- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 23, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- July 28, 2004
Jackson Beck
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Filmography
movieThe Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons
2025 · Bluto (voice)
movie3-D Rarities
2015 · King Luna/Moon People (archive footage)
movieNoveltoons: Original Classics
2012 · Buzzy Crow
movieG.I. Joe: The Movie
1987 · Narrator (voice)
movieRadio Days
1987 · Radio Voice (voice)
moviePower
1986 · The Voice (voice)
movieG.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
1984 · Narrator (voice)
movieG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983 · Announcer (voice)
tvG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Camps of Death
1983 · Narrator (segment "Death: A Nazi War Criminal Pays for His Crime") (voice) (archive footage)
tvRemington Steele
1982 · Narrator
movieCry Uncle!
1971 · Narrator (voice)
movieA Dopey Hacienda
1970 · Diablo the Cat (vocal effects) (uncredited)
movieTake the Money and Run
1969 · The Narrator
tvThe Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
1967 · (voice)
tvThe New Adventures of Superman
1966
tvThe Adventures of Superboy
1966
movieHarvey Middleman, Fireman
1965 · Dialogue Coach
tvTennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
1963
movieOperation Ice-Tickle
1961 · Brutus / Admiral Peary (voice) (uncredited)
movieBarbecue for Two
1960 · Brutus
tvKing Leonardo and His Short Subjects
1960 · King Leonardo (voice)
movieTiger Burger
1960 · Native Policeman / Turtle (voice) (uncredited)
tvPopeye the Sailor
1960 · Brutus (voice)
Trouble Date
1960 · Military Doctor
The Boss Is Always Right
1960 · Boss
movieJeep Tale
1960 · Brutus
moviePopeye's Pizza Palace
1960 · Brutus (voice)
moviePopeye and the Giant
1960 · Brutus (voice)
moviePopeye's Service Station
1960 · Brutus (voice) (uncredited)
movieMatinee Idol Popeye
1960 · Brutus (Voice)
Out of This Whirl
1959 · TV Announcer (voice)
movieFit to Be Toyed
1959 · J.G. (voice) (uncredited)
Right Off the Bat
1958 · Announcer
movieStork Raving Mad
1958 · Audience Member
tvSteve Canyon
1958 · Announcer (uncredited)
Travelaffs
1958 · Pig Businessman
Chew Chew Baby
1958 · Harry (voice)
movieJumping with Toy
1957 · Fox (voice)
movieSpooky Swabs
1957 · Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
movieSpree Lunch
1957 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Crystal Brawl
1957 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieNearlyweds
1957 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieLion in the Roar
1956 · Giraffe
movieA Haul in One
1956 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieI Don't Scare
1956 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieFright from Wrong
1956 · Ghost #2 (voice) (uncredited)
movieParlez Vous Woo
1956 · Bluto / The International (voice) (uncredited)
movieAssault and Flattery
1956 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieOut to Punch
1956 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieSwab the Duck
1956 · Fox
moviePopeye for President
1956 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Job for a Gob
1955 · Bluto (voice)
movieRed White and Boo
1955 · Professor / Redcoat (screaming) (voice) (uncredited)
movieMister and Mistletoe
1955 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieGift of Gag
1955 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieBeaus Will Be Beaus
1955 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Bicep Built for Two
1955 · Herman / Big Muscular Cat
movieGit Along Lil' Duckie
1955 · Fox
moviePenny Antics
1955 · Bluto (voice)
movieRobin Rodenthood
1955 · Herman (uncredited)
movieCookin' with Gags
1955 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
moviePrivate Eye Popeye
1954 · Butler (voice) (uncredited)
movieFright to the Finish
1954 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieGreek Mirthology
1954 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Candy Cabaret
1954 · Butterscotch / Sourball (voice)
movieTaxi-Turvy
1954 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
moviePopeye's 20th Anniversary
1954 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieCrazytown
1954 · Boxer (uncredited)
movieThe Seapreme Court
1954 · Judge (voice) (uncredited)
movieFloor Flusher
1954 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieBoo Moon
1954 · King Luna/Moon People
movieHuey's Ducky Daddy
1953 · Gilbert
moviePopeye, the Ace of Space
1953 · Martians (voice) (uncredited)
movieFiremen's Brawl
1953 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieBaby Wants a Battle
1953 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieToreadorable
1953 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieBetter Bait Than Never
1953 · Buzzy
Herman the Catoonist
1953 · Cartoonist (voice) (uncredited)
Philharmaniacs
1953 · Conductor Lion
movieChild Sockology
1953 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieStarting from Hatch
1953 · Fox
movieAncient Fistory
1953 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieBig Bad Sindbad
1952 · Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)
moviePopalong Popeye
1952 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieGag and Baggage
1952 · Narrator / Desparado / Train Announcer / Pig / Bear
movieDizzy Dinosaurs
1952 · Narrator / Caveman
movieFriend or Phony
1952 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Law and Audrey
1952 · Police Officer (voice)
movieSwimmer Take All
1952 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieGhost of the Town
1952 · Ghost Aircraft Leader / Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited)
movieLunch with a Punch
1952 · Bluto / Frog (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Deep Boo Sea
1952 · Ghost Schoolmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Snooze Reel
1952 · Narrator / Judge / Singing Cowboy
movieScout Fellow
1951 · Fox
movieLet's Stalk Spinach
1951 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Cat-Choo
1951 · Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)
movieCasper Comes to Clown
1951 · Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Party Smarty
1951 · Fox
movieBoo Scout
1951 · Scout Leader (voice)
movieTo Boo or Not to Boo
1951 · Narrator / Little Boy / Clown (voice) (uncredited)
movieAs the Crow Lies
