John_Stephenson_(actor)
John Stephenson (actor)
American actor (1923–2015)
John Winfield Stephenson (born c. 1923/1924 – May 15, 2015) was an American actor who worked primarily in voice-over roles.[1]
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John Stephenson | |
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| 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 |
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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, John Stephenson took a course in speech and drama at Northwestern University and graduated with a theater degree before moving to Hollywood.[2][3]
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]
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)
- 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)
- 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/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)
- Lawson, Tim; Persons, Alisa (2004-12-01). The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 326–. ISBN 9781578066964. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- Barnes, Mike (May 21, 2015). "John Stephenson, Voice of Mr. Slate on 'The Flintstones,' Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- Schreiber, John (May 21, 2015). "Voice actor John Winfield Stephenson dead at 91". City News Service. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "The People Behind Jem - Rock Jem". www.rockjem.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.