John Stephenson

John Stephenson was an American actor who was the initial voice of Dr. Benton Quest in the 1964 Jonny Quest television series.

Stephenson also notably played Mr. Slate in Hanna-Barbera's animated series The Flintstones.

Roles

 * Jonny Quest (1964 TV series)
 * Dr. Benton Quest in 5 episodes:
 * 101 The Mystery of the Lizard Men
 * 102 Arctic Splashdown
 * 103 The Curse of Anubis
 * 104 Pursuit of the Po-Ho
 * 109 Double Danger
 * Captain in The Mystery of the Lizard Men
 * Suthep in Double Danger


 * Jonny Quest in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1965)
 * Dr. Benton Quest

Notes/trivia

 * Stephenson only recorded five episodes as Dr. Quest before being replaced by Don Messick, as the former sounded too similar to Mike Road's Race Bannon. Stephenson's episodes did not air back-to-back, so there is a bit of back and forth between how Dr. Quest sounds.