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Dick Tufeld (1926–2012)

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The first words heard in the Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea tv series belonged to Dick Tufeld: "This is the Seaview, the most extraordinary submarine in all the seven seas". The first words heard in the Irwin Allen's Lost In Space tv series belonged to Dick Tufeld: "This is the beginning, this is the day, you are watching the unfolding of one of history's great adventures... See full bio »

Born:

Richard Norton Tufeld
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy and Dick Tufeld
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1998-2004 The Simpsons (TV series)
'Lost in Space' Robot / Rambler-Crane Series Robot
– Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2004) … Rambler-Crane Series Robot (voice)
– Mayored to the Mob (1998) … 'Lost in Space' Robot (voice)
 
1998-1999 Histeria! (TV series)
Announcer
– The Teddy Roosevelt Show (1999) … Announcer (voice)
– Loud Kiddington's Ancient History (1999) … Announcer (voice)
– Writers of the Purple Prose (1999) … Announcer (voice)
– Inventors Hall of Fame: Part 2 (1998) … Announcer (voice)
 
1998 Lost in Space
Rambler-Crane series Robot (voice)
 
1992 Garfield and Friends (TV series)
– The First Annual Garfield Watchers Test/Stark Raven Mad/The Record Breaker (1992) (voice / as Dick Tufeld Speaking)
 
1988 Here's to You, Mickey Mouse (TV movie)
Narrator (as Richard Tufeld)
 
1985 Anything for Laughs (TV movie)
Announcer (voice)
 
1982 The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (TV movie)
Announcer (voice)
 
1982 Two Top Bananas (TV movie)
Announcer
 
1981 Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (TV series)
Opening announcer
– Quest of the Red Skull (1981) … Opening announcer (voice)
– Pawns of the Kingpin (1981) … Opening announcer (voice)
– Knights & Demons (1981) … Opening announcer (voice)
– The Vengeance of Loki (1981) … Opening announcer (voice)
– Spidey Goes Hollywood (1981) … Opening announcer (voice)
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1980 Thundarr the Barbarian (TV series)
Narrator
– Mindok the Mind Menace (1980) … Narrator (voice)
– Harvest of Doom (1980) … Narrator (voice)
– Secret of the Black Pearl (1980) … Narrator (voice)
 
1979 Spider-Woman (TV series)
Narrator
– Pyramids of Terror (1979) … Narrator (voice)
 
1978 The Fantastic Four (TV series)
Opening Narrator
– Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst (1978) … Opening Narrator (voice)
– Calamity on the Campus (1978) … Opening Narrator (voice)
– The Frightful Four (1978) … Opening Narrator (voice)
– The Diamond of Doom (1978) … Opening Narrator (voice)
– The Impossible Man (1978) … Opening Narrator (voice)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1978 Christmas at Walt Disney World (TV movie)
Announcer (voice)
 
1976 Tunnel Vision
Announcer
 
1971 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Captain
– The Castaways (1971) … Captain (voice) (uncredited)
 
1965-1968 Lost in Space (TV series)
The Robot / Narrator / Announcer
– Junkyard of Space (1968) … The Robot (voice) (uncredited)
– The Great Vegetable Rebellion (1968) … The Robot (voice) (uncredited)
– The Flaming Planet (1968) … The Robot (voice) (uncredited)
– Space Beauty (1968) … The Robot (voice) (uncredited)
– Fugitives in Space (1968) … The Robot (voice) (uncredited)
See all 83 episodes »
 
1966-1967 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Announcer / Mission Control Announcer
– Pirates of Deadman's Island (1967) … Announcer (uncredited)
– Billy the Kid (1967) … Announcer (uncredited)
– Idol of Death (1967) … Announcer (uncredited)
– The Walls of Jericho (1967) … Announcer (uncredited)
– The Ghost of Nero (1967) … Announcer (uncredited)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1964-1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Brain / Narrator
– Monster from the Inferno (1966) … Brain (voice) (uncredited)
– Eleven Days to Zero (1964) … Narrator (uncredited)
 
