Carl Banas
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Carl Banas is a Toronto
born radio personality and actor
. As a TV actor he appeared in the series Wojeck
as police detective Byron James, and provided voices for numerous TV series and features. He was also known as a radio personality on Toronto radio station CKFM-FM
, later and more famouly known as MIX 99.9, (currently known as Virgin Radio 999) in the 1970s and 1980s. He mainly hosted weekday evenings, and was known for his deep voice, smooth manner and vignettes about Toronto featured during his show. In 1987 he moved to CJEZ-FM
97.3 "Easy 97" (currently known as 97.3 EZ Rock
) where he continued hosting weekday evenings until he left the station and retired from radio.
Mr. Banas continues to be active in commercial work (voice-overs/narrations); most recently lending his considerable talents to "Talking Books" readings for international Christian development organization cbm Canada, based in Stouffville Ontario.
Mr. Banas also performed live readings of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol
" every year before Christmas utilizing his voice skills to play multiple characters. One such performance was recorded and published by Polydor Records
under the title Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and other yuletide favorites. He also recorded voices for numerous TV commercials and cartoons.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
born radio personality and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. As a TV actor he appeared in the series Wojeck
Wojeck
Wojeck is a Canadian dramatic television series, which aired on the CBC from 1966 to 1968. It was the first successful drama series on English Canadian television....
as police detective Byron James, and provided voices for numerous TV series and features. He was also known as a radio personality on Toronto radio station CKFM-FM
CKFM-FM
CKFM-FM, branded as 99-9 Virgin Radio , is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned by Astral Media...
, later and more famouly known as MIX 99.9, (currently known as Virgin Radio 999) in the 1970s and 1980s. He mainly hosted weekday evenings, and was known for his deep voice, smooth manner and vignettes about Toronto featured during his show. In 1987 he moved to CJEZ-FM
CJEZ-FM
CHBM-FM is a radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned by Astral Media. It broadcasts an adult hits format at 97.3 FM and is branded as boom 97.3 - 70's, 80's, 90's, and is also the only adult hits station owned by Astral...
97.3 "Easy 97" (currently known as 97.3 EZ Rock
EZ Rock
EZ Rock is a brand of adult contemporary music radio stations heard primarily in Canada. The branding was originally created by Telemedia in the mid-1990s for its adult contemporary stations, and based on the call sign of its former Toronto flagship CJEZ .Telemedia was later acquired by Standard...
) where he continued hosting weekday evenings until he left the station and retired from radio.
Mr. Banas continues to be active in commercial work (voice-overs/narrations); most recently lending his considerable talents to "Talking Books" readings for international Christian development organization cbm Canada, based in Stouffville Ontario.
Mr. Banas also performed live readings of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
" every year before Christmas utilizing his voice skills to play multiple characters. One such performance was recorded and published by Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
under the title Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and other yuletide favorites. He also recorded voices for numerous TV commercials and cartoons.
Partial filmography
- The Busy World of Richard ScarryThe Busy World of Richard ScarryThe Busy World of Richard Scarry is a Canadian/French animated children's television series, produced by CINAR Animation and France Animation in association with Paramount Television, which aired from 1994 to 1997, first on Showtime, later on Nickelodeon, and ran for 65 episodes...
(TV) (1993) .... Additional Voices - The RaccoonsThe RaccoonsThe Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with four preceding television specials beginning in 1980. The series was created by Kevin Gillis, and produced at Atkinson Film-Arts first-hand from 1984 to 1985, then at Hinton Animation Studios...
(TV) (Main Character) (1985–1991) .... Schaeffer/Mr. Mammoth/Bear/Mr. Willow/Squaredance Caller - Babar: The MovieBabar: The MovieBabar: The Movie is a 1989 drawn-animated film made by Canada's Nelvana Limited and France's Ellipse Programme, and distributed by New Line Cinema. It is based on the characters of Jean de Brunhoff's eponymous children's books, and was a follow-up to the first season of the HBO TV series...
(1989) .... Old Tusk - BabarBabar (TV series)Babar is an animated television series produced in Canada by Nelvana Limited and The Clifford Ross Company. It premiered in 1989 on CBC and HBO, subsequently was rerun on HBO Family and Qubo. The series is based on Jean de Brunhoff's original Babar books, and was Nelvana's first international...
(TV) (1989) .... Additional Voices - Hello Kitty's Furry Tale TheaterHello Kitty's Furry Tale TheaterHello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater is an Japanese-American co-produced animated series based on the popular Japanese character, Hello Kitty. The series involved her and her friends doing their own version of popular fairy tales and stories...
(TV) (1987) .... Grandpa Kitty - The Raccoons: Let's Dance!The Raccoons: Let's Dance!The Raccoons: Let's Dance! was the last of four Raccoons specials. Unlike the previous three, it was a direct-to-video release by Embassy Home Video...
