Michael Bell
Biography
Michael Bell is an American actor whose career has centered on voice-over roles, with some on-screen work as well. Born in Brooklyn in 1938, he began in animation as Stutz in The Houndcats and later voiced Zan and Gleek on Super Friends from 1977 to 1984. In the 1980s he worked on The Smurfs, The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Voltron, and he played Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk. His live-action film work included Rollercoaster (1977), Fast Company (1979), How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) and Brother John (1971), and he appeared on Dallas and Star Trek. From 1991 to 2004 he voiced several Rugrats parents, among them Drew Pickles and Boris Kropotkin, and he had additional roles in Tangled (2010). He has also voiced characters in video games, narrated documentaries, and served as voice director for Kidd Video and Peter Pan and the Pirates.
88years old
Turns 89 on July 30in 261 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Mike Bell
Movie Career
- Films
- 34
- Career span
- 53 years1961 to 2014
Genres
First and latest
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Behind the camera
Michael Bell worked as voice director on Kidd Video and Peter Pan and the Pirates, and he also directed voices for the web series The LeBrons.
A change of course
Michael Bell and his colleague Melanie Chartoff came up with the Grayway Rotating Drain in 1991. The device recycles graywater so shower and sink water can be reused in the home.
Beyond film
In the TV movie KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, Michael Bell dubbed the dialogue for Peter Criss of the band KISS.
Michael Bell movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco1996 Adventure, Comedy, Familyas Stokeyvoice
IMDb rating 5.918K votes
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie2000as Drew Pickles / Charles 'Chaz' Finster, Sr.voice
IMDb rating 6.215K votes
- Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster2004as Duncan MacGubbin / Mcintyrevoice
IMDb rating 6.67.3K votes
Most often with
James Goldstone directed three of these films, William Hanna three and Norton Virgien two. Frank Welker appears in eleven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Frank Welker's page
Tress MacNeille's page
Kath Soucie's page
Peter Cullen's page
B.J. Ward's page
Don Messick's page
James GoldstoneDirector, 3 films, 1970 to 1977
All films by James Goldstone
All films by William Hanna
Norton VirgienDirector, 2 films, 1998 to 2003
All films by Norton Virgien
Box office
What Michael Bell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$949 million
12 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 34 films: 12 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 9Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$592M62.4% of the total
- 2$103M10.9% of the total
- 3$100M10.6% of the total
- 4$55M5.8% of the total
- 5$35M3.7% of the total
- 6$33M3.4% of the total
- 7$10M1.1% of the total
- 8$8.2M0.9% of the total
$11.5 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.