Jack Mercer

Known for

Acting

Life

1910 – 1984 (aged 74)

Born in

Worthington, Indiana, USA

Credits

375 acting credits

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Biography

Winfield B. Mercer (January 31, 1910 – December 7, 1984), professionally known as Jack Mercer, was a prolific American voice actor, animator and writer. He is best known as the voice of cartoon characters Popeye the Sailor and Felix the Cat. The son of vaudeville and Broadway performers, he also performed on the vaudeville and legitimate stage.

Known For

Dumbo

31 Oct 1941

Popeye

12 Dec 1980

Popeye the Sailor

10 Jun 1960

Felix the Cat

02 Oct 1958

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

27 Nov 1936

Gulliver's Travels

10 Nov 1939

Superman

26 Sep 1941

The All-New Popeye Hour

09 Sep 1978

Filmography

2025

The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoonsas Popeye (voice)

2024

Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischeras Pool Room Fishes

2015

3-D Raritiesas Moon People (archive footage)

1980

Popeyeas Popeye - Animated Prologue (voice)

1963

1962

Funderful Suburbiaas Hardy's Son
Popcorn and Politicsas Parrot

1961

Bopin' Hoodas Bopin' Hood 'The Cat'
The Lion's Busyas Sir Reginald Tweedledumb IV
Northern Mitesas Boss
Operation Ice-Tickleas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Weight for Meas Popeye

1960

Galaxiaas Galaxia Space Man (uncredited) (voice)
Spinach Greetingsas Popeye
Seeing Doubleas Popeye(voice)
Popeye's Travelsas Popeye
Popeye in the Grand Steeple Chaseas Popeye
Barbecue for Twoas Popeye
Tiger Burgeras Popeye
Planet Mouseolaas Cat
Plumbers Pipe Dreamas Popeye
Hits and Missilesas Popeye
Counter Attackas Scat the Cat
Popeye the Sailoras Popeye (voice)220 episodes
Peck Your Own Homeas Man
Trouble Dateas Jeepers
Fiddle-Faddleas Professor Schmaltz (voice) (uncredited)
The Boss Is Always Rightas Jeepers
Jeep Taleas Popeye
Popeye and the Giantas Popeye (voice)
Popeye's Pizza Palaceas Popeye
Popeye's Service Stationas Popeye
Mike the Masqueraderas Lieutenant
Matinee Idol Popeyeas Popeye (Voice)

1959

Katnip's Big Dayas Television M.C.
Talking Horse Senseas Man (voice)
Spooking of Ghostsas Walter Wowie
Fit to Be Toyedas Dr. Dumbkopf
Felineous Assaultas Herman
Venus and The Master Cyclinderas Felix, Master Cylinder, Poindexter, The Professor
Owly to Bedas Hawk (uncredited)

1958

Right Off the Batas Peewee
Stork Raving Madas Stork
Felix the Catas Felix132 episodes
Travelaffsas Dog Porter
Chew Chew Babyas Chew Chew

1957

From Mad to Worseas Various Mice
Spooky Swabsas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Hooky Spookyas Spooky
Spree Lunchas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Patriotic Popeyeas Popeye
The Crystal Brawlas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Cat In The Actas Tour Guide
Nearlywedsas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Pest Pupilas Tutor
Spooking About Africaas Peacock

1956

Lion in the Roaras King Louis
A Haul in Oneas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
I Don't Scareas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Fright from Wrongas Ghost #3
Sir Irving and Jeamesas Jeames (voice) (uncredited)
Parlez Vous Wooas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Line of Screammageas Chicken
Insect to Injuryas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Assault and Flatteryas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Penguin for Your Thoughtsas Mr. Penguin
Out to Punchas Popeye
Swab the Duckas Ducklings
Dutch Treatas Scared Lion
Popeye for Presidentas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Hill-billing and Cooingas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1955

Boo Kind to Animalsas Man with Whip
A Job for a Gobas Popeye (voice)
Mousieur Hermanas Herman's Cousins
Red White and Booas Paul Revere
Rabbit Punchas Moe Hare
Mister and Mistletoeas Popeye
Poop Goes the Weaselas Waxey Weasel
Gift of Gagas Popeye
Beaus Will Be Beausas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Git Along Lil' Duckieas Ducklings
Penny Anticsas Popeye
Robin Rodenthoodas Various Mice (voice) (uncredited)
Cookin' with Gagsas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1954

Gopher Spinachas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Private Eye Popeyeas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Fright to the Finishas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Greek Mirthologyas Popeye
Bride and Gloomas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Candy Cabaretas Hard Candy (voice)
Taxi-Turvyas Popeye
Popeye's 20th Anniversaryas Popeye
Zero the Hero
Crazytownas House Builder (voice) (uncredited)
The Seapreme Courtas Various Fish (voice) (uncredited)
Floor Flusheras Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Boo Moonas Moon People

