Top 10 Greatest Voice Actors
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Mel Blanc
Are you serious? He's not here? He voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Woody Woodpecker, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Elmer Fudd, Coyote, Barney Rubble, Dino (Flinstones), Tweety Bird, Henery Hawk, Captain Caveman, Taz (Looney Tunes), Speedy Gonzalez, and many, many more! He's the greatest voice actor of all time, and you're telling me you people think that Patrick Warburton, an actor who uses the same voice for ten different characters, is better than him? I don't think so.
There are many great voice actors here, but I'm really annoyed that Holly Hunter isn't on this list (she voiced Mrs. Incredible in The Incredibles). She was amazing and she sells every scene her character is in.
She is also very devoted. She learned what all the airplane codes meant in the airplane scene. She should be on this list.
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Tom Kenny
Thomas James Kenny is an American actor and comedian best known for voicing the title character in the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series and its associated films. He has also provided voices for many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in Rocko's Modern Life, the Ice King in Adventure Time, the Mayor... read more
I'm known for being SpongeBob from SpongeBob SquarePants, the Ice King from Adventure Time, Rocko from Rocko's Modern Life, the Narrator from the Powerpuff Girls, and the Mayor from the Powerpuff Girls. I've also voiced a couple hundred other characters.
SpongeBob from SpongeBob, Ice King from Adventure Time, The Mayor of Townsville from Powerpuff Girls, Heffer Wolfe from Rocko's Modern Life, Eduardo from FHFIF, etc. He has played some of the most iconic cartoon characters of the last 20 years. He's a modern legend.
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Tara Strong
Tara Strong is a Canadian-American actress known for her work in both live-action and voice acting. She has voiced many iconic characters including Timmy Turner in The Fairly OddParents, Raven in Teen Titans, and Twilight Sparkle in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Her voice work spans television... read more
She is so talented and popular, not to mention her personality is kind and generous! She deserves to be this high up, if not higher. My personal favorite of her voices is Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Keep going, Tara!
She's voiced Dill Pickles, Twilight Sparkle, Bat Girl, Timmy Turner, Ben 10, and TONS more voice acting, both background and straight up. She's one of the best voice actors of this decade!
Tara is the woman with a hundred voices, including Harley Quinn and Raven. Her vocal capability is a benchmark for all voice actors, rivaling other greats like Mel Blanc and Grey Delisle.
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Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.
He is also widely recognized for voicing the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and numerous... read more
After this man played Luke Skywalker (not voice acting), he went on to play the most recognizable, the most famous, and might I say, the best super villains of all time. He not only played the Joker. He became the Joker. On the spur of the moment, he can slip into character. When he slips into character, he doesn't bring him to life. No, he transforms into the Joker. Has anyone seen this man as he works? Slap makeup on that poor fellow and put him in the next reboot of Batman - as the Joker, of course.
An absolutely fantastic voice actor, he is considered the definitive Joker voice. He voiced Fire Lord Ozai in ATLA, Skips in Regular Show, and Malefor in the final Legend of Spyro game, although the voice is so distorted you can't really tell it's him. He truly is a legend in creating characters.
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Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell Welker is an American voice actor best known for his role as Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise, which began in 1969. He has also provided the voice of Scooby-Doo since 2002. In addition, he is recognized for voicing Megatron in the Transformers franchise and for voicing and performing... read more
Frank Welker should be number two to Mel Blanc. I mean, this man voiced both Winnie the Pooh and Megatron. This proves that his range is second only to Mel's.
Scooby Doo. Megatron. Garfield. And pretty much every non-talking cartoon animal ever. He voiced them all. Your argument is invalid.
No disrespect to Seth MacFarlane or James Earl Jones, but seeing them above Frank Welker on this list is just ridiculous.
