Ron Gans | |
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Born | Ronald Kenneth Gans August 9, 1931 |
Died | June 29, 2010 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice-over artist |
Years active | 1950–1990 |
Spouse | Theresa Gans |
Children | 2 |
Ronald Kenneth Gans (August 9, 1931 – June 29, 2010), sometimes credited as Ron Kennedy, was an American character actor and voice-over artist, [1] known for portraying Q.T. the Orangutan on The Disney Channel's Dumbo's Circus , the voice of Armus in Star Trek: The Next Generation , the voice of Eeyore on Welcome to Pooh Corner , and the voice of the Spider in The Mother Goose Video Treasury.
Gans also voiced the Stunticon Drag Strip in The Transformers . His work as a character actor, billed as "Ron Kennedy," includes the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Traveling Treasure," first aired on CBS on November 4, 1961, and the Straightaway episode "Pledge a Nightmare," first aired on ABC on December 1, 1961.
Gans was married to Theresa Gans, together they had two children. [2]
Gans died in Los Angeles at the age of 78, due to complications from pneumonia. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1950 | Hot Rod | Minor Role | Uncredited |
1953 | The Moonlighter | Minor Role | Uncredited |
1953 | Appointment in Honduras | Mexican Lieutenant | Uncredited |
1954 | Killers from Space | Sergeant Powers, Sentry | |
1956 | Hidden Guns | Burt Miller | |
1956 | Tea and Sympathy | Dick | Uncredited |
1957 | Operation Mad Ball | Tinneman | Uncredited |
1959 | High School Big Shot | Unknown | |
1960 | Battle of Blood Island | Ken | |
1960 | Spring Affair | Ted | |
1965 | The Girls on the Beach | Master of Ceremonies | Uncredited |
1965 | Harlow | Assistant Director | |
1966 | Mondo Keyhole | Vampire | Uncredited |
1967 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Chapman | Uncredited |
1968 | The Wild Racers | Unknown | |
1968 | Tarzan and the Jungle Boy | Ken | |
1969 | The Gay Deceivers | Freddie | |
1970 | The Student Nurses | Psychiatrist | |
1970 | The Curious Female | Jerome Bruce | |
1971 | Sexual Liberty Now | The Narrator | Voice |
1972 | Runaway, Runaway | The Attacker | |
1972 | Night Call Nurses | Radio newscaster | Voice, Uncredited |
1972 | The Thing with Two Heads | Reporter In Tan Coat | Uncredited |
1972 | Bonnie's Kids | Radio Newscaster | Voice |
1973 | Group Marriage | The Interviewer | |
1973 | Coffy | The Stranger | |
1974 | Sex Freaks | The Narrator | Voice, Uncredited |
1975 | Carnal Madness | Newscaster | |
1976 | Revenge of the Cheerleaders | Cooking Lesson | Voice |
1976 | Hollywood Boulevard | Documentary Narrator | Voice, Uncredited |
1976 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | Earl Flatbroke | 1983 US version, Voice |
1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie | Unknown | Voice |
1978 | Deathsport | The Narrator | Voice, Uncredited |
1981 | Unico | God | English version, Voice, Uncredited |
1981 | S.O.B. | Television Newscaster | Voice, Uncredited |
1981 | Hell Night | The Driver | |
1981 | Heartbeeps | Crimebuster | Voice |
1982 | The Seduction | The Announcer | Uncredited |
1983 | Uniko: Mahô no shima e | Cheri's Father / Trojan Horse | English version, Voice, Uncredited |
1988 | Not of This Earth | Radio Movie Spot Announcer | Voice, Uncredited |
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