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Jackson Beck

American actor (1912-2004) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 92

Jackson Beck was an American actor best known as the announcer on radio's The Adventures of Superman and the voice of Bluto in the Famous era Popeye theatrical shorts.

Jackson Beck is read about 40 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 20 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2004Died28 July 20041987G.I. Joe: The MovieFilm, Narrator (voice)1986PowerFilm, The Voice (voice)1984G.I. Joe: The Revenge of CobraFilm, Narrator (voice)1983G.I. Joe: A Real American HeroSeries, Narrator (voice)G.I. Joe: A Real American HeroFilm, 1983Announcer (voice)1982Remington SteeleSeries, Narrator1969Take the Money and RunFilm, The Narrator1967The Superman/Aquaman Hour of AdventureSeries, (voice)1966The Adventures of SuperboySeriesThe New Adventures of SupermanSeries, 19661963Tennessee Tuxedo and His TalesSeries1960King Leonardo and His Short SubjectsSeries, King Leonardo (voice)Popeye the SailorSeries, 1960Brutus (voice)1958Steve CanyonSeries, Announcer (uncredited)1957NearlywedsFilm, Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1956A Haul in OneFilm, Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1954Floor FlusherFilm, Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1953Ancient FistoryFilm, Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1952Big Bad SindbadFilm, Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)1943Jungle DrumsFilm, German Commander (voice) (uncredited)1942Billion Dollar LimitedFilm, Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1941SupermanFilm, Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1938Inside Nazi GermanyFilm, Narrator (voice)1912Born23 July 1912

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Close ties

  • Take the Money and Run 1969
  • Radio Days 1987
  • Billion Dollar Limited 1942
  • The Mechanical Monsters 1941
  • The Arctic Giant 1942

Filmography 40

202 credits on file

Television 9

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2004 · aged 92