
Person
Bob Johnson
Acting · 1920–1993 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Biography
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

Star Trek
First Talosian (voice) (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible
Man on Tape (voice)

The Outer Limits
The Senator (voice)

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Porter

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Mission: Impossible
Voice on Disc

26 Men
1957

My Mother the Car
1965

Thunder
Writer

The Americanization of Emily
Documentary Narration (voice) (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1988Mission: ImpossibleVoice on Disc
- 1977ThunderWriter
- 1969Mission: Impossible - The BunkerPerson on Tape (voice) (uncredited)
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1966Mission: Impossible - Old Man OutPerson on Tape (voice) (uncredited)
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleMan on Tape (voice)
- 1966Star TrekFirst Talosian (voice) (uncredited)
- 1966Bad Girls for the Boys
- 1965My Mother the Car
- 1964The Americanization of EmilyDocumentary Narration (voice) (uncredited)
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatrePorter
- 1963The Outer LimitsThe Senator (voice)
- 195726 Men
- 1957The Black ScorpionNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
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