter"", Azulongmon in ""Digimon"", Gork in ""Masked Rider"", Keiichi Ikari in ""Paranoia Agent"", Rolf Emerson in ""Robotech"", Manzou the Saw in ""Samurai Champloo"", Cosmos and Tracks in ""Transformers"", Hot Shot / Ironhide in"
"March 14, 2011, and announced a casting call for his replacement as the voice of the duck. He was replaced by Daniel McKeague (who did an impression of Gottfried) on April 26, 2011. Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (born February 28, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor. Gottfried's persona as a comedian features an exaggerated shrill voice and emphasis on crude humor. His numerous roles in film and television include voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's ""Aladdin"", Digit in the children's cartoon/educational math-based show ""Cyberchase"", and Kraang Subprime in ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"". Gottfried was also"
"on behalf of the blind and sight impaired. A Mexican-US animated feature, ""Kung Fu Magoo"", was released as a direct-to-DVD release in 2010 and made its TV debut on Disney XD in 2011. Mr. Magoo helped advertise the General Electric line of products throughout the 1950s and 1960s, sometimes under the name J. Quincy Magoo. In 2005, Mr. Magoo became the spokesman of the optical retail store Sterling Optical. Magoo also was featured in a series of commercials for Stag Beer in the 1960s. Also in the 1960s, the Polaner company sold its line of preserves in jars decorated with"
"Alan Zaslove Alan Zaslove (born April 6, 1927) is an American retired animator, producer and director of animated series. He started in 1943 as an ""office boy"" for Leon Schlesinger's studios and went on to work for United Productions of America. He did animation for ""Gerald McBoing-Boing"" and ""Mr. Magoo"". Zaslove has also worked on several other cartoons in film and TV such as ""The Alvin Show"", ""Roger Ramjet"", ""Popeye the Sailor"", ""The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"", ""A Charlie Brown Christmas"", ""The Phantom Tollbooth"", ""CBS Library"", ""A Chipmunk Christmas"", ""Freedom 2000"", ""Fractured Fairy Tales"", ""George of the Jungle"", ""Carnival"
"Arthur Holden Arthur Holden (born August 28, 1959) is a Canadian actor and writer. Best known as a voice actor, with roles including Mr. Ratburn in ""Arthur"", Baba-Miao in ""Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat"", Mayor Mallard in ""The Little Twins"", and Mr. Larkin from ""What's With Andy?"", he has also had roles in film, television and theatre, and has written for stage, film and television. ""Ars Poetica"" is a play that Holden wrote. His father was politician Richard Holden. He lives in Montreal with writer Claire Holden Rothman. Holden has also done voices for many videogames such as """", ""Far"
"to congratulate the assistant on a job well done and take the crooks into custody. Tracy, as Chief of Detectives, presented an image of calm professionalism in contrast to the comedic roles that the funny subordinates played. UPA was also the producer of the Mr. Magoo cartoons, and a crossover was arranged between Tracy and Magoo in a 1965 episode of the TV series ""The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"". In this episode, ""Dick Tracy and the Mob"", Tracy persuades Magoo (a well-known actor in the context of the ""Famous Adventures"" series) to impersonate an international hit man whom he"
"Frank Oz Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, director and producer. His career began as a puppeteer, where he performed the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in ""The Muppet Show"", and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in ""Sesame Street"". He is also known for the role of Yoda in the ""Star Wars"" series, in which he has performed and provided the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes ""Little Shop of Horrors"" (1986), ""Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"" (1988),"
"Mike Pollock (voice actor) Michael B. Pollock (born March 9, 1965) is an American voice actor best known as the voice of Doctor Eggman in the ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" franchise, as well as many characters in various anime English-language dubs and video games. He provided voices for the narrator, Raoul Contesta, and Drayden in the ""Pokémon series"", Adon Coborlwitz from ""Berserk"", Meat from ""Ultimate Muscle"", Langston Lickatoad from ""Viva Piñata"", Suikyou from the ""Ikki Tousen"" series and Beast in the motion comic adaptation of ""Astonishing X-Men"". Pollock worked in radio in Upstate New York in the 1980s. He graduated from"
"Keith Ferguson (voice actor) Keith James Ferguson (born February 26, 1972) is an American voice actor best known for the voice-over roles of Bloo Kazoo from ""Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"", Basch fon Ronsenburg from ""Final Fantasy XII"", Marluxia from ""Kingdom Hearts"", Lord Hater from ""Wander Over Yonder"", Lord Saladin Forge from ""Destiny"" and ""Destiny 2"" and Reaper from ""Overwatch"". He also provides a number of ""sound-alike"" portrayals in the VO industry, including Harrison Ford's Han Solo and Indiana Jones in ""Robot Chicken"" and the voice of Lightning McQueen in ""Cars Toons"" and ""Cars"" video games, replacing Owen Wilson in"
