Greatest ever children's TV voiceover person - nominations thread

[Melinda]

Have we done this thread before? (yeah I know silly question- all this has happened before and all this will happen again).

BUT Im getting a *slamming* case of deja-vu here.


Like the same posts in the same order! Shippy talking anime- Suplex talking Cribbins.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

You're weird.

how so?

if it's for those shows she has done other better work but i know people will have hear of those

 

[zoooo]

Bernard Cribbins!

And Brian Cant.

And Kenneth Williams (if he voice-overed Willo the Wisp...)

 

[Maidmarian]

Oliver Postgate

http://www.smallfilms.co.uk/pingwings/pingtro.mp3

Winner by miles !

 

[goldenecitrone]

There's only one for me. Arthur Lowe. What a lot of Mr.Men there are.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Although Sir Michael Hordern for Paddington and Bernard Cribbins for the Wombles both come a close second. Sterling work.

 

[marty21]

where's the poll?


<as said by ray brooks>

 

[clandestino]

where's the poll?


<as said by ray brooks>

I'm waiting for all the nominations to come in.

 

[internetstalker]

Not at all - the OP is very clear.

I fail to see the differrence between Neil Morrisey doing the voices on bob the builder and Peter Cullen doing the voices for Optimus Prime, Venger form D&D, Eee Aaw from winnie the Pooh and many more childrens cartoons?

 

[FiFi]

Another vote for cribbins.

You would have thought Horricks would be good but Fifi just sounds annoying.

 

[lizzieloo]

There's only one for me. Arthur Lowe. What a lot of Mr.Men there are.

seconded

 

[_pH_]

Nope, he did some of the voices too.

Yes he did the voices and the narration

He was Ivor the engine's chuff

well you live and learn

 

[clandestino]

I fail to see the differrence between Neil Morrisey doing the voices on bob the builder and Peter Cullen doing the voices for Optimus Prime, Venger form D&D, Eee Aaw from winnie the Pooh and many more childrens cartoons?

Neil Morrissey doesn't put on individual voices. He's the narrator. So he reads the story and relates what each person says. Rather than being one of many voice actors.

 

[clandestino]

Therefore, Sean Hughes' excellent turn on Rubberdubbers isn't eligible. But Derek Jacobi's work on In The Night Garden is.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Mel Blanc

 

[internetstalker]

Neil Morrissey doesn't put on individual voices.

I think you'll find he does

 

[internetstalker]

Neil Morrissey doesn't put on individual voices. He's the narrator. So he reads the story and relates what each person says. Rather than being one of many voice actors.

quote form wikipedia:

Morrissey also starred in the John Godber film about rugby league called Up n Under and voiced several characters in the cult children's television series Bob the Builder, including the lead character; therefore he also scored a UK Number 1 single at Christmas 2000 with Can We Fix It?.

 

[clandestino]

I think you'll find he does

But he's the only person doing the voices. I put on voices when I read stories to my boy. It's just what you do when you're reading a story. But that's very different to being a voice actor doing an individual part.

 

[lizzieloo]

He does narration though, he's not just a character

 

[clandestino]

*sigh*

 

[clandestino]

He does narration though, he's not just a character

Thank you.

 

[Biffo]

Ray Brooks for me. That was him that did Mr Ben wasn't it?

 

[seeformiles]

Some I'd forgotten about completely mentioned on this thread - just remembered another:

Eric Thompson - "Magic Roundabout"

 

[Badgers]

Brian Cant - end of thread.

This ^

 

[Badgers]

Joe Pasquale?

 

[Kaka Tim]

Oliver Postgate for the range of stuff he did - Clangers, Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss. The sound of his voice fills me with an overwhelming urge to curl up on the sofa with a biscuit and a glass of milk.

Arther Lowe, Richard Briers, Jonny Morris and Brain Cant were all great as well.

Neil Morrisey's voice is just fucking annoying. He made Bob the Builder sound like a student from the home counties.

 

[Flashman]

Derek Griffiths for Heads and Tales, the voice of Super Ted, and generally being a great bloke to have on me telly growing up.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Derek Griffiths for Heads and Tales, the voice of Super Ted, and generally being a great bloke to have on me telly growing up.

He was well cool. Didn't he do Bod aswell?

 

[brixtonvilla]

I was going to say Johnny Morris, thanks to whom I now think of giraffes as irredeemably posh. But now I know who Oliver Postgate is, it's all over...

 

[rollinder]

I just want to say I fucking love you guys - just done a load of googling cos of a vague memory of Heads and Tales, accidentally discovered & watched clips of a) the fucking terrifying opening title of Picturebox & b) part of picture box story with 80s boy being chased by man in the bear costume of doom/from hell on youtube - got all nostalgic about old childrens telly on the phone to my mum (she remembers Heads and Tales and sang the theme tune down the phone), and (re)discovered that Jon Pertwee(!) was Spotty on Superted!