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Billy West
William Richard Werstine, known professionally as Billy West, was born on April 16, 1952. He is an American voice actor, comedian, radio personality, impressionist, musician, and singer. He is best known for voicing characters such as Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, and Zapp Brannigan... read more
Stimpy, Ren (after John K. left the show), Mr. Horse (again, after John K. left), Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Doug, Roger, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, and Bashful. What else can I say? This guy rocks!
He definitely is better than Tara Strong.
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John DiMaggio
John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American actor and voice actor known for his distinctive gruff voice. He is best recognized for voicing Bender in the animated television series Futurama, Jake the Dog in Adventure Time, and Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War video game series. DiMaggio... read more
John is an awesome voice actor. He voices Bender from Futurama, Jake from Adventure Time, Dr. Drakken from Kim Possible, and Rico from The Penguins of Madagascar.
He's just plain awesome. One of, if not the best, since 1997. Bender from Futurama, Jake from Adventure Time, Shnitzel from Chowder, and dozens of video games. Oh yeah, and he's also the spokesperson for Booking.com commercials.
Favorite voice actor of all time. My favorite one of his roles was Marcus Fenix.
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Grey DeLisle
Erin Grey Van Oosbree, credited as Grey DeLisle and Grey Griffin, is an American voice actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her voice work in numerous animated series and video games, including roles such as Daphne Blake in the Scooby-Doo franchise and Azula in Avatar: The Last Airbender.... read more
I grew up watching the shows she voiced major characters in: Avatar the Last Airbender, Fairly OddParents, and the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, just to name a few. Her voice was basically my childhood and I do believe people sell her short. Heck, some of the shows I saw on her wiki, I realized after the fact, "Oh yeah! That was her!" She is able to breathe life into a character like few can.
She can play the nicest, most innocent character in the form of Emily Elizabeth in Clifford the Big Red Dog. Then she can play the most evil, bat-crap crazy character in the form of Azula in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Grey DeLisle is a very talented voice actress who can literally play any character.
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Dan Castellaneta
Daniel Louis Castellaneta, born October 29, 1957, is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson on the long-running animated series The Simpsons. Castellaneta has received multiple Emmy Awards for his voice work on the show.
Seth MacFarlane can only do about four different voices - Peter, Stewie, Quagmire, and then every other generic voice in Family Guy that all sound the same. Meanwhile, Dan can do Homer Simpson, Grandpa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Hans Moleman, Mayor Quimby, and the Pimple Faced Teen. Now that's voice talent! And Seth MacFarlane is an unlikable jerk in real life.
What the hell. How is this man, who voices tons of characters with different distinct voices, behind Mark Hamill? He is also amazing in how his voice has held up after all his years on the Simpsons. Sure, being able to do Darth Vader is cool, just breathing, you know, but this guy can do it all.
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James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 - September 9, 2024) was an American actor known for both his film roles and his work in the theater. He was one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985, and received the... read more
Best voice ever. It didn't take me two seconds to realize he was playing Mufasa in The Lion King. It really made me sad when he died, just because we wouldn't hear his epic low voice anymore. And of course, he voices the best villain in cinema, the one and only Darth Vader. He's just epic.
Very, very distinctive voice. I'm a very big fan of Star Wars!
Once a stutterer like me, now famous for Darth Vader.
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Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker.
He is known for his performances in Splash, Big, Turner & Hooch, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, You've Got Mail, The Green Mile, the Toy Story franchise, Cast Away, The Da Vinci Code... read more
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Michael J. Fox
Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, author, producer, and advocate. He is best known for his roles as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990) and Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties (1982-1989), winning multiple... read more
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Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American television producer, filmmaker, actor, and singer. He is best known for his work in animation and comedy, including Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Cleveland Show, though he also works in live-action film and other genres. He has built a reputation for combining... read more
Stop being mean to this guy! He may not be the best, but at least he puts effort into his voices and he seems like a nice person! This seems more like someone who is overhated than someone who is overrated.
Sexy, gorgeous voice, amazing singer, voiced Brian, Peter, and Stewie Griffin. Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Roger the Alien, Stan Smith, and Tim the Bear. Not to mention random appearances on Robot Chicken.
