Gary Owens
Nascimento : 1936-05-10, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Morte : 2015-02-12
História
Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 - February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials.
He was best known, aside from being the announcer on Laugh-In, for providing the voice of the titular superhero on Space Ghost and Blue Falcon in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder. He also played himself in a cameo appearance on Space Ghost Coast to Coast in 1998. Owens' first cartoon-voice acting was performing the voice of Roger Ramjet on the Roger Ramjet cartoons. He later served as voice of the over-the-air digital network Antenna TV.
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Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the characters.
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For the past 40 years, a group of comedy writers and directors has gathered every other Wednesday for lunch - and other nourishment. These are the fabled guys that made America funny.
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The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors with his myriad of voices for classic animated characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and scores of others. However, animation was only one of the fields where Blanc shone through in his long career. This film covers the life of this amazingly talented and big hearted actor, comedian and musician as he became one of the performing greats from the golden ages of American animation and radio through to the 1980s.
Voice 5
After eating a pound of pasta, Garfield sometimes falls asleep and has some pretty wild dreams -- like the one where he's so huge he can climb tall buildings, or where Odie gets his own cartoon, leaving Garfield to just keep sleeping! And this kitty's not so cool he can't get a little scared, like when he, Jon and Odie discover that a closed-down haunted house is really open, or that leftovers occasionally ran rampant in the fridge. Garfield has a big imagination, too, as you'll see when he imagines himself as a fish or a werewolf, or even Jon for a day! There's much more to the fat cat's story, so grab some pasta, flop on the couch and tune in for some cat-toon fun with Garfield!
Self
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Narrator (voice)
The classic Ray Harryhausen tale that still proves "slow and steady" wins the race.
TV Announcer
For Jane White, life itself is a television program, and she dreams of becoming a star on the small screen. Convincing herself that Gerry King, a popular talk show host, is her birth father, she sets out on an adventurous road trip — aided by her equally looney boyfriend, Dick — to confront her "father" on the air, and, just maybe, make a splash on reality television.
Narrator
UFO Mania Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Depois que Gonzo recebe mensagens de seu cereal matinal, ele determina que ele é um alienígena e tenta contatar seus irmãos alienígenas, mas é capturado por uma agência secreta do governo, determinada a provar a existência de vida extraterrestre. Cabe a Kermit e sua turma resgatar Gonzo e ajudar a reuni-lo com sua família há muito perdida.
Narrator
A hysterical documentary which uses footage of Ed Wood's movie to tell the story of his life. It may not be a deep analysis, but shows distinctly how Ed's life strongly influenced his own films.
Self
This survey of Earth's oddest animals reveals an astonishing array of jaws, claws, scales, skin, fur and feathers.
Announcer (voice)
Made-for-TV special about a delivery man, his friends, and a talking ape mutating into quirky superheroes and fighting a mad scientist who wants to conquer their futuristic atomic city. Based on the eponymous NES video game.
The Sheriff
Five Vietnam vets, on release from a mental hospital, think they're headed for a weekend camping trip. Instead they become target practice for an army of killers playing violent war games. It's a massacre until one of the vets becomes a machine of revenge.
Minister
A black comedy set in a funeral home.
Himself
The mysterious Dr. Lizardi entrusts Gary and Eric with a dinosaur egg. Now, they must find out everything they can about dinosaurs before the egg hatches. This quest takes them everywhere from Knott's Berry Farm to a dig site deep in the Canandian Badlands...
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First Stop...the Tar Pits, as Gary and Eric investigate the incredible creatures that came after the dinosaurs, from giant ground sloths to savage saber-tooths. It's a trip back to the age of monstrous mammals in this wild and whimsical blast into tour prehistoric past.
Sports Announcer (voice)
Estudante relapso que está prestes a concluir o ginásio descobre que a garota de seus sonhos conseguiu entrar para uma faculdade extremamente exigente. Apaixonado, ele resolve fazer de tudo para ser aceito pela mesma instituição.
Self
Após a misteriosa morte de seu irmão, Jack Spade (Ivory Wayans) retorna para a sua velha e violenta vizinhança após passar 10 anos nas Forças Armadas. Ao ver a situação em que se encontra o bairro em que cresceu, Spade decide declarar guerra ao crime e, para isso, ele planeja acabar com o reinado do temido Mr. Big (Vernon), o criminoso que comanda tudo. Mas, para isso, ele precisa reunir um verdadeiro exército de valentes homens determinados a limparem o bairro. E, para montar tal exército, Spade convoca o ex-policial John Slade (Casey), seu ídolo de infância e grande nome do combate ao crime dos anos 70. Agora, os criminosos devem ter medo, pois uma improvável equipe de heróis está na área.
Announcer (voice)
A Halloween special featuring appropriately-themed rock and roll songs set to scenes from the Disney library of classic animation.
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Gary Owens needs more dinosaurs and sends Eric Boardman on the ultimate dinosaur safari to find them. Join the hunt for a living dinosaur in the jungles of Africa, separate the facts from fiction in dinosaur movies, visit Dinosaur National Monuent and much more. There's no bone unturned in this award winning program
Writer
Gary is turning into a dinosaur, and Eric must find the cure. This becomes a globetrotting journey into everything dino while searching for the magic waters needed to stop Gary's odd transformation. Will Eric be too late? Get ready to meet the Garysaurus!
