Filmography
Animated roles
The All-New Super Friends Hour - Apache Chief, Green Lantern
Challenge of the Super Friends - Apache Chief, Green Lantern
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears - Duke Igthorn, King Gregor
DuckTales - Narrator (for the recap sequences in the serialized versions of Time is Money and Super Ducktales)
Hot Wheels (TV series) - Additional Voices
Mighty Man and Yukk - Main Title Narrator
Pink Panther and Sons - Additional Voices
Scooby and Scrappy-Doo - Additional Voices
Shirt Tales - Additional Voices
Snorks - Additional Voices
Spider-Man - Mysterio
Spider-Man - Farley Stillwell
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends - Magneto
Super Friends - Apache Chief, Green Lantern
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show - Apache Chief, Green Lantern
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo - Additional Voices
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda - Additional Voices
The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show - Additional Voices
The Dukes - Additional Voices
The Flintstone Kids - Mr. Slaghoople
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible - Narrator
The Godzilla Power Hour - Additional Voices
The Lone Ranger - Lone Ranger
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour - Additional Voices
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show - Main Title Narrator
The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour - Additional Voices
The Smurfs - Additional Voices
The Super Globetrotters - Narrator
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians - Green Lantern
Yogi's Treasure Hunt - Additional Voices
Fluppy Dogs - J. J. Wagstaff
[edit]Films
Hugo the Hippo - Grownups
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers - Mayor
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears - Ranger Jones
Video games
Dragon's Lair - Narrator
Space Ace - Narrator
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp - Narrator
Live action acting
Hands of a Stranger - George Britton
Two Lost Worlds - Captain Hackett
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin - Ace Rocklin (ep. "Pritikin's Predicament")
Jane Wyman Presents - Fred Jackson (ep. "The Bravado Touch")
Wagon Train - Hanlon (ep. "The Liam Fitzmorgan Story")
M Squad - Carlson (ep. "The Crush Out")
Perry Mason - Commentator (ep. "The Story of the Laughing Lady")
Mr. Terrific - The President (ep. "I Can't Fly")
Mission: Impossible - Agent Belson (ep. "The Traitor")
[edit]Information Film Narrator
Various Productions for Aerojet-General Corporation Sacramento
Various Productions for Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center
Radio
Jack Armstrong on Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy (1943-1944)
Announcer on The Cisco Kid (1943-1945)
Various roles on Backstage Wife (1940s)
Announcer on Joyce Jordan, MD (1944-1947)
The Narrator on Mystery House (1944-1946)
Mr. First Nighter on The First Nighter Program (1945-1954)
Gary Curtis on Ma Perkins (1945-1959)
Reverend Dr. John Ruthledge on Guiding Light (1947-49, replacing Arthur Peterson, Jr.)
Mark Dillon in the first Gunsmoke audition show (1949)
Several Roles on The Lux Radio Theater (1950s)
Johnny Booth Jr. on Meet Millie (1951-1954)
Announcer on The Horizons West Show (1965-1966)
Dur ing the Golden Age of radio, Rye acted in about 40 net work shows dur ing an aver age week. He had the lead role on Jack Armstrong — The All Amer i can Boy. He also played Gary Cur tis on Ma Perkins, Tim Lawrence on The Guid ing Light, and Pem brook on Back stage Wife. He was the National President of the Information Film Producers of America (IFPA) in the 1970s for a single two-year term.
OBITUARY:
Michael Rye, a voiceover actor who brought his sonorous voice to lead roles in many radio shows and television cartoon series, died in Los Angeles on Sept. 21 after a brief illness. He was 94.
In radio's heyday, the Chicago-based Rye crowded some 40 network shows into an average week. He was Jack Armstrong on "Jack Armstrong -- The All American Boy," Gary Curtis on "Ma Perkins," Tim Lawrence on "The Guiding Light," Pembrook on "Backstage Wife." His Hollywood radio credits included "Meet Millie," "Lux Radio Theater," "Suspense," "The Whistler" and "This Is Your FBI."
Later, his voice would be heard on cartoon series "The Lone Ranger." He voiced Duke Igthorn and King Gregor on Disney's "Gummi Bears" and Green Lantern and Apache Chief on "Super Friends." As part of the Hanna Barbera stock company, Rye had many roles on "Scooby Doo," "Pound Puppies" and other HB cartoon series.
Rye segued into television with roles on "G.E. Theater," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Wagon Train," "77 Sunset Strip," "M Squad," "Dr. Kildare," among others.
Until the late '90s, Rye voiced many national television and radio commercials. He narrated thousands of industrial training films, videos and interactive software of all types and even contributed to videogames.
Rye had a significant first on his vita: He voiced the first full-length recorded book, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin."
J. Riorden Billsbury was born in Chicago.
He served a two-year term as national president of the Information Film Producers of America (IFPA) in the 1970s. Rye was also a member of AFTRA and SAG and an honorary lifetime member of Sperdvac, the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy.