Listen to his performance of Stewie Griffin pretending to be Brian in season five, episode five, when Stewie is talking to Jillian on the phone. Fantastic job done by Seth there.
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June Foray
June Lucille Foray was an American voice actress and radio personality who had a career spanning over 80 years. She was best known for voicing a wide range of beloved animated characters, including Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, and Granny in the Warner Bros. cartoons. Foray also... read more
Was Tara Strong the female Mel Blanc in Looney Tunes? Hell, no! That would be June Foray. I am very surprised to see her at the very bottom.
She deserves and has earned better than this.
She's in her 100s and is still doing voices! Go, June!
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Hank Azaria
Henry Albert Azaria is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for voicing numerous characters on the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons, including Moe Szyslak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, and Carl Carlson.... read more
He does the most voices on the Simpsons! I have practiced his voices a lot and can do pretty good impressions of Chief Wiggum, Snake, Moe, and especially Dr. Nick!
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Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor and singer with a career spanning nearly 400 roles. He is best known for voicing iconic characters such as Darkwing Duck, Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog, Pete, Winnie the Pooh since 1988, and Tigger. He also voiced Bonkers... read more
Jim Cummings is not even in the top ten? Have you guys seen his resume? He has voiced Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck, Scar from The Lion King, Peg Leg Pete, Negaduck, Ray the firefly, Steele from Balto, and many more. He's got a very wide range of voices and deserves to be in the top twenty because of that. Heck, he deserves to be in the top ten. Much more so than voice actors who use the same voice over and over again, like James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman (both of whom are great actors, might I add).
Has voiced over 400 characters and has an amazing voice range. He has voiced Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Pete, Darkwing Duck, Robotnik, and the list goes on.
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Tress MacNeille
Tress MacNeille is an American voice actress. She has voiced characters in numerous animated television series, including The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Rugrats, Animaniacs, and Disney's House of Mouse. Her extensive work has made her one of the most prolific voice talents in the animation... read more
I think she should be higher than Tara Strong because she's been doing voice-over work way before Tara did. She does much better voices and is in a lot of amazing shows!
She voiced Dot Warner, Babs Bunny, Hello Nurse, Gadget and Chip from Rescue Rangers, and a lot of Simpsons and Futurama characters. Why wasn't she on the list before this?
Why is she lower than Tara Strong?! She's been in Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures, for crying out loud!
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Rob Paulsen
Robert Frederick Paulsen III, born on March 11, 1956, is an American voice actor and voice director. He is best known for voicing Raphael and Donatello in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, Yakko Warner in Animaniacs, and Pinky in Pinky and the Brain. His work has earned him a Daytime Emmy Award... read more
Name any notable cartoon franchise from the '80s and '90s. This guy has been part of it. G.I. Joe, Transformers, TMNT (both '80s and current series), Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, Ghostbusters, Tailspin, Land Before Time - Jesus, just visit his IMDb page and take a trip down Nostalgia Blvd! There is a reason Disney, WB, and so many other production companies have Rob Paulsen's number on speed dial. He deserves to be in the top ten for sure!
He voiced Yakko Warner (Animaniacs), Otto Scratchansniff (also from Animaniacs), Carl Wheezer (Jimmy Neutron), Pinky (Pinky and the Brain), and even the infamous SpongeBob SquarePants rip-off character Coconut Fred from the hated rip-off Coconut and his Fruit Salad Island. To say how much it was a rip-off and how much Rob Paulsen disliked the show, he even admitted that the show was just "a shameless SpongeBob rip-off."
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Don Messick
He is often remembered in DuckTales as Scrooge McDuck's dad, Bonkers as the mayor of Toontown, and a few more including Pound Puppies, Stair Fairies, ABC Weekend Specials (alongside Melissa Joan Hart), and Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. In Cartoon All-Stars, he voiced Papa Smurf, who discovered that Michael had secretly stolen Corey's piggy bank from her bedroom and finds out he is doing drugs. Great voice actor. Mr. Messick will be missed. By the way, I rented Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue for free at a local video store.
