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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

194

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-07-23

Day of Death

2004-07-28 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Jackson Beck

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

The Farmer and the Belle

1950

The Farmer and the Belle

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Cookin' with Gags

1955

Cookin' with Gags

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Alpine for You

1951

Alpine for You

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Firemen's Brawl

1953

Firemen's Brawl

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Swimmer Take All

1952

Swimmer Take All

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Wigwam Whoopee

1948

Wigwam Whoopee

as

Chief (voice) (uncredited)

A Bicep Built for Two

1955

A Bicep Built for Two

as

Herman / Big Muscular Cat

Snooze Reel

1952

Snooze Reel

as

Narrator / Judge / Singing Cowboy

Dizzy Dinosaurs

1952

Dizzy Dinosaurs

as

Narrator / Caveman

Little Brown Jug

1948

Little Brown Jug

as

Piggy (voice)

Gag And Baggage

1952

Gag And Baggage

as

Narrator / Desparado / Train Announcer / Pig / Bear

Philharmaniacs

1953

Philharmaniacs

as

Conductor Lion

Right Off the Bat

1958

Right Off the Bat

as

Announcer

Trouble Date

1960

Trouble Date

as

Military Doctor

Gobs of Fun

1950

Gobs of Fun

as

Mouse Captain

Drippy Mississippi

1951

Drippy Mississippi

as

Gambling Boat

The Ski's the Limit

1949

The Ski's the Limit

as

Narrator (voice)

Land of Lost Watches

1951

Land of Lost Watches

as

Red Lantern / King Findall / Doctor (voice)

Stork Raving Mad

1958

Stork Raving Mad

as

Audience Member

Travelaffs

1958

Travelaffs

as

Pig Businessman

Big Bad Sindbad

1952

Big Bad Sindbad

as

Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)

Child Sockology

1953

Child Sockology

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Beaus Will Be Beaus

1955

Beaus Will Be Beaus

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Sing or Swim

1948

Sing or Swim

as

Moon

Friend or Phony

1952

Friend or Phony

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Popalong Popeye

1952

Popalong Popeye

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Quick on the Vigor

1950

Quick on the Vigor

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

How Green Is My Spinach

1950

How Green Is My Spinach

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Lunch with a Punch

1952

Lunch with a Punch

as

Bluto / Frog (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye Makes a Movie

1950

Popeye Makes a Movie

as

Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)

Let's Stalk Spinach

1951

Let's Stalk Spinach

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Vacation with Play

1951

Vacation with Play

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Jitterbug Jive

1950

Jitterbug Jive

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Gym Jam

1950

Gym Jam

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Snow Place Like Home

1948

Snow Place Like Home

as

Pierre Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Beach Peach

1950

Beach Peach

as

Lifeguard (voice) (uncredited)

Barking Dogs Don't Fite

1949

Barking Dogs Don't Fite

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Magica-Lulu

1945

Magica-Lulu

as

Magician (voice) (uncredited)

It's Nifty to Be Thrifty

1944

It's Nifty to Be Thrifty

as

Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye's Pizza Palace

1960

Popeye's Pizza Palace

as

Brutus (voice)

Popeye and the Giant

1960

Popeye and the Giant

as

Brutus (voice)

Private Eye Popeye

1954

Private Eye Popeye

as

Butler (voice) (uncredited)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

1983

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

as

Announcer (voice)

G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra

1984

G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra

as

Narrator (voice)

G.I. Joe: The Movie

1987

G.I. Joe: The Movie

as

Narrator (voice)

Mess Production

1945

Mess Production

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Shape Ahoy

1945

Shape Ahoy

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

For Better or Nurse

1945

For Better or Nurse

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Barbecue for Two

1960

Barbecue for Two

as

Brutus

Snap Happy

1945

Snap Happy

as

Photographer (voice) (uncredited)

Man's Pest Friend

1945

Man's Pest Friend

as

Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)

Superman

1941

Superman

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Cry Uncle!

1971

Cry Uncle!

as

Narrator (voice)

Mister and Mistletoe

1955

Mister and Mistletoe

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Tops in the Big Top

1945

Tops in the Big Top

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

I Don't Scare

1956

I Don't Scare

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Showdown

1942

Showdown

as

Boss (voice) (uncredited)

The Mummy Strikes

1943

The Mummy Strikes

as

Narrator / Professor (voice) (uncredited)

Jungle Drums

1943

Jungle Drums

as

German Commander (voice) (uncredited)

Destruction Inc.

1942

Destruction Inc.

