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- Birth nameMilton Brustin
- Mike Road was born on March 18, 1918 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Roaring 20's (1960), Hawaiian Eye (1959) and The Fantastic Journey (1977). He was married to Ruth Brady and Norma Lehn. He died on April 14, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesRuth Brady(July 21, 1948 - June 3, 1997) (her death, 1 child)Norma Lehn(May 28, 1942 - 1948) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenTerry RoadDonna Brady Road
- In two separate episodes of Clint Walker's Cheyenne (1955), Mike Road's voice was dubbed over the credited actors' voices. He was not credited in either of these episodes. In The Greater Glory (1961) he overdubbed actor Tod Griffin in the role of Rafe Donovan, and in Sweet Sam (1962) he overdubbed actor Jackson Halliday in the role of Pastor Morgan. There was never a known reason which surfaced to explain why Warner Brothers used Road's voice rather than the actual credited actors in the two episodes although likely it was due to poor recording quality of the voice of the original performers. However, this voiceover work predates his first voice role in an animated series (Jonny Quest (1964)), and was a precursor to his greatest claim to fame as one of most recognizable voice actors in the genre.
- Two of his cartoon characters have the same distinctive white hair coloring - "John Butler" of Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974) and "Race Bannon" of Jonny Quest (1964).
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