Keith Scott (born 28 October 1953) is an Australian voice actor, comedian, impressionist, and animation historian, best known as the official voice of Bullwinkle J. Moose since 1992 and in the 2000 film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, the narrator in both the 1997 film George of the Jungle and its 2003 sequel George of the Jungle 2 and the official licensed voice of the Hanna-Barbera and Looney Tunes characters in Australian commercials and theme park attractions. He also provided voices for Australian animated films and television series by Yoram Gross Film Studios, including the Dot films, The Magic Riddle, Blinky Bill, Tabaluga, Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown and Flipper & Lopaka, and starred on the radio program How Green Was My Cactus.
In addition to voice acting, Scott authored two books, The Moose That Roared: The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose and Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 1-2 and has also studied the work of early, uncredited voice actors in cartoons.
Career At a young age, Scott was always enchanted by the mimics and impressionists on The Ed Sullivan Show. He began developing his ability to impersonate voices at The Forest High School, doing cartoon characters (the first of which being Mr. Jinks) and teacher's voices. In October 1972, just after leaving school at age 18-- and as a 19th birthday present-- Scott got the gig of being hired as a xerographer by William Hanna, the head of Hanna-Barbera, which established a large animation studio in Sydney, less than two years after bringing in some letters that he received from Daws Butler (voice of characters such as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, etc.). Hanna gave him a letter of recommendation when he was retrenched from the Hanna-Barbera office and his name was such a credible one that it got Scott an instant agent and his voice-over career began. In 1974, Scott began doing either impersonations or original character voices in many anonymous radio and television commercials and was promoted at Sydney clubs as "the Voice of 1000 Commercials." He was also approved by Hanna-Barbera to do the voices of Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear and others for Australian commercials and later live shows at Wonderland Sydney (known at the time as Australia's Wonderland) for 15 years.
Scott also made many appearances on television shows as a comic impressionist, including Hey Hey It's Saturday and The Midday Show. In 1984, he began working for Yoram Gross Film Studios, usually providing most or all of the male character voices for their various productions, including the Dot feature films, The Magic Riddle, Blinky Bill (he also sang the original version of the theme song for the first season), Tabaluga, Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown and Flipper & Lopaka. In 1986, he starred on the radio program How Green Was My Cactus, alongside his Yoram Gross co-star Robyn Moore, skewering the reputations of media and political figures.
Scott became internationally famous for his expert "matching" of cartoon characters. Between November 1989 and July 1990, he was appointed an official licensed voice of Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes characters for Australia following the death of legendary actor Mel Blanc on 10 July and since then, he did Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester the Cat and the rest for countless animated television commercials, live shows and promotions for Warner Bros. Movie World, Westfield, KFC, etc. Scott had narrated a television promotion for The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie in 1983 and met Blanc himself in May 1985, taping some impersonations for the Triple M network and trading blows with their voice impressions; he did Elmer Fudd and Jack Benny, while Blanc did Bugs Bunny and Sy the Mexican.
Scott was a long-time friend of Bill Scott (no relation) and Jay Ward, the latter of whom Scott met in 1973 while working as a xerographer at Hanna-Barbera. After Ward died in 1989, his daughter, Tiffany, took over Jay Ward Productions in 1991 and began revitalizing The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends characters. At that time, Scott had made a tape of all the imitations of Bullwinkle J. Moose, Boris Badenov, Dudley Do-Right and a lot of the supporting characters in March. Tiffany got a copy of the tape from June Foray (voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel) and, upon hearing the tape, realized that Scott had studied it for years, so she and Ward's wife, Ramona, appointed him the official voices in 1992. Scott performed the voice of the narrator in both the 1997 film George of the Jungle and its 2003 sequel George of the Jungle 2 and provided the voices for Bullwinkle, Boris, Fearless Leader, The Narrator and the RBTV Announcer in the 2000 motion picture The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (for which he had been specially flown to the United States several times). He is an expert on the history of Jay Ward Productions, authoring the book The Moose That Roared: The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose, published by St. Martin's Press. Also in 1999, Scott was originally cast as the voice of Diesel 10 in Thomas and the Magic Railroad but was replaced in the final film with Neil Crone.
Scott has also spent years studying the work of early voice actors, trying to identify performers who originally went uncredited in cartoons and authoring the 2022 book Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 1-2, published by BearManor Media.
