Jack Angel (born October 24, 1930) is an American voice actor and former radio personality. He has provided voice-overs for animation and video games. Angel has voiced characters in shows by Hasbro and Hanna-Barbera such as Super Friends, Transformers and G.I. Joe and has been involved in numerous productions by DreamWorks, Disney and Disney Pixar. Before becoming involved with voiceover work, Angel was initially a disc jockey for radio stations, namely KMPC[3] and KFI.
Jack Angel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth date and 88 age[1] Modesto, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1957–present |
| Spouse | Arlene Thornton[2] |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | arlenethornton |
Life and career
Angel was born in Modesto, California, the second child of John Angel, a Greek immigrant, and Lucille (née Parsons).[1] He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1957, and at the same time, he was hired as a disc jockey for a California radio station and decided to focus on a career in radio programs. A decade later, he had become one of the most popular radio personalities with his radio programs being heard on stations KMPC[4] and KFI, Los Angeles. In the early years of his career, he also landed roles in stage productions at The Actor's Ring and the Portland Civic Theater. It was during his broadcasting career that he began experimenting with voiceovers he would produce for clients; while at KMPC, Angel's demo ended up in the hands of Gary Owens, who already had made his own inroads as an animation voiceover actor and forwarded Angel's demo tape to his agent. After almost 20 years in radio, Angel shifted to voice acting on a full-time basis.
Angel's first jobs in the voice-over industry came in the mid-1970s, voice acting on the series Super Friends, in which he played Hawkman, The Flash and Super Samurai, including The All-New Super Friends Hour, Challenge of the Super Friends, Super Friends (1980 TV series), The Legendary Super Powers Show and Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians. During that time, he made guest appearances in Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo and The Smurfs.
In the Transformers series, he was the voice of Astrotrain, Smokescreen, Ramjet, Cyclonus (following the death of Roger C. Carmel), Omega Supreme (animated television series only). He did reprise Ramjet and Astrotrain in The Transformers: The Movie. He also lent his voice to the character Dr. Zachary Darret in the 1984 CBS animated series Pole Position, and also voiced Wet Suit on Sunbow's G.I. Joe and several characters on Dino-Riders.
In 1995, he was the voice of Nikki in the animated film Balto. He played the SWATbots on Sonic the Hedgehog, The Liquidator on Darkwing Duck, The Chief of Police in Goof Troop, and Nick Fury on Spider-Man: The Animated series.
In 2001, Angel was the voice of "Teddy" in the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He provided voices for animated films such as A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Ice Age: The Meltdown, Cars, Horton Hears a Who, The Prince of Egypt, The Iron Giant, and Aladdin.
Angel has also ventured into video games, narrating the cult hit Killer7 as well as playing Wonkers the Watilla in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, The Mayor in Ratchet & Clank, and Ammand the Corsair in the video game version of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
In 2002–12, shortly after the death of Gene Moss, Jack Angel voiced Smokey the Bear in a few public service announcements and radio spots. In 2007, he voiced an alien called Technorg on Ben 10, Comrade Chaos on El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, and The Pirate Captain on an episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender. He also voiced Papa Smurf in the 2011 special, The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol.
He has played several characters in the Pixar Toy Story film franchise; Rocky Gibraltar and Mr. Shark in Toy Story and Toy Story 2, and Chunk in Toy Story 3.
He is also provided additional voices for Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, The Dukes, Snorks, Dino-Riders, The Smurfs, Asterix and the Big Fight, The Little Mermaid, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Land of Enchantment, Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire, Aladdin, Hercules, The Iron Giant, Monsters, Inc., Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Lilo & Stitch, Treasure Planet, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Gothic 3, Horton Hears a Who, Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales, The Darkness II, The Lorax, Monsters University and Despicable Me 2.
His uncredited voice roles include Rock in the 2014 American biblical epic film Noah and an Egyptian in the 1998 animated film The Prince of Egypt.
