Edward Lorenzo "Buster" Jones (December 12, 1943 – September 16, 2014) was an American voice actor and television host. He is known for 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.
Jones was born in Paris, Tennessee and 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 Los Angeles. He also did voice work in commercials, which led to his career as a voice actor in TV series.
Jones appeared as the host of Soul Unlimited, Dick Clark's short-lived all-black version of American Bandstand that was created as a competitor to Soul Train.
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 the age of 70.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1974The Six Million Dollar ManCaptainEpisode: "Day of the Robot"1977–1984Super FriendsBlack Vulcan (voice)Main cast1979The Super GlobetrottersTwiggy Sanders / Spaghetti Man (voice)Main cast1979Captain AmericaAnesthetistTelevision film1985–1986G.I. Joe: A Real American HeroDoc, Zap (voice)Main cast1985–1986The TransformersBlaster (voice)Recurring cast1986Defenders of the EarthLothar (voice)Main cast1986The Transformers: The MovieBlaster (voice) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.1986–1987The Flintstone KidsOfficer Quartz (voice)3 episodes1987Hill Street BluesDog OwnerEpisode: "Dogsbreath Afternoon"1987G.I. Joe: The MovieDoc (voice)1988–1991The Real GhostbustersWinston Zeddemore (voice)Main cast; replacing Arsenio Hall1992Batman: The Animated SeriesNight Manager (voice)Episode: "Night of the Ninja"1997Extreme GhostbustersWinston Zeddemore (voice)Episode: "Back in the Saddle"1998The New Batman AdventuresJudge (voice)Episode: "Love Is a Croc"
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