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name: "Bob Johnson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bob-johnson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 May 1920"
died: "31 December 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:58:03.706699+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bob Johnson

Actor. Born 4 May 1920 in Portland, Oregon, USA. Died 31 December 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 May 1920, Portland, Oregon, USA
- **Died:** 31 December 1993
- **Also known as:** Robert Johnson

## Biography

Bob Johnson (1920–1993) was an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for providing the uncredited voice of the tape recordings that delivered mission briefings on the television series *Mission: Impossible* (1966), appearing in all seven seasons, and reprising the role as the voice on disc in the 1988 revival.

Johnson supplied numerous other uncredited voice performances in series television, including roles on *The Outer Limits* (1963) and *Star Trek* (1966). He was also credited as Robert Johnson in some appearances.

Born Robert Cleveland Johnson in Portland, Oregon, he died in Molokai, Hawaii.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, missionimpossible.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, as Man on Tape (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Trek* (1966), First Talosian (voice) (uncredited), Starbase 6 commander (voice), Ground Control (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1988), Voice on Disc
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), The Senator (voice), Project Adonis Intercom Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Americanization of Emily* (1964), Documentary Narration (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Black Scorpion* (1957), Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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