Gary Owens
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Biography: Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 - February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials. He was best known, aside from being the announcer on Laugh-In, for providing the voice of the titular superhero on Space Ghost and Blue Falcon in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder. He also played himself in a cameo appearance on Space Ghost Coast to Coast in 1998. Owens' first cartoon-voice acting was performing the voice of Roger Ramjet on the Roger Ramjet cartoons. He later served as voice of the over-the-air digital network Antenna TV. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Owens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Birthday: May 10, 1936
Deathday: February 12, 2015
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Gender: Male
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Jane White Is Sick & Twisted
Overview: For Jane White, life itself is a television program, and she dreams of becoming a star on the small screen. Convincing herself that Gerry King, a popular talk show host, is her birth father, she sets out on an adventurous road trip — aided by her equally looney boyfriend, Dick — to confront her "father" on the air, and, just maybe, make a splash on reality television.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-27
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How I Got Into College
Overview: High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College, Jessica's top choice of schools. It won't be easy, since the college is highly selective and Marlon's grades are hardly impressive. That means the lovelorn teen will have to find a way to score high on the SATs and win over the college admissions committee.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-19
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The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
Overview: Behind the scenes documentary about the stop-motion animation that began production 50 years ago, abandoned, and then picked up by two animators who worked with Harryhausen to complete the film.
Genres: Documentary Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Gone Fish'n
Overview: Jonathan Winters takes a trip to the Missouri Ozarks and encounters several characters who bear a striking resemblance to him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Aristocrats
Overview: One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-29
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Return from Witch Mountain
Overview: Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-03-10
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Hysterical
Overview: Frederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he's staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia, who had killed herself 100 years ago and now wants to use Lansing as a vessel for her dead husband, Captain Howdy. When Howdy's ghost starts killing people, two bumbling scientists are brought in to investigate the history of the lighthouse and solve the case.
Genres: Horror Comedy Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-22
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Pigs Is Pigs
Overview: Flannery, a railway agent does everything by the book. He gets into a scrape with a customer, McMorehouse, who wants to pay 44 cents freight for two guinea pigs which he considers pets. Flannery, however, considers them pigs (freight 48 cents), a decision he begins to regret when the animals begin to reproduce.
Genres: Animation Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-21
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The Love Bug
Overview: Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-23
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50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Overview: A special highlighting fifty years in the history of television. Includes tributes to Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Walter Cronkite, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope and Ed Sullivan. Clips of classic television moments are presented.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-26
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The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-31
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The Return of Dinosaurs
Overview: Join in the fun as Gary, Eric, and a bunch of dino-crazed kids attend a museum sleepover called a "Dinosnore". It's a night filled with dino-fun, dino-info, but that's not all. From here you'll tour Canada's world class Museum of Paleontology, learn how fossil reconstructions are put together for display, explore the dinosaurs of Antarctica, and watch a bronze giant make its debut in New Mexico.
Genres: Documentary Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-03
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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Overview: A documentary about the early days of animation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-03
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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Overview: A documentary about the early days of animation.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-30
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Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Overview: Rowlf the Dog presents the concept of the revolutionary educational children's show, Sesame Street (1969), to Kermit the Frog.
Genres: Family TV Movie Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-01
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Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas
Overview: In this Christmas special, Malcolm and the evil Kilokahn have finally tracked down Servo. Kilokahn has ordered Malcolm to strand up Christmas lights to pin point him. When Kilokahn finds out that Sam Collins is Servo he tries to destroy him. Kilokahn turns on Malcolm and tries to destroy him as well. Now Sam and Malcolm have to work together after secretly being enemies all along. Servo now has to defeat Kilokahn in a finale battle.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-11
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Overview: Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-03-14
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The Naked Witch
Overview: A student researching the German settlements of Central Texas unearths the grave of a reputed witch. The witch (who happens to be both beautiful and naked) rises from her grave and embarks on a campaign of seduction and murder against the descendants of her persecutors. It's up to the student to stop her bloody reign of terror-if he can resist the seductive powers of her evil beauty.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Defenders of Dynatron City
Overview: Made-for-TV special about a delivery man, his friends, and a talking ape mutating into quirky superheroes and fighting a mad scientist who wants to conquer their futuristic atomic city. Based on the eponymous NES video game.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-22
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Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes
Overview: After eating a pound of pasta, Garfield sometimes falls asleep and has some pretty wild dreams -- like the one where he's so huge he can climb tall buildings, or where Odie gets his own cartoon, leaving Garfield to just keep sleeping! And this kitty's not so cool he can't get a little scared, like when he, Jon and Odie discover that a closed-down haunted house is really open, or that leftovers occasionally ran rampant in the fridge. Garfield has a big imagination, too, as you'll see when he imagines himself as a fish or a werewolf, or even Jon for a day! There's much more to the fat cat's story, so grab some pasta, flop on the couch and tune in for some cat-toon fun with Garfield!
