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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Popeye with sound clips and images.
Popeye the Sailor Man traces his history all the way back to 1929 when he first started appearing in comic strips. This military veteran is famous for gaining super human strength when he eats his spinach. Often battling for the love of Olive Oyl with Bluto Popeye is also known for his gravelly voice, his casual grammar, his speech impediment and of course his signature laugh which you should be able to hear in most of these clips. Also, important to note that his voice tends to be less gravelly when he utters things under his breath or is talking to himself.
Created by OptimusSolo on Mon Jul 4 2011, 16 Comments, Add Comment
EDITOR'S OPINION
Jack Mercer had the longest tenure of providing the voice of Popeye and in my opinion that is definitely a good thing. Welch who stepped in for him from time to time when he was in the armed forces or unable to record lines did a decent job but is just missing some of that gravelly magic. The early voices of Costello, Buckley (who was the radio voice of Popeye) and the one time performance by Questel are a little deeper voiced than I like my Popeye. Mercer also nailed the signature laugh of Popeye!The modern voices by LeMarche and West are wonderful. I think they both did a great job of capturing the nuances of the character. In the end though my vote goes to Mercer.
1st: Mercer
2nd: LaMarche
3rd: West
4th: Questel
5th: Costello
6th: Welch
7th: Buckley
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JayGirl10 said at 11:03 AM on Wed Aug 22 2012
They're almost all so good, I'm having trouble choosing...
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voiceactorfan said at 4:27 AM on Tue Dec 13 2011
jack mercer is best but i got to give it to questel for being the only girl and sounds better than some up of the guys.
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MatthewC17 said at 2:39 AM on Sat Jul 9 2011
Questel's performance is very good
She deserves credit for voicing Popeye
ReplyShe deserves credit for voicing Popeye
PurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 8:33 AM on Fri Jul 8 2011
Of course Jack Mercier is the best, but props to Mae Questel for sounding a lot like the character! There are so many voice legends in this VC!
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jonhardwick said at 8:02 PM on Tue Jul 5 2011
what about scott innes in thst chunky soup commercial i can post a link
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OptimusSolo (Admin) said at 2:34 AM on Wed Jul 6 2011
@jonhardwick We only include official versions of characters in Voice Compares, sorry
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pokemastanumba1 said at 5:45 PM on Mon May 13 2013
Actually, commercials do count as official appearances, since they need permission to use a certain character from a (different) franchise to represent.
ReplyOptimusSolo (Admin) said at 3:22 AM on Sat May 18 2013
@pokemastanumba1 Just because someone needs 'permission' does not make it official. Also, when I say official it means according to 'our site' guidelines and definitions.
ReplyCartoon_fan87 said at 2:06 AM on Tue Jul 5 2011
My favorites are Mercer, Costello, and West in that order.
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NachoElephant said at 1:13 PM on Mon Jul 4 2011
I was surprised to find out that Popeye was played by a female voice actress
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OptimusSolo (Admin) said at 2:15 PM on Mon Jul 4 2011
@NachoElephant I was too, even hearing it I have to do a double take and think is that really a female?!!
Replyvoiceactorfan said at 4:28 AM on Tue Dec 13 2011
@OptimusSolo
lol it is a female sounds like a man thou.
Replylol it is a female sounds like a man thou.
NCZ (Admin) said at 12:49 PM on Mon Jul 4 2011
All of the voice actors here did a good job and there isn't really one I can say is the weakest. My vote's on Jack Mercer while Billy West is second.
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pete said at 11:42 PM on Mon Jul 4 2011
@NCZ I can say Buckley is differen from the rest and Questel sounds like alot like a guy so props to her. If I'm not misttaking she was the first female to play a male.
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PurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 8:29 AM on Fri Jul 8 2011
@pete She was certainly one of them. She voiced Little Jimmy in the Betty Boop cartoons (in addition to Betty herself), and pretty much every female and little boy character in Max Fleisher cartoons, as well as being one of the original voices of Casper the Friendly Ghost.
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said at 5:56 PM on Mon Feb 4 2013