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Bob Johnson
American actor and voice actor (1920-1993) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 73
Robert Cleveland Johnson was an American actor and voice actor who played supporting roles on series television and in films from the late 1950s until a few years before his death.
Bob Johnson is read about 36 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 7 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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ThunderSeries, Writer1969
Mission: Impossible - The BunkerFilm, Person on Tape (voice) (uncredited)1967
Judd, for the DefenseSeries1966
Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Man on Tape (voice)
Star TrekSeries, 1966First Talosian (voice) (uncredited)
Bad Girls for the BoysFilm, 1966
Mission: Impossible - Old Man OutFilm, 1966Person on Tape (voice) (uncredited)1965
My Mother the CarSeries1964
The Americanization of EmilyFilm, Documentary Narration (voice) (uncredited)1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries, Porter
The Outer LimitsSeries, 1963The Senator (voice)1957
26 MenSeries
The Black ScorpionFilm, 1957Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1920Born4 May 1920People around Bob
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Filmography 5
17 credits on file
Television 9
About this person
Johnson is probably best known as the "voice behind the scenes," who gave Special Agents Dan Briggs and Jim Phelps their recorded mission briefings on both incarnations of the Mission: Impossible television series. The "Voice" was never identified by name, title, or position and was only heard in recordings, but nevertheless became one of the most iconic features of the show. He was the "voice on disc" for the 1980s revival of the series as well.
In the same film or series as Bob
Mara CordayAlso in The Black Scorpion (1957)
Bruce GellerAlso in Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out (1966)
John CrawfordAlso in The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Oscar Beregi, Jr.Also in Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out (1966)
Alan SuesAlso in The Americanization of Emily (1964)Carlos RivasAlso in The Black Scorpion (1957)