Jackson Beck
Acting
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.
Born: July 23, 1912
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Child Sockology
Olive invites the boys over for dinner. They play briefly with Swee'pea, but when the inevitable fight starts, they ignore him and he wanders off to a construction site. The boys alternate between fighting each other and rescuing the tot, with Bluto concentrating on fighting and Popeye on saving.
Snow Place Like Home
Popeye and Olive are relaxing in the water off Miami when a hurricane hits. It carries them to the North Pole. Fortunately, a penguin comes by advertising Pierre's Trading Post; unfortunately, Pierre has eyes for Olive.
Barking Dogs Don't Fite
Olive asks Popeye to walk her dainty new poodle Reggie, to his intense embarrassment. Bluto comes by with his bulldog, Killer, who tries to kill Reggie. The resourceful little pooch avoids Killer for a while, but is eventually caught, and when Popeye tries to help, Bluto takes him out of commission as well, until they both eat their spinach just before Bluto is ready to run them both over with a steam-roller.
Magica-Lulu
Lulu goes to see the magic show with the magician's act.Lulu wants to be part of the magic show but she finds trouble. Watch for the gag when Lulu is mistaken as a rabbit in the magician's hat.
Silly Hillbilly
Popeye's traveling department store comes to hillbilly country. He gets upset as Bluto, mistaking a radiator for an accordion, cuckoo clocks for a shooting gallery, and a girdle for a hammock, does violence to his store. But Olive arrives, looking for a makeover, and that distracts Popeye a while. Bluto sees the "new" Olive and gets jealous, and the feud is on.
Hot Air Aces
Despite the title, the vehicles here are airplanes, not balloons. Bluto and Popeye are racing around the world; Bluto's got a sort of rocket plane, and Popeye's got a sad old prop model that has to be hand-started. He gets off to a bad start, as Bluto spins the prop, getting Popeye tangled up in it. This knocks him out; Olive puts him into his plane and gives him a push, and Popeye wakes up in the nick of time. Bluto stops off at the Eiffel Tower to woo a maiden; Popeye, with help from a lightning bolt, passes him. Bluto catches up again, and removes Popeye's engine. The plane crashes into the ocean, but fortunately, there's a case of spinach and a giant magnet nearby, so Popeye rebuilds the plane, using spinach cans to replace the missing pistons, and wins the race, as his spinach exhaust fries Bluto's plane.
Robin Hood-Winked
Popeye is Robin Hood; he's got a sidekick, Little John. Bluto is the tax collector, and Olive is the owner/barmaid at the local pub. Bluto comes to the pub to collect taxes and falls for Olive.
Symphony in Spinach
Singer Olive Oyl needs an accompanist, and both Popeye and Bluto apply for the job.
Popeye's Premiere
Popeye and Olive are at the premiere of Popeye's new movie. He gets a little too wrapped up in the movie, interacting with it at various points, and even handing the screen version of himself a can of spinach. The movie itself is the story of Aladdin, minus the songs and about half the footage of the short it's cut from.
A Balmy Swami
Popeye and Olive are taking in a variety show. Popeye enjoys the juggling seal very much, but he's followed by magician/hypnotist Bluto. Bluto spots Olive in her luxury box and immediate makes plans. First, he humiliates Popeye with a series of magic tricks. Next, he hypnotizes Olive, but while she's walking toward Bluto in a trance, Popeye points her the other way and goes after Bluto himself. Meanwhile, Olive has walked out the stage door and onto a construction site, and the boys race to save her. Popeye's efforts are hampered by Bluto's magic, like the instant brick wall he builds. Bluto awakens her, and she attacks him and then panics. Popeye throws her a hook to save her; it does, but it crashes through a window, bringing a piano (!) out with it. The piano crashes on the building, and Olive is catapulted by the strings to a distant platform. Another race to save her. As Popeye is trapped in a plummeting elevator, he breaks out the spinach.
Filmography
as Bluto (voice)
as King Luna/Moon People (archive footage)
as Buzzy Crow
as Narrator (voice)
as Radio Voice (voice)
as The Voice (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Announcer (voice)
as Narrator (segment "Death: A Nazi War Criminal Pays for His Crime") (voice) (archive footage)
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Diablo the Cat (vocal effects) (uncredited)
as The Narrator
as (voice)
as Brutus / Admiral Peary (voice) (uncredited)
as Brutus
as King Leonardo (voice)
as Native Policeman / Turtle (voice) (uncredited)
as Brutus (voice)
as Brutus
as Brutus (voice) (uncredited)
as Brutus (voice)
as Brutus (voice)
as Brutus (Voice)
as J.G. (voice) (uncredited)
as Audience Member
as Announcer (uncredited)
as Announcer
as Fox (voice)
as Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Giraffe
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Ghost #2 (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto / The International (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Fox
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice)
as Professor / Redcoat (screaming) (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Herman / Big Muscular Cat
as Fox
as Bluto (voice)
as Herman (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Butler (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Boxer (uncredited)
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
as King Luna/Moon People
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Gilbert
as Martians (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Buzzy
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Fox
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator / Desparado / Train Announcer / Pig / Bear
as Narrator / Caveman
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Ghost Aircraft Leader / Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto / Frog (voice) (uncredited)
as Ghost Schoolmaster (voice) (uncredited)
as Fox
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
as Scout Leader (voice)
as Narrator / Little Boy / Clown (voice) (uncredited)
as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Fox
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Ghost Leader/Fish Fair Barker/Fisherman(voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)
as Mouse Captain
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Lifeguard (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator / Leprechaun Leader (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Evil Vizier (voice)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Pierre Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice)
as Sheik (voice) (uncredited)
as Chief (voice) (uncredited)
as Piggy (voice)
as (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Lulu's Father / Giant (voice) (uncredited)
as Jungle Man (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Pierre (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator / Leprechauns (voice)
as Golfer (voice)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Officer Flanagan (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto / Friday (voice)
as Bluto (voice)
as Bluto (voice)
as Martian Leader (voice)
as Bluto / Popeye (voice)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice)
as Bluto (voice)
as Dog (voice)
as Section Manager (voice)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Magician (voice) (uncredited)
as Cannibal Leader (voice)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator / Police Chief / Saboteur (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator / Henderson (voice) (uncredited)
as Self (voice)
as German Commander (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator / Professor (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Boss (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator #2 / Officer / Professor (voice) (uncredited)
as Perry White / Indian Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)
as Perry White (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)