Filmography
Animated series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The All-New Super Friends Hour | Hawkman, Dr Lau | 5 Episodes |
| 1978 | Challenge of the Super Friends | The Flash, Hawkman, Samurai | 16 Episodes |
| 1981-1982 | Spider-Man (1981) | Doctor Donald Blake, Moe, Man Mountain Marko | 2 Episodes |
| 1984 | SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | Samurai | 2 Episodes |
| 1984-1985 | Voltron: Defender of the Universe | King Zarkon, Hazar, Commander Cossack, others | 122 Episodes |
| 1985 | The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | The Flash, Samurai and Hawkman | 4 Episodes |
| 1986 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Wet Suit | 16 Episodes |
| 1987 | The Real Ghostbusters | Captain Jack Higgins | Episode: "Sea Fright" |
| 1987 | Ducktales | Additional voices | 2 Episodes |
| 1988 | Jem | Emmet Benton (Jerrica & Kimber's Father) | Episode: "Out of the Past" |
| 1988 | Superman | General | Episode: "Cybron Strikes/The First Day of School" |
| 1989 | Ring Raiders | Make | |
| 1990-1991 | Talespin | Usher, The High Marshal Barney O'Turret and Detective Thursday |
4 Episodes |
| 1991-1992 | Darkwing Duck | The Liquidator and Monoculo Macawber | 8 Episodes |
| 1992 | Raw Toonage | Cro-Magnum Pi | Episode: "Cro-Magnum Pi" |
| 1993 | Sonic the Hedgehog | The SWATbots | Episode: "Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad" Uncredited |
| 1993 | Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa | Additional voices | Episode: "Circus Daze" |
| 1993-1994 | Bonkers | Max Cody, Scribble and Flanigan | 4 Episodes |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Oniro / Computer | Episode: "Old Friends Never Die" |
| 1996 | The Mask: The Animated Series | Judge, M.P. | Episode: "The Green Marine" |
| 1997 | Spider-Man (1994) | Nick Fury | 5 Episodes |
| 2000 | Hey Arnold! | Superintendent Chaplin | Episode: "Bag of Money/Principal Simmons" |
| 2001 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | General, Drunk Man, Additional voices | Episode: "Very Personal Injury" |
| 2003 | The Wild Thornberrys | MacTavish | Episode: "Sir Nigel: Part 2" |
| 2005 | Grim & Evil | Master Control | Episode: "House of No Tomorrow" |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Pirate Captain, Additional voices | 2 Episodes |
| 2006 | Ben 10 | Technorg | Episode: "Grudge Match" |
| 2007 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Weathered One, Man, Thug #2 | Episode: "Weapons of Mass Distraction/There's No Place Like Home School" |
| 2009-2010 | Mater's Tall Tales | Additional voices | 3 Episodes |
| 2015 | Clarence | Howard | Episode: "Spooky Boo" |
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo – Additional voices
- The Smurfs — Additional voices
- Mork & Mindy: The Animated Series - Additional voices
- The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show — Additional voices
- The Dukes — Additional voices
- Snorks — Additional voices
- Pole Position — Dr. Zachary Darrett
- Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs — Additional voices (English dub)
- The Transformers — Ramjet, Smokescreen, Omega Supreme, Astrotrain, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus (following the death of Roger C. Carmel), Basso Profundo, Katsu Don, Sir Wulf and Professor Terranova
- Denver, the Last Dinosaur — Prof. Chin
- Dino-Riders — Additional voices
- Blondie and Dagwood — Mr. Beasley and Herb Woodley
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) — REX-1, LEX
- Peter Pan and the Pirates — Cookson and Mullins
- Dink, the Little Dinosaur — Hubble
- Kid 'n Play – Additional voices
- The Wizard of Oz (TV series) – Additional voices
- Space Cats — Additional voices
- Where's Waldo? – Additional voices
- ProStars – Additional voices
- Goof Troop — Police Officer
- The Legend of Prince Valiant — Additional voices
- Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire - Additional voices
- Bonkers — Max Cody, Scribble and Flanigan
- The New Adventures of Captain Planet — Additional voices
- Quack Pack — Old Fisherman
- The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor — Additional voices
- All-New Dennis the Menace — Additional voices
- Casper — Count Dracula
- Sonic Underground — Gondar
Animated films
- Heidi in the Mountains - Additional voices
- The Transformers: The Movie — Ramjet and Astrotrain
- G.I. Joe: The Movie — Wetsuit
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit — Additional voices (uncredited)[citation needed]
- The Little Mermaid — Sailor #1
- Land of Enchantment — Additional voices
- DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp — Additional voices
- The Rescuers Down Under — Western Mouse
- Beauty and the Beast — Tom
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West — Frenchy
- Aladdin — Arab
- Balto — Nikki
- Porco Rosso — Pilot (2005 English Dub)
- Toy Story — Mr. Shark and Rocky Gibraltar
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Frollo's Soldiers
- Hercules — Builder #2
- Quest for Camelot — Ogre
- A Bug's Life — Thud
- The Prince of Egypt — Egyptian (uncredited)[citation needed]
- Tarzan — Monkey and Sylvester
- Toy Story 2 — Rocky Gibraltar and Mr. Shark
- The Iron Giant — Atomic Holocaust Narrator
