Skip to content
balasaur
Jackson Beck

Jackson Beck

Actor · 1912–2004 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

IMDb

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.

Acted in 148

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons

    Bluto (voice)

2010s

  1. 2015

    3-D Rarities

    King Luna/Moon People (archive footage)

  2. 2012

    Noveltoons: Original Classics

    Buzzy Crow

1980s

  1. 1987

    Radio Days

    Radio Voice (voice)

    77
  2. 1986

    Power

    The Voice (voice)

    54
  3. 1983

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

    Announcer (voice)

1970s

  1. 1970

    A Dopey Hacienda

    Diablo the Cat (vocal effects) (uncredited)

1960s

  1. 1969

    Take the Money and Run

    The Narrator

    75
  2. 1967

    The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure

    (voice) · 18 episodes

  3. 1966

    The New Adventures of Superman

    TV · 3 Seasons · Animation

    68

  4. The Adventures of Superboy

    TV

  5. 1963

    Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales

    TV

  6. 1961

    Operation Ice-Tickle

    Brutus / Admiral Peary (voice) (uncredited)

  7. 1960

    Barbecue for Two

    Brutus

  8. Super Duper Market

    Brutus

  9. King Leonardo and His Short Subjects

    King Leonardo (voice) · 1 episode

  10. Tiger Burger

    Native Policeman / Turtle (voice) (uncredited)

  11. Popeye the Sailor

    Brutus (voice) · 220 episodes

    71

  12. Jeep Tale

    Brutus

  13. Popeye's Pizza Palace

    Brutus (voice)

  14. Popeye and the Giant

    Brutus (voice)

  15. Popeye's Service Station

    Brutus (voice) (uncredited)

  16. Matinee Idol Popeye

    Brutus (Voice)

1950s

  1. 1959

    Katnip's Big Day

    Buzzy / Spike (voice)

  2. Fit to Be Toyed

    J.G. (voice) (uncredited)

  3. 1958

    Stork Raving Mad

    Audience Member

  4. Steve Canyon

    Announcer (uncredited), Announcer · 1 episode

  5. 1957

    Jumping with Toy

    Fox (voice)

  6. Spooky Swabs

    Ghost (voice) (uncredited)

  7. Spree Lunch

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  8. The Crystal Brawl

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  9. Nearlyweds

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  10. 1956

    Lion in the Roar

    Giraffe

  11. A Haul in One

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  12. I Don't Scare

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  13. Fright from Wrong

    Ghost #2 (voice) (uncredited)

  14. Parlez Vous Woo

    Bluto / The International (voice) (uncredited)

  15. Assault and Flattery

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  16. Out to Punch

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  17. Swab the Duck

    Fox

  18. Popeye for President

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  19. 1955

    Boo Kind to Animals

    Ringmaster / Army Recruiter / Wounded Soldier (voice)

  20. A Job for a Gob

    Bluto (voice)

  21. Red White and Boo

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

  22. Mister and Mistletoe

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  23. Gift of Gag

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  24. Beaus Will Be Beaus

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  25. A Bicep Built for Two

    Herman / Big Muscular Cat

  26. Git Along Lil' Duckie

    Fox

  27. Penny Antics

    Bluto (voice)

  28. Robin Rodenthood

    Herman (uncredited)

  29. Cookin' with Gags

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  30. 1954

    Private Eye Popeye

    Butler (voice) (uncredited)

  31. Fright to the Finish

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  32. Greek Mirthology

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  33. Candy Cabaret

    Butterscotch / Sourball (voice)

  34. Taxi-Turvy

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  35. Popeye's 20th Anniversary

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  36. Crazytown

    Boxer (uncredited)

  37. The Seapreme Court

    Judge (voice) (uncredited)

  38. Floor Flusher

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  39. Boo Moon

    King Luna/Moon People

  40. 1953

    Huey's Ducky Daddy

    Gilbert

  41. Popeye, the Ace of Space

    Martians (voice) (uncredited)

  42. Firemen's Brawl

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  43. Baby Wants a Battle

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  44. Toreadorable

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  45. Better Bait Than Never

    Buzzy

  46. Child Sockology

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  47. Starting from Hatch

    Fox

  48. Ancient Fistory

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  49. 1952

    Big Bad Sindbad

    Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)

  50. Popalong Popeye

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  51. Friend or Phony

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  52. Swimmer Take All

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  53. Ghost of the Town

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

  54. Lunch with a Punch

    Bluto / Frog (voice) (uncredited)

  55. The Deep Boo Sea

    Ghost Schoolmaster (voice) (uncredited)

  56. 1951

    Scout Fellow

    Fox

  57. Let's Stalk Spinach

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  58. Casper Comes to Clown

    Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)

  59. Boo Scout

    Scout Leader (voice)

