Gene Moss was an American voice actor and comedy writer whose work in animation included a role in the stop-motion feature Nutcracker Fantasy. In that 1979 film, an English dub of the Japanese Sanrio production, Moss provided the voices for three characters: Otto Von Atra, the French Wiseman, and Clovis. His performance in Nutcracker Fantasy represents one of his relatively few credits within the specific genre of Japanese anime.

Beyond this single anime credit, Moss had a substantial career in American children's television and voice-over work, spanning several decades from the 1960s onward. Born Eugene Moshontz in 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his professional life in New York radio and advertising before relocating to Los Angeles. He is perhaps best remembered by the general public as the voice of Smokey Bear, the United States Forest Service mascot, a role he performed for ten years beginning in 1979.

Moss frequently collaborated with his longtime writing partner, Jim Thurman. Together, they wrote over 150 episodes of the syndicated cartoon series Roger Ramjet, where Moss also voiced characters including Noodles Romanoff and Doodle. The duo also co-created the Los Angeles children's program Shrimpenstein in the mid-1960s, on which Moss appeared on-camera as the host Dr. Rudolph Von Schtick. Other recurring professional associations included work with voice actors Gary Owens and Joan Gerber on various projects.

Moss's notable achievements extend beyond his voice acting. In addition to his writing for Roger Ramjet and Shrimpenstein, he wrote for series such as Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp and contributed material for performers including Dean Martin, Carol Burnett, and Bob Hope. He also lent his voice to the animated special Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies and worked extensively in commercial voice-overs and copywriting. Gene Moss passed away from cancer in 2002 at the age of 75.