- Seasons of Giving — Bees (uncredited)[citation needed]
- The Trumpet of the Swan — Justice of the Geese
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire — Truck Driver
- Spirited Away — Radish Spirit (2002 English Dub)
- Monsters, Inc. — Monster
- Lilo & Stitch — Alien Guard
- Treasure Planet — Grewnge, Police Robot #2
- Finding Nemo — Mr. Johanson
- Ice Age: The Meltdown — Male Ox
- Horton Hears a Who! — Old Time Who, additional voices
- Roadside Romeo — Additional voices
- Toy Story 3 — Chunk
- The Lorax — Thneedville Man
- Monsters University — Earl "The Terror" Thompson
- Despicable Me 2 — Additional voices
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Star Wars: Dark Forces | Rom Mohc | |
| Full Throttle | Bolus, Factory Door Guard | ||
| The Dark Eye | |||
| 1996 | Shattered Steel | ||
| 1997 | Outlaws | Henry' George Bowers, Spitn Jack Sanchez, Cowboy 2 | |
| 1998 | Grim Fandango | Bruno Martinez, Chepito, Large Hitman, Seaman Naranja | |
| 1999 | A Bug's Life (video game) | Thud | |
| Crusaders of Might and Magic | |||
| 2001 | Throne of Darkness | Zanshin the Dark Shogun | |
| 2002 | Ratchet & Clank | Abner Buckwash | |
| 2004 | EverQuest II | Tunarian Human Alliance, Stalker Pulsarian, Eldin The Glademaster, Rulinthus the Treant Cannix Silverflame, Barwyn Sympronian Generic Male Barbarian, Generic Male Dwarf Merchant Generic Male Human Merchant, Generic Male Kerran Merchant |
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| World of Warcraft | |||
| 2005 | Shadow of Rome | Vibius Pansa Caetronianus | |
| Killer7 | Narrator | English Dub | |
| Call of Duty 2 | |||
| 2006 | Auto Assault | ||
| Dreamfall: The Longest Journey | Wonkers the Watilla | ||
| Titan Quest | |||
| Gothic 3 | Additional voices | English Dub | |
| 2007 | Supreme Commander | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Ammand the Corsair | ||
| Supreme Commander | |||
| 2009 | Aion | ||
| Watchmen: The End is Nigh | |||
| Wolfenstein | General Zetta | ||
| 2010 | Supreme Commander 2 | ||
| Toy Story 3: The Video Game | Chunk | ||
| 2011 | Voltron: Defender of the Universe | King Zarkon | Archive footage |
| 2012 | The Darkness II | Additional voices | |
| Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | Spec Ops Command | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Survivor #3 | ||
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Papa Smurf | |
| 2014 | Grim Fandango: Remastered | Bruno Martinez, Chepito, Large Hitman and Seaman Naranja | Remastered |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV | Cid Sophiar | |
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth |
Live action films — Voice
- Deal of the Century — Announcer
- Funny Lady — Radio Announcer
- The World's Greatest Lover — Voice on Record
- Trenchcoat — Head Kidnapper
- Joey (film) — Fletcher the Dummy
- Beetlejuice — Voice of The Preacher
- Hook — Pirates (ADR)
- Mom and Dad Save the World — Additional voices (uncredited)[citation needed]
- The Fifth Element — Alien Commander
- Vendetta — Old Gaspare (ADR)
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence — Teddy
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action — The Crusher
- Noah — Rock (ADR) (uncredited)[citation needed]
Live action
- The Young and the Restless — Judge Martin J. Kline
- King B: A Life in Movies — Jack Cole
- Deterrence — Secretary of Defence
- Crime and Punishment in Suburbia — Russ
- Scrubs - PA System Announcer
Other
- The Legend of Paul Bunyan (short) — Narrator
- The Six Million Dollar Man — Voice of Tower Operator
- Metric Meets the Inchworm (short) –
- CBS Library — Mister Spitznagle ("The Incredible Book Escape")
- The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson — Promo Announcer
- Silver Spoons — Chess Player
- Amazing Stories — Dog School Security Guard ("The Family Dog")
- Harry and the Hendersons — TV Wrestler
- I Am My Resume (short) — Stan Angeles
- Crime Story — Narrator
- Scrubs — PA System Announcer ("My Waste of Time")
- Brad and Gary (short) — Gary
- The Don of the Flies (short) — Narrator, Stooley, Harry and Moon (He also produced the short)
- The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol — Papa Smurf
- The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow — Papa Smurf
- Recruited (short) — Principal
Appearances
Jack Angel was featured on The Voice Actor panel at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2012. The following year, he attended TFcon as a guest where he reprised his roles as Ultra Magnus, Astrotrain and Cyclonus for a voice actor play.
References
- ^ a b Angel, Jack (June 12, 2012). The Book of Jack. AbbottPress. p. 23.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ https://books.google.bg/books/about/How_to_Succeed_in_Voice_Overs.html?id=wxZbKtUazYAC&redir_esc=y
- ^ "Geoff Edwards, Jack Angel Join KMPC's Expanded Deejay Roster". The Van Nuys News. February 2, 1968. p. 55. Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Geoff Edwards, Jack Angel Join KMPC's Expanded Deejay Roster". The Van Nuys News. February 2, 1968. p. 55. Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Angel, Jack (2012), The Book of Jack, Hardcover, ISBN 1-4582-0389-1
- Angel, Jack (2012), How To Succeed in Voice-Overs: Without Ever Losing, AbbottPress, ISBN 1-4582-0321-2