<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="10"> Cast lists for different versions of The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy . <P> A blank cell in the table indicates that the information is unknown . `` N / A '' indicates that the role in question does not exist for that version of the story . Columns are in chronological order from 1978 -- 2005 , except for the two German radio series ( 1981 and 1990 -- 1991 ) . </P> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Character 's Name </Th> <Th> Primary and Secondary Phases </Th> <Th> Stage Adaptation </Th> <Th> LP Adaptations </Th> <Th> TV Series </Th> <Th> Illustrated Edition ( hardcover book ) </Th> <Th> Tertiary to Quintessential Phases </Th> <Th> Movie </Th> <Th> German Radio Series One </Th> <Th> German Radio Series Two </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Book ( Narrator ) </Td> <Td> Peter Jones </Td> <Td> Cindy Oswin ( Lithos ) and Maya Sendall ( Terros ) ♥ <P> Roger Blake : ♠ </P> </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Peter Jones </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> William Franklyn </Td> <Td> Stephen Fry </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Rolf Boysen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arthur Dent </Td> <Td> Simon Jones </Td> <Td> Chris Langham ♥ </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Simon Jones </Td> <Td> Jonathan Lermit </Td> <Td> Simon Jones </Td> <Td> Martin Freeman </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Felix von Manteuffel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prosser </Td> <Td> Bill Wallis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bill Wallis </Td> <Td> Joe Melia </Td> <Td> Michael Cule </Td> <Td> Bruce Hyman </Td> <Td> Steve Pemberton </Td> <Td> Wolfgang Hess </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ford Prefect </Td> <Td> Geoffrey McGivern </Td> <Td> Richard Hope </Td> <Td> Geoffrey McGivern </Td> <Td> David Dixon </Td> <Td> Tom Finnis </Td> <Td> Geoffrey McGivern </Td> <Td> Mos Def </Td> <Td> Markus Boysen </Td> <Td> Ingo Hülsmann </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lady Cynthia Fitzmelton </Td> <Td> Jo Kendall </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td colspan="5"> N / A </Td> <Td> Doris Schade </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The barman </Td> <Td> David Gooderson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> Steve Conway </Td> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td> Albie Woodington </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz </Td> <Td> Bill Wallis </Td> <Td> Michael Cule </Td> <Td> Bill Wallis </Td> <Td> Martin Benson </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Toby Longworth </Td> <Td> Richard Griffiths ( voice ) </Td> <Td> Peter Lühr </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zaphod Beeblebrox </Td> <Td> Mark Wing - Davey </Td> <Td> Ken Ellis ♠ </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Mark Wing - Davey </Td> <Td> Francis Johnson </Td> <Td> Mark Wing - Davey </Td> <Td> Sam Rockwell </Td> <Td> Klaus Löwitsch </Td> <Td> Mathias Fuchs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tricia McMillan ( `` Trillian '' ) </Td> <Td> Susan Sheridan </Td> <Td> Sue Jones - Davies ♥ </Td> <Td> Cindy Oswin </Td> <Td> Sandra Dickinson </Td> <Td> Tali </Td> <Td> Susan Sheridan as `` Trillian '' <P> Sandra Dickinson as `` Tricia McMillan '' </P> </Td> <Td> Zooey Deschanel </Td> <Td> Barbara Freier </Td> <Td> Kornelia Boje </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eddie the Shipboard Computer </Td> <Td> David Tate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td colspan="2"> David Tate </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Roger Gregg </Td> <Td> Tom Lennon </Td> <Td> Ignaz Kirchner </Td> <Td> Matthias Ponnier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marvin the Paranoid Android </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> David Learner ♠ </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> David Learner ( costume ) <P> Stephen Moore ( voice ) </P> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> Warwick Davis ( costume ) Alan Rickman ( voice ) </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Martin Flörchinger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vogon Guard </Td> <Td> David Tate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Michael Cule </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Bob Golding </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joachim Höppner </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newsreader </Td> <Td> David Tate </Td> <Td> David Tate </Td> <Td> Rayner Bourton </Td> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td> Kelly Macdonald </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gag Halfrunt </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> Gil Morris </Td> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td> Jason Schwartzman </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The whale </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Bill Bailey </Td> <Td> Bernhard Minetti </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magrathean message voice ( `` Ghostly Image '' ) </Td> <Td> Richard Vernon
