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Events in 1954 in animation .
Events
January
March
May
June
July
August
October
December
Films released
Television series
Births
January
January 6 :
David Sproxton , English animator, director and producer (co-creator of
Morph , co-founder of
Aardman Animations ).
John Sparkes , Welsh actor and comedian (voice of the Narrator, Mr. Rabbit, Uncle Pig, Mr. Potato and other various characters in
Peppa Pig , the title character,
Elvis Cridlington ,
Station Officer Steele ,
Norman Price and
Dilys Price in season 5 of
Fireman Sam , various characters in
Planet Sketch , Bitzer and The Farmer in
Shaun the Sheep , Mister Elf and King Marigold in
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom , Goronwy in
Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention , additional voices in
A Town Called Panic and
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva ).
January 7 :
Sander Schwartz , American animation producer (president of
Warner Bros. Animation from 2001 to 2007).
January 17 :
Igor Kovalyov , Russian-born American animator, director and educator (
Klasky Csupo ).
January 19 :
Katey Sagal , American actress and singer-songwriter (voice of
Turanga Leela in
Futurama , Flo Spinelli in
Recess , Policewoman Hero in
Higglytown Heroes , Mordecai's Mom and Aunt Maxine in
Regular Show , Jane 'Butch' LePray in
Spirit Riding Free , Duckman's mother in the
Duckman episode "The Germ Turns", Hare in the
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Aesop's Fables: A Whodunit Musical").
Akira Shigino, Japanese animator (
KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops ,
Osomatsu-kun ,
Bismark ,
Sailor Moon Crystal ,
Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid ), (d.
2024 ).
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January 20 :
Ken Page , American actor and singer (voice of King Gator in
All Dogs Go to Heaven , Oogie Boogie in
The Nightmare Before Christmas ).
January 25 : Ruth Williamson, American actress (voice of Scotsman's Wife in the
Samurai Jack episode "Jack and the Scotsman II", Cafeteria Lady Hero in the
Higglytown Heroes episode "Wayne's Toasty Invention", Dame Lady Madame in the
Robot and Monster episode "The Party", Ginbot in the
Clarence episode "Jeff's New Toy", additional voices in
Courage the Cowardly Dog ).
January 26 : Sooan Kim, Korean-American animator (
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
Æon Flux ,
The Oblongs ,
The Simpsons ), (d.
2017 ).
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January 28 :
January 29 :
Oprah Winfrey , American talk show host, television producer, actress, author and philanthropist (voice of
Coretta Scott King in
Our Friend, Martin , Judge Bumbleton in
Bee Movie , Eudora in
The Princess and the Frog , Deborah in
The Star ).
February
February 1 :
Bill Mumy , American actor (voice of Eon in
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , Johnny Tezuka in
Bravest Warriors , Lennier in
Babylon 5: The Road Home ,
Fox in the
Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Terrible Trio", Agent Bryson in the
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien episode "The Widening Gyre", Tim McCole in
The Loud House episode "A Fridge Too Far").
February 4 :
Shigeru Chiba , Japanese actor (voice of Yoshihiro Kira in
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable , Megane in
Urusei Yatsura , Kazuma Kuwabara in
YuYu Hakusho , Raditz and Garlic Jr. in
Dragon Ball Z , Buggy the Clown in
One Piece , Don Kanonji in
Bleach , the Narrator in
Fist of the North Star , Japanese dub voice of
Beast in
X-Men , Discord in
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic , and
Megatron in the
Transformers franchise).
February 10 : Bobbie Page, American producer and production manager (
Warner Bros. Animation ).
February 15 :
Matt Groening , American comics artist and animator (creator of
The Simpsons ,
Futurama , and
Disenchantment ).
February 18 :
John Travolta , American actor (voice of the title character in
Bolt , Mr. Langon in
Our Friend, Martin , first voice of Dave in
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey ).
