John Byner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.3575

Gender

Male

Birthday

28-Jun-1938

Age

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • John Biener

John Byner

Biography

John Byner (né Biener; born June 28, 1938) is an American actor, comedian, and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and movie career. His voice work includes the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark, in which the title characters are voiced by Byner's impressions of Dean Martin and Jackie Mason, respectively.


Credits

The Deadwood Thunderball The Deadwood Thunderball (1969) Character: Roland (voice)
A stagecoach owner is going out of business if the train (rode by Roland) makes it to the other side, so they hire Rattfink to stop the train, but doesn't work.
Party Games for Adults Only Party Games for Adults Only (1984) Character: Himself / Host
A novelty tape featuring games adults can play at parties.
A Pleasure Doing Business A Pleasure Doing Business (1979) Character: Lenny
In this comedy, three middle-aged men renew their boyhood friendship at a stag party and hatch a crazy scheme that involves making money off of a luscious prostitute.
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio (1994) Character: Self / Dr. Frankenstein
Shari, Lamb Chop, and the gang visit a studio haunted by a mysterious phantom.
Once Upon a Halloween Once Upon a Halloween (2005) Character: Gurgi (voice) (archive sound)
On the night before Halloween, the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs plans to conquer Halloween, and asks her cauldron to show you several villains, to which one of them helps her in her plan, such as Peg Leg Pete from Mickey & Co., Ursula from The Little Mermaid, Captain Hook from Peter Pan, Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove, Professor Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, Alameda Slim from Home on the Range, and Judge Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame The cauldron also explains its origins and The Horned King, both from The Black Cauldron.
The Big Time The Big Time (2002) Character: Ed Wynn
In 1948 Manhattan, a diverse group of people are committed to making the fledgling Empire Network a success. Among them: a naive young woman who's hired as a script girl; an idealistic programmer; and an aspiring director who hopes to make Empire "the network that takes risks and makes new stars." Then there's Empire's president, an eccentric scientist whose bride raises eyebrows at the network.
D.O.A. D.O.A. (2022) Character: Majak
Frank Bigelow is a private detective hired to follow the husband of a St. Augustine socialite. It's a routine assignment until he discovers that he's been secretly poisoned and has only days to live. With the clock ticking, Bigelow descends into a world of crooks and double-dealers, treacherous women and violent men, slashing through a tangle of conspiracies to figure out who "killed" him and why. Along the way, he must also confront the toxic effects of his own isolation. Can he solve the mystery, exact his revenge, and save his own soul before time runs out?
Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special (1978) Character: Self
Beloved singer-actor Pat Boone, his daughter Debby and the entire Boone family enjoy the holiday at home with music and fun, including a visit from old friend Bob Hope, comic John Byner and the humorous Hudson Brothers. The Boone girls sing Bless This House.
Murder Can Hurt You! Murder Can Hurt You! (1980) Character: Len 'Hatch' Hatchington
A private eye spoof that sends up assorted TV detectives from Ironside, Columbo and Kojak to Baretta, McCloud and Starsky and Hutch, as eight bumbling super-sleuths band together in a battle of wits against the devilishly clever Master Criminal.
Joys Joys (1976) Character: Self
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
Three on a Date Three on a Date (1978) Character: Donald Lumis
The adventures and mishaps of four couples, winners on a TV game show, along with their young chaperone, on a Hawaiian holiday.
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me (1995) Character: Tom Harwood
When a former cop marries a wealthy widow, his ex-girlfriend sees an opportunity for blackmail. But their plan to keep her quiet and out of their lives does not exactly go as planned.
60 Spins Around the Sun 60 Spins Around the Sun (2003) Character: Self
Helmed by "Saturday Night Live" alumna Laura Kightlinger, this hourlong exposé chronicles -- warts and all -- the life of comedian turned activist Randy Credico, an up-and-coming funnyman whose candor tanked his career. But the end of his showbiz days didn't stop him: He switched gears and became a mouthpiece for various causes, including the fight against New York's draconian drug laws. Credico's peers and ex-girlfriends weigh in with insights.
