John Stephenson (actor)

John Stephenson (born August 9, 1923 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American voice actor. He has also been credited as "John Stevenson." For several decades, Stephenson worked for Hanna-Barbera Productions, providing supporting voices for many 1960s and 1970s animated television series, including as Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy Top Cat, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, and Jonny Quest, among many others. Stephenson's most notable role for Hanna-Barbera was as the voice of Mr. Slate, Fred Flintstone's hard-edged boss at Slate Rock and Gravel Company, from the original The Flintstones series up through the present. During the 1980s, he contributed to notable cartoons of the period such as The Smurfs, G.I. Joe, and Transformers.

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August 9 - 1923 - Kenosha, Wisconsin - American - Voice actor - Hanna-Barbera Productions - Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy - Top Cat - Scooby-Doo - The Jetsons - Jonny Quest - Fred Flintstone - The Flintstones - The Smurfs - G.I. Joe - Transformers

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Stephenson is perhaps best "known" however, as the narrator in the classic television series Dragnet (1967-1970), in which he uttered the words "Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."

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Dragnet - 1967 - 1970

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