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Gary is turning into a dinosaur, and Eric must find the cure. This becomes a globetrotting journey into everything dino while searching for the magic waters needed to stop Gary's odd transformation. Will Eric be too late? Get ready to meet the Garysaurus!
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In this historical look at Goofy's ancestors, we dig deeper and ungangle the roots of his family tree.
TV announcer
Frederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he's staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia, who had killed herself 100 years ago and now wants to use Lansing as a vessel for her dead husband, Captain Howdy. When Howdy's ghost starts killing people, two bumbling scientists are brought in to investigate the history of the lighthouse and solve the case.
Narrator
Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.
Narrator
Facing impending doom on the planet Krapton, Kid-O, infant son of Jel-O, is sent to earth where he is found and adopted by Ma and Pa Cant. Eventually, the Kraptonian now known as Clark, becomes a newspaper reporter for the Daily Comet. Together with fellow reporter Lois Lame, they uncover a sinister plot by Rex Ruthor, to destroy the world.
Narrator (voice)
Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from Hell", "The Invasion of the Penis Snatchers", Woody Allen (pre-Mia), movie trailer come-ons, Charlie Chaplin, war movies, Billy Jack. The source of the title is presented about an hour into the film.
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Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
Narrator
The adventures of many of DC Comics greatest superheroes and villains. In the first episode, "The Challenge," the superheroes must race against time to stop the diabolical super-villains' plot to destroy the world. In the second episode, "The Roast," the superheroes pay tribute to Batman and Robin in the form of a roast which even the villains attend.
Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Os irmãos Tony e Tina, vieram do espaço e têm uma curiosa energia capaz de ajudar muitas pessoas. Foi em uma situação de ajudar a pessoas em perigo que Tony, acaba caindo em uma seringa que tinha um líquido que hipnotizava as pessoas… E foi assim que o pequeno Tony foi raptado. Desesperada com o sumiço do irmão Tina, pede ajuda a um grupo de garotos que se intitulam uma gangue. A ajuda desses garotos mais os poderes telepáticos de Tina, serão a bússola para reencontrar Tony, e salvá-lo das garras de um inescrupuloso cientista.
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Um executivo de repente desempregado sofre um colapso nervoso. A história de Mel e Edna (Jack Lemmon e Anne Bancroft), um casal de classe média, meia-idade e meio-feliz que mora em um prédio de apartamentos em Manhattan. Mel perde o emprego, o apartamento é assaltado, Edna consegue um emprego, Mel perde a cabeça, Edna perde o emprego... para não falar das pequenas atribulações com os vizinhos intrometidos, os parentes úteis e as tarifas exatas dos ônibus. O casal sofre indignidade após indignidade (algunas se autoinfligem) e, quando parecem à beira da rendição, eles fazem uma careta desafiadora e cavam as trincheiras para a batalha. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
TV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical about the Man of Steel, his friends, his enemies, and his self-image problems.
Announcer
The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.
O Doutor Phibes se coloca em animação suspensa por três anos desde os eventos do filme anterior. Em 1928, ele desperta graças a um esperado alinhamento da Lua e descobre que sua casa foi destruída e um papiro antigo que guardava num cofre fora roubado. Esse documento trazia um mapa com a localização de uma tumba de faraó desconhecida a qual seria banhada pelo lendário "Rio da Vida" de tempos em tempos, de acordo com o movimento da Lua alinhada com os outros planetas. Phibes descobre quem roubou o papiro e o recupera, com a ajuda de sua assistente Vulnávia (que não está com a face afetada pelo derramamento de ácido ocorrido no fim do filme anterior). Com o papiro em seu poder ele parte até o Egito, levando o corpo de sua falecida esposa Victória, a qual pretende ressuscitar banhando-a no Rio da Vida. Em seu encalço vão o misterioso Biederbeck, o ladrão que sabe sobre a tumba, além dos policiais Trout e Waverley, que investigam os crimes do doutor maníaco.
Announcer
Herbie, um Fusca com personalidade própria, é desprezado por um mau caráter que é dono de uma agência de automóveis de luxo e piloto de corridas, mas o Fusca é acolhido por um piloto boa praça e, em gratidão, o pequeno carro lhe dá diversas vitórias, acabando com a maré de azar do piloto, que inicialmente não entende que foi o fusquinha quem ganhou as corridas. Porém, ele aos poucos entende que o carrinho é o principal responsável pelas vitórias e decide correr sempre com ele. Mas ambos terão que lutar contra um rico rival, que usa toda a espécie de golpes sujos para derrotá-los.
Narrator (uncredited)
A student researching the German settlements of Central Texas unearths the grave of a reputed witch. The witch (who happens to be both beautiful and naked) rises from her grave and embarks on a campaign of seduction and murder against the descendants of her persecutors. It's up to the student to stop her bloody reign of terror-if he can resist the seductive powers of her evil beauty.
Narrator
Flannery, a railway agent does everything by the book. He gets into a scrape with a customer, McMorehouse, who wants to pay 44 cents freight for two guinea pigs which he considers pets. Flannery, however, considers them pigs (freight 48 cents), a decision he begins to regret when the animals begin to reproduce.
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A fascinating look at the spectacle of volcanic activity, and a chance to see Gary Owens and Eric Boardman together again after all these years.