Woody Allen Looks at 1967 Woody Allen Looks at 1967 (1967) Character: Self
Woody Allen's whimsey is turned loose on the news, social events, and happenings of 1967. Such groovey guests as Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli, and William F. Buckley, Jr. participate.
I've Got Ants in My Plans I've Got Ants in My Plans (1969) Character: Ant / Aardvark (voice)
The Aardvark finds further opposition, in the form of another hungry aardvark, to his aim of ant intake - and so ensues a battle of aardvarks for digestive possession of Charlie, with use of spread-on-ground thumb tacks and rubber cement, plus jet-powered stilts and a tripping rope.
Technology, Phooey Technology, Phooey (1969) Character: Ant / Aardvark / Computer (voice)
Aardvark's computer contraption that he consults for advice on how to catch the Ant only guides the Aardvark through an exercise of painful futility.
Never Bug an Ant Never Bug an Ant (1969) Character: Ant / Aardvark (voice)
The Aardvark's vacuum cleaner, intended by him to inhale the Ant after his own snout becomes corked and bottled, ingests an angry bear.
Dune Bug Dune Bug (1969) Character: Ant / Aardvark / Life Guard / Woman (voice)
The Ant is spending his vacation at the beach, but the Aardvark sniffs him out. A beligirent Life Guard mistakes Aardvark for a dog a repeatedly kicks him off the beach. Ultimately Aardvark is send off to the Dog Pound.
Isle of Caprice Isle of Caprice (1969) Character: Aardvark (voice)
The setting: two South Sea islands. On one: a hungry, shipwrecked Aardvark. On the other: an army of (food) Ants. The Aardvark knows that this is true because he sees the Ants in his spyglass. All that you have to do is swim right over there... except that there's a mean old shark who won't let that happen. The Aardvark tries, but he fails. Next, he gets a surfboard. The shark eats that as if it's newspaper.
Scratch a Tiger Scratch a Tiger (1970) Character: Ant / Aardvark (voice)
The Aardvark is hungry. He spots an anthill. Inside is the Ant. It seems that dinner is for sure. One problem: the Ant has a friend who owes him a favor... a tiger. Returning the favor, the tiger guards the Ant and his pals from the Aardvark.
Odd Ant Out Odd Ant Out (1970) Character: Ant / Aardvark / Green Aardvark / Ant #2 (voice)
A grocery truck loses a shipment of chocolate-covered ants. The Aardvark and another green aardvark fight over a can of ants, which they can't seem to open.
Ants in the Pantry Ants in the Pantry (1970) Character: Ant / Aardvark / Pest Control Employee (voice)
The Bongo Pest Control Agency gets a call for an ant problem, so the Aardvark intercedes to take care of the call himself.
Science Friction Science Friction (1970) Character: Ant / Aardvark / Scientist (voice)
The Ant is captured by a scientist and placed in an insect specimen container within the scientist's mobile laboratory, and fortunately for the Ant, his host does not approve of the Aardvark's Ant-snatching attempts.
Mumbo Jumbo Mumbo Jumbo (1970) Character: Ant / Aardvark / Tiny (voice)
The Ant's "lodge brothers" come to his rescue and thwart the Aardvark's nefarious plans.
The Froze Nose Knows The Froze Nose Knows (1970) Character: Ant / Aardvark (voice)
The Aardvark shiveringly pursues the Ant after a snowfall has covered their habitat.
Don't Hustle an Ant with Muscle Don't Hustle an Ant with Muscle (1970) Character: Ant / Aardvark (voice)
Whilst hiding out in a house after escaping from being chased by the Aardvark, the Ant discovers a bottle of "Vitamins for Strength"; and after eating a couple of them, becomes ten times stronger than he used to be- much to the Aardvark's displeasure!
Rough Brunch Rough Brunch (1971) Character: Aardvark / Ant / Termite (voice)
The Aardvark chases The Ant, but this time The Ant has found a new pal in a termite.
From Bed to Worse From Bed to Worse (1971) Character: Ant / Aardvark (voice)
After being run over by a truck, both the ant and the aardvark wind up in the hospital with broken legs. However that, along with sharing the room with an aggressive bulldog, doesn't stop the aardvark from continuing to pursue the ant as his dinner. NOTE: Last "Ant and the Aardvark" cartoon.
Grease Day USA Grease Day USA (1978) Character: Self
The star-studded premiere party for "Grease," featuring numerous unrelated musical performances.
A Bing Crosby Christmas A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) Character: Self (archive footage)
The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Christmas: Just Like the Ones You Used to Know» that was narrated by Gene Kelly and hosted by Bing's widow, Kathryn Crosby. The program itself features clips from fifteen of Bing's classic television specials, concentrating on the period from the early 1960s onwards when he included Kathryn and their three children in the programs.
