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Mel Blanc(1908-1989)

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Mel Blanc
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Les Looney Tunes passent à l'action (2003)
42 Videos
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Mel Blanc, known as "The Man of Thousand Voices" is regarded as the most prolific actor to ever work in Hollywood with over a thousand screen credits. He developed and performed nearly 400 distinct character voices with precision and a uniquely expressive vocal range. The legendary specialist from radio programs, television series, cartoon shorts and movie was rarely seen by his audience but his voice characterizations were famous around the world.

Blanc under exclusive contract until 1960 to Warner Brothers voiced virtually every major character in the Warner Brothers' Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoon pantheon. Characters including Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Wile E. Coyote,The Roadrunner, Yosemite Sam, Sam the Sheepdog, Taz the Tazmanian Devil, Speedy Gonzales, Marvin the Martian, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé la Pew, Charlie the Dog, Blacque Jacque Shellacque, Pussyfoot, Private Snafu among others were voiced by Blanc.

After 1960, Blanc continued to work for Warner Brothers but began to work for other companies once his exclusive contract ended. He worked for Hanna-Barbera voicing characters including Barney Rubble, Dino the Dinosaur, Cosmo Spacely, Secret Squirrel, Captain Caveman, Speed Buggy, Wally Gator among others. He provided vocal effects for Tom & Jerry in the mid 1960's working with fellow Warner Bros. alum, Chuck Jones at what would become MGM Animation. In the mid 1960's, Blanc originated and voiced Toucan Sam for the Kellogg's Fruit Loops commercials. He would later go to originate and voice Twiki for Buck Rogers and Heathcliff in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
BornMay 30, 1908
DiedJuly 10, 1989(81)
BornMay 30, 1908
DiedJuly 10, 1989(81)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins total

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Known for

Kathleen Turner, Bob Hoskins, and Charles Fleischer in Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit (1988)
Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit
7.7
  • Daffy Duck
  • Tweety Bird
  • Bugs Bunny
  • Sylvester
  • Porky Pig(voice)
  • 1988
S.O.S. Daffy Duck (1988)
S.O.S. Daffy Duck
7.0
  • Daffy Duck
  • Bugs Bunny
  • Butler
  • J.P. Cubish
  • Porky Pig
  • Birdbath Owner
  • Asylum Collector
  • Drunk
  • Coyote
  • Sylvester
  • Tweety
  • Mr. Hyde
  • Hugo the Abominable Snowman(voice)
  • 1988
Bugs Bunny, Bip Bip: Le film-poursuite (1979)
Bugs Bunny, Bip Bip: Le film-poursuite
7.3
  • Bugs Bunny
  • Daffy Duck
  • Porky Pig
  • Marvin the Martian
  • Wile E. Coyote
  • Pepe le Pew
  • Dr. I.Q. High
  • Hassan(voice)
  • 1979
Buck Rogers au XXVe siècle (1979)
Buck Rogers au XXVe siècle
6.5
  • Twiki(voice)
  • 1979

Credits

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  • Cartoon Classics - Vol. 3: 25 dessins-animés classiques - 3 heures (2019)
    Cartoon Classics - Vol. 3: 25 dessins-animés classiques - 3 heures
    7.1
    • Bugs Bunny
    • Daffy Duck
    • Catstello (voice) ...
    • 2019
  • Tom and Jerry's Magical Misadventures (2013)
    Tom and Jerry's Magical Misadventures
    7.3
    Video
    • Tom
    • Jerry (voice)
    • 2013
  • Sing Along with Bugs Bunny
    Video
    • Bugs Bunny (voice)
    • 1991
  • Sing Along with Daffy Duck
    Video
    • Daffy Duck
    • Elmer Fudd (voice)
    • 1991
  • Mel Blanc, Brad Garrett, Patti Deutsch, Dana Hill, Steve McClintock, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Ronnie Schell, Penny Singleton, Russi Taylor, Tiffany, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, and Patric Zimmerman in Les Jetsons, le film (1990)
    Les Jetsons, le film
    5.5
    • Mr. Spacely (voice)
    • 1990
  • Hanna-Barbera's Christmas Sing-A-Long!
    Video
    • (voice)
    • 1989
  • Mel Blanc in Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (1989)
    Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports
    6.5
    TV Short
    • Bugs Bunny
    • Daffy Duck
    • Yosemite Sam (voice) ...
    • 1989
  • The Very Best of the Football Follies (1988)
    The Very Best of the Football Follies
    Video
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1988
  • S.O.S. Daffy Duck (1988)
    S.O.S. Daffy Duck
    7.0
    • Daffy Duck
    • Bugs Bunny
    • Butler (voice) ...
    • 1988
  • Mel Blanc and Mel Tormé in The Night of the Living Duck (1988)
    The Night of the Living Duck
    6.4
    Short
    • Daffy Duck (voice)
    • 1988
  • Judy Jetsons et les rockers (1988)
    Judy Jetsons et les rockers
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Cosmo Spacely (voice)
    • 1988
  • Kathleen Turner, Bob Hoskins, and Charles Fleischer in Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit
    7.7
    • Daffy Duck
    • Tweety Bird
    • Bugs Bunny (voice) ...
    • 1988
  • The Flintstone Kids (1986)
    The Flintstone Kids
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Dino
    • Captain Caveman
    • Mr. Rubble (voice) ...
    • 1986–1988
  • Technological Threat (1988)
    Technological Threat
    6.4
    Short
    • Various (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1986)
    The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Bugs Bunny Sylvester Daffy Duck
    • Bugs Bunny
    • 1987–1988