1966 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
Announcer
– Episode #1.2 (1966) … Announcer
 
1963 The Judy Garland Show (TV series)
Announcer
 
1962-1963 The Gallant Men (TV series)
Announcer
– Tommy (1963) … Announcer (uncredited)
– The Crucible (1963) … Announcer (uncredited)
– A Taste of Peace (1963) … Announcer (uncredited)
– Ol' Buddy (1963) … Announcer (uncredited)
– One Puka Puka (1963) … Announcer (uncredited)
See all 25 episodes »
 
1962 Adventures of the Road-Runner (short)
ACME commercial announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1960-1962 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Announcer
– Dead Heat (1962) … Announcer (uncredited)
– The Money Game (1962) … Announcer (uncredited)
– The Impractical Joker (1961) … Announcer (uncredited)
– Ghost of a Chance (1961) … Announcer (uncredited)
– Black Orange Blossoms (1961) … Announcer (uncredited)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Caller
– Blondes Prefer Gentlemen (1961) … Caller
 
1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Narrator
– Man and the Moon (1955) … Narrator (uncredited)
– Man in Space (1955) … Narrator
 
1954 Annie Oakley (TV series)
– Annie and the Outlaw's Son (1954) (uncredited)
– Outlaw Mesa (1954) (uncredited)
– Annie Makes a Marriage (1954) (uncredited)
– Annie Helps a Drifter (1954) (uncredited)
– Bull's Eye (1954) (uncredited)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1953 Space Patrol (TV series)
Announcer
– The Laughing Alien (1953) … Announcer (uncredited)
 
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1972 The Julie Andrews Hour (TV series) (announcer - 13 episodes)
– Episode #1.14 (1972) (announcer)
– Episode #1.13 (1972) (announcer)
– Episode #1.12 (1972) (announcer)
– Episode #1.11 (1972) (announcer)
– Episode #1.10 (1972) (announcer)
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1967 Lost in Space (TV series)
– The Anti-Matter Man (1967) (performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot")
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1998 Lost in Space Forever (TV documentary)
Himself - Robot (voice) (also archive footage)
 
1995 The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (TV documentary)
Robot (voice) (uncredited)
 
1992 Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade (TV special)
Announcer
 
1987 It's Garry Shandling's Show. (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Announcer
– The Fugitive (1987) … Himself
– Who's Poppa? (1987) … Himself - Announcer (voice)
 
1984 People Are Funny (TV series)
Announcer (uncredited)
 
1975 The Jim Stafford Show (TV series)
Himself (announcer)
 
1975 Don Adams' Screen Test (TV series)
Announcer
– Tarzan/Public Enemy/Hurricane/Casablanca (Pilot) (1975) … Announcer (uncredited)
 
1974 Celebrity Sweepstakes (TV series)
Announcer
 
1965-1967 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Announcer
– Episode #5.13 (1967) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #4.14 (1966) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #3.27 (1966) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #2.28 (1965) … Himself - Announcer
 
1965 The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle (documentary short)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1991 Lost in Space 25th Anniversary Tribute (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Season 1: Episode 14 -- A scientist enlists the aid of the Seaview and her crew after a giant whale destroys his ship. The Time Tunnel: Season 1: Episode 24 -- Tony and Doug chase a tunnel saboteur through the Grand Canyon and through time, from 1547 to 1 Million A.D. and back to 1 Million B.C. The Time Tunnel: Season 1: Episode 22 -- While Doug is hunted down by Billy the Kid, Tony faces death by hanging after he is mistaken for the notorious outlaw.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1970) TV commercial for Skelly gasoline - Narrator See more »

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Alternate Names:

Dick Tufeld Speaking | Richard Tufeld
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where he studied speech. See more »

Trademark:

The voice of the Robot from "Lost in Space" and all spinoffs thereof See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius