Mel Blanc
Born
30 May 1908 (117)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as
Melvin Jerome Blank, The Man of a Thousand Voices
Biography
Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. during the "Golden Age of American animation" (and later for Hanna-Barbera television productions) as the voice of such well-known characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Woody ...
Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. during the "Golden Age of American animation" (and later for Hanna-Barbera television productions) as the voice of such well-known characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Woody Woodpecker, Barney Rubble, Mr. Spacely, Speed Buggy, Captain Caveman, Heathcliff, Speedy Gonzales, Elmer Fudd and hundreds of others. Having earned the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Voices,” Blanc is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice-acting industry. At the time of his death, it was estimated that 20 million people heard his voice every day.
Filmography (40)
Looney Tunes Collector's Vault, Volume 2
2026
Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 1
2025
Hare's to Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration
2024
Private SNAFU Golden Classics
2023
Tom & Jerry
2021
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection
2020
Porky Pig 101
2017
A Looney Tunes Thanksgiving
2014
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume Three
2014
That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
2014
Flash in the Pain
2014
Whistle Stop
2014
I Know That Voice
2014
Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness
2013
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume Two
2012
Scooby-Doo: Mystery in Motion
2012
Tom and Jerry: In the Dog House
2012
Daffy's Rhapsody
2012
I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat
2011
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One
2011
Looney Tunes Super Stars Foghorn Leghorn & Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth
2010
Looney Tunes Super Stars Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy
2010
The Essential Bugs Bunny
2010
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
2010
Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
2010
Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire
2010
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
2010
Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol 3
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
2007
Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 5
2007
Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 4
2006
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol. 2
2004
Looney Tunes Collection: Best Of Bugs Bunny Volume 1
2004
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1
2003
Behind the Tunes: Blanc Expressions
2003
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003