Jackson Beck

Jackson Beck

Known for
Acting
Born
July 23, 1912
Died
July 28, 2004 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography

2025
The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons poster

The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons

Movie · as Bluto (voice)

2015
3-D Rarities poster

3-D Rarities

Movie · as King Luna/Moon People (archive footage)

2012
Noveltoons: Original Classics poster

Noveltoons: Original Classics

Movie · as Buzzy Crow

1987
G.I. Joe: The Movie poster

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1987
Radio Days poster

Radio Days

Movie · as Radio Voice (voice)

1986
Power poster

Power

Movie · as The Voice (voice)

1984
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra poster

G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1983
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero poster

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Movie · as Announcer (voice)

1983
The Camps of Death poster

The Camps of Death

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

1983
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero poster

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 95 eps

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

1971
Cry Uncle! poster

Cry Uncle!

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1970
A Dopey Hacienda poster

A Dopey Hacienda

Movie · as Diablo the Cat (vocal effects) (uncredited)

1969
Take the Money and Run poster

Take the Money and Run

Movie · as The Narrator

1967
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure poster

The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure

TV · as (voice) · 18 eps

1966
The New Adventures of Superman poster

The New Adventures of Superman

TV · 68 eps

1966
The Adventures of Superboy poster

The Adventures of Superboy

TV · 34 eps

1963
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales poster

Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales

TV · 70 eps

1962
Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters poster

Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters

Movie · as Kidnapper

1961
Operation Ice-Tickle poster

Operation Ice-Tickle

Movie · as Brutus / Admiral Peary (voice) (uncredited)

1960
The Boss Is Always Right

The Boss Is Always Right

Movie · as Boss

1960
Trouble Date

Trouble Date

Movie · as Military Doctor

1960
Popeye's Pizza Palace poster

Popeye's Pizza Palace

Movie · as Brutus (voice)

1960
Popeye and the Giant poster

Popeye and the Giant

Movie · as Brutus (voice)

1960
Barbecue for Two poster

Barbecue for Two

Movie · as Brutus

1960
Popeye's Service Station poster

Popeye's Service Station

Movie · as Brutus (voice) (uncredited)

1960
Tiger Burger poster

Tiger Burger

Movie · as Native Policeman / Turtle (voice) (uncredited)

1960
Matinee Idol Popeye poster

Matinee Idol Popeye

Movie · as Brutus (Voice)

1960
Jeep Tale poster

Jeep Tale

Movie · as Brutus

1960
Super Duper Market poster

Super Duper Market

Movie · as Brutus

1960
Popeye the Sailor poster

Popeye the Sailor

TV · as Brutus (voice) · 220 eps

1960
King Leonardo and His Short Subjects poster

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects

TV · as King Leonardo (voice) · 1 ep

1959
Out of This Whirl

Out of This Whirl

Movie · as TV Announcer (voice)

1959
Fit to Be Toyed poster

Fit to Be Toyed

Movie · as J.G. (voice) (uncredited)

1959
Katnip's Big Day poster

Katnip's Big Day

Movie · as Buzzy / Spike (voice)

1958
Right Off the Bat

Right Off the Bat

Movie · as Announcer

1958
Stork Raving Mad poster

Stork Raving Mad

Movie · as Audience Member

1958
Travelaffs

Travelaffs

Movie · as Pig Businessman

1958
Chew Chew Baby

Chew Chew Baby

Movie · as Harry (voice)

1958
Steve Canyon poster

Steve Canyon

TV · as Announcer (uncredited) · 1 ep

1957
Spooky Swabs poster

Spooky Swabs

Movie · as Ghost (voice) (uncredited)

1957
Jumping with Toy poster

Jumping with Toy

Movie · as Fox (voice)

1957
Nearlyweds poster

Nearlyweds

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1957
Spree Lunch poster

Spree Lunch

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1957
The Crystal Brawl poster

The Crystal Brawl

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1956
I Don't Scare poster

I Don't Scare

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1956
Assault and Flattery poster

Assault and Flattery

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1956
A Haul in One poster

A Haul in One

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1956
Fright from Wrong poster

Fright from Wrong

Movie · as Ghost #2 (voice) (uncredited)

1956
Swab the Duck poster

Swab the Duck

Movie · as Fox

1956
Popeye for President poster

Popeye for President

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1956
Out to Punch poster

Out to Punch

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1956
Parlez Vous Woo poster

Parlez Vous Woo

Movie · as Bluto / The International (voice) (uncredited)

