Comments on: Know Your Talking Animals: A Quick Guide to Cartoon Actors

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:42:55 +0000

The voice of Ren, I mean.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:42:31 +0000

Just wanted to second what someone said about Freberg – did a lot of work for Warners, and was almost always the 2nd whenever there were a pair of characters. Plus, his immortal work as Baby Bear. And he was very young, too…late teens or early 20s, I think?

Also, Billy West is great, but Ren and Stimpy creator John Krikfalusi originated the voice, West just did a pale imitation after K. left/was booted from the show.

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By: Tut-uncommon

Tut-uncommon — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:19:13 +0000

You realize this could be a regular column! So many great voice actors and actresses out there. Here’s my contribution:

Chris Latta – a tremendous talent who left us too soon. Cobra Commander, Starscream, Wheeljack and several others from Transformers–he was also the first voice of Moe before Hank Azaria got the role.

Gregg Berger – Grimlock and Skyfire from Transformers, Cornfed on Duckman, Odie from Garfield and Friends…just to name a few.

Scott McNeil – He’s like the Canadian version of Frank Welker. You don’t see him on camera, but drop him in an anime convention and the guy’s a rock star. He did four roles in one show–Silverbolt, Waspinator, Rattrap and Dinobot from Beast Wars. Rumor has it he argues with himself in different voices…

And of course, you HAVE to mention Peter Cullen. He’s got to be the only voice actor with such an ardent following that when the producers of the live-action Transformers (briefly) considered George Clooney for the role of Optimus Prime, the uproar was immediate. Rumor has it Clooney started getting death threats! I do know people started showing up at conventions threatening to boycott the movie if Peter Cullen didn’t get the role back, even while the project was in early development. Few actors, face or voice, get that kind of die-hard support.

By: Oliver Mellors

Oliver Mellors — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:57:36 +0000

I have to put in a mention for Gregg Berger here.

By: Michael C

Michael C — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:54:16 +0000

I actually watched a late 60s movie with Don Knotts and Frank Welker was in it. It was a trip watching him speak and hearing Fred’s voice from Scooby Doo. I’m actually writing this while my girls are in the other room watching Scooby Doo.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:43:15 +0000

Great list… but haven’t heard anyone mention Jess Harnell.
Not just because he’s a friend of mine but has an amazing body of work that compares with many listed, not only a talented actor, voice actor but musician/songwriter as well.

Secret Squirrel – 2 Stupid Dogs
Wakko Warner – Animaniacs
Sewer Urchin – The Tick
Jerry – Totally Spies!
Ronaldo Rump – Biker Mice from Mars
Captain Hero – Drawn Together
Donny Rottweiler – The Replacements
Ironhide – Transformers
Annoucer – America’s Funniest Videos

Those are just a few I can think of off the top of my head, but would find it hard to think of a movie/series or video game he hasn’t been involved with in the last 20 years, he IS the James Brown of voice actors.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0363641/

By: Mark Morey

Mark Morey — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:18:44 +0000

Thurl Ravenscroft the most egregious omission! He and Paul Frees (“WELCOME, FOOLISH MORTALS!”) *MADE* “The Haunted Mansion” at Disneyland.

By: steamforged

steamforged — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:59:44 +0000

It blows my mind that no one has mentioned the amazing Cam Clarke.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Clarke

The man rocks. Leonardo from TMNT, anyone?

By: Arctictigress

Arctictigress — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:45:53 +0000

Hello! How can you people forget Charlie Adler, Jeff Bennett, Tony Jay, Crispin Freeman, AND Carlos Alazraqui?