Mel Blanc
Biography
Mel Blanc, an American voice actor and radio personality, worked for more than sixty years. Born in San Francisco in 1908 and raised partly in Portland, Oregon, he began in radio at 19, supplying voices and sound effects for comedy programs such as The Jack Benny Program. In 1936 he joined Leon Schlesinger Productions and became known for voicing many Warner Bros. cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, and many others. He later voiced Barney Rubble and Dino on The Flintstones and Mr. Spacely on The Jetsons. Other credits included Pinocchio (1940), Strange Brew (1983), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), and Jetsons: The Movie (1990). He was the first of his profession to get a screen credit and later received a star on the Walk of Fame. He died in 1989.
81years old at death
- Born San Francisco
- Died Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Melvin Jerome Blank (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 50
- Career span
- 50 years1940 to 1990
Genres
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A first
Mel Blanc holds a place in animation history: he became the first voice actor to get an on-screen credit for his work.
Big break
Blanc's first starring role came when he replaced Joe Dougherty as the voice of Porky Pig in Porky's Duck Hunt, which also introduced Daffy Duck, voiced by Blanc.
A role that slipped away
In Disney's Pinocchio, Blanc was hired to voice Gideon the Cat, but the character was made mute, so all his dialogue was cut except for a single hiccup heard three times.
First role
Blanc originated Woody Woodpecker's voice and laugh for Walter Lantz's theatrical cartoons, but after the first four shorts he stopped when Warner Bros. signed him to an exclusive contract.
A change of course
Blanc voiced Private Snafu in a series of Warner Bros. shorts produced during World War II as a way to train recruited soldiers through animation.
Getting ready for a role
Blanc described Sylvester the Cat as the simplest character for him to voice, since the cat was his regular speaking voice plus a spray at the end, while Yosemite Sam was the toughest because of his loudness and raspiness.
Mel Blanc movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century1953as Daffy Duck AKA Duck Dodgers / Porky Pig / Marvin the Martian / Dr. I.Q. Hivoice
IMDb rating 8.26.8K votes
- The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones1987as Barney Rubble / Dino / Mr. Spacelyvoice
IMDb rating 6.53.4K votes
- The Phantom Tollbooth1970as Officer Short Shrift / Dodecahedron / Demon of Insincerityvoice
IMDb rating 6.83.9K votes
Most often with
Chuck Jones directed seventeen of these films, Friz Freleng nine and Joseph Barbera three. Three actors appear in six of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Chuck Jones
All films by Friz Freleng
All films by Joseph Barbera
Also four films together3 more actors
- Thurl RavenscroftThe Phantom Tollbooth (1970), Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964), Gay Purr-ee (1962) and Pinocchio (1940)
- Don MessickJetsons: The Movie (1990), A Flintstone Christmas (1977), Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) and The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
- Janet WaldoRockin' with Judy Jetson (1988), The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987), Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) and The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Mel Blanc's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$231 million
10 of the 50 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 50 films: 10 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 33 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 33Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$164M71.0% of the total
- 2$22M9.4% of the total
- 3$11M4.8% of the total
- 4$10M4.3% of the total
- 5$9.5M4.1% of the total
- 6$6.8M2.9% of the total
- 7$3.3M1.4% of the total
- 8$2.7M1.2% of the total
$2.0 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1976 to 1977.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1977 | Winsor McCay Award | Won | |
| 1976 | Inkpot Award | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
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