Acting
39
Man
8 Sept 1931
29 Jun 2010 (78)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ron Gans
While many people may not know Ron Gans' face, any self-respecting fan of 70s drive-in exploitation cinema should be highly familiar with his extremely distinctive and unmistakable deep'n'dulcet velvet smooth golden throat voice. Gans lent his deliciously plummy tones to numerous theatrical trailers for Roger Corman's New World Pictures which include "The Student Nurses," "The Big Doll House," "Bury Me An Angel," "Night Call Nurses," "The Big Bird Cage," "The Arena," "Caged Heat," and "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase." Gans also did the trailers for "Terminal Island" and "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane." Moreover, Gans' booming sonorous voice can be heard on the radio spots for John Carpenter's "Halloween" and Lucio Fulci's "Zombie." Gans hilariously sent up his trailer work in the sidesplitting "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble" sketch in the riotous anthology comedy "The Kentucky Fried Movie." He was likewise amusing as the pompous voice of a cooking instructor in the uproariously raunchy "Revenge of the Cheerleaders." Gans narrated the documentaries "The Raw Ones," "Sexual Liberty Now," and "Go for It." On television Gans was the voices for both Kanga and Roo on the Walt Disney Channel children's show "Welcome to Pooh Corner" and the voice of Drag Strip on the "Transformers" cartoon program. He was especially effective as the metallic voice of Crimebuster in the charming sci-fi comedy "Heartbeeps" and the sinister voice of Armus on the "Skin of Evil" episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Among his occasional on-screen appearances are a job interviewer in "Group Marriage," a would-be rapist in the sordid "Runaway, Runaway," and a television newscaster in "Carnal Madness."
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men | Juggernaut (voice) |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Armus (voice) |
| 1986 | Pooh's Great School Bus Adventure | Eeyore (voice) |
| 1985 | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | |
| 1985 | Dumbo's Circus | |
| 1985 | Too Smart for Strangers | Eeyore (voice) |
| 1981 | Hell Night | Driver (as Ronald Gans) |
| 1981 | Heartbeeps | Crimebuster Deluxe (voice) |
| 1978 | Deathsport | Narrator (voice) |
| 1978 | Black Silk Stockings | Narrator (voice) |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1976 | Revenge of the Cheerleaders | Cooking Lesson (voice) |
| 1976 | Go for It | Narrator |
| 1974 | Sex Freaks | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Coffy | Stranger |
| 1973 | Bonnie's Kids | Radio Newscaster (voice) |
| 1973 | Group Marriage | Interviewer |
| 1972 | The Thing with Two Heads | Reporter in Tan Coat (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Sexual Liberty Now | Narrator (voice) |
| 1971 | Runaway, Runaway | The Attacker |
| 1970 | The Student Nurses | Psychiatrist |
| 1970 | Sexual Freedom in Denmark | Narrator (voice) |
| 1969 | The Gay Deceivers | Freddie |
| 1968 | Tarzan and the Jungle Boy | Ken |
| 1968 | The Wild Racers | |
| 1967 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Chapman (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Lost in Space | Frog Alien (voice) |
| 1965 | Lost in Space | Creature (voice) |
| 1965 | Lost in Space | Alien Leader |
| 1965 | The Raw Ones | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Battle of Blood Island | Ken |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Joe Velvet |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Male Nurse |
| 1957 | Operation Mad Ball | Tinneman (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Tea and Sympathy | Dick |
| 1956 | Hidden Guns | Burt Miller |
| 1955 | Day is Done | 3rd Soldier |
| 1953 | Appointment in Honduras | Mexican Lieutenant (uncredited) |