Don Messick

Don Messick
Messick in 1972
Born	Donald Earle Messick (1926-09-07)September 7, 1926 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died	October 24, 1997(1997-10-24) (aged 71) Salinas, California, U.S.
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1941–1996
Spouse	Helen M. McHugh ​ (m. 1953)​
Children	1

Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor, known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons.^[1]

His best-remembered voice roles include Scooby-Doo, Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in The Flintstones, Astro in The Jetsons, Muttley in Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, Boo-Boo Bear and Ranger Smith in The Yogi Bear Show, Sebastian the Cat in Josie and the Pussycats; Gears, Ratchet, and Scavenger in The Transformers, Papa Smurf and Azrael in The Smurfs, Hamton J. Pig in Tiny Toon Adventures, and Dr. Benton Quest in Jonny Quest.