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-04
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Superbman: The Other Movie
Overview: Facing impending doom on the planet Krapton, Kid-O, infant son of Jel-O, is sent to earth where he is found and adopted by Ma and Pa Cant. Eventually, the Kraptonian now known as Clark, becomes a newspaper reporter for the Daily Comet. Together with fellow reporter Lois Lame, they uncover a sinister plot by Rex Ruthor, to destroy the world.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora
Overview: A hysterical documentary which uses footage of Ed Wood's movie to tell the story of his life. It may not be a deep analysis, but shows distinctly how Ed's life strongly influenced his own films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Prehistoric World
Overview: First Stop...the Tar Pits, as Gary and Eric investigate the incredible creatures that came after the dinosaurs, from giant ground sloths to savage saber-tooths. It's a trip back to the age of monstrous mammals in this wild and whimsical blast into tour prehistoric past.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-29
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Son of Dinosaurs
Overview: The mysterious Dr. Lizardi entrusts Gary and Eric with a dinosaur egg. Now, they must find out everything they can about dinosaurs before the egg hatches. This quest takes them everywhere from Knott's Berry Farm to a dig site deep in the Canandian Badlands...
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-29
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Lunch
Overview: For the past 40 years, a group of comedy writers and directors has gathered every other Wednesday for lunch - and other nourishment. These are the fabled guys that made America funny.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-09
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Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
Overview: Gary is turning into a dinosaur, and Eric must find the cure. This becomes a globetrotting journey into everything dino while searching for the magic waters needed to stop Gary's odd transformation. Will Eric be too late? Get ready to meet the Garysaurus!
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-16
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More Dinosaurs
Overview: Gary Owens needs more dinosaurs and sends Eric Boardman on the ultimate dinosaur safari to find them. Join the hunt for a living dinosaur in the jungles of Africa, separate the facts from fiction in dinosaur movies, visit Dinosaur National Monuent and much more. There's no bone unturned in this award winning program
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-14
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
Overview: Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
Genres: TV Movie Family Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-16
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Dinosaurs (KABC Special)
Overview: The first Dinosaurs show starring Eric Boardman and Gary Owens, which aired on ABC on 11/22/1984.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-22
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Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Overview: The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors with his myriad of voices for classic animated characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and scores of others. However, animation was only one of the fields where Blanc shone through in his long career. This film covers the life of this amazingly talented and big hearted actor, comedian and musician as he became one of the performing greats from the golden ages of American animation and radio through to the 1980s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-21
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Diggin' Up Business
Overview: A black comedy set in a funeral home.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Out to Lunch
Overview: The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-10
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Kill Crazy
Overview: Five Vietnam vets, on release from a mental hospital, think they're headed for a weekend camping trip. Instead they become target practice for an army of killers playing violent war games. It's a massacre until one of the vets becomes a machine of revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-21
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Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
Overview: Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Muppets from Space
Overview: When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. It's hard to believe Gonzo's story at first, but Kermit and friends soon find themselves on an epic journey into outer space filled with plenty of intergalactic misadventures.
Genres: Family Science Fiction Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-14
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The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare
Overview: The classic Ray Harryhausen tale that still proves "slow and steady" wins the race.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-04
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The Love Bug
Overview: Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-23
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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
Overview: TV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical about the Man of Steel, his friends, his enemies, and his self-image problems.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Science Fiction Action Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-21
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Legends of the Super Heroes
Overview: The adventures of many of DC Comics greatest superheroes and villains. In the first episode, "The Challenge," the superheroes must race against time to stop the diabolical super-villains' plot to destroy the world. In the second episode, "The Roast," the superheroes pay tribute to Batman and Robin in the form of a roast which even the villains attend.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-18
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I Know That Voice
Overview: Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the characters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-07
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Loose Shoes
Overview: Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from Hell", "The Invasion of the Penis Snatchers", Woody Allen (pre-Mia), movie trailer come-ons, Charlie Chaplin, war movies, Billy Jack. The source of the title is presented about an hour into the film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-01
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The Wondrous World of Weird Animals
Overview: This survey of Earth's oddest animals reveals an astonishing array of jaws, claws, scales, skin, fur and feathers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Volcano Show
Overview: A fascinating look at the spectacle of volcanic activity, and a chance to see Gary Owens and Eric Boardman together again after all these years.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-01
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Overview: Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
Genres: Comedy Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-10
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DTV: Monster Hits
Overview: A Halloween special featuring appropriately-themed rock and roll songs set to scenes from the Disney library of classic animation.
Genres: Animation Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-30
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Overview: The eminent Dr. Phibes awakens from a decade of suspended animation and heads to Egypt with the corpse of his dead wife, which he intends to resurrect by murdering people in strange and heinous ways.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-01
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The Roots of Goofy
Overview: In this historical look at Goofy's ancestors, we dig deeper and ungangle the roots of his family tree.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-01
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All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
Overview: A fictional news show hosted by Hervé Villechaize is hijacked by wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper, and clips from CBS's 1985 Saturday morning lineup are shown.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-13
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Comic Book: The Movie
Overview: Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill and Kevin Smith journey into the world of comic book fandom! Documentary filmmaker Donald Swan heads to the world's largest comic book convention where he encounters a culture of craziness that he's totally unprepared for.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Drama Mystery Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-27
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Border to Border
Overview: Rambling indie about the people a couple of ramblers meet as they race from place to place.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-01
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