Filmography
Animated roles
The All-New Super Friends Hour - Apache Chief, Green Lantern
Challenge of the Super Friends - Apache Chief, Green Lantern
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears - Duke Igthorn, King Gregor
DuckTales - Narrator (for the recap sequences in the serialized versions of Time is Money and Super Ducktales)
Hot Wheels (TV series) - Additional Voices
Mighty Man and Yukk - Main Title Narrator
Pink Panther and Sons - Additional Voices
Scooby and Scrappy-Doo - Additional Voices
Shirt Tales - Additional Voices
Snorks - Additional Voices
Spider-Man - Mysterio
Spider-Man - Farley Stillwell
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends - Magneto
Super Friends - Apache Chief, Green Lantern
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show - Apache Chief, Green Lantern
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo - Additional Voices
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda - Additional Voices
The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show - Additional Voices
The Dukes - Additional Voices
The Flintstone Kids - Mr. Slaghoople
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible - Narrator
The Godzilla Power Hour - Additional Voices
The Lone Ranger - Lone Ranger
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour - Additional Voices
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show - Main Title Narrator
The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour - Additional Voices
The Smurfs - Additional Voices
The Super Globetrotters - Narrator
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians - Green Lantern
Yogi's Treasure Hunt - Additional Voices
Fluppy Dogs - J. J. Wagstaff
[edit]Films
Hugo the Hippo - Grownups
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers - Mayor
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears - Ranger Jones
Video games
Dragon's Lair - Narrator
Space Ace - Narrator
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp - Narrator
Live action acting
Hands of a Stranger - George Britton
Two Lost Worlds - Captain Hackett
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin - Ace Rocklin (ep. "Pritikin's Predicament")
Jane Wyman Presents - Fred Jackson (ep. "The Bravado Touch")
Wagon Train - Hanlon (ep. "The Liam Fitzmorgan Story")
M Squad - Carlson (ep. "The Crush Out")
Perry Mason - Commentator (ep. "The Story of the Laughing Lady")
Mr. Terrific - The President (ep. "I Can't Fly")
Mission: Impossible - Agent Belson (ep. "The Traitor")
[edit]Information Film Narrator
Various Productions for Aerojet-General Corporation Sacramento
Various Productions for Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center
Radio
Jack Armstrong on Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy (1943-1944)
Announcer on The Cisco Kid (1943-1945)
Various roles on Backstage Wife (1940s)
Announcer on Joyce Jordan, MD (1944-1947)
The Narrator on Mystery House (1944-1946)
Mr. First Nighter on The First Nighter Program (1945-1954)
Gary Curtis on Ma Perkins (1945-1959)
Reverend Dr. John Ruthledge on Guiding Light (1947-49, replacing Arthur Peterson, Jr.)
Mark Dillon in the first Gunsmoke audition show (1949)
Several Roles on The Lux Radio Theater (1950s)
Johnny Booth Jr. on Meet Millie (1951-1954)
Announcer on The Horizons West Show (1965-1966)
Dur ing the Golden Age of radio, Rye acted in about 40 net work shows dur ing an aver age week. He had the lead role on Jack Armstrong — The All Amer i can Boy. He also played Gary Cur tis on Ma Perkins, Tim Lawrence on The Guid ing Light, and Pem brook on Back stage Wife. He was the National President of the Information Film Producers of America (IFPA) in the 1970s for a single two-year term.
OBITUARY:
Michael Rye, a voiceover actor who brought his sonorous voice to lead roles in many radio shows and television cartoon series, died in Los Angeles on Sept. 21 after a brief illness. He was 94.
In radio's heyday, the Chicago-based Rye crowded some 40 network shows into an average week. He was Jack Armstrong on "Jack Armstrong -- The All American Boy," Gary Curtis on "Ma Perkins," Tim Lawrence on "The Guiding Light," Pembrook on "Backstage Wife." His Hollywood radio credits included "Meet Millie," "Lux Radio Theater," "Suspense," "The Whistler" and "This Is Your FBI."
Later, his voice would be heard on cartoon series "The Lone Ranger." He voiced Duke Igthorn and King Gregor on Disney's "Gummi Bears" and Green Lantern and Apache Chief on "Super Friends." As part of the Hanna Barbera stock company, Rye had many roles on "Scooby Doo," "Pound Puppies" and other HB cartoon series.
Rye segued into television with roles on "G.E. Theater," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Wagon Train," "77 Sunset Strip," "M Squad," "Dr. Kildare," among others.
Until the late '90s, Rye voiced many national television and radio commercials. He narrated thousands of industrial training films, videos and interactive software of all types and even contributed to videogames.
Rye had a significant first on his vita: He voiced the first full-length recorded book, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin."
J. Riorden Billsbury was born in Chicago.
He served a two-year term as national president of the Information Film Producers of America (IFPA) in the 1970s. Rye was also a member of AFTRA and SAG and an honorary lifetime member of Sperdvac, the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy.
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