Veteran voice actor Dan Hennessey, who voiced Braveheart Lion within the Care Bears and Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget, has died. He was 82.
In line with TMZ, Hennessey handed away on Wednesday, November 13, in his dwelling whereas he was sleeping as a consequence of problems related to Parkinson’s illness.
In an announcement, Hennessey’s household advised the outlet, “We’re so touched by all these letting us understand how he impacted them by means of his craft, from stage to voice appearing and route. We’re warmed by the truth that he offered consolation to a era of youngsters around the globe by giving voice to beloved animated characters like Braveheart Lion and Fatherbear, who have been the personification of his form and exuberant character.”
Hennessey was identified for offering the enduring voices to many memorable characters from youngsters’s animated collection, together with Father Bear from Little Bear, Braveheart Lion from Care Bears, Chief Quimby from Inspector Gadget, and George Raccoon on The Raccoons.
He additionally lent his voice to reveals corresponding to ALF: The Animated Collection, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Beetlejuice, C.O.P.S., RoboCop, Canine Metropolis, My Pet Monster, Rescue Heroes, Ultraforce, Dinosaucers, Mythic Warriors, Canine Metropolis, and The Adventures of Tintin.
Along with voice work, Hennessey additionally served because the voice director for the X-Males animated TV collection from the Nineteen Nineties. He additionally voiced Ruckus within the widespread superhero collection.
“That his contributions to voice appearing and contagious spirit reside on in perpetuity is a singular reward to those that drastically mourn his loss,” his household continued. “He actually was the bravest coronary heart we knew.”
Following the information of Hennessey’s passing, Adrian Hough, who voiced Nightcrawler in X-Males: The Animated Collection, took to X to pay tribute. “That is very unhappy information,” he wrote. “RIP to Dan Hennessey, the person who was such an enormous a part of not solely my entry into the world of the Xmen, however of the entire Xmen animated collection. All of us mourn.”
Hennessey is survived by his spouse, Patricia, and daughters, Skye and Eden. His household is asking donations be made to the Michael J. Fox Basis for Parkinson’s Analysis.