Monday, February 27, 2006
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Mel Blanc (Man of a Thousand Voices)
Mel Blanc did voices for radio shows, and warner Brothers and Hanna-Barbera cartoons. He's best known for doing the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn and Barney Rubble from "The Flintstones", and many more. His actual voice was like Sylvester the cat... without the lisp.
Peter Sellers
He will be always remembered as "Inspector Jacques Clouseau" in the Pink Panther Movies, and as three characters (Dr. Strangelove, President Merkin Muffley of the United States and Group Captain Lionel Mandrake) in the classic movie "Dr. Strangelove: Or How I learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb"!
The Addams Family
Grandmama Addams (Blossom Rock)
The family cook, and Gomez's mother.
Morticia Addams (Carolyn Jones)
A vampish woman who dresses only in black, and loves to cut off rose buds... leaving only the stems. When she speaks anything in French... it drives Gomez crazy!
Uncle Fester Addams (Jackie Coogan)
Moritica's Uncle, who had a thing for explosives and could light up light bulbs when placed in his mouth.
Lurch (and The Thing) (Ted Cassidy)
Lurch was the family butler, and harpsicord player. Ted Cassidy also played "The Thing, an arm which would come out of box in stragetic places throughout the house. He also appeared on Star Trek as the android Ruk and as the voice of Balock.
The family cook, and Gomez's mother.
Morticia Addams (Carolyn Jones)
A vampish woman who dresses only in black, and loves to cut off rose buds... leaving only the stems. When she speaks anything in French... it drives Gomez crazy!
Uncle Fester Addams (Jackie Coogan)
Moritica's Uncle, who had a thing for explosives and could light up light bulbs when placed in his mouth.
Lurch (and The Thing) (Ted Cassidy)
Lurch was the family butler, and harpsicord player. Ted Cassidy also played "The Thing, an arm which would come out of box in stragetic places throughout the house. He also appeared on Star Trek as the android Ruk and as the voice of Balock.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Zathras!
Tim Choate was best known (or maybe not) as Zathras, of the family Zathras, with his twelve brothers, all known as Zathras, helper of Drall, who kept the great machine on Epsilon 3 running smoothly on the television series... Babylon 5.
(I always thought the Family Zathras would make a great law firm... welcome to the Law Firm of Zathras, Zathras, Zathras, Zathras, Zathras, Zathras, Zathras, Zathras, Zathras, Zathras, Zathras and Zathras!!)