DICK TUFELD
Dick Tufeld was the voice of much of the Irwin Allen world, in particular as the "soul" of the Lost in Space B9 Robot (with Bob May being the "body"). You also hear his voice in the very first episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and several episodes of The Time Tunnel. He was born on 11 December 1926 and passed away on 22 January 2012.
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FILMOGRAPHY
Space Patrol | 1953 |
Annie Oakley (as Himself Announcer and uncredited Townsman) | 1954 |
Disneyland (as Announcer) | 1955 |
The Cautious Twins (as Narrator) | 1960 |
Surfside 6 (as Announcer, uncredited) | 1960-62 |
The Roaring 20's (as Caller) | 1961 |
Adventures of the Road-Runner (as ACME commercial announcer) | 1962 |
The Gallant Men (as Announcer, uncredited) | 1962-63 |
The Million Hare (as TV Announcer, uncredited) | 1963 |
The Judy Garland Show (as Announcer, uncredited) | 1963 |
The Hollywood Palace (as Himself, Announcer) | 1964-69 |
Peyton Place (as Announcer) | 1964-69 |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea "Eleven Days to Zero" (as Narrator, uncredited) | 1964 |
Zip Zip Hooray! (as ACME commercial announcer, uncredited) | 1965 |
Lost in Space (Voice of Robot, Announcer, Narrator, uncredited) | 1965-68 |
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle (as Narrator, uncredited) | 1965 |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea "Monster from the Inferno" (as Brain voice, uncredited) | 1966 |
The Milton Berle Show (as Announcer) | 1966 |
The Time Tunnel (Announcer, Mission Control Announcer, uncredited) | 1966-67 |
Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television's 25th Anniversary (TV Special as Himself, Announcer) | 1972 |
The Julie Andrews Hour (as Announcer) | 1972-73 |
Earthquake (as Opening Narrator, uncredited) | 1974 |
ABC Late Night "Hi Ho Steverino" (as Announcer) | 1974 |
Celebrity Sweepstakes (as Announcer) | 1974 |
The Jim Stafford Show (as Announcer) | 1975 |
Don Adam's Screen Test "Tarzan/Public Enemy/Hurricane/Casablanca" (Pilot as Announcer, uncredited) | 1975 |
Tunnel Vision (as Announcer) | 1976 |
The Carpenters at Christmas (as Announcer) | 1977 |
The Fantastic Four (as Opening Narrator) | 1978 |
Christmas at Walt Disney World (as Announcer) | 1978 |
Spider-Woman (as Opening Narrator) | 1979-80 |
Thundarr the Barbarian (as Narrator) | 1980 |
The Dream Called EPCOT (as Narrator, uncredited) | 1981 |
Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends (as Opening Announcer) | 1981-83 |
Magic with the Stars (as Announcer) | 1982 |
Two Top Bananas (as Announcer) | 1982 |
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (as Announcer) | 1982 |
Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night (TV Special, as Announcer, uncredited) | 1982 |
Likely Stories, Vol. 2 "School, Girls & You!" (as Narrator) | 1983 |
People Are Funny (as Announcer, uncredited) | 1984 |
SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (as Announcer) | 1984 |
Anything for Laughs (as Announcer) | 1985 |
It's Garry Shandling's Show "Who's Poppa?" (as Announcer) | 1987 |
The Puppetoon Movie Trailer (as Narrator) | 1987 |
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (as Himself, The Mickey Mouse Club) | 1989 |
Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade (as Announcer) | 1990 |
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (as Announcer) | 1991 |
Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade (as Announcer) | 1992 |
Garfield and Friends "The First Annual Garfield Watchers Test/Stark Raven Mad/The Record Breaker" (as Self speaking) | 1992 |
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (as Robot Voice) | 1994 |
Never Fear Smith Is Here! (Video documentary as Lost in Space Robot Voice) | 1994 |
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (as Himself) | 1995 |
Lost in Space Movie (as Robot Voice) | 1998 |
Lost In Space Forever (as Himself and Robot voice) | 1998 |
The Simpsons "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (as Rambler-Crane Series Robot voice) | 1998 |
Histeria (as Announcer/Movie Trailer Announcer) | 1998-2000 |
The Simpsons "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (as Lost in Space Robot voice) | 2004 |