User blog:ARTaylor/RIP John Stephenson

John Stephenson has passed away at the age of 91. Acting since 1953, he had recently been suffering from Alzheimer's and living in a nursing home.

He is perhaps best remembered as the voice of Mr. Slate on The Flintstones. Marvel fans will recognize him as the voice of Professor X on "Pryde of the X-Men"; Loki, Colossus, Thunderbird, Shocker, Ymir, Uncle Ben, Mordred, Eric the Viking, and Doctor Strange on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; additional voices on The Incredible Hulk; Doctor Noron on Spider-Man; Doctor Harkness on Fred and Barney Meet the Thing; and Doctor Doom, Magneto, Karnak, Gregson Gilbert, and a presenter on Fantastic Four.