1956
Lion in the Roar poster

Lion in the Roar

Movie · as Giraffe

1955
Cookin' with Gags poster

Cookin' with Gags

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1955
A Bicep Built for Two poster

A Bicep Built for Two

Movie · as Herman / Big Muscular Cat

1955
Beaus Will Be Beaus poster

Beaus Will Be Beaus

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1955
Mister and Mistletoe poster

Mister and Mistletoe

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1955
A Job for a Gob poster

A Job for a Gob

Movie · as Bluto (voice)

1955
Penny Antics poster

Penny Antics

Movie · as Bluto (voice)

1955
Git Along Lil' Duckie poster

Git Along Lil' Duckie

Movie · as Fox

1955
Red White and Boo poster

Red White and Boo

Movie · as Professor / Redcoat (screaming) (voice) (uncredited)

1955
Gift of Gag poster

Gift of Gag

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1955
Robin Rodenthood poster

Robin Rodenthood

Movie · as Herman (uncredited)

1955
Boo Kind to Animals poster

Boo Kind to Animals

Movie · as Ringmaster / Army Recruiter / Wounded Soldier (voice)

1954
Private Eye Popeye poster

Private Eye Popeye

Movie · as Butler (voice) (uncredited)

1954
Floor Flusher poster

Floor Flusher

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1954
The Seapreme Court poster

The Seapreme Court

Movie · as Judge (voice) (uncredited)

1954
Popeye's 20th Anniversary poster

Popeye's 20th Anniversary

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1954
Taxi-Turvy poster

Taxi-Turvy

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1954
Boo Moon poster

Boo Moon

Movie · as King Luna/Moon People

1954
Crazytown poster

Crazytown

Movie · as Boxer (uncredited)

1954
Fright to the Finish poster

Fright to the Finish

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1954
Greek Mirthology poster

Greek Mirthology

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1954
Candy Cabaret poster

Candy Cabaret

Movie · as Butterscotch / Sourball (voice)

1953
Firemen's Brawl poster

Firemen's Brawl

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1953
Philharmaniacs

Philharmaniacs

Movie · as Conductor Lion

1953
Child Sockology poster

Child Sockology

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1953
Huey's Ducky Daddy poster

Huey's Ducky Daddy

Movie · as Gilbert

1953
Starting from Hatch poster

Starting from Hatch

Movie · as Fox

1953
Baby Wants a Battle poster

Baby Wants a Battle

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1953
Toreadorable poster

Toreadorable

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1953
Ancient Fistory poster

Ancient Fistory

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1953
Better Bait Than Never poster

Better Bait Than Never

Movie · as Buzzy

1953
Herman the Catoonist

Herman the Catoonist

Movie · as Cartoonist (voice) (uncredited)

1953
Popeye, the Ace of Space poster

Popeye, the Ace of Space

Movie · as Martians (voice) (uncredited)

1952
Swimmer Take All poster

Swimmer Take All

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1952
Snooze Reel

Snooze Reel

Movie · as Narrator / Judge / Singing Cowboy

1952
Dizzy Dinosaurs poster

Dizzy Dinosaurs

Movie · as Narrator / Caveman

1952
Gag and Baggage poster

Gag and Baggage

Movie · as Narrator / Desparado / Train Announcer / Pig / Bear

1952
Big Bad Sindbad poster

Big Bad Sindbad

Movie · as Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)

1952
Friend or Phony poster

Friend or Phony

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1952
Popalong Popeye poster

Popalong Popeye

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1952
Lunch with a Punch poster

Lunch with a Punch

Movie · as Bluto / Frog (voice) (uncredited)

1952
The Deep Boo Sea poster

The Deep Boo Sea

Movie · as Ghost Schoolmaster (voice) (uncredited)

1952
Ghost of the Town poster

Ghost of the Town

Movie · as Ghost Aircraft Leader / Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited)

1952
Law and Audrey

Law and Audrey

Movie · as Police Officer (voice)

1951
Alpine for You poster

Alpine for You

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1951
Drippy Mississippi

Drippy Mississippi

Movie · as Gambling Boat

1951
Land of Lost Watches

Land of Lost Watches

Movie · as Red Lantern / King Findall / Doctor (voice)

1951
Let's Stalk Spinach poster

Let's Stalk Spinach

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1951
Vacation with Play poster