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Underground World

1943

The Underground World

as

Narrator / Henderson (voice) (uncredited)

Secret Agent

1943

Secret Agent

as

Narrator / Police Chief / Saboteur (voice) (uncredited)

The Arctic Giant

1942

The Arctic Giant

as

Perry White (voice) (uncredited)

Inside Nazi Germany

1938

Inside Nazi Germany

as

Narrator (voice)

The Bulleteers

1942

The Bulleteers

as

Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)

Volcano

1942

Volcano

as

Narrator #2 / Officer / Professor (voice) (uncredited)

Electric Earthquake

1942

Electric Earthquake

as

Perry White / Indian Scientist (voice) (uncredited)

Assault and Flattery

1956

Assault and Flattery

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

A Haul in One

1956

A Haul in One

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Floor Flusher

1954

Floor Flusher

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

The Camps of Death

1983

The Camps of Death

as

Narrator (segment "Death: A Nazi War Criminal Pays for His Crime") (voice) (archive footage)

A Job for a Gob

1955

A Job for a Gob

as

Bluto (voice)

The Enchanted Square

1947

The Enchanted Square

as

Officer Flanagan (voice) (uncredited)

Penny Antics

1955

Penny Antics

as

Bluto (voice)

Fright from Wrong

1956

Fright from Wrong

as

Ghost #2 (voice) (uncredited)

Spooky Swabs

1957

Spooky Swabs

as

Ghost (voice) (uncredited)

Cat O' Nine Ails

1948

Cat O' Nine Ails

as

Buzzy

Scout Fellow

1951

Scout Fellow

as

Fox

Huey's Ducky Daddy

1953

Huey's Ducky Daddy

as

Gilbert

Party Smarty

1951

Party Smarty

as

Fox

Popeye's Service Station

1960

Popeye's Service Station

as

Brutus (voice) (uncredited)

To Boo or Not to Boo

1951

To Boo or Not to Boo

as

Narrator / Little Boy / Clown (voice) (uncredited)

The Deep Boo Sea

1952

The Deep Boo Sea

as

Ghost Schoolmaster (voice) (uncredited)

Ghost of the Town

1952

Ghost of the Town

as

Ghost Aircraft Leader / Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited)

The Seapreme Court

1954

The Seapreme Court

as

Judge (voice) (uncredited)

Task Force

1943

Task Force

as

Narrator

Gabriel Churchkitten

1944

Gabriel Churchkitten

as

Pastor (voice)

Jumping with Toy

1957

Jumping with Toy

as

Fox (voice)

Chew Chew Baby

1958

Chew Chew Baby

as

Harry (voice)

Out of This Whirl

1959

Out of This Whirl

as

TV Announcer (voice)

A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing

1948

A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing

as

Sheik (voice) (uncredited)

Silly Hillbilly

1949

Silly Hillbilly

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Spinach vs Hamburgers

1948

Spinach vs Hamburgers

as

Bluto (voice)

Baby Wants a Battle

1953

Baby Wants a Battle

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Pop-Pie a la Mode

1945

Pop-Pie a la Mode

as

Cannibal Leader (voice)

Swab the Duck

1956

Swab the Duck

as

Fox

Base Brawl

1948

Base Brawl

as

(voice) (uncredited)

Popeye's 20th Anniversary

1954

Popeye's 20th Anniversary

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Taxi-Turvy

1954

Taxi-Turvy

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Toreadorable

1953

Toreadorable

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Operation Ice-Tickle

1961

Operation Ice-Tickle

as

Brutus / Admiral Peary (voice) (uncredited)

Boo Moon

1954

Boo Moon

as

King Luna/Moon People

3-D Rarities

2015

3-D Rarities

as

King Luna/Moon People (archive footage)

Nearlyweds

1957

Nearlyweds

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Spree Lunch

1957

Spree Lunch

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Red White and Boo

1955

Red White and Boo

as

Professor / Redcoat (screaming) (voice) (uncredited)

Ancient Fistory

1953

Ancient Fistory

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Cheese Burglar

1946

Cheese Burglar

as

Dog (voice)

Bargain Counter Attack

1946

Bargain Counter Attack

as

Section Manager (voice)

The Wee Men

1947

The Wee Men

as

Narrator / Leprechauns (voice)

Cad and Caddy

1947

Cad and Caddy

as

Golfer (voice)

Tiger Burger

1960

Tiger Burger

as

Native Policeman / Turtle (voice) (uncredited)

Law and Audrey

1952

Law and Audrey

as

Police Officer (voice)

Super Lulu

1947

Super Lulu

as

Lulu's Father / Giant (voice) (uncredited)

The Stupidstitious Cat

1947

The Stupidstitious Cat

as

Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

Leprechauns Gold

1949

Leprechauns Gold

as

Narrator / Leprechaun Leader (voice) (uncredited)

Crazytown

1954

Crazytown

as

Boxer (uncredited)

Fright to the Finish

1954

Fright to the Finish

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

All's Fair at the Fair

1947

All's Fair at the Fair

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Daffydilly Daddy

1945

Daffydilly Daddy

as

Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Is Everybody Happy?

