Over the years, He also appeared in a series of cartoons made for movie theatres by Paramount Pictures, comic books, arcade, video games, hundreds of advertisements, peripheral products (ranging from spinach to candy cigarettes). The character has been voiced by William "Billy" Costello, Jack Mercer, Floyd Buckley, Harry Welch, Mae Questel, Allen Swift, Maurice La Marche, Billy West and Tom Kenny, and in the 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman, starring comedian Robin Williams as Popeye. In 2002, "TV Guide" ranked Popeye #20 on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list. 