Jackson Beck

ActorCrew Jul 23 (died age 92) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 1938–2025 (87 year career)

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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

Film

Take the Money and Run

The Narrator

Film

Radio Days

Radio Voice (voice)

Film

Popeye the Sailor

Brutus (voice)

Film

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Narrator (voice)

Film

Superman

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Film

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Narrator (voice)

Film

The Mechanical Monsters

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Film

Billion Dollar Limited

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (199)

Movies (189)

The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons

2025

as Bluto (voice)

3-D Rarities

2015

as King Luna/Moon People (archive footage)

6.0

Noveltoons: Original Classics

2012

as Buzzy Crow

G.I. Joe: The Movie

1987

as Narrator (voice)

6.5

Radio Days

1987

as Radio Voice (voice)

7.0

Power

1986

as The Voice (voice)

5.9

G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra

1984

as Narrator (voice)

8.0

The Camps of Death

1983

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

7.5

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

as Announcer (voice)

Cry Uncle!

as Narrator (voice)

A Dopey Hacienda

as Diablo the Cat (vocal effects) (uncredited)

Take the Money and Run

1969

as The Narrator

7.1

Gene Hattree: The Trap

1964

as Tortilla Fats

Operation Ice-Tickle

1961

as Brutus / Admiral Peary (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye's Service Station

1960

as Brutus (voice) (uncredited)

Jeep Tale

as Brutus

Tiger Burger

as Native Policeman / Turtle (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye and the Giant

as Brutus (voice)

Barbecue for Two

as Brutus

Popeye's Pizza Palace

1960

as Brutus (voice)

3.5

Trouble Date

1960

as Military Doctor

Matinee Idol Popeye

1960

as Brutus (Voice)

1.0

The Boss Is Always Right

1960

as Boss

Fit to Be Toyed

1959

as J.G. (voice) (uncredited)

Out of This Whirl

1959

as TV Announcer (voice)

Stork Raving Mad

1958

as Audience Member

Travelaffs

1958

as Pig Businessman

Chew Chew Baby

1958

as Harry (voice)

Right Off the Bat

1958

as Announcer

The Crystal Brawl

1957

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

Spooky Swabs

1957

as Ghost (voice) (uncredited)

5.8

Nearlyweds

1957

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Jumping with Toy

as Fox (voice)

Spree Lunch

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

Assault and Flattery

1956

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

4.0

Fright from Wrong

1956

as Ghost #2 (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

A Haul in One

1956

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Swab the Duck

as Fox

Parlez Vous Woo

as Bluto / The International (voice) (uncredited)

4.7

I Don't Scare

1956

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

5.4

Popeye for President

1956

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

Out to Punch

1956

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

5.6

Lion in the Roar

1956

as Giraffe

Git Along Lil' Duckie

1955

as Fox

Cookin' with Gags

1955

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

5.5

A Bicep Built for Two

1955

as Herman / Big Muscular Cat

7.0

Penny Antics

1955

as Bluto (voice)

Gift of Gag

1955

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Mister and Mistletoe

1955

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Beaus Will Be Beaus

1955

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Red White and Boo

1955

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

6.0

A Job for a Gob

1955

as Bluto (voice)

Fright to the Finish

1954

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

Popeye's 20th Anniversary

1954

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

5.7

Taxi-Turvy

1954

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Floor Flusher

1954

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

Crazytown

1954

as Boxer (uncredited)

7.0

Private Eye Popeye

1954

as Butler (voice) (uncredited)

5.4

The Seapreme Court

1954

as Judge (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

Boo Moon

1954

as King Luna/Moon People

5.2

Greek Mirthology

1954

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

5.7

Candy Cabaret

1954

as Butterscotch / Sourball (voice)

3.5

Herman the Catoonist

1953

as Cartoonist (voice) (uncredited)

Child Sockology

1953

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Toreadorable

1953

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Huey's Ducky Daddy

1953

as Gilbert

Philharmaniacs

1953

as Conductor Lion

Popeye, the Ace of Space

1953

as Martians (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

Ancient Fistory

1953

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Firemen's Brawl

1953

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Starting from Hatch

1953

as Fox

Better Bait Than Never

1953

as Buzzy

Baby Wants a Battle

1953

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

4.5

Snooze Reel

1952

as Narrator / Judge / Singing Cowboy

The Deep Boo Sea

1952

as Ghost Schoolmaster (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Dizzy Dinosaurs

1952

as Narrator / Caveman

6.0

Friend or Phony

1952

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

4.0

Law and Audrey

1952

as Police Officer (voice)

5.0

Swimmer Take All

1952

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Lunch with a Punch

1952

as Bluto / Frog (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Big Bad Sindbad

1952

as Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)

5.2

Gag and Baggage

1952

as Narrator / Desparado / Train Announcer / Pig / Bear

Popalong Popeye

1952

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Ghost of the Town

1952

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

6.0

As the Crow Lies

1951

as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

Boo Scout

1951

as Scout Leader (voice)

6.0

Drippy Mississippi

1951

as Gambling Boat

Cat-Choo

1951

as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

Scout Fellow

1951

as Fox

Let's Stalk Spinach

1951

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Party Smarty

1951

as Fox

One Quack Mind

1951

as Fox

Alpine for You

1951

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Vacation with Play

1951

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Casper Comes to Clown

1951

as Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Land of Lost Watches

1951

as Red Lantern / King Findall / Doctor (voice)