March
March 1 :
March 4 :
Catherine O'Hara , Canadian-American actress (voice of Sally and Shock in
The Nightmare Before Christmas , Ludmilla in
Bartok the Magnificent , Tina in
Chicken Little , Kaossandra in
Skylanders Academy , Skaelka in
The Last Kids on Earth , Aunt Tennelli in
The Magic School Bus Rides Again , Susan Frankenstein in
Frankenweenie , Judith in
Where the Wild Thins Are , Kata in
Brother Bear 2 , Penny in
Over the Hedge , Miss Malone in
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley , Aunt Edith in
Rock & Rule , Brooke Ripple in
Elemental , Malicious in
Witch's Night Out , Morgana in the
Sofia the First episode "Gone WIth the Wand", Gwendolyn Swish in the
Central Park episode "The PAIGE-riarchy!").
March 7 : Pam Carter, American voice actor (voice of Lena Mack in
Street Sharks , Mrs. Andrews in
Archie's Weird Mysteries , Sea Beast in
Strawberry Shortcake , additional voices in
Liberty's Kids ) and voice director (
DIC Entertainment ), (d.
2005 ).
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March 8 :
James Carter Cathcart , American retired voice actor, voice director, pianist and vocalist (continued voice of James, Professor Oak and Meowth in
Pokémon ).
March 11 :
David Newman , American composer and conductor (
The Brave Little Toaster ,
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp ,
Rover Dangerfield ,
Itsy Bitsy Spider ,
Anastasia ,
Ice Age ,
Tarzan ,
Green Eggs and Ham ,
Pets United ).
April
April 3 : Bob Onorato, American animator (
Garfield and Friends ,
Pinky and the Brain ), character designer (
Adventures from the Book of Virtues ) and storyboard artist (
Hanna-Barbera ,
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper ,
Disney Television Animation ,
The New Woody Woodpecker Show ,
What's New, Scooby-Doo? ,
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ), (d.
2002 ).
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April 4 :
Tom Ruegger , American television producer, writer, and animator (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Hanna-Barbera ,
The 7D ,
Animalia ).
April 7 :
Jackie Chan , Chinese actor and martial artist (voice of Master Monkey in the
Kung Fu Panda franchise, Master Wu in
The Lego Ninjago Movie , Chinese dub voice of Li Shang in
Mulan ,
Beast in
Beauty and the Beast , and Long in
Wish Dragon ).
April 9 :
Dennis Quaid , American actor (voice of Jaegar Clade in
Strange World , Roven in
Battle for Terra , Grandpa Redbeard in the
SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Grandpappy the Pirate").
April 10 :
Peter MacNicol , American actor (voice of X the Eliminator in
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ,
Doctor Octopus in
The Spectacular Spider-Man ,
Man-Bat in
The Batman , Sidney Poindexter in
Danny Phantom , Nigel in
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure , Tseebo in
Star Wars Rebels ,
David Clinton / Chronos in the
Justice League Unlimited episode "The Once and Future Thing").
April 13 :
Glen Keane , American animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
The Chipmunk Adventure ,
Dear Basketball ,
Over the Moon ).
April 14 :
Katsuhiro Otomo , Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator and film director (
Akira ).
April 17 :
Roddy Piper , Canadian professional wrestler and actor (portrayed himself in
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling , voice of Bolphunga in
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights , Don John in the
Adventure Time episode "
The Red Throne ", himself in the
Robot Chicken episode "Metal Militia"), (d.
2015 ).
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April 27 :
John Cygan , American actor and comedian (voice of Hedley in
Treasure Planet , Uncle Lope in
Leo the Lion , Richard Kensington in
Cars , Who in
Horton Hears a Who! , Twitch in
Toy Story 3 , Male Radio Caller and Gus in
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse , Abel North and Kane North in the
Ben 10 episode "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures", TV Announcer and Man at Police Station in
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Bearded Billy", various characters in
Regular Show , additional voices in
Space Strikers ,
Titan A.E. ,
Poochini ,
Ice Age: The Meltdown ,
Happily N'Ever After ,
Surf's Up ,
WALL-E ,
Cars Toons ,
Up ,
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ,
The Lorax ,
Monsters University ,
Despicable Me 2 ,
The Pirate Fairy ,
Inside Out ,
Minions and
Despicable Me 3 ), (d.
2017 ).
