Jerry Orbach

Born Jerome Bernard Orbach, Jerry Orbach was an acting legacy. He has created voices such as Lumiere on “Beauty and the Beast,” Sa’luk on “Aladdin and the King of Thieves,” and Thorn on “The Special Magic of Herself the Elf.”

Orbach was also an actor of the stage.Some notable roles he performed as were as El Gatto on “The Fantasticks” in 1960, Paul the Puppeteer on “Carnival!” from 1961 to 1963, and Charlie Davenport on “Annie Get Your Gun” in 1966.

Orbach was also famous in some movies like “Cop Hater,” “John Goldfarb, Please Come Home,” “A Fan’s Notes,” “Underground Aces,” “Dead Women in Lingerie,” and “Chinese Coffee.”

Orbach was also notable on television. Some of his works include episodes on “Love, American Style,” “Tales from the Darkside,” “Simon and Simon,” and “The Golden Girls.” Arguably, Orbach’s most famous role on television was as Detective Leonard W. Briscoe on “Law and Order.”

Jerry Orbach was a legendary and talented actor, who’s hard work and devotion made him one to remember for a long long time.

Jerry Orbach: October 20th, 1935- December 28, 2004

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Ben Small

Benjamin Small is an actor I’ve been learning about for some time now.

The first time I heard his vocal talent was his voice as Bernie Barges on the United Kingdom cartoon, “Watch My Chops,” but in the United States when it had its run there, it was known as “Corneil and Bernie.” Since 2009, he was the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine in the United Kingdom dub of “Thomas and Friend.” However, he stopped after 2015 due to his contract not being renewed. Another voice Small did was as the voice of Ichabod Crane on the special, “The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow.”

Small is also an actor on television. He’s played on series like “Matt Hatter Chronicles,” “Pet Squad,” and “X-calibur.”

Small has also been the producer of a short called, “One.” As well as being the voice of Bernie, he, along with Keith Wickham, sung the theme song for “Watch My Chops.”

Ben Small is inspirational actor with a wide range of voices. He’s also connect himself to Twitter in order to help him find some other voice acting jobs. His positive attitude and great heart keep him famous and notable.

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Verna Felton

Verna Felton was a highly respected member of the voice acting committee. She first voiced as the Matriarch Elephant on “Dumbo.” She then voiced the Fairy Godmother on “Cinderella,” the Queen of Hearts on “Alice in Wonderland,” Aunt Sarah on “Lady and the Tramp,” Flora on “Sleeping Beauty,” and Winifred on “The Jungle Book.”

Felton first started out on radio. She voiced on programs such as “The Cinnamon Bear,” “Fibber McGee and Molly,” “The Great Gildersleeve,” and “Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou.” She was also seen on television programs such as “The Dennis Day Show,” “I Love Lucy,” “The Real McCoys,” and “Wagon Train.”

Felton was also highly successful on the big screen, not just with her voice. She’s played as characters such as Agnes on “Girls of the Big House,” Dowager on “Buccaneer’s Girls,” Mrs. August Pennyfeather on “The Gunfighter,” and Cousin Leora on “Don’t Bother To Knock.”

Verna Felton is one of those voices that one can barely forget. She had a strong devotion and integrity to each of her performances, and she is still respected, even today.

Verna Felton: July 20, 1890- December 14, 1966

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Frank Welker

Today’s blog is a special one, as I will be looking at one of the biggest veterans in the voice acting world: Frank Welker. It is special because today happens to be his 69th birthday.

Franklin Wendell Welker has been the biggest influence in the voice acting community anyone has ever had the respect to know. Some of his famous voices consist of  Ralph the Guard on “Animaniacs,” Megatron on “Transformers,” and Fred Jones on  the “Scooby Doo” franchise, a role he’s been doing since 1969, and is still doing today. After the death of Don Messick, and after a few other actors to attempt the role of the famous Great Dane, Welker is now the voice of Scooby Doo himself.