Vacation with Play

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1951
One Quack Mind poster

One Quack Mind

Movie · as Fox

1951
Scout Fellow poster

Scout Fellow

Movie · as Fox

1951
Party Smarty

Party Smarty

Movie · as Fox

1951
To Boo or Not to Boo poster

To Boo or Not to Boo

Movie · as Narrator / Little Boy / Clown (voice) (uncredited)

1951
Casper Comes to Clown poster

Casper Comes to Clown

Movie · as Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)

1951
Boo Scout poster

Boo Scout

Movie · as Scout Leader (voice)

1951
As the Crow Lies poster

As the Crow Lies

Movie · as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

1951
Cat-Choo

Cat-Choo

Movie · as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

1950
The Farmer and the Belle poster

The Farmer and the Belle

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1950
Gobs of Fun poster

Gobs of Fun

Movie · as Mouse Captain

1950
Quick on the Vigor poster

Quick on the Vigor

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1950
How Green Is My Spinach poster

How Green Is My Spinach

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1950
Popeye Makes a Movie poster

Popeye Makes a Movie

Movie · as Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)

1950
Jitterbug Jive poster

Jitterbug Jive

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1950
Gym Jam poster

Gym Jam

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1950
Beach Peach poster

Beach Peach

Movie · as Lifeguard (voice) (uncredited)

1950
Land of the Lost Jewels

Land of the Lost Jewels

Movie · as Red Lantern

1950
Casper's Spree Under the Sea poster

Casper's Spree Under the Sea

Movie · as Ghost Leader/Fish Fair Barker/Fisherman(voice) (uncredited)

1950
Cassino to Korea poster

Cassino to Korea

Movie · as Commentator (voice)

1950
Helter Swelter

Helter Swelter

Movie · as Sun / Ant (voice) (uncredited)

1949
The Ski's the Limit poster

The Ski's the Limit

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1949
Barking Dogs Don't Fite poster

Barking Dogs Don't Fite

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1949
Silly Hillbilly poster

Silly Hillbilly

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1949
Leprechauns Gold poster

Leprechauns Gold

Movie · as Narrator / Leprechaun Leader (voice) (uncredited)

1949
Hot Air Aces poster

Hot Air Aces

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1949
A Balmy Swami poster

A Balmy Swami

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1949
Lumberjack and Jill poster

Lumberjack and Jill

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1949
Tar with a Star poster

Tar with a Star

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1949
Popeye's Premiere poster

Popeye's Premiere

Movie · as Evil Vizier (voice)

1948
Wigwam Whoopee poster

Wigwam Whoopee

Movie · as Chief (voice) (uncredited)

1948
Little Brown Jug poster

Little Brown Jug

Movie · as Piggy (voice)

1948
Sing or Swim

Sing or Swim

Movie · as Moon

1948
Snow Place Like Home poster

Snow Place Like Home

Movie · as Pierre Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1948
Cat O' Nine Ails poster

Cat O' Nine Ails

Movie · as Buzzy

1948
A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing poster

A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing

Movie · as Sheik (voice) (uncredited)

1948
Spinach vs Hamburgers poster

Spinach vs Hamburgers

Movie · as Bluto (voice)

1948
Base Brawl poster

Base Brawl

Movie · as (voice) (uncredited)

1948
Robin Hood-Winked poster

Robin Hood-Winked

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1948
Symphony in Spinach poster

Symphony in Spinach

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1948
Roaring Wheels

Roaring Wheels

Movie · as Narrator

1948
Flip Flap poster

Flip Flap

Movie · as Slippery Seal Social Club Seal / Ice Pop Seal (voice)

1948
The Land of the Lost

The Land of the Lost

Movie · as Red Lantern (voice)

1947
Is Everybody Listening?

Is Everybody Listening?

Movie · as Narrator

1947
The Enchanted Square poster

The Enchanted Square

Movie · as Officer Flanagan (voice) (uncredited)

1947
The Wee Men poster

The Wee Men

Movie · as Narrator / Leprechauns (voice)

1947
Cad and Caddy poster

Cad and Caddy

Movie · as Golfer (voice)

1947
Germany - Handle with Care!

Germany - Handle with Care!