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April 28 :
Roy Braverman , American sound supervisor, sound editor, and composer (
Disney Television Animation ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Cartoon Network Studios ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ).
April 29 :
Jerry Seinfeld , American actor, comedian, writer and producer (writer, producer and voice of Barry B. Benson in
Bee Movie , Comp-U-Comp in the
Dilbert episode "The Return").
May
May 8 :
Stephen Furst , American actor (voice of Fanboy in
Freakazoid! , Hathi in
Jungle Cubs , Dash in
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea , Booster in
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , Male Warthog in the
Timon & Pumbaa episode "Home Is Where the Hog Is", Sport in the
Road Rovers episode "The Dog Who Knew Too Much"), (d.
2017 ).
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May 14 : Jeffrey Townsend, American director, television writer (
Rugrats ) and composer (composed the
Gracie Films logo).
May 17 :
David Zippel , American musical theatre lyricist, director, and producer (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
The Swan Princess ).
May 21 :
Janice Karman , American voice actress, producer and director (creator of
the Chipettes and wife of
Ross Bagdasarian Jr. ).
May 28 :
Townsend Coleman , American actor (voice of
the title character in
The Tick ,
Michelangelo and the Rat King in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Colt in
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs , Rory Llewellyn in
Jem , Corporal Capeman in
Inspector Gadget , Sentinel Prime in
Transformers: Animated , Neddy the Mallet in
Mighty Magiswords , the Vulture Police in
Timon & Pumbaa ).
June
June 2 :
Richard Sala , American comics artist, illustrator and animator (
Liquid Television ), (d.
2020 ).
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Mike Svayko, American animator (
American Pop ,
Fire and Ice ,
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin ), storyboard artist (
Disney Television Animation ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ), background artist (
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World ), prop designer (
The Chipmunk Adventure ), technical director (
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin ), sheet timer (
Disney Television Animation ,
Klasky Csupo ,
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure ) and director (
Beetle Bailey ,
The Little Clowns of Happytown ,
Dino-Riders ,
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Star Street: The Adventures of the Star Kids ,
Spider-Man ,
CatDog ,
ChalkZone ), (d.
2002 ).
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Dennis Haysbert , American actor (voice of Crash in
Puppy Dog Pals , Master Ox in
Kung Fu Panda 2 , Chief Barnsdale in
Static Shock ,
Kilowog in
Justice League , Zipper in
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers , General Hologram in
Wreck-It Ralph , Kale in
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas ).
June 9 :
George Pérez , American comic book artist (
DC Comics ) and writer (voiced himself in the
Teen Titans Go! episodes "Marv Wolfman & George Pérez" and "Creative Geniuses"), (d.
2022 ).
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June 14 :
Jan Rabson , American actor (voice of Hooty and Professor Brighthead in
G-Force: Guardians of Space , Tetsuo in
Akira , Gordo Leiter,
Jaws , Bilge, Reginald Farragut and other various characters in
James Bond Jr. , Kerma in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , King Donogard in
Skeleton Warriors , Jolt Volt and Top Hat in
Creepy Crawlers , Axel in
A Bug's Life , Midas and Nack in
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper , Principal Affleck in
Bratz , Joe Lacky in
Bratz: Pampered Petz , Zhu Fu in
Quest for Zhu , Professor Quantum in
Superbook , Mulia Mild and Wind Rider in
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic , Avery in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest episode "Alligators and Okeechobee Vikings", Professor Erlich in the
Justice League episode "Paradise Lost", Steve Malone in the
Rugrats episode "Early Retirement"), (d.
2022 ).
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June 15 :
Jim Belushi , American actor, comedian and musician (voice of Simon the Monster Hunter in
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters , Rocko in
The Pebble and the Penguin , Fang in
Gargoyles , Phil Palmfeather in
The Mighty Ducks , Reginald the Mouse King in
The Nuttiest Nutcracker , Glo-Bo in
Doc McStuffins ,
Paul Revere in the
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? episode "Date with Carmen Part 2", Mr. Fleener in
The Tick episode "The Tick vs. Education").