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="10"> Cast lists for different versions of The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy . <P> A blank cell in the table indicates that the information is unknown . `` N / A '' indicates that the role in question does not exist for that version of the story . Columns are in chronological order from 1978 -- 2005 , except for the two German radio series ( 1981 and 1990 -- 1991 ) . </P> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Character 's Name </Th> <Th> Primary and Secondary Phases </Th> <Th> Stage Adaptation </Th> <Th> LP Adaptations </Th> <Th> TV Series </Th> <Th> Illustrated Edition ( hardcover book ) </Th> <Th> Tertiary to Quintessential Phases </Th> <Th> Movie </Th> <Th> German Radio Series One </Th> <Th> German Radio Series Two </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Book ( Narrator ) </Td> <Td> Peter Jones </Td> <Td> Cindy Oswin ( Lithos ) and Maya Sendall ( Terros ) ♥ <P> Roger Blake : ♠ </P> </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Peter Jones </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> William Franklyn </Td> <Td> Stephen Fry </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Rolf Boysen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arthur Dent </Td> <Td> Simon Jones </Td> <Td> Chris Langham ♥ </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Simon Jones </Td> <Td> Jonathan Lermit </Td> <Td> Simon Jones </Td> <Td> Martin Freeman </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Felix von Manteuffel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prosser </Td> <Td> Bill Wallis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bill Wallis </Td> <Td> Joe Melia </Td> <Td> Michael Cule </Td> <Td> Bruce Hyman </Td> <Td> Steve Pemberton </Td> <Td> Wolfgang Hess </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ford Prefect </Td> <Td> Geoffrey McGivern </Td> <Td> Richard Hope </Td> <Td> Geoffrey McGivern </Td> <Td> David Dixon </Td> <Td> Tom Finnis </Td> <Td> Geoffrey McGivern </Td> <Td> Mos Def </Td> <Td> Markus Boysen </Td> <Td> Ingo Hülsmann </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lady Cynthia Fitzmelton </Td> <Td> Jo Kendall </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td colspan="5"> N / A </Td> <Td> Doris Schade </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The barman </Td> <Td> David Gooderson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> Steve Conway </Td> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td> Albie Woodington </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz </Td> <Td> Bill Wallis </Td> <Td> Michael Cule </Td> <Td> Bill Wallis </Td> <Td> Martin Benson </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Toby Longworth </Td> <Td> Richard Griffiths ( voice ) </Td> <Td> Peter Lühr </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zaphod Beeblebrox </Td> <Td> Mark Wing - Davey </Td> <Td> Ken Ellis ♠ </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Mark Wing - Davey </Td> <Td> Francis Johnson </Td> <Td> Mark Wing - Davey </Td> <Td> Sam Rockwell </Td> <Td> Klaus Löwitsch </Td> <Td> Mathias Fuchs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tricia McMillan ( `` Trillian '' ) </Td> <Td> Susan Sheridan </Td> <Td> Sue Jones - Davies ♥ </Td> <Td> Cindy Oswin </Td> <Td> Sandra Dickinson </Td> <Td> Tali </Td> <Td> Susan Sheridan as `` Trillian '' <P> Sandra Dickinson as `` Tricia McMillan '' </P> </Td> <Td> Zooey Deschanel </Td> <Td> Barbara Freier </Td> <Td> Kornelia Boje </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eddie the Shipboard Computer </Td> <Td> David Tate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td colspan="2"> David Tate </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Roger Gregg </Td> <Td> Tom Lennon </Td> <Td> Ignaz Kirchner </Td> <Td> Matthias Ponnier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marvin the Paranoid Android </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> David Learner ♠ </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> David Learner ( costume ) <P> Stephen Moore ( voice ) </P> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> Warwick Davis ( costume ) Alan Rickman ( voice ) </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Martin Flörchinger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vogon Guard </Td> <Td> David Tate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Michael Cule </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Bob Golding </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joachim Höppner </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newsreader </Td> <Td> David Tate </Td> <Td> David Tate </Td> <Td> Rayner Bourton </Td> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td> Kelly Macdonald </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gag Halfrunt </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> Gil Morris </Td> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td> Jason Schwartzman </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The whale </Td> <Td> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Stephen Moore </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Bill Bailey </Td> <Td> Bernhard Minetti </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magrathean message voice ( `` Ghostly Image '' ) </Td> <Td> Richard Vernon
who voiced the whale in hitchhiker 's guide to the galaxy
who voiced the whale in hitchhiker 's guide to the galaxy
Stephen Moore Bill Bailey Bernhard Minetti
Stephen Moore Bill Bailey Bernhard Minetti