Michael Bell (July 30, 1938, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American voice actor, actor and voice director who is most active in voice over roles, known for his youthful voice. He has acted in video games and animated series, including The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Rugrats and The Smurfs and appeared on-screen in film and television, including the TV programs Dallas and Star Trek. Bell was described as being "one of the most prominent voice actors of the 1980s." Both Bell's wife, Victoria Carroll, and his daughter, Ashley Bell, are actresses.
Bell had an important part in animated entertainment in the 1970s and 1980s. His first voice role was that of Stutz, the leader of The Houndcats. In 1973, he was Mark on the Hanna-Barbera series Speed Buggy. He voiced Redbeard the Pirate's Ghost in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode "The Ghostly Creep from the Deep" as the second Redbeard themed monster in Scooby-Doo. From 1977 to 1984, Michael Bell played two of his best-known roles, Zan and Gleek on various Super Friends incarnations. He would also voice The Riddler on Challenge of the Super Friends. He also provided the voice of Lex Luthor as a young man, in the episode History of Doom. However, Stan Jones was the voice of the adult Luthor throughout the series. It's interesting to note that Bell later played Luthor in the 1988 Superman series.
He was also Doctor Ben Cooper in Jana of the Jungle and in 1979, he voiced the title character of The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show and later made a guest appearance as Doctor Octopus in another superhero show, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends.
He is also a prolific voice in video games, which include Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, Age Of Empires III, Baldur's Gate, Ratchet & Clank and the character Raziel in three games in the Legacy of Kain series, among many others.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 
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Houser Boon | Cars |
| 2002 |  
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Peter Jacob | Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem |
| 1999 | 
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Doctor Frankenstein | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein |
| 1993-1994 | 
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Ixis Naugus | Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series) |
| 1992 | 
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Dutch Spackle | Goof Troop |
| 1991-1992 | 
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Quackerjack | Darkwing Duck |
| 1984-1989 | 
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Allstar Seaworthy | Snorks |
| 1984-1989 | 
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Bigweed | Snorks |
| 1981-1989 | 
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Grouchy Smurf | The Smurfs |
| 1987 | 
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Ribo | The Little Troll Prince |
| 1987 | 
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Krill | The Little Troll Prince |
| 1986 | 
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Grundle male 1 | My Little Pony: The Movie |
| 1983-1986 | 
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Duke | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero |
| 1985 | 
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Frump | Star Fairies |
| 1985 | 
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Freddy Flawless | Star Fairies |
| 1983-1984 | 
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Reynaldo Rodríguez | Rubik, the Amazing Cube |
| 1982 | 
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Grouchy Smurf | The Smurfs' Christmas Special |
| 1982 | 
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Handy Smurf | The Smurfs' Christmas Special |
| 1973 | 
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Craig Robinson | Lost in Space |
| 1973 | 
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Tyrano | Lost in Space |