Dan Hennessey, a veteran voice actor and children's cartoon director, has died at the age of 83, TMZ reports. According to Hennessey's family, he died Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at home in his sleep from complications associated with Parkinson's disease. The actor is best known for voicing Chief Quimby on Inspector Gadget, George Raccoon on The Raccoons, Father Bear on Little Bear, and Braveheart Lion on the 1980s Care Bears TV series. In other words, Hennessey is part of some of the most iconic '80s cartoons ever made.
Hennessey also lent his voice to RoboCop, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Alf: The Animated Series, C.O.P.S., Dog City, My Pet Monster, Rescue Heroes, Ultraforce, Dinosaucers, Dog City, Mythic Warriors, Babar, Beetlejuice, and X-Men: The Animated Series (for which he also served as voice director), among other titles. His last credited role was in Lomax: The Hound of Music in 2008.
In a statement, Hennessey's...
Hennessey also lent his voice to RoboCop, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Alf: The Animated Series, C.O.P.S., Dog City, My Pet Monster, Rescue Heroes, Ultraforce, Dinosaucers, Dog City, Mythic Warriors, Babar, Beetlejuice, and X-Men: The Animated Series (for which he also served as voice director), among other titles. His last credited role was in Lomax: The Hound of Music in 2008.
In a statement, Hennessey's...
- 11/21/2024
- by Christopher Shultz
- MovieWeb
Dan Hennessey, a voice actor and director for animated shows, has died. He was 82.
Hennessey is best known for voicing Braveheart Lion in the Care Bears animated series from the 1980s, Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget (1983), and the voice director for the X-Men animated TV series from the 1990s.
According to TMZ, Hennessey died on Wednesday, November 13 in his home while he was sleeping due to complications associated with Parkinson’s disease.
“We are so touched by all those letting us know how he impacted them through his craft, from stage to voice acting and direction. We are warmed by the fact that he provided comfort to a generation of kids around the world by giving voice to beloved animated characters like Braveheart Lion and Fatherbear, who were the personification of his kind and exuberant personality,” the family said in a statement.
Hennessey is survived by his wife Patricia and daughters Skye and Eden.
Hennessey is best known for voicing Braveheart Lion in the Care Bears animated series from the 1980s, Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget (1983), and the voice director for the X-Men animated TV series from the 1990s.
According to TMZ, Hennessey died on Wednesday, November 13 in his home while he was sleeping due to complications associated with Parkinson’s disease.
“We are so touched by all those letting us know how he impacted them through his craft, from stage to voice acting and direction. We are warmed by the fact that he provided comfort to a generation of kids around the world by giving voice to beloved animated characters like Braveheart Lion and Fatherbear, who were the personification of his kind and exuberant personality,” the family said in a statement.
Hennessey is survived by his wife Patricia and daughters Skye and Eden.
- 11/20/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
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