"partly based the character on his uncle Harry Woodruff, and W. C. Fields was another source of inspiration. In a legend circulating among medievalists, Harvard University professor Francis P. Magoun is also said to have been the model for the character. However, there is no evidence that artist Hubley knew the scholar. Columbia was reluctant to release the short, but did so, only because it included a bear. However, audiences quickly realized that the real star was Magoo, one of the few ""human"" cartoon characters ever produced in Hollywood at the time. The short became a box-office success. The Magoo"
"shout out, ""Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Rho – Rutgers, Rutgers, Go – Go – Go!"" A new ""Mr. Magoo"" TV series was announced by Xilam in partnership with DreamWorks Animation; the new series is adapted by Olivier Jean-Marie and directed by Hugo Gittard. The following Mr. Magoo cartoons were either nominees for or recipients of the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons): On February 8, 2005, Sony BMG Music Entertainment’s former kids and family entertainment division, Sony Wonder (under license from Classic Media) released ""The Mr. Magoo Show: Complete DVD Collection"". This four-disc set featured all 26 uncut episodes of"
"in the United States, Discovery Italy's K2, Super RTL's Toggo in Germany, and Cartoon Network in Asia, scheduled to debut in Spring 2019. In 2019, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment signed a deal with DreamWorks Animation and Xilam to secure the North American DVD rights to ""Mr. Magoo"". In UK, France, Germany and Italy, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will publish the series soon on DVD. Mr. Magoo (TV series) Mr. Magoo is an upcoming French-American 2D animated series made by Xilam and DreamWorks Animation Television. It will premiere in Spring 2019. ""Mr. Magoo"" follows the eponymous kind-hearted fellow who is always"
"David Moo David B. Moo (born December 3, 1970) is an American voice actor, bartender and bar owner. He worked on projects for 4Kids Entertainment, Central Park Media, NYAV Post and TAJ Productions. He is best known for voicing Sanji in the 4Kids dub of ""One Piece"", Xellos in ""The Slayers"", and Faraji Ngala in several episodes of the 2003–2009 ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"" animated series. In a 2014 interview, when voicing Sanji, it was the 4Kids' script directors' choice to give Sanji the redubbed Brooklyn accent that he had, which contradicted many fan rumors of him having a head"
"Steve Blum Steven Jay Blum ( is an American voice actor of anime, animation and video games known for his distinctive deep voice. He provides the voice of TOM, the host of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim's Toonami programming block. Some of his major roles in anime include Spike Spiegel in ""Cowboy Bebop"", Mugen in ""Samurai Champloo"", Eikichi Onizuka in ""Great Teacher Onizuka"", Guilmon and Mitsuo Yamaki in ""Digimon Tamers"", Shishio Makoto in ""Rurouni Kenshin"" and Orochimaru and Zabuza Momochi in ""Naruto"". In animation, he voices Starscream in """", Vilgax, Heatblast and Ghostfreak in ""Ben 10"", Amon in ""The Legend"
"from ""Macross: Do You Remember Love"". Hikaru Ichijyo Hikaru Ichijyo (一条 輝 ""Ichijō Hikaru"") is one of the main fictional characters of the ""Macross"" Japanese anime series. His voice actor was Arihiro Hase in the original Japanese version and Vic Mignogna in the English dub by ADV Films in January 2006. After the death of Arihiro Hase in 1996, he was played by Kenji Nojima in the PlayStation 2 ""Macross"" video game from 2003. The original animation and the distributors Bandai Visual and Victor Entertainment romanizes his name as ""Hikaru Ichijyo,"" while AnimEigo and ADV Films also use ""Hikaru Ichijo"""
"character was originally conceived as a mean-spirited McCarthy-like reactionary whose mumbling would include as much outrageous misanthropic ranting as the animators could get away with. Kaufman had actually been blacklisted, and Magoo was a form of protest. Hubley was an ex-communist who had participated in the Disney animators' strike in 1941. Both he and Kaufman had participated in the blacklist front and perhaps due to the risk of coming under more scrutiny with a successful character, Hubley, who had created Magoo, handed the series completely over to creative director Pete Burness. However, it was Production Manager Sherm Glas who designed"
"Laurie Faso Laurie Faso (born April 11, 1946) is an American television actor and occasional voice actor. Faso was born in Buffalo, New York. In his career, he has held several bit parts on various shows, in addition to doing voices for several animated series and films, such as ""The Snorks"", ""Monchichis"", ""Darkwing Duck"", ""Transformers"" and ""The Little Troll Prince"". His most prominent television roles to date include the role of Marlo Higgins in the television series ""Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine"", as well as hosting ""I'm Telling!"", a children's game show which aired on NBC from 1987 to"