June 19 :
Kathleen Turner , American actress (voice of
Jessica Rabbit in
Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Constance in
Monster House , Liz Strickland in
King of the Hill , Stacy Lovell in
The Simpsons episode "
Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy ", Gwendolyn in the
3Below: Tales of Arcadia episode "There's Something About Gwen (of Gorben)", the title character in the
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia episode "Lady of the Lake", Monogatron Leader's Wife in the
Rick and Morty episode "
The Old Man and the Seat ", Mole Judge in the
Summer Camp Island episode "Molar Moles", herself in the
Family Guy episode "Foxx in the Men House").
June 21 :
Mike MacDonald , French-born Canadian actor and comedian (voice of the Mouse King in
The Nutcracker Prince , Rip in
The Ripping Friends , Lifeguard in the
Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" episode "Naked Beach Frenzy"), (d.
2018 ).
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July
August
August 4 :
Martin Pasko , Canadian-American comics writer and animation writer (
Thundarr the Barbarian ,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
Batman: The Animated Series ), (d.
2020 ).
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August 6 :
John Moschitta Jr. , American actor, singer and spokesman (voice of Blurr in the
Transformers franchise, Key-Per in the
Adventure Time episode "
The Enchiridion! ", Jim Spleen in the
Family Guy episode "
Fox-y Lady ", Mr. Sackett in the
Pinky and the Brain episode "You Said a Mouseful", Herb Leventhal in the
Bobby's World episode "Misery Loves Company").
August 13 :
Peter Hannan , American animator, singer-songwriter, author, illustrator, writer, and producer (
Pound Puppies ,
Let's Go Luna! , creator of
CatDog ).
August 20 :
Al Roker , American weather presenter, journalist, television personality and author (voice of Patrick Patrickson in
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 , Sam Vander Rom in
Cyberchase , Mailbox in
Robots , Newscaster in
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa , The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens in
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! , Sum in
Kung Fu Panda 3 , Weatherman in the
Superman: The Animated Series episode "Little Girl Lost", himself in
The Proud Family and
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder , additional voices in
Quest for Camelot and
WordGirl ).
Theresa Saldana , American actress (voice of Rosa in
New Kids on the Block , Mame Slaughter in
Captain Planet and the Planeteers , Estella Velasquez in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest , Mrs. Diaz in the
Batman Beyond episode "Unmasked"), (d.
2016 ).
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August 24 :
Joe Ochman , American actor (voice of André Bourgeois in
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir , Wooster Q. Weasel in
Animalia , continued voice of
Jiminy Cricket ).
August 28 :
Bob Bendetson , American television writer and producer (
The Simpsons ).
August 30 :
David Paymer , American actor (voice of Sheldon Cargo in
Channel Umptee-3 , Dean Whitehead in the
Godzilla: The Series episode "Talkin' Trash", Mason Andrews in the
Static Shock episode "Hoop Squad").
September
September 3 : Kevin Petrilak, American animator (
The Simpsons ,
Bobby's World ,
Rover Dangerfield ,
Once Upon a Forest ,
Exosquad ,
The Swan Princess ,
Space Jam ), storyboard artist (
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ,
Muppet Babies ,
Spiral Zone ), sheet timer (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Film Roman ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Courage the Cowardly Dog ,
Cartoon Network Studios ,
Codename: Kids Next Door ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ) and director (
Johnny Bravo ,
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ).
September 7 :
Michael Emerson , American actor (voice of
Joker in
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns , Alpha in
Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United ,
Doctor Venom in the
G.I. Joe: Renegades episode "The Anaconda Strain",
Brainiac in
My Adventures with Superman ).
September 8 : David Schwartz, American animator, storyboard artist (
ALF Tales ,
The Real Ghostbusters ,
The Simpsons ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Yo Yogi! ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Rugrats ,
Fantastic Four ,
The Incredible Hulk ,
Clerks: The Animated Series ,
Courage the Cowardly Dog ,
X-Men: Evolution ,
Tutenstein ,
Curious George ,
Class of 3000 ,
TMNT ,
The Spectacular Spider-Man ,
Wolverine and the X-Men ,
Sit Down, Shut Up ,
Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens ,
Sheriff Callie's Wild West ,
Doc McStuffins ,
The VeggieTales Show ), writer (
Johnny Bravo ,
Ben 10 ,
New Looney Tunes ) and director (
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys ,
Jumanji ,
Channel Umptee-3 ,
Johnny Bravo ), (d.
