Bob Johnson

Acting

Bob Johnson

Born May 4, 1920Portland, Oregon, USA15 credits

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 and Star Trek: The Original Series.

Known For

Filmography

Mission: Impossible
1988Mission: Impossible
as Voice on DiscTV
Thunder
1977Thunder
WriterTV
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
as Person on Tape (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Star Trek: The Menagerie
1966Star Trek: The Menagerie
as First Talosian / Transporter Chief Pitcairn (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out
1966Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out
as Person on Tape (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossible
as Man on Tape (voice)TV
Star Trek
1966Star Trek
as First Talosian (voice) (uncredited)TV
The Americanization of Emily
1964The Americanization of Emily
as Documentary Narration (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Outer Limits
1963The Outer Limits
as The Senator (voice)TV
The Black Scorpion
1957The Black Scorpion
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie