John Stephenson (actor)

John Winfield Stephenson (born c. 1923/1924 – May 15, 2015) was an American actor who worked primarily in voice-over roles.^[1]

John Stephenson
Born	John Winfield Stephenson c. 1923/1924 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	May 15, 2015(2015-05-15) (aged 91–92) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	John Stevenson
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1946–2010
Spouse	Jean Elaine Irwin ​ (m. 1955)​
Children	2

Early life

Stephenson was from Kenosha, Wisconsin.^[2] After serving in the United States Army Air Forces as a gunner and radio operator during World War II, Stephenson took a course in speech and drama at Northwestern University and graduated with a theater degree before moving to Hollywood.^[2][3]

Death

Stephenson died of Alzheimer's disease, aged 91^[2] on May 15, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, their two children (a son and a daughter) and a granddaughter.^[3]

Filmography

Film

• Spartacus – Centurion (uncredited) (1960)
• The Man Called Flintstone – Vet (1966)
• Hellfighters – Mr. Chapman (uncredited) (1968)
• Charlotte's Web – John Arable (1973)
• Herbie Rides Again – Lawyer-Second Team (1974)
• The Last of the Mohicans – TV Movie – Colonel Allen Munro/Delaware Chief (1975)
• The Hobbit – TV Movie – Dori/Bard/Great Goblin (1977)
• Five Weeks in a Balloon – TV movie (1977)
• Yogi's First Christmas – TV Movie – Doggie Daddy/Mr. Dingwell (1980)
• The Return of the King – TV Movie – Gondorian Guard/Dwimmerlaik – The Witch-King of Angmar (1980)
• No Man's Valley – TV Special – Herman/Protester (1981)
• Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper – TV Special – Doggie Daddy/Butler/Announcer (1982)
• The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1987)
• Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats -TV Movie – Fancy-Fancy/Officer Charlie Dibble/Waiter (1987)
• Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose – TV Movie – Doggie Daddy /Pelican (1987)
• Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration – TV Movie documentary – Mr. Slate (1989)
• A Flintstone Family Christmas – TV Special – Mr. Slate (1993)
• Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1993)
• I Yabba-Dabba Do! – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1993)
• A Flintstones Christmas Carol – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1994)
• Truman – TV Movie – H.V. Kaltenborn (voice) (uncredited) (1995)
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas – Showroom Announcer/Minister (voice) (2000)
• The Flintstones: On the Rocks – TV Movie – Mr. Slate/Old Man (2001)
• Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo – Video – The Sheriff (2010)

