Jackson Beck

Age: 92 (passed away Jul. 28th, 2004)
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Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Jul. 23rd, 1912

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Jackson Beck's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The New Adventures of Superman	Narrator
Popeye	Brutus
The Batman/Superman Hour	Lex Luthor
Lifeline	Narrator
King Leonardo and His Short Subjects	King Leonardo Biggy Rat

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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Profiled in "Old-Time Radio Memories" by Mel Simons (BearManor Media).
For over 20 years he has been the spokesperson and voice of Caesar Jr. on the Little Caesar Pizza commercials.
He was the voice of Popeye's nemesis Bluto in over 300 cartoons, portrayed the Cisco Kid, and impersonated world leaders in "The March of Time", a weekly reenactment of news stories. He made many television commercials, and worked well into his 80s.
Portrayed the title character on the syndicated radio show "Philo Vance" (1948-1950).
Son of silent film actor 'Max Beck' (qv).
Among his other accomplishments, he was the voice that introduced each episode of "Superman", both on radio and on TV.
A founding member of the American Federation of Radio Artists. The union merged with the Television Authority to become the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

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