Buster Jones
Edward L. Jones (December 12, 1943 – September 16, 2014) was an American voice actor and television host.
For the American guitarist, see Buster B. Jones.
Buster Jones
(aged 70)
Voice actor, television host
1972–1998
He is probably best known from his roles as Black Vulcan in Super Friends, Blaster in The Transformers, Doc in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Winston Zeddemore in The Real Ghostbusters (replacing Arsenio Hall) and later Extreme Ghostbusters.
He was born in Paris, Tennessee. He attended Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, where he played in a band and got a job as a disc jockey. During his career as a DJ he worked in Washington, D.C., and in Los Angeles. He also did voice work in commercials, which led to his career as a voice actor in TV series.[1]
Jones appeared as the host of Soul Unlimited, Dick Clark's short-lived all-black version of American Bandstand that Clark had created as an answer to Soul Train.[2]
He also provided voices for Defenders of the Earth (as Lothar), The Super Globetrotters (as Spaghetti Man), Captain Planet and the Planeteers and The New Batman Adventures.
Jones died at home in North Hollywood, California, on September 16, 2014, at age 70.[3]