Danny Dark
Danny Dark | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Daniel Melville Croskery December 19, 1938 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 2004 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Drury University |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, voice-over performer, announcer |
| Years active | 1958–2004 |
Danny Dark (December 19, 1938 – June 13, 2004) was an American voice-over artist. For nearly four decades, he embedded pop culture with memorable lines in advertisements for Budweiser ("This Bud's for you"), Raid Ant & Roach Killer ("Raid - Kills Bugs Dead"), StarKist tuna ("Sorry, Charlie") and Parkay ("Parkay Margarine from Kraft. The flavor says 'butter'."). The trade paper Radio & Records said, "Dark's distinctive voice has been heard in more award-winning commercials than any announcer in broadcast history." He is known for voicing Superman in Super Friends.
Biography
Early life and career
Dark was born Daniel Melville Croskery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but his family moved to
Notable voice-over work
Over the course of his career, Dark was the spokesman for
He voiced the role of
His only film roles were in the 1976 film Tunnel Vision and as an announcer in 1980's Melvin and Howard starring Jason Robards.
Death
Dark died in
References
- ^ His obituary in Variety states that his birthplace is Oklahoma City
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3166-3.
- ^ Danny Dark obituary in The New York Times
External links
- Danny Dark at IMDb
- Obituary in Variety, June 23, 2004.
- Danny Dark at Find a Grave
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This Oklahoma-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |