<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
Stephen Moore Bill Bailey Bernhard Minetti