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Gary Owens

Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 – February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, announcer and radio 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 voices of the titular superhero on Space Ghost and of 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 announcer of Antenna TV.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1934 (Mitchell), Died February 12, 2015 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1969

Roles Represented in DAHR: narrator

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 15235 mid-1969 Meet the brothers Marx The Marx Brothers narrator  
Decca L 15236 mid-1969 The inimitable Groucho The Marx Brothers narrator  
Decca L 15237 mid-1969 The implausible Chico The Marx Brothers narrator  
Decca L 15238 mid-1969 The sounds of Harpo The Marx Brothers narrator  
Decca L 15239 mid-1969 The zaniness of the Marx Brothers The Marx Brothers narrator  
Decca L 15240 mid-1969 The collected speeches of Groucho The Marx Brothers narrator  
Decca L 15241 mid-1969 Chico in recital The Marx Brothers narrator  
Decca L 15242 mid-1969 Groucho Marx does his thing The Marx Brothers narrator  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Owens, Gary," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/335946.

Owens, Gary. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/335946.

"Owens, Gary." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/335946

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