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Bob Johnson

Bob Johnson

Acting Born May 04, 1920 -- Died Dec 31, 1993 · Portland, Oregon, USA

Robert Cleveland Johnson was an American actor who played supporting roles on series television and in films. Johnson is probably best known as the "voice behind the scenes", who gave the recorded mission briefings on the Mission: Impossible television series. In spite of never being credited for any of his work on Mission: Impossible, Johnson was the only performer to be involved in all seven seasons of the original series, and the two seasons of the 1988 revival. He also reprised the role for a 1968 episode of the sitcom Here's Lucy. His voice was also heard in episodes of The Outer Limits a...

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Star Trek
8.0
tv
Star Trek
as First Talosian (voice) (uncredited)
1966
Mission: Impossible
7.6
tv
Mission: Impossible
as Man on Tape (voice)
1966
Mission: Impossible
7.5
tv
Mission: Impossible
as Voice on Disc
1988
The Outer Limits
7.8
tv
The Outer Limits
as The Senator (voice)
1963
The Americanization of Emily
6.7
movie
The Americanization of Emily
as Documentary Narration (voice) (uncredited)
1964
The Black Scorpion
5.2
movie
The Black Scorpion
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1957
My Mother the Car
4.3
tv
My Mother the Car
1965
Bad Girls for the Boys
2.0
movie
Bad Girls for the Boys
1966
26 Men
4.2
tv
26 Men
1957
Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3
tv
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Porter
1963
Judd for the Defense
7.5
tv
Judd for the Defense
1967
Thunder
5.5
tv
Thunder
Writer
1977