Movie

1947
Super Lulu poster

Super Lulu

Movie · as Lulu's Father / Giant (voice) (uncredited)

1947
The Stupidstitious Cat poster

The Stupidstitious Cat

Movie · as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

1947
All's Fair at the Fair poster

All's Fair at the Fair

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1947
I'll Be Skiing Ya poster

I'll Be Skiing Ya

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1947
Abusement Park poster

Abusement Park

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1947
The Royal Four-Flusher poster

The Royal Four-Flusher

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1947
Popeye and the Pirates poster

Popeye and the Pirates

Movie · as Pierre (voice) (uncredited)

1947
Wotta Knight poster

Wotta Knight

Movie · as Bluto (voice)

1947
Safari So Good poster

Safari So Good

Movie · as Jungle Man (voice) (uncredited)

1947
Madhattan Island

Madhattan Island

Movie · as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

1946
Cheese Burglar poster

Cheese Burglar

Movie · as Dog (voice)

1946
Bargain Counter Attack poster

Bargain Counter Attack

Movie · as Section Manager (voice)

1946
Is Everybody Happy?

Is Everybody Happy?

Movie · as Narrator

1946
House Tricks? poster

House Tricks?

Movie · as Bluto (voice)

1946
The Island Fling poster

The Island Fling

Movie · as Bluto / Friday (voice)

1946
Peep in the Deep poster

Peep in the Deep

Movie · as Bluto / Popeye (voice)

1946
Rocket to Mars poster

Rocket to Mars

Movie · as Martian Leader (voice)

1946
Rodeo Romeo poster

Rodeo Romeo

Movie · as Bluto (voice)

1946
The Fistic Mystic poster

The Fistic Mystic

Movie · as Bluto (voice)

1946
Service with a Guile poster

Service with a Guile

Movie · as Bluto (voice)

1946
Klondike Casanova poster

Klondike Casanova

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1946
Chick and Double Chick

Chick and Double Chick

Movie · as Lulu’s Father

1945
Magica-Lulu poster

Magica-Lulu

Movie · as Magician (voice) (uncredited)

1945
Mess Production poster

Mess Production

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1945
Shape Ahoy poster

Shape Ahoy

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1945
For Better or Nurse poster

For Better or Nurse

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1945
Snap Happy

Snap Happy

Movie · as Photographer (voice) (uncredited)

1945
Man's Pest Friend

Man's Pest Friend

Movie · as Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)

1945
Tops in the Big Top poster

Tops in the Big Top

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1945
Pop-Pie a la Mode poster

Pop-Pie a la Mode

Movie · as Cannibal Leader (voice)

1945
Daffydilly Daddy

Daffydilly Daddy

Movie · as Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)

1944
It's Nifty to Be Thrifty

It's Nifty to Be Thrifty

Movie · as Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)

1944
Gabriel Churchkitten

Gabriel Churchkitten

Movie · as Pastor (voice)

1944
She-Sick Sailors poster

She-Sick Sailors

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1944
Puppet Love poster

Puppet Love

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1944
Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo poster

Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo

Movie · as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1943
The Mummy Strikes poster

The Mummy Strikes

Movie · as Narrator / Professor (voice) (uncredited)

1943
Jungle Drums poster

Jungle Drums

Movie · as German Commander (voice) (uncredited)

1943
The Underground World poster

The Underground World

Movie · as Narrator / Henderson (voice) (uncredited)

1943
Secret Agent poster

Secret Agent

Movie · as Narrator / Police Chief / Saboteur (voice) (uncredited)

1943
Task Force

Task Force

Movie · as Narrator

1943
Show-Business at War poster

Show-Business at War

Movie · as Self (voice)

1942
Showdown poster

Showdown

Movie · as Boss (voice) (uncredited)

1942
Destruction Inc. poster

Destruction Inc.

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1942
The Arctic Giant poster

The Arctic Giant

Movie · as Perry White (voice) (uncredited)

1942
The Bulleteers poster

The Bulleteers

Movie · as Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)

1942
Volcano poster

Volcano

Movie · as Narrator #2 / Officer / Professor (voice) (uncredited)

1942
Electric Earthquake poster

Electric Earthquake

Movie · as Perry White / Indian Scientist (voice) (uncredited)

1942
Japoteurs poster

Japoteurs

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1942
The Magnetic Telescope poster

The Magnetic Telescope

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1942
Billion Dollar Limited poster

Billion Dollar Limited

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1942
Eleventh Hour poster

Eleventh Hour

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1941
Superman poster

Superman

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1941
The Mechanical Monsters poster

The Mechanical Monsters

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1939
The Movies March On poster

The Movies March On

Movie · as Narrator

1938
Inside Nazi Germany poster

Inside Nazi Germany

Movie · as Narrator (voice)