2021 ).
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September 9 :
Jeffrey Combs , American actor (voice of
the Question in
Justice League Unlimited ,
the Leader in
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes ,
Rat King in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Kuphulu in
Ben 10: Omniverse , Gyrus Krinkle in
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! , Professor Hatecraft in
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated ,
Kite Man in the
Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Long Arm of the Law!",
Scarecrow in
The New Batman Adventures episode "Never Fear").
September 13 :
Isiah Whitlock Jr. , American actor (voice of River Scott in
Cars 3 , Commander Burnside in
Lightyear , C.E.O. in the
BoJack Horseman episode "Head in the Clouds", Mayor Naise in the
Apple & Onion episode "Election Day").
September 14 : Curtis Cim, American animator (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Filmation ,
Zodiac Entertainment ,
King of the Hill ,
My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas ) and storyboard artist (
Calico Entertainment ,
King of the Hill ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Dragon Tales ,
Courage the Cowardly Dog ,
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase ,
The Wild Thornberrys ,
As Told by Ginger ,
Clifford's Puppy Days ,
The Land Before Time ,
Curious George ,
Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! ,
My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure ,
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps ), (d.
2020 ).
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September 19 :
Janet Perlman , Canadian animator (
National Film Board of Canada ,
Sesame Street ).
September 22 :
Shari Belafonte , American actress (voice of Blanche in
Gravedale High , Mrs. Johanssen in
Hey Arnold! , Marion Cornwalis in the
Pepper Ann episode "The Velvet Room", Diana Cruz in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest episode "Other Space").
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September 28 :
Stephen James Taylor , American composer (
Tiny Toon Adventures ,
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ,
Black Panther ).
October
October 1 :
Masahiko Tanaka , Japanese actor (voice of Gauron in
Full Metal Panic! , Kyoichi Sudo in
Initial D , Muramasa Kaburagi in
Tiger & Bunny , Dot Pixis in
Attack on Titan , Japanese dub voice of
Ra's al Ghul in
Batman: The Animated Series and
Beware the Batman , Francis in
A Bug's Life , and Stoick in the
How to Train Your Dragon franchise).
October 2 :
Frank Budgen , English commercial director and co-founder of
Gorgeous Enterprises (directed the
NSPCC advert "Cartoon"), (d.
2015 ).
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October 3 : Paweł Sanakiewicz, Polish actor (Polish dub voice of James P. Sullivan in
Monsters, Inc. and
Monsters University , Pacha in
The Emperor's New Groove and
Kronk's New Groove , Max Tennyson in
Ben 10 and
Ben 10: Alien Force ,
Hades in
Justice League Unlimited ), (d.
2023 ).
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October 6 :
Howard Hoffman , American actor (voice of
Courage , Muriel Bagge, and Eustace Bagge in the
What a Cartoon! episode "The Chicken from Outer Space", Head Scientist in the
Shorty McShorts' Shorts episode "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing", additional voices in
Queer Duck: The Movie ).
October 8 :
Jim Smith , American animator (
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures ,
The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil ,
McGee and Me! ,
Tiny Toon Adventures ,
The Oblongs ,
Electric City ,
Cans Without Labels ), storyboard artist (
DIC Entertainment ,
Defenders of the Earth ,
Spiral Zone ,
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Poochini ,
Samurai Jack ,
The X's ,
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto ,
YooHoo & Friends ,
Cans Without Labels ), character designer (
Samurai Jack ), background artist (
Over the Garden Wall ), musician, writer (
Samurai Jack ), director (
The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil ) and producer (
The Ren & Stimpy Show , co-founder of
Spümcø ).
October 9 :
Scott Bakula , American actor (voice of Danny in
Cats Don't Dance , himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Bobby, It's Cold Outside ").