1951 · Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)
movieAlpine for You
1951 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Land of Lost Watches
1951 · Red Lantern / King Findall / Doctor (voice)
Drippy Mississippi
1951 · Gambling Boat
movieVacation with Play
1951 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieOne Quack Mind
1951 · Fox
movieThe Farmer and the Belle
1950 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieCasper's Spree Under the Sea
1950 · Ghost Leader/Fish Fair Barker/Fisherman(voice) (uncredited)
movieQuick on the Vigor
1950 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieCassino to Korea
1950 · Commentator (voice)
Helter Swelter
1950 · Sun / Ant (voice) (uncredited)
moviePopeye Makes a Movie
1950 · Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)
movieGobs of Fun
1950 · Mouse Captain
movieJitterbug Jive
1950 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieBeach Peach
1950 · Lifeguard (voice) (uncredited)
movieGym Jam
1950 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieHow Green Is My Spinach
1950 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Land of the Lost Jewels
1950 · Red Lantern
movieBarking Dogs Don't Fite
1949 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieLeprechauns Gold
1949 · Narrator / Leprechaun Leader (voice) (uncredited)
movieSilly Hillbilly
1949 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieTar with a Star
1949 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Balmy Swami
1949 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Ski's the Limit
1949 · Narrator (voice)
movieHot Air Aces
1949 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieLumberjack and Jill
1949 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
moviePopeye's Premiere
1949 · Evil Vizier (voice)
movieSymphony in Spinach
1948 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieRobin Hood-Winked
1948 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Roaring Wheels
1948 · Narrator
movieSnow Place Like Home
1948 · Pierre Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieSpinach vs Hamburgers
1948 · Bluto (voice)
movieA Wolf in Sheik's Clothing
1948 · Sheik (voice) (uncredited)
Sing or Swim
1948 · Moon
movieWigwam Whoopee
1948 · Chief (voice) (uncredited)
movieLittle Brown Jug
1948 · Piggy (voice)
movieFlip Flap
1948 · Slippery Seal Social Club Seal / Ice Pop Seal (voice)
movieBase Brawl
1948 · (voice) (uncredited)
movieCat O' Nine Ails
1948 · Buzzy
movieAll's Fair at the Fair
1947 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieSuper Lulu
1947 · Lulu's Father / Giant (voice) (uncredited)
movieSafari So Good
1947 · Jungle Man (voice) (uncredited)
movieWotta Knight
1947 · Bluto (voice)
movieThe Royal Four-Flusher
1947 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
moviePopeye and the Pirates
1947 · Pierre (voice) (uncredited)
Is Everybody Listening?
1947 · Narrator
movieThe Wee Men
1947 · Narrator / Leprechauns (voice)
movieCad and Caddy
1947 · Golfer (voice)
Madhattan Island
1947 · Radio Announcer (uncredited)
movieI'll Be Skiing Ya
1947 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Enchanted Square
1947 · Officer Flanagan (voice) (uncredited)
movieAbusement Park
1947 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Stupidstitious Cat
1947 · Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)
Germany - Handle with Care!
1947
movieThe Island Fling
1946 · Bluto / Friday (voice)
movieThe Fistic Mystic
1946 · Bluto (voice)
Is Everybody Happy?
1946 · Narrator
movieRodeo Romeo
1946 · Bluto (voice)
Chick and Double Chick
1946 · Lulu’s Father
movieRocket to Mars
1946 · Martian Leader (voice)
moviePeep in the Deep
1946 · Bluto / Popeye (voice)
movieKlondike Casanova
1946 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieService with a Guile
1946 · Bluto (voice)
movieHouse Tricks?
1946 · Bluto (voice)
movieCheese Burglar
1946 · Dog (voice)
movieBargain Counter Attack
1946 · Section Manager (voice)
Man's Pest Friend
1945 · Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)
movieMess Production
1945 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Snap Happy
1945 · Photographer (voice) (uncredited)
movieFor Better or Nurse
1945 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Daffydilly Daddy
1945 · Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)
movieShape Ahoy
1945 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieTops in the Big Top
1945 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
movieMagica-Lulu
1945 · Magician (voice) (uncredited)
moviePop-Pie a la Mode
1945 · Cannibal Leader (voice)
Gabriel Churchkitten
1944 · Pastor (voice)
movieShe-Sick Sailors
1944 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
moviePitchin' Woo at the Zoo
1944 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
It's Nifty to Be Thrifty
1944 · Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)
moviePuppet Love
1944 · Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Task Force
1943 · Narrator
movieSecret Agent
1943 · Narrator / Police Chief / Saboteur (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Underground World
1943 · Narrator / Henderson (voice) (uncredited)
movieShow-Business at War
1943 · Self (voice)
movieJungle Drums
1943 · German Commander (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Mummy Strikes
1943 · Narrator / Professor (voice) (uncredited)
movieDestruction Inc.
1942 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieEleventh Hour
1942 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieShowdown
1942 · Boss (voice) (uncredited)
movieJapoteurs
1942 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieVolcano
1942 · Narrator #2 / Officer / Professor (voice) (uncredited)
movieElectric Earthquake
1942 · Perry White / Indian Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Magnetic Telescope
1942 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Bulleteers
1942 · Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Arctic Giant
1942 · Perry White (voice) (uncredited)
movieBillion Dollar Limited
1942 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Mechanical Monsters
1941 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieSuperman
1941 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Movies March On
1939 · Narrator
movieInside Nazi Germany
1938 · Narrator (voice)