  60. As the Crow Lies

    Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

  61. Alpine for You

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  62. Vacation with Play

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  63. One Quack Mind

    Fox

  64. 1950

    The Farmer and the Belle

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  65. Casper's Spree Under the Sea

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

  66. Quick on the Vigor

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  67. Cassino to Korea

    Commentator (voice)

  68. Popeye Makes a Movie

    Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)

  69. Gobs of Fun

    Mouse Captain

  70. Jitterbug Jive

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  71. Beach Peach

    Lifeguard (voice) (uncredited)

  72. Gym Jam

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  73. How Green Is My Spinach

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1940s

  1. 1949

    Barking Dogs Don't Fite

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  2. Silly Hillbilly

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  3. Tar with a Star

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  4. A Balmy Swami

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  5. Hot Air Aces

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  6. Lumberjack and Jill

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  7. Popeye's Premiere

    Evil Vizier (voice)

  8. 1948

    Symphony in Spinach

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  9. Robin Hood-Winked

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  10. Snow Place Like Home

    Pierre Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  11. Spinach vs Hamburgers

    Bluto (voice)

  12. A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing

    Sheik (voice) (uncredited)

  13. Wigwam Whoopee

    Chief (voice) (uncredited)

  14. Little Brown Jug

    Piggy (voice)

  15. Flip Flap

    Slippery Seal Social Club Seal / Ice Pop Seal (voice)

  16. Base Brawl

    (voice) (uncredited)

  17. Cat O' Nine Ails

    Buzzy

  18. 1947

    All's Fair at the Fair

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  19. Super Lulu

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

  20. Safari So Good

    Jungle Man (voice) (uncredited)

  21. Wotta Knight

    Bluto (voice)

  22. The Royal Four-Flusher

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  23. Popeye and the Pirates

    Pierre (voice) (uncredited)

  24. Cad and Caddy

    Golfer (voice)

  25. I'll Be Skiing Ya

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  26. The Enchanted Square

    Officer Flanagan (voice) (uncredited)

  27. Abusement Park

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  28. The Stupidstitious Cat

    Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

  29. 1946

    The Island Fling

    Bluto / Friday (voice)

  30. The Fistic Mystic

    Bluto (voice)

  31. Rodeo Romeo

    Bluto (voice)

  32. Rocket to Mars

    Martian Leader (voice)

  33. Peep in the Deep

    Bluto / Popeye (voice)

  34. Klondike Casanova

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  35. Service with a Guile

    Bluto (voice)

  36. House Tricks?

    Bluto (voice)

  37. Cheese Burglar

    Dog (voice)

  38. Bargain Counter Attack

    Section Manager (voice)

  39. 1945

    Mess Production

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  40. For Better or Nurse

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  41. Shape Ahoy

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  42. Tops in the Big Top

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  43. Magica-Lulu

    Magician (voice) (uncredited)

  44. Pop-Pie a la Mode

    Cannibal Leader (voice)

  45. 1944

    She-Sick Sailors

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  46. Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  47. Puppet Love

    Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

  48. 1943

    Jungle Drums

    German Commander (voice) (uncredited)

  49. 1942

    Showdown

    Boss (voice) (uncredited)

  50. Electric Earthquake

    Perry White / Indian Scientist (voice) (uncredited)

  51. The Bulleteers

    Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)

  52. The Arctic Giant

    Perry White (voice) (uncredited)

Other crew 1

1960s

  1. 1965

    Harvey Middleman, Fireman

    Dialogue Coach

Appearances26

1980s

  1. 1987

    G.I. Joe: The Movie

    Narrator (voice)

    63
  2. 1984

    G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra

    Narrator (voice)

  3. 1983

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

    Narrator (voice) · 95 episodes

    74

  4. The Camps of Death

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

  5. 1982

    Remington Steele

    Narrator · 1 episode

    72

1950s

  1. 1952

    Gag and Baggage

    Narrator / Desparado / Train Announcer / Pig / Bear

  2. Dizzy Dinosaurs

    Narrator / Caveman

  3. 1951

    To Boo or Not to Boo

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

1940s

  1. 1949

    Leprechauns Gold

    Narrator / Leprechaun Leader (voice) (uncredited)

  2. The Ski's the Limit

    Narrator (voice)

  3. 1947

    The Wee Men

    Narrator / Leprechauns (voice)

  4. 1943

    Secret Agent

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

  5. The Underground World

    Narrator / Henderson (voice) (uncredited)

  6. Show-Business at War

    Self (voice)

  7. The Mummy Strikes

    Narrator / Professor (voice) (uncredited)

  8. 1942

    Destruction Inc.

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  9. Eleventh Hour

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  10. Japoteurs

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  11. Volcano

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

  12. The Magnetic Telescope

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  13. Billion Dollar Limited

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  14. 1941

    The Mechanical Monsters

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  15. Superman

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    72

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Movies March On

    Narrator

  2. 1938

    Inside Nazi Germany

    Narrator (voice)