Garry Chalk
Garry Chalk | |
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| Born | Garry Glen Chalk (1952-02-17) February 17, 1952 Southampton, Hampshire, England, U.K. |
| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Gary Chalk |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Garry Glen Chalk (born February 17, 1952)[1] is a British-born Canadian actor and voice actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of Beast Wars: Transformers and Beast Machines, as well the Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of Transformers: Armada, Transformers Energon, and Transformers: Cybertron, and also was the third American voice of Dr. Robotnik for Sonic Underground. He has lent his voice to over 30 animated television series and has been in films such as The Fly II, Godzilla and Freddy vs. Jason. He played the recurring role of Col. Chekov on Stargate SG-1. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Inspector Andrew Pawlachuk on Cold Squad.
Contents
1 Life and career
2 Filmography
2.1 Animation
2.2 Television
2.3 Film
2.4 Video games
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links
Life and career
Chalk was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England on February 17, 1952 and, at the age of 5, moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 17, 1957.[2] Initially wanting to become a teacher, a college play he saw made him want to pursue an acting career. He received his acting training at Studio 58.
Chalk has been involved with professional theatre since 1978, and has performed at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company (VPTC), the Arts Club Theatre Company (ACTC), The Vancouver Theatresports League and numerous theatres in British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta. The last live stage production he did was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, where he played Miles Gloriosus. He also performed in Henry IV and As You Like It at the VPTC, as well as Dracula and Passion at the ACTC.
A highly-prolific character actor, most of his career has been in film and television, usually portraying a corrupt law enforcement officer. He had a recurring role on Cold Squad for four years, for which he won Gemini Awards in two consecutive years, and until the close of its ninth season had a recurring role on the science-fiction series Stargate SG-1. Known for his perfect enunciation and his mellifluous deep voice, Chalk is also a veteran of over 1,500 animated productions including Class of the Titans, and the 2002 remake of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He is also known for his voice work in the Transformers franchise as the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines, and as Optimus Prime in the Unicron Trilogy. He also voiced the original Megatron in an episode of Beast Wars.
In the 2000s, he appeared occasionally in the Sci-Fi Channel shows Eureka, as Col. Briggs and Painkiller Jane, as Ruben Hennessey.[3] Chalk is a proficient guitarist and singer and often performs his music when he makes public appearances and at conventions.
Filmography
Animation
3-2-1 Penguins! – Sol, Bert/Cavitus
¡Mucha Lucha! – El Haystack Grande, Tibor the Terrible, Additional Voices
Action Man (1995) – Norris
Action Man (2000) – Gangrene
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog – Grounder, Captain Rescue, Dragon Breath, Computer ("Grounder the Genius")
Alien Racers –
Animated Classic Showcase – Various Characters
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World – Additional Voices
Barbie of Swan Lake – Baker
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses – Desmond
Barbie as the Island Princess – Frazer, Calvin
Barbie Thumbelina – Louie
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale – Brake
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 – Brake
Beast Machines: Transformers – Optimus Primal
Beast Wars: Transformers – Optimus Primal, Megatron G1 (episode 38)
Being Ian – Mr. Cartwright
Billy the Cat – Additional Voices
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars – Commander Dogstar, Al Negator
Camp Candy – Additional Voices
Captain N: The Game Master – King Hippo, Narrator, Donkey Kong, The Count, Bayou Billy, Malkil, Mayor Squaresly, Additional Voices
Class of the Titans – Hercules and Ares
Conan the Adventurer – Snagg, Gora, Conan's Father, Torrinon
Dinosaur Train – Marco Megaraptor
Double Dragon – Chopper, Kona, Wild Willy
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies – King Gurumes (1996 BLT/Funimation dub)
Dragon Tales – Mungus the Giant, The Gilded Dragon
Darkstalkers – Donovan Baine
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control – Hector
Dragon Booster – Conner Penn/Mortis
Eon Kid – Duke Von Rhymer
Exosquad – Marsala, General Shiva
Extreme Dinosaurs – Badrap
Fat Dog Mendoza – Interpreter X, House Painter
The Fearless Four – The Baron, The Miller, Platini, Guard #2
Firehouse Tales – Additional Voices
Funky Fables – Various Characters
G.I. Joe – Pathfinder, Shockwave, Gristle, Metal-Head, Road Pig, Various Cobra Troopers
G.I. Joe Extreme – Lieutenant Stone
Gadget & the Gadgetinis – Additional Voices
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) – Man-At-Arms (Duncan), Whiplash
Hurricanes – Additional Voices
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice – Lord Viper, Warlord Bash, Sir Brick, Sir Phil
Kissyfur – Additional Voices
LeapFrog – Additional Voices
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle – Leo the Lion
Madeline – Additional Voices
Mama, Do You Love Me? – Papa
Mega Man – Guts Man, Bright Man, Dark Man, Needle Man, Heat Man, Stone Man
Mega Man: Fully Charged – Dr. Light
Mosaic – Nathan Nelson
Mummies Alive! – Referee, Old Man, Professor, Truck Driver, Movie Pharaoh, Yussef, Mr. Sullivan