Welker’s performances expand far beyond just roles with “humanlike” dialogue. He also does keen animal noises. He’s voiced primates like Abu on “Aladdin”, and Curious George. He’s voiced dogs like Santa’s Little Helper on “The Simpsons” and Seymour Asses on “Futurama.” He’s done so many animal and monster voices and, like Dee Bradley Baker, is incredibly gifted at doing so.

Welker has also been in films before jumping into the world of voice acting. He’s been in the movie “The Trouble With Girls,” where his character befriends Elvis Presley. He was also in “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes,” “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t,” and “How To Frame A Figg.”

Frank Welker has been the voices of so many heroes, villains, sidekicks, pets, and many other characters. The skills he has with his voice and sinuses are second-to-none, and he shall continue to inspire many other in his long line of vocal superiority. But just because I say all of these words of praise doesn’t mean he’s a stuck up. In reality, he’s one of the most modest people that anyone has ever got the chance to meet. Frank Welker, we love you.

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Eleanor Audley

Born Eleanor Zellman, Eleonor Audley has been an important part of Disney in the time when she was alive. She has voiced characters such as Lady Tremaine on “Cinderella,” Madame Leota on the Haunted Mansion, and her most famous role; Maleficent on “Sleeping Beauty.”

Audley has also been famous on a few television series. She has been on shows such as “My Three Sons,” “Green Acres,” and “Pistols ‘n’ Petticoats.” She has also been in movies like “Hook, Line, and Sinker,” an uncredited role in “Never a Dull Moment,” and “The Second Time Around.”

Audley also worked on radio quite a bit as well. She has done “Escape,” “Suspense,” and a radio play of Father Knows Best. Oddly, three years after the film “Cinderella” came out, she got the chance to play as the stepmother again in a radio adaptation of Cinderella.

Eleanor Audley was an inspiration to many people who want to learn how to do a good heroic or excellent villain role. Audley is one that people could learn a lot from, and her legacy is one that will be remembered for a long time.

Eleanor Audley: November 19, 1905- November 25- 1991

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Dan Castellaneta

Born Daniel Louis Castellaneta, Dan Castellaneta has been a popular voice actor for a long time. He has voiced the Postman on “Olive the Other Reindeer,” Earl on “Cow and Chicken,” and various voices such as Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Sideshow Mel, Itchy, Mayor Joe Quimby, Groundskeeper Willie, and Hans Moleman on “The Simpsons.”

Castellaneta has played characters in movies such as “Say Anything,” “The Client,” a 1994 remake of the film “Love Affair,” “Space Jam,” and “Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman.” He’s also been on episodes of television shows called, “Baghdad Cafe,” “Working Tra$h,” “Sibs,” and “L.A.Law.”

He’s also created a few voices for certain video and computer games. He’s voiced characters such as Flux Wildly on “Toonstruck,” (A computer game that blends live action with animation, much in the style of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”) Earthworm Jim on the video game of the same name, and Krunk on “Metal Arms, Glitch in the System.”

Dan Castellaneta is a dedicated actor and writer. He has a lot of warmth, and considering he does tai chi and doesn’t drink, he seems to be a man of good morals. Dan Castellaneta is an inspiration to voice artist everywhere.

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Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Simon Nimoy is an actor whom I shall pay tribute to today. He has voiced characters such as Master Xehanort on “Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep,” Mr. Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud on “The Halloween Tree,” and King Kashekim Nedakh on “Atlantis the Lost Empire.”

Aside from playing such vocal performances, Nimoy was most famous as Mr. Spock on the Star Trek franchise. He has long been remembered for perfecting the saying, “Live long and prosper.”

Nimoy wasn’t just Spock, though. He has also played in movies such as “Zombies on the Stratosphere,” “The Balcony,” “Assault of the Wayne,” “Seizure: the Story of Kathy Morris,” and “Never Forget.” He also directed a few movies such as “Three Men and a Baby,” “The Good Mother,” “Funny About Love,” and “Holy Matrimony.”

Leonard Nimoy lived a long and wonderful life. He has brought on such a vast legacy that no one can forget. Many people will remember all of the dedication he brought to his performances, and will be relevant even in a farther time.

Leonard Nimoy: March 26, 1931- February 27, 2015

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