1946

Is Everybody Happy?

as

Narrator

She-Sick Sailors

1944

She-Sick Sailors

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye for President

1956

Popeye for President

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Out to Punch

1956

Out to Punch

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Parlez Vous Woo

1956

Parlez Vous Woo

as

Bluto / The International (voice) (uncredited)

Greek Mirthology

1954

Greek Mirthology

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Take the Money and Run

1969

Take the Money and Run

as

The Narrator

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self (voice)

Puppet Love

1944

Puppet Love

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Casper Comes to Clown

1951

Casper Comes to Clown

as

Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)

Boo Scout

1951

Boo Scout

as

Scout Leader (voice)

Candy Cabaret

1954

Candy Cabaret

as

Butterscotch / Sourball (voice)

Gift of Gag

1955

Gift of Gag

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

House Tricks?

1946

House Tricks?

as

Bluto (voice)

The Movies March On

1939

The Movies March On

as

Narrator

Japoteurs

1942

Japoteurs

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Magnetic Telescope

1942

The Magnetic Telescope

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Mechanical Monsters

1941

The Mechanical Monsters

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Billion Dollar Limited

1942

Billion Dollar Limited

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Eleventh Hour

1942

Eleventh Hour

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Land of the Lost Jewels

1950

Land of the Lost Jewels

as

Red Lantern

Radio Days

1987

Radio Days

as

Radio Voice (voice)

The Crystal Brawl

1957

The Crystal Brawl

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Fit to Be Toyed

1959

Fit to Be Toyed

as

J.G. (voice) (uncredited)

Hot Air Aces

1949

Hot Air Aces

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

I'll Be Skiing Ya

1947

I'll Be Skiing Ya

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

A Balmy Swami

1949

A Balmy Swami

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Lumberjack and Jill

1949

Lumberjack and Jill

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Robin Hood-Winked

1948

Robin Hood-Winked

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Symphony in Spinach

1948

Symphony in Spinach

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Tar with a Star

1949

Tar with a Star

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Abusement Park

1947

Abusement Park

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

The Island Fling

1946

The Island Fling

as

Bluto / Friday (voice)

The Royal Four-Flusher

1947

The Royal Four-Flusher

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye and the Pirates

1947

Popeye and the Pirates

as

Pierre (voice) (uncredited)

Wotta Knight

1947

Wotta Knight

as

Bluto (voice)

Peep in the Deep

1946

Peep in the Deep

as

Bluto / Popeye (voice)

Rocket to Mars

1946

Rocket to Mars

as

Martian Leader (voice)

Rodeo Romeo

1946

Rodeo Romeo

as

Bluto (voice)

The Fistic Mystic

1946

The Fistic Mystic

as

Bluto (voice)

Safari So Good

1947

Safari So Good

as

Jungle Man (voice) (uncredited)

Service with a Guile

1946

Service with a Guile

as

Bluto (voice)

Klondike Casanova

1946

Klondike Casanova

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye's Premiere

1949

Popeye's Premiere

as

Evil Vizier (voice)

Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo

1944

Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo

as

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Matinee Idol Popeye

1960

Matinee Idol Popeye

as

Brutus (Voice)

Jeep Tale

1960

Jeep Tale

as

Brutus

Power

1986

Power

as

The Voice (voice)

Madhattan Island

1947

Madhattan Island

as

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Roaring Wheels

1948

Roaring Wheels

as

Narrator

As the Crow Lies

1951

As the Crow Lies

as

Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

Lion in the Roar

1956

Lion in the Roar

as

Giraffe

Herman the Catoonist

1953

Herman the Catoonist

as

Cartoonist (voice) (uncredited)

Cat-Choo

1951

Cat-Choo

as

Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

Casper's Spree Under the Sea

1950

Casper's Spree Under the Sea

as

Ghost Leader/Fish Fair Barker/Fisherman(voice) (uncredited)

Chick and Double Chick

1946

Chick and Double Chick

as

Lulu’s Father

Popeye the Sailor

Popeye the Sailor

as

Brutus (voice)

Steve Canyon

Steve Canyon

as

Announcer (uncredited)

Production

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