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever – Prince Rutherford, Oak Nut, and Pony Vendor 3
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Fido, Prince Rutherford
Nexo Knights – General Magmar, Additional Voices
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu – Killow
Pinky Dinky Doo – Librarian
Pirate Express – Pontus, Ted
Pocket Dragon Adventures – Sir Nigel
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy – Bluto
ReBoot – Turbo, Slash, Al's Waiter, Herr Doktor
RoboCop: Alpha Commando – Additional Voices
RollBots – Captain Pounder
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys – Santa Claus, Bumbles the Abominable Snowman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie – Blitzen
Sabrina, the Animated Series – Additional Voices
Scary Godmother Halloween Spectacular – Harry the Werewolf, Bug-A-Boo
Scary Godmother 2: The Revenge of Jimmy – Harry the Werewolf, Bug-A-Boo
Shadow Raiders – Emperor Femur
Sitting Ducks – Jerry, Additional Voices
Sonic Underground – Doctor Ivo Robotnik
Spider-Man Unlimited – Mr. Meugniot, Additional Voices
Stories from My Childhood – Various Characters
Street Fighter – Dhalsim, Burke (Col. Keith Wolfman)
Street Sharks – Spike, El Swordo- The Adventures of Corduroy
The Adventures of T-Rex – Bruno, Madder, Mayor Maynot
The Baby Huey Show – Additional Voices
The Colours of World - Captain Dark Colour
The New Adventures of He-Man – He-Man, Artilla, President Pell, Alcon, Sgt. Krone, Andros, Gross
Transformers: Armada – Optimus Prime
Transformers: Energon – Optimus Prime
Transformers: Cybertron – Optimus Prime
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale – The Evil King of Cats
Voltron Force – Sky Marshall Wade, Manset
Weird-Oh's – Uncle Huey
What About Mimi? – Principal Earl
Television
Arrow – General J.G. Walker
Cedar Cove – Sheriff Troy Davis
Christmas on Chestnut Street – Store Owner L.T. Crouch
Cold Squad – Inspector Andrew Pawlachuk
Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story (2003) – Inspector Ken Dowson
Dark Angel – Lt. Walter Eastep
The Dead Zone – James Stillson
Eureka – Colonel Briggs
Highlander: The Series – Bob Lemoyne
The Killing – Lt. Michael Oakes
MacGyver – Tony Ellis/Detective Sweeney/Sergeant Harold Gray
National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion – Fred Hodges
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Timothy Aloysius "Dum-Dum" Dugan
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation – Silver (voice)
The Outer Limits – Detective Barnett (episode: "Caught in the Act"), General (episode: "Nightmare"), Detective Frank Dayton (episode: "Something About Harry")
Painkiller Jane – Ruben Hennessey
Seven Days – Maj. Vladimir Markovsky (S2E17)
Stargate SG-1 – Colonel Chekov (9 episodes)
Supernatural – Sheriff Deitrich, "Monster Movie" (season 4, episode 5)
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Chicago Worker | |
| 1989 | The Fly II | Scorby | |
| 1990 | Stephen King's It | Coach | |
| 1997 | Warriors of Virtue | Mosely | Voice |
| 2002 | Bang Bang You're Dead | Chief Bud McGee | |
| 2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | Sheriff Williams | |
| 2004 | The Karate Dog | Officer Brunelli | |
| 2004 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Police Captain | |
| 2005 | Fierce People | McCallum | |
| 2005 | His and Her Christmas | Anthony Shephard | TV movie |
| 2005 | Supervolcano | Governor Billy Marshall, of Wyoming | |
| 2006 | Deck the Halls | Sheriff Dave | |
| 2006 | Eight Below | Boat Captain | |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Chief Faherty | |
| 2008 | Christmas Town | Grandpa Jack | |
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Vice Principal Grimes | |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Military General | |
| 2011 | Marley & Me: The Puppy Years | Announcer | |
| 2012 | Big Time Movie | MI6 Agent #1 | |
| 2013 | Suddenly | Sheriff Grant | |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Stan Welsh | |
| 2015 | Tomorrowland | Jail Desk Jockey | |
| 2016 | Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story | Doc Forrester | |
| 2017 | Power Rangers | Captain Bowen[4] | |
| 2017 | Max 2: White House Hero | Colonel Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2018 | The Predator | Postal Worker |
Video games
Devil Kings – Devil King
Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu – Robert Ripley (voice)
Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals – Optimus Primal
Transformers – Optimus Prime
The Godfather: The Game – Bruno Tattaglia, Al Neri
Tomorrowland – Jail Desk Jockey
Awards
Gemini Awards
- 2000–2001 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Cold Squad
- 2001–2002 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Cold Squad
References
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^ "Garry Chalk". BlogTalkRadio (Audio). BlogTalkRadio, Inc. April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
^ Nguyen, Michael (January 24, 2014). "Madman Interview with Garry Chalk". Behind The Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
^ Paladin (May 21, 2016). "Garry Chalk Joins Power Rangers 2017 Movie Cast". Toku Nation. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
External links
Garry Chalk on IMDb
Garry Chalk at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Garry Chalk convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
| Preceded by Neil Kaplan 2001–2002 Robots in Disguise | Voice of Optimus Prime 2001–2007 Unicron Trilogy | Succeeded by Peter Cullen 2007 Video game and live-action movie |
| Preceded by Frank Welker 1984–1987 Original series | Voice of Megatron/Galvatron 1998 Beast Wars | Succeeded by Daniel Riordan 2001–2002 Robots in Disguise |
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