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Jack Angel
Personal details
Born October 24, 1930
Modesto, California, U.S.
Died October 19, 2021
Spouse Arlene Thornton[1]
Children 3
Occupation Voice actor
Alma mater San Francisco State University

Jack Angel was an American voice actor. He was known for his voice work in video games, movies and TV shows.

Life and career[]

Angel was born in Modesto, California. 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[2] 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.

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 the Transformers and G.I. Joe series, he performed alongside Frank Welker, Chris Latta, Michael Bell, Peter Cullen, and Charlie Adler.

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 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: 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 1999 animated film The Prince of Egypt.

Filmography[]

Animated series[]

  • The All-New Super Friends Hour — Hawkman, Dr Lau
  • Challenge of the Super Friends — The Flash, Hawkman, Samurai
  • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo — Additional voices
  • Spider-Man (1981 TV series) — Doctor Donald Blake, Moe, Man Mountain Marko
  • The Smurfs — Additional voices
  • Mork & Mindy: The Animated Series - Additional Voices
  • The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show — Additional voices
  • The Dukes — Additional voices
  • SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show — Samurai
  • Snorks — Additional voices
  • Voltron: Defender of the Universe — King Zarkon, Hazar, Commander Cossack, others
  • Pole Position — Dr. Zachary Darrett
  • Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs — Additional voices (English dub)
  • The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians — The Flash, Samurai and Hawkman
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero — Wet Suit
  • The Real Ghostbusters — Captain Jack Higgins
  • The TransformersRamjet, 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
  • Ducktales — Additional voices
  • Dino-Riders — Additional voices
  • Blondie and Dagwood — Mr. Beasley and Herb Woodley
  • Ring Raiders — Make
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) — REX-1, LEX
  • Jem — Emmet Benton (Jerrica & Kimber's Father)
  • Superman — General
  • Peter Pan and the Pirates — Cookson and Mullins
  • Talespin — Usher, The High Marshal, Barney O'Turret and Detective Thursday
  • Dink, the Little Dinosaur — Hubble
  • Darkwing Duck — The Liquidator and Moloculu Macawber
  • Kid 'n Play
  • The Wizard of Oz (TV series)
  • Space Cats — Additional voices
  • Where's Waldo?
  • ProStars – Additional Voices
  • Goof Troop — Police Officer
  • Raw Toonage — Cro-Magnum Pi
  • Sonic the Hedgehog — The SWATbots
  • The Legend of Prince Valiant — Additional voices
  • Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa — Additional voices
  • Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire - Additional voices
  • Bonkers — Max Cody, Scribble and Flanigan
  • The New Adventures of Captain Planet — Additional voices
  • The Mask: The Animated Series — Judge, M.P.
  • Spider-Man (1994 TV series)Nick Fury
  • Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm — Oniro
  • 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
  • Hey Arnold! — Superintendent Chaplin
  • Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law — General, Drunk Man, Additional Voices
  • The Wild Thornberrys — MacTavish
  • Grim & Evil — Master Control
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender — Pirate Captain, Additional Voices
  • Ben 10 — Technorg
  • My Life as a Teenage Robot - Weathered One, Man, Thug #2
  • Mater's Tall Tales — Additional voices
  • Clarence - Howard ("Spooky Boo")

Animated films[]

  • The Transformers: The MovieRamjet and Astrotrain
  • G.I. Joe: The Movie — Wetsuit
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit — Additional Voices (uncredited)
  • The Little Mermaid — Additional voices
  • Land of Enchantment — Additional voices
  • DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp — Additional voices
  • The Rescuers Down Under — Additional voices
  • Beauty and the Beast — Tavern Man
  • An American Tail: Fievel Goes West — Additional voices
  • Aladdin — Arab
  • Balto — Nikki
  • Porco Rosso — Pilot (2005 English Dub)
  • Toy Story — Mr. Shark and Rocky Gibraltar
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Villagers
  • Hercules — Greek citizen
  • Quest for CamelotOgre
  • A Bug's LifeThud
  • The Prince of Egypt — Egyptian (uncredited)
  • Tarzan — Monkey and Sylvester
  • Toy Story 2 — Rocky Gibraltar and Mr. Shark
  • The Iron Giant — Additional Voices
  • 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 — Additional Voice
  • Treasure Planet — Grewnge
  • Finding Nemo — Mr. Johanson
  • Ice Age: The Meltdown — Additional Voices
  • Horton Hears a Who! — Old Time Who, Additional Voices
  • Roadside Romeo — Additional Voices
  • Toy Story 3 — Chunk
  • The Lorax — Additional Voices
  • Monsters University — Additional Voices
  • Despicable Me 2 — Additional Voices

Video games[]

  • The Dark Eye
  • Full Throttle — Bolus, Factory Door Guard
  • Star Wars: Dark ForcesRom Mohc
  • Shattered Steel
  • Outlaws — Henry' George Bowers, Spitn Jack Sanchez, Cowboy 2
  • Grim Fandango — Bruno Martinez, Chepito, Large Hitman, Seaman Naranja
  • Grand Chase - Dungeon of Monsters
  • A Bug's Life (video game) — Thud
  • Crusaders of Might and Magic
  • Throne of Darkness — Zanshin the Dark Shogun
  • Ratchet & Clank — Abner Buckwash
  • 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.
  • Shadow of Rome — Vibius Pansa Caetronianus
  • Killer7 - Narrator
  • Call of Duty 2
  • Auto Assault
  • Dreamfall: The Longest Journey — Wonkers the Watilla
  • Titan Quest
  • Gothic 3 - Additional Voices
  • Supreme Commander
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndAmmand the Corsair
  • Aion
  • Watchmen: The End is Nigh
  • Wolfenstein — General Zetta
  • Toy Story 3: The Video Game — Chunk
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City — Spec Ops Command
  • The Darkness II — Additional Voices
  • Trigger Fist - Joseph Murray
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II — Survivor #3
  • The Smurfs 2 — Papa Smurf
  • Grim Fandango: Remastered — Bruno Martinez, Chepito, Large Hitman and Seaman Naranja
  • Final Fantasy XV - Cid Sophiar

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)
  • The Fifth Element — Alien Commander
  • Vendetta — Old Gaspare (ADR)
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence — Teddy
  • Looney Tunes: Back in ActionThe Crusher
  • Noah — Rock (ADR) (uncredited)

Live action roles[]

  • 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

Personal life[]

Angel was married twice. He and his first wife, Barbara Angel, divorced in 1980. He married talent agent/owner Arlene Thornton in 1984. Together they had three children. They lived in Studio City and Malibu, California.

He died on October 19, 2021, five days before his 91st birthday. No cause of death was given.

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[]

  • 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. 

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