Music Department



  • Mel Blanc in I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat (2011)
    I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat
    6.5
    Short
    • performed by: "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat"
    • 2011

Soundtrack



  • Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
    Joker: Folie à Deux
    5.2
    • performer: "Alouette"
    • 2024
  • Mel Blanc in I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat (2011)
    I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat
    6.5
    Short
    • performer: "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat"
    • 2011
  • Road Trip with Huell Howser (2001)
    Road Trip with Huell Howser
    8.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Big Bear Lake"
    • writer: "Big Bear Lake"
    • 2003
  • Joe Alaskey and Billy West in Looney Tunes Sing-Alongs (1998)
    Looney Tunes Sing-Alongs
    6.6
    Video
    • performer: "Tweety", "The Rabbit of Seville", "What's Up Doc?"
    • 1998
  • Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs (1998)
    Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs
    7.2
    Video
    • performer: "London Bridge is Falling Down", "Come Lads and Lasses", "Jimmy Crack Corn"
    • 1998
  • Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988)
    Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars
    6.4
    TV Special
    • performer: "In Old Indiana", "Home on the Range", "Sunrise in Nutzville", "What's Up Doc?", "Oh, People Call Me Daffy!", "We Watch the Skyways", "Porky's Poppa Has a Farm", "Let's Rub Noses Like the Eskimoses", "The Age of Aquarium", "Would Ya Like to Take a Walk?", "Banjo Chickie-Boom", "Any Bonds Today?", "We're in to Win", "Gee Whiz Willigans", "Daffy Drum Boogie", "The Old Soft Shoe", "I Can't Get Along, Little Dogie", "Wee Widdle Bird", "Pussycat's Parade", "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", "Halloween Gavotte", "Columbus Day Rag", "Irish Jig", "Yankee Doodle", "Jingle Bells"
    • 1988
  • Kathleen Turner, Bob Hoskins, and Charles Fleischer in Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit
    7.7
    • performer: "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in L'Arme fatale (1987)
    L'Arme fatale
    7.6
    • performer: "Bugs Bunny Theme - This Is It" (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Le dernier testament (1983)
    Le dernier testament
    6.9
    • performer: "This Is It" (1960) (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Mel Blanc and June Foray in L'Île fantastique de Daffy Duck (1983)
    L'Île fantastique de Daffy Duck
    6.9
    • performer: "Charleston" (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Bette Davis, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Bela Lugosi, and Joan Crawford in Hollywood Graffiti (1983)
    Hollywood Graffiti
    7.9
    • performer: "Any Bonds Today?" (1941) (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Mel Blanc in Le Monde fou, fou, fou de Bugs Bunny (1981)
    Le Monde fou, fou, fou de Bugs Bunny
    7.1
    • performer: "Singin' in the Bathtub" (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980)
    The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Don't Fence Me In"
    • 1980
  • Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)
    Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales
    6.9
    TV Short
    • performer: "Alouette"
    • performer: "Deck the Halls", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Jingle Bells" (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Bugs Bunny, Bip Bip: Le film-poursuite (1979)
    Bugs Bunny, Bip Bip: Le film-poursuite
    7.3
    • performer: "A Rainy Night in Rio" (uncredited), "My Gal Is a High-Born Lady" (uncredited), "What's Opera Doc?"
    • writer: "What's Opera Doc?"
    • 1979

Videos42

Mr. Magoo: Theatrical Collection (1949-1959)
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Mr. Magoo: Theatrical Collection (1949-1959)
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Clip 1:57
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Clip 1:57
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Clip 1:34
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Clip 1:44
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Clip 1:59
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Clip 1:34
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Facebook Fan Page
    • Official Site - Mel Blanc Communications
  • Alternative name
    • M. Mel Blanc
  • Height
    • 1.73 m
  • Born
    • May 30, 1908
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 10, 1989
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart disease and emphysema)
  • Spouse
    • Estelle RosenbaumJanuary 4, 1933 - July 10, 1989 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Noel Blanc
  • Parents
      Eva Blank
  • Other works
    Album: "Christmas Comedy". Sang "I Tant's Wait Till Quithmuth Day" and "The Hat I Got For Christmas is Too Beeg" in funny voices.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    While in a coma after a cataclysmic automobile accident, doctors unsuccessfully tried to get Mel to talk. Finally, a doctor, who was also a huge fan of his cartoon characters, asked Mel "Bugs? Bugs Bunny? Are you there?". In Bugs Bunny's voice, Mel responded "What's up, Doc?". After talking with several other characters, they eventually led Mel out of his coma.
  • Quotes
    Today was tomorrow yesterday, so don't inhale.
  • Trademarks
      Remarkable ability to change the pitch and sound of his voice to create many of the most well known cartoon characters of all time
  • Nickname
    • The Man of a Thousand Voices

FAQ

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  • When did Mel Blanc die?
    July 10, 1989
  • How did Mel Blanc die?
    Heart disease and emphysema
  • How old was Mel Blanc when he died?
    81 years old
  • Where did Mel Blanc die?
    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • When was Mel Blanc born?
    May 30, 1908

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