Gordon Hunt

Gordon Hunt (Born April 26, 1929, Pasadena; died December 17, 2016) was an American actor, director and writer.

He is most strongly associated with Hanna-Barbera Productions, working for the company from 1974 as voice director, with the responsibility of directing voice actors for series including The Flintstone Comedy Show, Super Friends, The Smurfs, The Biskitts and more. During this period he worked with the likes of Frank Welker, Bob Holt, Sparky Marcus, Peter Cullen, Michael Bell, Allan Melvin, Jack Angel, Alan Oppenheimer, Darryl Hickman, B.J. Ward and Jennifer Darling, amongst others.

Joined by newcomer Andrea Romano, he drew on these contacts and more to cast and voice direct Challenge of the GoBots for Hanna-Barbera in 1984-1985.

After leaving the company he worked on Captain Planet and the Planeteers before moving to mainly voice acting roles for his last couple of decades, finding a good niche in video games such as the God of War and Uncharted series.

Notes

• In addition to voice directing, Hunt also filled in as a voice actor for various bit-parts in Challenge of the GoBots.
• Hunt married B.J. "Small Foot" Ward in 1995, while Helen Hunt was his daughter from his first marriage.