6.0

To Boo or Not to Boo

1951

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

6.5

Casper's Spree Under the Sea

1950

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

6.4

Land of the Lost Jewels

1950

as Red Lantern

4.2

The Farmer and the Belle

1950

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

2.0

Quick on the Vigor

1950

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Beach Peach

1950

as Lifeguard (voice) (uncredited)

Gobs of Fun

1950

as Mouse Captain

1.0

Gym Jam

1950

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Jitterbug Jive

1950

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye Makes a Movie

1950

as Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Cassino to Korea

1950

as Commentator (voice)

How Green Is My Spinach

1950

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Popeye's Premiere

1949

as Evil Vizier (voice)

10.0

The Ski's the Limit

1949

as Narrator (voice)

3.5

Barking Dogs Don't Fite

1949

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Silly Hillbilly

1949

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Hot Air Aces

1949

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Tar with a Star

1949

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

7.5

A Balmy Swami

1949

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

9.5

Lumberjack and Jill

1949

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

7.5

Leprechauns Gold

1949

as Narrator / Leprechaun Leader (voice) (uncredited)

4.3

Spinach vs Hamburgers

1948

as Bluto (voice)

8.0

Wigwam Whoopee

1948

as Chief (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Base Brawl

1948

as (voice) (uncredited)

Sing or Swim

as Moon

Roaring Wheels

as Narrator

Robin Hood-Winked

1948

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Symphony in Spinach

1948

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Little Brown Jug

as Piggy (voice)

Snow Place Like Home

as Pierre Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Cat O' Nine Ails

1948

as Buzzy

A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing

1948

as Sheik (voice) (uncredited)

9.0

Is Everybody Listening?

1947

as Narrator

5.0

The Enchanted Square

1947

as Officer Flanagan (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

The Royal Four-Flusher

1947

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Abusement Park

1947

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Madhattan Island

1947

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

10.0

Cad and Caddy

1947

as Golfer (voice)

4.0

Popeye and the Pirates

1947

as Pierre (voice) (uncredited)

5.8

Safari So Good

1947

as Jungle Man (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

The Stupidstitious Cat

1947

as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

6.5

All's Fair at the Fair

1947

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

I'll Be Skiing Ya

1947

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

3.3

Super Lulu

1947

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

Wotta Knight

1947

as Bluto (voice)

6.0

The Wee Men

1947

as Narrator / Leprechauns (voice)

6.5

Germany - Handle with Care!

1947

5.3

Rodeo Romeo

1946

as Bluto (voice)

House Tricks?

1946

as Bluto (voice)

6.0

The Island Fling

1946

as Bluto / Friday (voice)

The Fistic Mystic

as Bluto (voice)

Service with a Guile

as Bluto (voice)

Klondike Casanova

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

4.5

Rocket to Mars

1946

as Martian Leader (voice)

5.8

Is Everybody Happy?

1946

as Narrator

Chick and Double Chick

as Lulu’s Father

Cheese Burglar

as Dog (voice)

Peep in the Deep

as Bluto / Popeye (voice)

6.0

Bargain Counter Attack

1946

as Section Manager (voice)

6.3

Daffydilly Daddy

1945

as Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Man's Pest Friend

1945

as Dogcatcher (voice) (uncredited)

Magica-Lulu

1945

as Magician (voice) (uncredited)

10.0

Tops in the Big Top

1945

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

For Better or Nurse

1945

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

Snap Happy

1945

as Photographer (voice) (uncredited)

Shape Ahoy

1945

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Mess Production

1945

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

Pop-Pie a la Mode

1945

as Cannibal Leader (voice)

6.0

It's Nifty to Be Thrifty

1944

as Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Gabriel Churchkitten

as Pastor (voice)

Puppet Love

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

4.8

She-Sick Sailors

1944

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

8.0

Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo

1944

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

8.0

The Underground World

1943

as Narrator / Henderson (voice) (uncredited)

Show-Business at War

as Self (voice)

Secret Agent

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

6.4

Jungle Drums

1943

as German Commander (voice) (uncredited)

6.1

The Mummy Strikes

1943

as Narrator / Professor (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Task Force

1943

as Narrator

Showdown

1942

as Boss (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Eleventh Hour

1942

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

5.9

The Magnetic Telescope

1942

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Japoteurs

1942

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.0

Volcano

1942

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

6.9

The Arctic Giant

1942

as Perry White (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Billion Dollar Limited

1942

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.9

Electric Earthquake

1942

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

6.5

The Bulleteers

1942

as Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)

6.5

Destruction Inc.

1942

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Superman

1941

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.9

The Mechanical Monsters

1941

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Movies March On

as Narrator

Inside Nazi Germany

as Narrator (voice)

Television (10)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

as Narrator (voice)

Remington Steele

as Narrator

The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure

1967

as (voice)

6.6

The New Adventures of Superman

1966

6.0

The Adventures of Superboy

1966

5.0

Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales

Popeye the Sailor

as Brutus (voice)

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects

1960

as King Leonardo (voice)

Steve Canyon

as Announcer

Steve Canyon

as Announcer (uncredited)

7.5

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Harvey Middleman, Fireman

1965

Dialogue Coach

3.0