1953

Do or Diet
Popeye, the Ace of Spaceas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Little Boo-Peep
Firemen's Brawlas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Wants a Battleas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Invention Conventionas Giraffe
Toreadorableas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye's Mirthdayas Popeye
Herman the Catoonistas Herman's Cousins (voice) (uncredited)
Philharmaniacsas Mouse
Child Sockologyas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Of Mice and Magicas Reuben
Frightday the 13thas Ghosts
Ancient Fistoryas Popeye

1952

Big Bad Sindbadas Popeye
Forest Fantasyas Owl
Shuteye Popeyeas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Pig-a-Booas Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Popalong Popeyeas Popeye
Clown on the Farmas Ducklings (voice)
Tots of Funas Popeye
Gag and Baggageas Baggage Helpers
City Kittyas Baby Fish
Dizzy Dinosaursas Caveboy
Friend or Phonyas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Law and Audreyas Policeman without dentures (voice)
Swimmer Take Allas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Fun At The Fairas Elephant Mother
Ghost of the Townas Ghosts
Lunch with a Punchas Popeye
Off We Glowas Horsefly
The Deep Boo Seaas Octopus
Popeye's Pappyas Popeye
Snooze Reelas Jonah

1951

Casper Takes a Bow-Wowas Ghosts
Punch and Judoas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Vegetable Vaudevilleas Various Fruits and Vegetables
Let's Stalk Spinachas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Casper Comes to Clownas Ghosts
Boo Scoutas Billy's Brother
Pilgrim Popeyeas Popeye
To Boo or Not to Booas Little Boy
Alpine for Youas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Miners Forty Ninersas Native American
Thrill of Fairas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Drippy Mississippias Duck Hunter
Tweet Musicas Hoot Owl
Vacation with Playas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1950

The Farmer and the Belleas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Riot in Rhythmas Popeye
The Voice of the Turkey
Casper's Spree Under the Seaas Ghost
Casper the Friendly Ghostas Man with Whip1 episode
Quick on the Vigoras Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Boos in the Niteas Ghosts
Saved by the Bellas Mice (voice) (uncredited)
Helter Swelteras Bee
Popeye Makes a Movieas Popeye
Gobs of Funas Kangaroo
Jitterbug Jiveas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Beach Peachas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Gym Jamas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Quack-a Doodle-Dooas The Fox (voice) (uncredited)
How Green Is My Spinachas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1949

The Fly's Last Flightas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Snow Foolin'as Rabbit
Strolling Thru the Parkas Bandmaster
Barking Dogs Don't Fiteas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Silly Hillbillyas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Tar with a Staras Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
A Balmy Swamias Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Hot Air Acesas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Lumberjack and Jillas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Goas Turtle
Popeye's Premiereas Popeye

1948

Symphony in Spinachas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Robin Hood-Winkedas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Snow Place Like Homeas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Spinach vs Hamburgersas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
A Wolf in Sheik's Clothingas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye Meets Herculesas Popeye
There's Good Boos To-Nightas Ghosts
Pre-Hysterical Manas Popeye
Wigwam Whoopeeas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Olive Oyl for Presidentas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Base Brawlas (voice) (uncredited)

1947

All's Fair at the Fairas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Santa's Surpriseas Russian Boy
Safari So Goodas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Wotta Knightas Popeye (voice)
Naughty But Miceas Mice (voice)
The Royal Four-Flusheras Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye and the Piratesas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Madhattan Islandas Mouse (uncredited)
I'll Be Skiing Yaas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1946

Spree for Allas Snuffy Smith (voice) (uncredited)
Rocket to Marsas Popeye (voice)

1945

The Friendly Ghostas Ghost
Mess Productionas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Tops in the Big Topas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Pop-Pie a la Modeas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1944

She-Sick Sailorsas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Moving Aweighas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Pitchin' Woo at the Zooas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
It's Nifty to Be Thriftyas Ant
Puppet Loveas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Spinach Packin' Popeyeas Popeye (voice)
The Anvil Chorus Girlas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
W'ere on our way to Rioas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Eggs Don't Bounceas Henrietta (voice) (uncredited)

1943

The Marry-Go-Roundas Popeye
Her Honor, the Mareas Popeye (voice)
Cartoons Ain't Humanas Popeye
Wood-Peckin'as Popeye
Secret Agentas Perry White
Happy Birthdazeas Popeye
The Hungry Goatas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Ration Fer the Durationas Popeye
A Jolly Good Furloughas Popeye
Jungle Drumsas Lieutenant Fleming
Too Weak to Workas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Seein' Red, White 'n' Blueas Popeye
Spinach Fer Britainas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1942

Destruction Inc.as Radio Newscaster
Me Musical Nephewsas Popeye
Eleventh Houras Japanese Guard
Scrap the Japsas Popeye (voice)
Showdownas Office Boy
A Hull of a Messas Popeye
Japoteursas Press Tour Guide (voice) (uncredited)
Alona on the Sarong Seasas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Terror on the Midwayas Sideshow Barker (voice) (uncredited)
You're a Sap, Mr. Japas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Wants a Bottleshipas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Many Tanksas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mixas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eyeas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Raven
Fleets of Stren'thas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Blunder Belowas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Kickin' the Conga Roundas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Vacationers' Paradiseas Men