Television

• The Lone Ranger – episode – Dan Reid's Fight for Life – Roy Barnett (1954)
• Treasury Men in Action – 5 episodes (1955)
• The People's Choice (1955) 16 episodes Roger Crutcher
• Yancy Derringer – episode – Three Knaves from New Haven – Arthur Travers (1958)
• The Real McCoys – 3 episodes – various (1958–1963)
• Bonanza – episode – The Sisters – John Henry (1959)
• Shotgun Slade – episode – The Smell of Money – Charlie Cummings (1960)
• The Flintstones – 73 episodes – Mr. Slate/Grand Poobah/Joe (1960–1966)
• Whispering Smith – episode – The Idol – Eddie Royce (1961)
• Top Cat – episodes – Fancy-Fancy/The Sergeant (1961–1962)
• Jonny Quest – 6 episodes – Dr. Benton C. Quest/additional voices (1964–1965)
• The Peter Potamus Show (14 episodes of it) & The Magilla Gorilla Show (9 episodes of it) – Segment – Breezly and Sneezly – Colonel Fusby (1964–1965)
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. – 2 episodes – They Shall Not Pass & Sue the Pants Off 'Em – Major Stone Mr. Clark (1964–1967)
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – episode – The Never-Never Affair – Varner (1965)
• Hogan's Heroes – 8 episodes – Professor Bauer/Felix/Decker/Major Rudel/Karl/Inspector General/Major Kohler/Captain Mueller (1965-1970)
• The Atom Ant Show – Segment – Atom Ant – Narrator (uncredited) (1965–1966)
• Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles – Professor Conroy (1966)
• The Secret Squirrel Show – 26 episodes – Segment – Squiddly Diddly/Winsome Witch – Chief Winchley/additional voices (1966-1967)
• The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show – additional voices (1967)
• Iron Horse – episode – Decision at Sundown – Warden (1967)
• Birdman – Various (1967)
• Samson & Goliath – additional voices (1967–1968)
• Dragnet – Narrator (uncredited) (1967–1969)
• Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor – Pond/Ork/Tog/additional voices (1967–1969)
• Arabian Knights – episode – Fariik/Bakaar (1968)
• The Adventures of Gulliver – Captain Leech (1968)
• Wacky Races – 17 episodes – Luke/Blubber Bear (1968–1969)
• The Mod Squad – episode – The Girl in Chair Nine – Professor Aaron Tanner (1969)
• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! – Dr. Jekyll/Ghost of Mr. Hyde /Sheriff /additional voices (1969–1970)
• Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! – 16 episodes – Eustace P. Peevly/The Zoo Superintendent/Slicks the Fox/Hippy the Hippopotamus/Dr. Kneeknocker/Zeed the Zebra/additional voices (1971)
• The Flintstone Comedy Hour – Noodles (1972)
• Sealab 2020 – Captain Mike Murphy (1972)
• A Christmas Story – TV Movie (1972)
• The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't – TV movie (1972)
• Mission: Impossible – episode – Underground – Director (1972)
• Yogi's Ark Lark – Benny the Ball/Doggy Daddy /Hardy Har-Har (1972)
• Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972–1973)
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies – Red Baron / Mr. Hyde/additional Voices (1972-1974)
• Jeannie – 16 episodes – Hadji (1973)
• Super Friends (1973)
• Yogi's Gang – Doggie Daddy/Hardy Har Har/Mr. Hothead/additional Voices (1973)
• Inch High, Private Eye – 13 episodes – Mr. Finkerton (1973)
• Goober and the Ghost Chasers – additional voices (1973)
• Speed Buggy – additional voices (1973)
• The Addams Family – additional voices (1973)
• McMillan & Wife – episode – The Fine Art of Staying Alive – Harry (1973)
• Butch Cassidy – Mr. Socrates (1973)
• The Six Million Dollar Man – episode – Nuclear Alert – Two Star General (uncredited) (1974)
• Devlin – additional voices (1974)
• These Are the Days – additional voices (1974)
• ABC Afterschool Specials – episode – Cyrano – Richelieu (1974)
• Partridge Family 2200 A.D. – Reuben Kinkaid (1974–1975)
• The Streets of San Francisco – episode – The Programming of Charlie Blake – Leonard Paxton (1975)
• The Mumbly Cartoon Show – Shnooker (1976)
• Davy Crockett on the Mississippi – TV Movie – Sloan/Andrew Jackson/Blacksmith (1976)
• Clue Club – Sheriff Bagley (1976)
• The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour – Ghost of Juan Carlos/Ghost of Milo Booth/Viking Ghost Leader/Ghost of Major Andre/Rambling Ghost / Demon Leader/Mamba Wamba/additional Voices (1976–1978)
• A Flintstone Christmas – TV Special – Mr. Slate (1977)
• Laff-A-Lympics – Mildew Wolf / Doggie Daddy / Dread Baron /The Great Fondue/additional voices (1977–1979)
• CB Bears – additional voices (1977)
• Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels – additional voices (1977–1980)
• Yogi's Space Race – Captain Snerdley/General Blowhard (1978)
• Galaxy Goof-Ups – Captain Snerdley/General Blowhard (1978)
• Dinky Dog – additional voices (1978)
• The Flintstones: Little Big League – TV Movie – Mr. Slate (1978)
• The Fantastic Four – Doctor Doom/Professor Gregson Gilbert/Magneto/additional voices (1978)
• Casper's First Christmas – Doggie Daddy/Hairy Scary (1979)
• The Super Globetrotters (1979)
• Gulliver's Travels – TV Movie (1979)
• Fred and Barney Meet the Thing – Segment – The Thing – Dr. Harkness (1979)
• Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo – additional voices (1979)
• The New Fred and Barney Show – Mr. Slate (1979)
• The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone – TV special – Count Rockula (1979)
• The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show – additional voices (1979)
• The Flintstone Comedy Show – Mr. Slate (1980)
• The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling – TV Special – Frank Frankenstone/Dinosaur/Monkey #1 (1980)
• The Flintstones' New Neighbors – TV Special – Frank Frankenstone (1980)
• The Kwicky Koala Show – Segment – Kwicky Koala – Wilford Wolf (1981)
• Daniel Boone – TV Movie (1981)
• The Flintstones: Jogging Fever – TV Special – Frank Frankenstone/Mr. Slate (1981)
• The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma – TV Special – Frank Frankenstone (1981)
• Space Stars (1981)
• Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends – Colossus /Thunderbird /The Shocker / Uncle Ben Parker/Loki/Mordred/additional voices (1981–1983)
• The Incredible Hulk (1982)
• Jokebook (1982)
• Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz – additional voices (1982)
• Shirt Tales – additional voices (1982)
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – mini series – Gen. Flagg /Old Man (1983)
• The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)
• The Dukes – additional voices (1983)
• Mister T (1983)
• The Transformers – Thundercracker/Windcharger/Kup/Huffer/additional voices (1984–1987)
• G.I. Joe – Scientist/General Franks/MacIntosh/Mr. Queeg/additional voices (1985-1986)
• Yogi's Treasure Hunt – Doggie Daddy (1985–1988)
• The Berenstain Bears Show – Additional Male Voices (1985-1987)
• The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo – Boris Kreepoff / Freddie Cadaver (1985)
• The Jetsons – Commissioner/DWMR Officer (1985–1987)
• G.I. Joe – episode – The Spy Who Rooked Me – General Hawk (1986)
• Centurions – 15 episodes (1986)
• Galaxy High School – Beef Bonk/Harvey Blastermeier (1986)
• The Flintstone Kids – Ditto Master/Mr. Gemstone (1986–1987)
• Bionic Six – Bionic-1/Jack Bennett/Klunk/additional voices (1987)
• Fraggle Rock – Doc /Philo/Grunge (1987)
• The Video Adventures of Clifford the Big Red Dog – additional voices (1988)
• Superman – additional voices (1988)
• Jem – Lord Trevor and creditor (Britrock) (1988)^[4]
• X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men – TV Short – Professor Charles Xavier (1989)
• TaleSpin (1990)
• Wake, Rattle, and Roll – Segment – Fender Bender 500 – Doggie Daddy (1990)
• Yo Yogi! – Doggie Daddy/Mr. Myopics (1991)
• Darkwing Duck – episode – Heavy Mental – Major Synapse (1991)
• Space Cats (1991)
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? – episode – The Unnatural – Bob Taylor (2003)
• Duck Dodgers – episode – The Green Loontern – Ganthet (2003)
• Johnny Bravo – episode – Wilderness Protection Program/A Page Right Out of History – Mr. Slate (2004)
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? – episode – Uncle Scooby and Antarctica – Zelig (2004)

Other works

• The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions – Video short – Mr. Slate (1994)
• Wacky Races – Video Game – Luke (2000)
• Flintstones Bedrock Bowling – Video Game – Mr. Slate (2000)
• Space Age Gadgets – Video Short – Jetsons Season 1 (2004)