John O'Hurley , American actor (voice of Johannes Neils in the
Tarzan franchise, King Neptune in
SpongeBob SquarePants , King Nova in
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , Captain Excellent in
Teamo Supremo , Mr. Slate in
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! , Captain Star Johnson in
Duck Dodgers ,
Phantom Blot in
Mickey Mouse Works and
House of Mouse , Walter Bunny in
The Looney Tunes Show ,
Grandmaster in
The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Whom Continuity Would Destroy!").
October 10 :
Patric Zimmerman , American retired voice actor (voice of Elroy Jetson in
Jetsons: The Movie ,
Augie Doggie and
Dixie in
Fender Bender 500 and
Yo Yogi! , Tyke in
Tom & Jerry Kids , Junkyard in
Toxic Crusaders , Felix in
Capitol Critters , additional voices in
Popeye and Son ,
The New Yogi Bear Show , and
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ).
October 16 :
October 18 :
Bob Weinstein , American film and television producer (
Princess Mononoke ,
Clerks: The Animated Series ,
Tokyo Pig ,
Unstable Fables ,
The Nutty Professor ,
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil ,
Escape from Planet Earth ,
Underdogs ,
Paddington ,
Spy Kids: Mission Critical ).
November
November 5 :
Mike Gabriel , American animator and film director (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ).
November 7 :
Unknown Hinson , American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and comedian (voice of Early Cuyler in
Squidbillies ).
November 11 :
Roger Slifer , American comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer (
Sunbow Entertainment ), (d.
2015 ).
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November 13 :
Chris Noth , American actor (voice of
Lex Luthor in
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths , Akio Kazama in
From Up on Poppy Hill ).
November 18 :
Carter Burwell , American film composer (
A Goofy Movie ,
Anomalisa ).
November 25 :
Dave Alex Riddett , English cinematographer (
Aardman Animations ).
November 27 :
Kimmy Robertson , American actress (portrayed Race Spectator in
Stuart Little , voice of Duzer in
Gravedale High , Featherduster in
Beauty and the Beast and
House of Mouse , Alana in
The Little Mermaid franchise, Penny in
Super Secret Secret Squirrel , Dot in
The Tick , Gwen Mezzrow in
Pepper Ann , Fifi in
Belle's Magical World , Ollie in
Ollie & Scoops , Samantha Stanky in
The Simpsons episode "
Bart's Friend Falls in Love ", Donna in the
Fish Police episode "No Way to Treat a Fillet-dy", Alice Pleasance in the
Batman: The Animated Series episode "Mad as a Hatter", Margo in the
Batman Beyond episode "Disappearing Inque", additional voices in
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures ,
Tom & Jerry Kids and
Droopy, Master Detective ).
Steven Banks , American actor (voice of Dr. Morley in the
King of the Hill episode "
Hank's Unmentionable Problem "), musician, comedian and television writer (
Nickelodeon Animation Studio ,
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi ,
Lego City Adventures ,
Superhero Kindergarten ).
November 28 :
Marty Grabstein , American actor (voice of the title character in
Courage the Cowardly Dog and
Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog , Singing Chest in the
Wonder Showzen episode "Ocean").
December
December 4 :
Tony Todd , American actor (voice of Dreadwing in
Transformers: Prime ,
Icon in
Young Justice , Slyrak in
Dota: Dragon's Blood , Scare Glow in
Masters of the Universe: Revelation ,
Darkseid in
Reign of the Supermen and
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War ,
Astaroth in the
Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Trials of the Demon!", Dark Shaman in the
Sym-Bionic Titan episode "Shaman of Fear", Aeon Worm in the
Bravest Warriors episode "Season of the Mitch").
December 18 :
Ray Liotta , American actor and producer (voice of Zack in the
Family Guy episode "Brian Does Hollywood", Bubble Poppin Boys Leader in the
SpongeBob SquarePants episode "
What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? ", Morty Szyslak in
The Simpsons episode "
King Leer ", himself in
Bee Movie and the
Phineas and Ferb episode "What A Croc!"), (d.
2022 ).
