Danny Dark
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Danny Dark (December 19, 1938 - June 13, 2004) was an announcer who came to be known as the "voice" of the NBC television network for several years. Dark's voice also gained him jobs with RCA TV commercials and Keebler cookies, as well as the role of Superman and Clark Kent on the 1970s cartoon Super Friends throughout its various incarnations. Dark's single movie role came as an announcer in 1980's Melvin and Howard starring Jason Robards.
Born Daniel Croskery in Oklahoma City, Dark died in Los Angeles from a pulmonary hemorrhage at the age of 65.
Superman in popular media | |
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Actors: | Bud Collyer • Kirk Alyn • George Reeves • Danny Dark • Christopher Reeve • Beau Weaver • John Haymes Newton • Gerard Christopher • Dean Cain • Timothy Daly • Tom Welling • George Newbern • Brandon Routh |
Film: | Superman (1948) • Atom Man vs. Superman • Superman and the Mole Men • Superman (1978) • Superman II • Superman III • Supergirl • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace • Superman Returns • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut |
Television: | Adventures of Superman • Superboy • Lois & Clark • Smallville • Look, Up in the Sky! |
Animation: | 1940s cartoons • The New Adventures of Superman • Superman • Superman: The Animated Series • Legion of Super Heroes |
Other media: | Radio • Broadway Theater • Newspaper Strips |