Keith Scott (voice actor)
Keith Scott is an Australian voice actor, comedian, impressionist and animation historian.
Career
In 1972, Scott was hired by William Hanna, the head of Hanna-Barbera, which had established a large animation studio in Sydney, Australia. He got the gig when he brought in some letters that he had received from Daws Butler. Hanna gave him a letter of recommendation when he was retrenched from the H-B office, and his name was such a credible one that it got Scott an instant agent, and his voice-over career began.He has provided voices for various Australian animations, including Yoram Gross's Dot feature films, Blinky Bill, Tabaluga, ' and Flipper and Lopaka. In the case of Yoram Gross' productions, Scott usually provided all of the male character voices. He began working for Gross in 1984.
Scott made many appearances on TV shows as a comic impressionist, including Hey Hey It's Saturday and The Midday Show. His topical stand-up shows at corporate functions are highly popular with a vast range of companies. It was his expert "matching" of great Hollywood cartoon characters for which Scott became internationally famous. In 1990, he was appointed an official licensed voice of Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes characters for Australia, and since then he did Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest for countless animated TV commercials, live shows and promos for Warner Bros. Movie World, Westfield, KFC, etc.
Scott was a long-time friend of Bill Scott and Jay Ward, and is an expert on the history of Jay Ward Productions, authoring the book '. He has also spent years studying the work of early voice actors, trying to identify performers who originally went uncredited in cartoons.
Scott provided the voice for Bullwinkle J. Moose in the 2000 motion picture The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and did the voice of the narrator in George of the Jungle and George of the Jungle 2. Also in 2000, Scott was originally going to be the voice of Diesel 10 in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but he was removed from the film afterwards because the US test audiences thought that Scott made Diesel 10 sound much too frightening for young children. However, his voice can still be heard in early trailers of the film. Apart from originally meant to be voicing Diesel 10, he also narrated the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends toy merchandise commercials from Bluebird Toys in Australia in 1998.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Dot and the Koala | Bruce, Mayor Percy, Sherlock Bones, Watson and various | Theatrical film |
| 1986 | Dot and Keeto | Keeto, Butterwalk, Atlantis, Grasshopper and various | Theatrical film |
| 1986 | Dot and the Whale | Nelson, Owen and Moby Dick | Theatrical film |
| 1987 | Dot and the Smugglers | Theatrical film | |
| 1987 | Frenchman's Farm | Radio Announcer | Theatrical film |
| 1987 | The Adventures of Candy Claus | Santa Claus, Head Elf, Elves, Mustknow Computer, Professor Mustknow, Oh No, Lou and Sam | TV movie |
| 1987 | Dot Goes to Hollywood | Gumley, Grumblebones, Laurel and Hardy and various | Theatrical film |
| 1988 | Black Tulip | Theatrical film | |
| 1988 | Hiawatha | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Peter Pan | Mr. Smee | Theatrical film |
| 1988 | Alice in Wonderland | White Rabbit, March Hare, Dodo and Card Painter | Theatrical film |
| 1988 | Around the World in 80 Days | Theatrical film | |
| 1991 | The Magic Riddle | Pinocchio and Seven Dwarves | Theatrical film |
| 1992 | Blinky Bill The Mischievous Koala | Splodge the Kangaroo, Flap the Platypus, Mr Wombat, Mayor Pelican, Mr Emu, Jacko, Harry and Joe | Theatrical film |
| 1994 | Dot in Space | Grumblebones, Buster, Papa Drop, Riley, Professor Globus, Inflato, Sergeant, Soldiers and various | Theatrical film |
| 1997 | George of the Jungle | Narrator | Theatrical film |
| 1997 | Paws | Computer | Theatrical film |
| 1999 | Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box & the Lox | The Phox and The Lox | Theatrical short film attached with Dudley Do-Right |
| 2000 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Diesel 10 | Original workprints only |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Bullwinkle J. Moose, Animated Boris Badenov, Animated Fearless Leader, The Narrator and RBTV Announcer | Theatrical film |
| 2000 | The Magic Pudding | Additional voices | |
| 2003 | George of the Jungle 2 | Narrator | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Blinky Bill's White Christmas | Flap the Platypus, Splodge the Kangaroo, Wombo, Mayor Pelican and various | TV movie |
| 2007 | Uncle Kelvin, Ghoulie Gilly and additional voices |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1984–1989 | Perfect Match | Dexter the Robot |
| 1992–1995 | Lift Off | Additional Voices |
| 1993–2004 | The Adventures of Blinky Bill | Flap the Platypus, Splodge the Kangaroo, Wombo, Mr. Koala, Mayor Pelican, Danny Dingo, Meatball Dingo, Shifty Dingo, Various Voices |
| 1997–2003 | Tabaluga | Arktos, Shouhu, Tyrion, Ruby, James, Vultur, Various Voices |
| 1998 | ' | Mayor Croco, Professor Angus McPouch, Brusier, Sirlion, Damon, Various Voices |
| 2002 | Old Tom | Old Tom, Various Voices |
| 2009 | ' | Harry Bollywood, Additional Voices |