Will: G. Gordon Liddy Will: G. Gordon Liddy (1982) Character: Richard Nixon (voice)
Based on the autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy who spent 54 months in prison following the Watergate scandal.
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show (1973) Character: N/A
Bing's 1973 primetime Christmas special from NBC, with his family and guest stars.
Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables (1971) Character: (voice)
A collection of the classic morality tales narrated by Bill Cosby as "Aesop" that have been passed down from family to family for thousands of years. Every story has a lesson.
A Guide for the Married Woman A Guide for the Married Woman (1978) Character: Elevator Man
A seriocomic look at the life of Julie Walker. Bored with her marriage, and encouraged by her friends, she contemplates an affair. Fantasy and reality mix often, leading to complications and headaches.
The Ant and the Aardvark The Ant and the Aardvark (1969) Character: Ant / Aardvark (voice)
An aardvark tries to catch one ant without success.
Hasty But Tasty Hasty But Tasty (1969) Character: Ant / Aardvark (voice)
The Aardvark is bedeviled by a portable hole which removes the ground beneath him on the edge of a cliff and lets the air out of a balloon suspending the Aardvark above the Ant onto whom the Aardvark plans to drop an anvil; anvil does not crush the Ant but hits the fallen Aardvark on his head.
The Black Cauldron The Black Cauldron (1985) Character: Gurgi / Doli (voice)
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
The Great Smokey Roadblock The Great Smokey Roadblock (1978) Character: Bobby Apples
An old trucker steals his truck for one last cross-country run, with a madam and her crew on board.
The Super Bob Einstein Movie The Super Bob Einstein Movie (2021) Character: Self
This documentary explores Bob Einstein’s unlikely discovery and enduring career, sharing the many evolving layers of his comedy from the people that knew him best.
My 5 Wives My 5 Wives (2000) Character: Preston Gates
A three times divorced real estate tycoon who thought he was through with love gets more then he bargained for when he invests in some property for a ski resort in Utah.
Stroker Ace Stroker Ace (1983) Character: Doc Seegle
Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress up in giant chicken suit) he spends the rest of the movie trying to bed the buxom Pembrook.
A Wish for Wings That Work A Wish for Wings That Work (1991) Character: Bill (voice)
Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.
Munchie Strikes Back Munchie Strikes Back (1994) Character: Coach Elkins
The magical Munchie is back, and if he gets in any more trouble it's off to the dullest constellation in the galaxy. Staying out of trouble has never been easy for Munchie, but this time he gives it his best shot. He is sent to earth and finds himself in the company of the McClelland family. As he proves himself, he becomes mixed up in the family's many problems. Munchie does his best to fulfill his duty on Earth, but not without getting involved in a little mischief. Written by Concorde - New Horizons.
Transylvania 6-5000 Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) Character: Radu
Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter the sensitive Wolfman, the Vampiress Odette and a whole cast of other weirdos.
Tijuana Toads Tijuana Toads (1969) Character: Texas Grasshopper (voice)
Poncho and Toro turn their hunger pangs toward a certain grasshopper with attitude who sounds just like John Wayne!
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) Character: Stan Summerville
The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose, a homeless restaurateur trying to hide from the mob, and a harried political speech writer visiting with his estranged wife and son. Their lives are inexorably changed by their experience of playing Santa Claus.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1986) Character: Guest with Dog
It looks like young Keith Gridley will have a lonely summer, until he meets a talking mouse named Ralph. Ralph takes an immediate liking to Keith's toy motorcycle and can ride it just by making a motor noise. Ralph even acts heroically when Keith comes down with a nasty fever, while dodging cats, owls and a guest's noisy dog.
The Ant from Uncle The Ant from Uncle (1969) Character: Ant / Aardvark / Aunt (voice)
To bar the Ant from subterranean refuge, the Aardvark strives to plug every ant hole in existence and, to his dismay, discovers a hole of volcanic proportions which is the dwelling of Charlie's huge, older kin.
Wishmaster Wishmaster (1997) Character: Doug Clegg
The Djinn, having been released from his ancient prison, seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to take over the earth.



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