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Known For

Acting

Born

May 7, 1885

Died

January 3, 1947 (age 61)

Place of Birth

Barmen [now Wuppertal], North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Also Known As

August Wicke

Gus Wickie

Gus Wicke

Biography

August Wicke (May 7, 1885 – January 3, 1947), also known as Gus Wicke and Gus Wickie, was an American bass singer and stage and voice actor. He was one of the voices of Bluto in the animated series Popeye the Sailor, by Fleischer Studios. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For

Dizzy Divers

Dizzy Divers

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1935

Hospitaliky

Hospitaliky

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1937

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

Various (voice) (uncredited)

1939

I Wanna Be a Life Guard

I Wanna Be a Life Guard

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Little Swee'pea

Little Swee'pea

Elephant / Crocodile / Hippo (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Bridge Ahoy!

Bridge Ahoy!

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Spinach Packin' Popeye

Spinach Packin' Popeye

Bluto (voice)

1944

I'm in the Army Now

I'm in the Army Now

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Be Human

Be Human

Abusive Farmer (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Silly Scandals

Silly Scandals

Magician / Hippo (voice)

1931

Let's Celebrake

Let's Celebrake

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1938

Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer

Sindbad the Sailor (voice) (archive sound)

2024

Let's Get Movin'

Let's Get Movin'

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1936

A Clean Shaven Man

A Clean Shaven Man

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Hold the Wire

Hold the Wire

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1936

The Spinach Overture

The Spinach Overture

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1935

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves

Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)

1937

S.O.S.

S.O.S.

Pirate Captain / Hippo (voice)

1932

I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski

I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

1936

Filmography

2024FilmFleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischeras Sindbad the Sailor (voice) (archive sound)1944FilmSpinach Packin' Popeyeas Bluto (voice)1941FilmIt's a Hap-Hap-Happy Dayas Birds 1939FilmGulliver's Travelsas Various (voice) (uncredited)1938FilmBig Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ughas Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh (voice) (uncredited)1938FilmLearn Polikenessas Professor Bluteau (voice) (uncredited)1938FilmLet's Celebrakeas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmFowl Playas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmPopeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thievesas Abu Hassan (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmProtek the Weakeristas Bluto 1937FilmThe Football Toucher Downeras Young Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmI Likes Babies and Infinksas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmI Never Changes My Altitudeas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmMorning, Noon and Night Clubas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmThe Twisker Pitcheras Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmHospitalikyas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmMy Artistical Temperatureas Bluto 1937FilmOrgan Grinder's Swingas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1937FilmThe Paneless Window Washeras Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmI'm in the Army Nowas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmPopeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailoras Sindbad (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmThe Spinach Roadsteras Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmBe Humanas Abusive Farmer (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmHold the Wireas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmLittle Swee'peaas Elephant / Crocodile / Hippo (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmSunday Go to Meetin' Timeas Preacher / Devil (voice)1936FilmLet's Get Movin'as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmI Wanna Be a Life Guardas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmBold King Coleas Bold King Cole (voice)1936FilmWhat -- No Spinach?as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmBridge Ahoy!as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmI-Ski Love-Ski You-Skias Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmBrotherly Loveas Bruiser (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmA Clean Shaven Manas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1936FilmSomewhere in Dreamlandas Baker (voice)1936FilmVim, Vigor and Vitalikyas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1935FilmThe Spinach Overtureas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1935FilmAdventures of Popeyeas Bluto (voice)1935FilmKing of the Mardi Grasas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1935FilmYou Gotta Be a Football Heroas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1935FilmDizzy Diversas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1935FilmFor Better or Worseras Bluto 1935FilmChoose Your 'Weppins'as Prisoner (voice) (uncredited)1935FilmThe Hyp-Nut-Tistas Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1935FilmBe Kind to 'Aminals'as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)1932FilmS.O.S.as Pirate Captain / Hippo (voice)1931FilmSilly Scandalsas Magician / Hippo (voice)1931FilmIn My Merry Oldsmobileas Peeping Tom