1941

Nix on Hypnotricksas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Bug Goes to Townas Mr. Bumble
The Mighty Navyas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Dumboas Clowns (voice) (uncredited)
Supermanas The Mad Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
I'll Never Crow Againas Popeye
Vitamin Hayas Hunky
It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Dayas Mayor (voice)
Pest Pilotas Popeye
Gabby Goes Fishingas Fish (voice)
Child Psykolojikyas Popeye
Olive's Boithday Presinkas Popeye
Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkleas Popeye
Swing Cleaningas King Little
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andyas Paint Brush
Flies Ain't Humanas Popeye
Olive's $weep$take Ticketas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Quiet! Pleezeas Popeye
Problem Pappyas Popeye

1940

Popeye Presents Eugene, the Jeepas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Poopdeck Pappyas Popeye
Sneak, Snoop and Snitchas King Little
My Pop, My Popas Popeye
Popeye Meets William Tellas Popeye
Puttin on the Actas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly
Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Driveas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Fulla Bluff Manas Salesman
Doing Impossikible Stuntsas Popeye
Snubbed by a Snobas Hunky
Fightin Palsas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Nurse-Matesas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Wimmin is a Myskeryas Popeye
Onion Pacificas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
A Kick in Timeas Voices
Me Feelins is Hurtas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Stealin Aint Honestas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Ants in the Plantsas Ants (voice)
Females Is Fickleas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Shakespearian Spinachas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1939

Gulliver's Travelsas King Little (voice) (uncredited)
Never Sock a Babyas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Fresh Vegetable Mysteryas Irish Potato Cop
It's the Natural Thing to Doas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Hello How Am Ias Popeye
Rhythm on the Reservationas Native-Americans (voice)
Ghosks Is the Bunkas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Wotta Nitemareas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Leave Well Enough Aloneas Popeye
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lampas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Customers Wantedas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
My Friend the Monkeyas Pudgy

1938

Cops Is Always Rightas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
On with the Newas Telegram Guy (voice) (uncredited)
A Date to Skateas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Goonlandas Popeye
Mutiny Ain't Niceas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
All's Fair at the Fairas Elmer (voice) (uncredited)
Bulldozing the Bullas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Pudgy the Watchmanas Al E. Katt
The Jeepas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Hunky and Spunkyas Hunky
Plumbing Is a 'Pipe'as Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
I Yam Love Sickas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Hold It!as Cats (voice) (uncredited)
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ughas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The House Builder-Upperas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Tears of an Onionas Caterpillar
Be Up to Dateas Hillbillies
Learn Polikenessas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Riding the Railsas Train Conductor
Let's Celebrakeas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1937

Zula Hulaas Grampy
Fowl Playas Popeye
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thievesas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Foxy Hunteras Rabbit
Protek the Weakeristas Popeye
The New Deal Showas Rover
The Football Toucher Downeras Popeye
Service with a Smileas Grampy
I Likes Babies and Infinksas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
I Never Changes My Altitudeas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Lost and Foundryas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Impractical Jokeras Cousin Irving (voice) (uncredited)
Morning, Noon and Night Clubas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Twisker Pitcheras Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Pudgy Picks a Fight
Chicken a la Kingas Ducky Wucky
Hospitalikyas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
My Artistical Temperatureas Popeye
The Hot Air Salesmanas Wiffle Piffle (voice) (uncredited)
Organ Grinder's Swingas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Bunny Mooningas Chicken
The Paneless Window Washeras Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1936

I'm in the Army Nowas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Christmas Comes But Once a Yearas Professor Grampy (voice) (uncredited)
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailoras Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Spinach Roadsteras Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Be Humanas Horse
Hold the Wireas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Play Safeas Red Train (voice) (uncredited)
Little Swee'peaas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Never Kick a Womanas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Happy You and Merry Meas Myron the Kitten
Little Boy Blueas Scarecrow (voice)
Let's Get Movin'as Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
You're Not Built That Wayas Butcher (voice) (uncredited)
I Wanna Be a Life Guardas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
The Cobweb Hotelas Spider (voice) (uncredited)
What -- No Spinach?as Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Bridge Ahoy!as Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
We Did Itas Kitten (voice) (uncredited)
I-Ski Love-Ski You-Skias Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Brotherly Loveas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
A Clean Shaven Manas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Vim, Vigor and Vitalikyas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

1935

The Spinach Overtureas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Adventures of Popeyeas Popeye (voice)
King of the Mardi Grasas Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Judge for a Dayas Male Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Dancing on the Moonas Various (voice, uncredited)
No! No! A Thousand Times No!!as Moustachioed Villain (voice)
Mary's Little Lambas Lamb

1934

Poor Cinderellaas Various (voice) (uncredited)
Betty Boop's Trialas Judge

1933

I Like Mountain Musicas Will Rogers
Betty Boop's Penthouse

1932

Three's a Crowdas Uncle Tom

1931

Tom & Jerry and Friendsas Fire Chief (voice) (uncredited)