Filmography
Film
+List of voice-acting credits in film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Epic Special vocal effects Theatrical film 1985 Dot and the Koala Bruce, Mayor Percy, Sherlock Bones, Watson and various 1986 Dot and Keeto Keeto, Butterwalk, Atlantis, Grasshopper and various Dot and the Whale Nelson, Owen and Moby Dick 1987 Dot and the Smugglers Mr. Sprag and Scarface Frenchman's Farm Radio Announcer The Adventures of Candy Claus Santa Claus, Head Elf, Elves, Mustknow Computer, Professor Mustknow, Oh No, Lou and Sam Television movie Dot Goes to Hollywood Gumley, Grumblebones, Laurel and Hardy and various Theatrical film 1988 Black Tulip Hiawatha Television movie Peter Pan Mr. Smee Theatrical film Alice in Wonderland White Rabbit, March Hare, Dodo and Card Painter Around the World in 80 Days Bank Robber, Reform Club Member 1, French Dog 3, British Consul Dog, Egyptian Villagers, Superintendent, Calcutta Jailer, Train Driver and Carriage Driver 1991 The Magic Riddle Philippe, Widow (Wolf Disguise), Pinocchio, Seven Dwarves and various 1992 Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala Splodge the Kangaroo, Flap the Platypus, Mr Wombat (Wombo), Mayor Pelican, Mr Emu, Jacko, Harry and Joe 1994 Dot in Space Grumblebones, Buster, Papa Drop, Roly, Professor Globus, Inflato, Sergeant, Soldiers and various 1997 Go to Hell!! Various George of the Jungle Narrator Paws Computer Joey Additional voices 2000 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Bullwinkle J. Moose, Animated Boris Badenov, Animated Fearless Leader, The Narrator and RBTV Announcer Theatrical film The Magic Pudding Additional voices Theatrical film 2003 Subterano Puppeteer (voice) 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 Television movie 2007 Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale Uncle Kelvin, Ghoulie Gilly, Grampala and additional voices 2008 Australia Newsreel Announcers Theatrical film 2009 Daybreakers Additional voices
Television
+List of voice-acting credits in television Year Title Role 1959–1961 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends The Narrator (opening intro and bumpers in 2003-2005, 2010-2011 home releases) 1975–1976 Kum-Kum Little Rock, The Wise One, Additional Voices (1977 English dub) 1983–1989 Perfect Match Announcer (1983–84), Dexter the Robot 1988–1989 Bright Sparks Sparky 1992–1995 Lift Off Additional Voices (animated segments) 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 1996–1998 Big Bag Samuel, Sergeant, Citizens, Firefighter, Bank Robber, Police Officer, Prison Guard, Narrator (It's Samuel! pilot), Various Voices (Samuel and Nina segments in Season 1) 1997–2003 Tabaluga Arktos, Shouhu, Tyrion, Ruby, James, Vultur, Attila the Walrus, Various Voices 1998 Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown Mayor Croco, Professor Angus McPouch, Brusier, Sirlion, Damon, Rowdy, Honest L. Slick, Pos, Major Winston Gelles, Rocky Star, Various Voices 1999–2005 Flipper & Lopaka Flipper, Ottie, Ray, Puffy, Dexter, Serge, Sharks, Various Voices 2000 2000 Kids' Choice Awards Bullwinkle J. Moose 2001–2002 Fairy Tale Police Department Various Voices 2002 Old Tom Old Tom, Various Voices 2006–2007 Staines Down Drains Vegety Bill, Blobert, Bratwurst, Twinky Lupe, Various Voices 2009–2010 Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Curly Sr., Mr. Pie Face, Wilbur Carter Brown, Colonel, Sergeant Slipper, Mr. Har Har, Mr. De Testa, Additional Voices 2009–2010 Legend of Enyo Quag Naga 2009–2013 Sally Bollywood: Super Detective Harry Bollywood, Additional Voices 2013 Ghosts of Time Theo, Additional Voices 2018–present Nate Is Late Dwayne, Jumbo, Ogre 2021 Tales of Aluna Johnny Tuff, Barabajagal, Mellow Yellow, Shark, Additional Voices 2023 2023 Australian Open Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety
Shorts +List of voice-acting credits in shorts Year Title Role 1999 Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box & the Lox Phreddie J. Phox and Desmond Dullwit 2005 The Adventures of Roman Pilgrim The Voices 2008 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends Bullwinkle J. Moose, Boris Badenov, The Narrator and Boris Badenov Campaign Narrator The Banana Splits Fleegle, Bingo and Announcer
Video games +List of voice-acting credits in video games Year Title Role 1997 Blinky Bill's Ghost Cave Flap the Platypus, Splodge the Kangaroo, Wombo Wombat, Danny Dingo, Mr. Rabbit and Ear Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Balloon Adventure Flap the Platypus, Splodge the Kangaroo, Wombo Wombat, Kevin the Kiwi, Benny the Beaver and The Reindeer 1998 Rocky & Bullwinkle's Know-It-All Quiz Game Bullwinkle J. Moose, Boris Badenov, Fearless Leader, Captain Peachfuzz, Dudley Do-Right, Inspector Fenwick and Aesop 2000 The Three Worlds of Flipper and Lopaka Flipper, Dexter, Goat Fish, Garden Eel, Textile Cone, Blue Fish and Narrator 2012 The Flintstones Gaming Machine Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble
Theme park attractions