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue won a primetime Emmy for best cartoon.
Voices by Jason Marsden (as Michael), Don Messick (as Papa Smurf), and George C. Scott (as Smoke).
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Daws Butler
He's not only a good celebrity impressionist (so good that in 1961 Bert Lahr threatened to sue), but he also had profound emotional honesty in his acting, as shown in 90 Day Wondering and One Cab's Family.
He was creative with his characterizations, as demonstrated by his performance as Mr. Jinks.
RIP Daws.
You will always be remembered as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Auggie Doggy, Hokey Wolf, Elroy Jetson, Scooby-Dum, Wally Gator, Peter Perfect, the Penguin Waiters from Mary Poppins, Cap'n Crunch, and so many other characters! If it weren't for him being a mentor, Nancy Cartwright wouldn't be a voice actress!
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Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson is an American actor and voice actor known for portraying a wide range of characters in animated series and video games. Recognized for his deep voice, he has played numerous roles since the early 1990s, frequently voicing villains. He received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations... read more
Jerome from Family Guy, various Simpsons characters, Cleveland Brown Jr., Principal Lewis in American Dad, Trigon from Teen Titans - the good series. He's been Emmy nominated for the Joker. "Amazing" is an understatement!
Does anyone notice that he kind of looks like Principal Lewis? That is just awesome!
Deep booming voice. Trigon from Teen Titans. Dark Laser from Fairly Odd Parents. Mr. Gus from Uncle Grandpa.
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Richard Steven Horvitz
He's awesome! He did the voice of Invader Zim and Billy from Billy and Mandy.
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Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator recognized for his authoritative voice and commanding screen presence. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Million Dollar Baby (2004) and received Oscar nominations for Street Smart (1987), Driving Miss... read more
A voice for the ages. Any time this man speaks, everyone stops what they're doing and listens. It is rare for people to have such a gift.
Pure voice. He needs no character or animation to keep your attention. Just a subject and narration.
This guy could narrate an ant's life and make me interested. Should be number 1.
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Harry Shearer
He does Burns and Smithers together in one take. That's impressive enough.
He also does Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Reverend Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Scratchy, and many others.
I love hearing him on The Simpsons! He's so awesome!
He was also great on Saturday Night Live, This Is Spinal Tap, and Wayne's World 2.
26th - A joke. By far the greatest.
The nuance, understanding, character, and intelligence he brings to every role is outstanding.
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Frank Oz
He's the best Muppet performer of all time! He should be above Tara Strong because he has so many better voices than her.
Yoda. Come on, people. How could you leave Yoda off this list? And Miss Piggy? And Animal?
The man was on The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Star Wars, Monsters, Inc., and Inside Out. Need I say more?
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Mary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman, credited on the first three seasons of South Park as Shannen Cassidy, was an American voice actress and voice-over teacher. She provided the voices for most of the female characters on South Park during that period. Bergman also worked on several Disney and Warner Bros. animated productions... read more
RIP, Ms. Bergman.
How you died was so tragic. If you were still alive, you would've been in so much more stuff. You had an amazing vocal range on South Park, did a great job doing Jessie's yodeling in Toy Story 2, and were, in my opinion, a better voice for Timmy Turner. You totally deserve to be above Tara Strong because you have so much more talent. It's a shame you're not around anymore. We'll miss you.
Voiced 3/4 of the female characters for the first two seasons of South Park and for South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.
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Phil LaMarr
Phillip "Phil" LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer.
He is well known for his voice roles as Samurai Jack in Samurai Jack, as well as Aquaman and Green Lantern (John Stewart) in Injustice: Gods Among Us and Injustice 2. He has also provided voices... read more
His performance as Dracula on The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Ollie Williams on Family Guy always makes me laugh! I also love him as Wilt on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Hermes on Futurama, and his performance on the old sketch comedy show MADtv.