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December 20 :
Dave Simons , American comic book artist, animator and storyboard artist (
Marvel Productions ,
Spiral Zone ,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
DIC Entertainment ,
Conan the Adventurer ,
Captain Planet and the Planeteers ,
Universal Cartoon Studios ,
Gargoyles ,
X-Men ,
Street Fighter: the Animated Series ,
Extreme Ghostbusters ,
Men in Black: The Series ,
Courage the Cowardly Dog ,
Butt-Ugly Martians ,
The Zula Patrol ,
Maya & Miguel ,
Kappa Mikey ), (d.
2009 ).
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December 26 :
Tony Rosato , Italian-Canadian actor and comedian (voice of
Luigi in
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and
Super Mario World , Orpheus and Young Nomad in
Mythic Warriors , Duke in
George and Martha , Quentin Eggert in
Pelswick , Tom in the
Monster by Mistake episode "Warren's Nightmare", Sherriff Ironsides in the
Odd Job Jack episode "Odd Job John", Zane in the
6teen episode "Unhappy Anniversary", additional voices in
The Busy World of Richard Scarry ,
Stickin' Around ,
The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police ,
Blaster's Universe ,
The Ripping Friends ,
Carl² ,
Da Boom Crew and
Detentionaire ), (d.
2017 ).
[46]
Ozzie Smith , American former professional baseball player (voiced himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Homer at the Bat ").
Specific date unknown
Nina Elias-Bamberger, American television producer (
Sesame Street ,
Dragon Tales , creator of
Big Bag ), (d.
2002 ).
[47]
Mac Torres, American animator (
Pac-Man ,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ,
Jetsons: The Movie ,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
Dino Babies ,
Space Jam ), (d.
2021 ).
[48]
Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild, American animator (
American Pop ,
Heidi's Song ,
Thumbelina ,
Nest Family Entertainment ,
Johnny Bravo ,
The King and I ,
The Tigger Movie ), visual effects artist (
Industrial Light & Magic ,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ), art director (
Street Sharks ) and writer (
Danny Phantom ).
Gordon Kent, American animator (
Fangface ), storyboard artist (
Ruby-Spears Enterprises ,
The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour ,
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour ,
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry ,
Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens ), sheet timer (
Bureau of Alien Detectors ,
Life with Louie ,
X-Men: The Animated Series ,
Disney Television Animation ,
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series ,
Courage the Cowardly Dog ,
CatDog ,
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Stripperella ,
Codename: Kids Next Door ,
Holly Hobbie & Friends ,
Family Guy ,
Film Roman ,
The Land Before Time ,
Chowder ,
Adventure Time ,
Allen Gregory ,
Bob's Burgers ,
Brickleberry ), lip sync artist (
Dead Space: Aftermath ), recording director (
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights ,
A Flintstones Christmas Carol ), writer (
Ruby-Spears Enterprises ,
Hanna-Barbera ,
Marvel Productions ,
Star Wars: Droids ,
Garbage Pail Kids ,
Tiny Toon Adventures ,
Beetlejuice ,
Mother Goose and Grimm ,
Disney Television Animation ,
Taz-Mania ,
The Real Shlemiel ,
Spider-Man ,
Pocket Dragon Adventures ), producer (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Bonkers ) and director (
Teen Wolf ,
The Prince of Atlantis ,
Disney Television Animation ,
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ), (d.
2015 ).
[49]
Peter Hudecki , Canadian animator (
Nelvana ).
Gordon Goodwin , American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and conductor (
Warner Bros. Animation ,
Walt Disney Company ,
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa ).
Charlie Mills , British animator (
The Trap Door ,
Stoppit and Tidyup ).
Deaths
June
August
September
September 7 :
Bud Fisher , American cartoonist (creator of the comic strip
Mutt and Jeff , credited as the writer, animator, and director of the strip's animated adaptations which were released by the
Fox Film Corporation , although the majority of the animation was instead created by
Raoul Barré and
Charles Bowers ), dies at age 69.
[56]
[57]
[58]
September 27 :
Hy Mayer , German-American political cartoonist, comic artist and animator (The Travels of Teddy , with
Otto Messmer ), dies at age 86.
[59]
November
December
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