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Sunday, May 17, 2015
John Stephenson
Prolific and distinctive actor and voice actor -- via Mark Evanier's News from Me. Instantly recognizable visually from his dozens of appearances in film and television from the 1950s through the 1990s. However, his claim to fame comes from his equally familiar voice. Starting in radio, he became a go-to guy for voice work in animation. He was the voice of Mr. Slate in "The Flintstones," Fancy-Fancy in "Top Cat," and the original voice of Dr. Quest in "Jonny Quest" (Don Messick took over after five episodes). He also intoned the verdicts at the end of each episode of "Dragnet."Still working up to the time of his death, he can still be heard as Mr. Fernwell on radio's Accountemps ads.