(TV) (1984) .... Schaeffer - The Raccoons and the Lost StarThe Raccoons and the Lost StarThe Raccoons and the Lost Star was a precursor TV Special to the animated series The Raccoons and debuted in 1983. It came after the first two Raccoons seasonal specials, which were The Christmas Raccoons in 1980 and The Raccoons on Ice in 1981...
(TV) (1983) .... Schaeffer - The Raccoons on IceThe Raccoons on IceThe Raccoons on Ice is the second of four specials leading up to the television series The Raccoons. It initially aired on December 20, 1981.-Plot:...
(TV) (1981) .... Schaeffer - News from ZoosNews From ZoosNews From Zoos is a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television from 1980 to 1982.-Premise:This series was hosted by a chimpanzee named Charlie, voiced by Carl Banas who presented news features about animals. Episodes included reports from the Jackson Zoo, where a Sable...
(TV) (1981) .... Charlie - The Trolls and the Christmas Express (TV) (1981) .... Voice
- Last of the Red-Hot Dragons (TV) (1980) .... King Lion
- The Christmas RaccoonsThe Christmas RaccoonsThe Christmas Raccoons is the first of four television specials before the main animated television series succedding it, The Raccoons, took place. It was first broadcast on December 17, 1980.-Plot:...
(TV) (1980) .... Schaeffer - The Little Brown Burro (TV) (1978) .... Narrator
- Battle of York 1813 (1978) .... Narrator
- Math PatrolMath PatrolMath Patrol was a children's educational television show produced by TVOntario in 1977 and aired by the public broadcaster in the late 1970s and the early 1980s....
(TV) (1977) .... Cast - King of the Beasts (TV) (1977) .... Lion
- Trillium, Affectionately Years (1976) .... Narrator
- Noah's Animals (1976) ..... Lion
- Vengeance Is Mine (1974) .... Radio Announcer
- Festival of Family ClassicsFestival of Family ClassicsThe Festival Of Family Classics originally aired between 1972 and 1976. It was re-aired 1 November 2005 on the Boomerang and 16 June 2011 Teletoon Retro network....
(1972) .... Several Characters - The Frog Prince (TV) (1971) .... SweetumsSweetumsSweetums is a very large, imposing and hairy Muppet of about eight feet. Despite appearing menacing, he is often depicted as friendly and harmless.-Description:...
- The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show (TV) (1970)
- The Smokey Bear ShowSmokey BearSmokey Bear is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created to educate the public about the dangers of forest fires. An advertising campaign featuring Smokey was created in 1944 with the slogan, "Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires". Smokey Bear's later slogan,...
(TV) (1969) .... Voice - The Amazing Spider-ManSpider-Man (1967 TV series)Spider-Man is an animated television series that ran from September 9, 1967 to June 14, 1970. It was jointly produced in Canada and the United States and was the first animated adaptation of the Spider-Man comic book series, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko...
(TV) (1967) .... Charles Cameo - Rocket Robin HoodRocket Robin HoodRocket Robin Hood is a Canadian animated television series, placing the characters and conflicts of the classic Robin Hood legend in a futuristic, outer space setting, produced by Krantz Films, Inc...
(TV) (1966) .... Titanor/Dr. Manta - WojeckWojeckWojeck is a Canadian dramatic television series, which aired on the CBC from 1966 to 1968. It was the first successful drama series on English Canadian television....
(TV) (Regular) (1966) .... Det. Sgt. Byron James - The King Kong ShowThe King Kong ShowThe King Kong Show is an American/Japanese children's animated television series produced in 1966 by Videocraft of the USA, and Japan's Toei Animation and is the first anime series produced in Japan for an American company...
(TV) (1966) .... Prof. Bond - Prince PlanetPrince PlanetPrince Planet is the English name given to one of the earliest Japanese TV anime series, , when it was televised in America in the mid-1960s...
(TV) (1965) .... Dan Dynamo - Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a Christmas television special produced in stop motion animation by Rankin/Bass. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in the USA, and was sponsored by General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric Fantasy Hour...
(TV) (1964) .... Charlie-In-The-Box / Spotted Elephant / Other Toys / Hermi's supeervisor - Return to OzReturn to Oz (TV program)Return to Oz is an animated television special produced by Crawley Films for Rankin/Bass . It first aired 9 February 1964 in the United States on NBC's General Electric Color Fantasy Hour. It was directed by F.R...
(TV) (1964) .... Dandy Lion (the Cowardly Lion)/Wizard of Oz - Tales of the Wizard of OzTales of the Wizard of OzTales of the Wizard of Oz is a 1961 animated television series, produced by Crawley Films for Videocrafts . This is the second animated series produced by the studio, and the first by Rankin/Bass to feature traditional animation.The series features stories derived from characters created in L...
(TV) (1961) .... Dandy Lion/Wizard of Oz/Ham the Flying Monkey/Maxamillion Cinema/Talking Munchkin Voice/Opening Title Singer/Various