Editing Garry Chalk

[[File:GarryChalk1.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Trukk munky.]]
'''Garry Chalk''' (born [[February 17]], [[1952]]; also known as '''Gary Chalk''' or '''Gary Chaulk''') is a British-born Canadian voice actor and screen actor. In addition to his ''Transformers'' work, some of Chalk's numerous voice-over roles include Donkey Kong, King Hippo, and [[Dracula]] in ''Captain N: The Game Master'', Guts Man in the '90s ''Mega Man'' cartoon, Grounder in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', Fido the Diamond Dog & Prince Ruthford in ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', Pathfinder and Metalhead in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', [[Garrison Kreiger|General Blitz]] in ''[[Sgt. Savage|G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles]]'', Lt. Stone in ''G.I. Joe Extreme'', He-Man in ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' and Man-at-Arms in the 2002 ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe''.

Some of his on-screen roles include [[Dum Dum|Dum Dum Dugan]] in ''[[Nicholas Fury|Nick Fury: Agent of Shield]]'', Sheriff Williams in ''[[Freddy Krueger|Freddy vs. Jason]]'', Vice Principal Grimes in ''Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins'', Stan Walsh in the 2014 reboot of ''[[Godzilla]]'', Colonel Chekov in ''Stargate SG-1'', Captain Bowen in the 2017 ''Power Rangers'' reboot and the creepy old Irishman/harbinger of doom in ''Leprechaun: Origins''. 

Not many people know this, but Chalk once secretly video taped Eric Stoltz having sex and as a result was broken in two by a [[Fly|giant fly monster]].<ref>The [[1989]] film ''{{w|The Fly II}}''</ref>

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
At [[Auto Assembly 2010]] attendees could buy a [[toy]] of Garry wearing a "[[Trukk not munky|Trukk AND Munky]]" shirt in a boxed set alongside similar likenesses of [[Scott McNeil]] and [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] at [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s charity auction and tombola. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|''The Transformers'' #9 cover}}

==Voice roles==
===''Generation 2''===
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]/[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (same voice) in a toy [[commercial]]
*[[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], also in a toy commercial
*Narrator for Season Two cartoon commercials

===''Beast Wars''===
{{collist|2|
*[[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron]] (recorded message)
*[[Onyx Primal]] (script reading)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Blix|Leader Neanderthal]] 
*[[Anthropoid]]s
}}

===''Beast Wars Transmetals'' ([[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|N64]]/[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Playstation]])===
*Optimus Primal

===''Beast Machines''===
{{collist|2|
*Optimus Primal
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (hologram)
}}

===''Armada''===
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]/Jet Optimus

===''Energon''===
*Optimus Prime/Optimus Supreme

===''[[Transformers (PS2)|Transformers]]''===
*Optimus Prime

===''Cybertron''===
*Optimus Prime
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] ("[[Giant]]" only)

===''[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]''===
*Optimus Prime (narrator)

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 1998]]
*[[BotCon 2001]]
*[[OTFCC 2003]]
*[[Unofficial conventions|TFcon]] (2011)
*[[BotCon 2012]]

==Notes==
*He has voiced Optimus Prime/Primal in more episodes than any other actor.
*Chalk is the first ([[David Kaye|but not the only]]) actor to voice both an [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (but in different series).
*Chalk was interviewed as a special feature for [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars'' season 3 DVD box set and also provided audio commentary.
*Inspired by [[David Kaye]], Garry Chalk gives Christmas greetings, partially in character as Optimus Primal. These can be found on his good friend, Candice Santora's YouTube channel.<ref>Candice Santora's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/iCandiS/featured</ref> Candice is also known to help in the writing of the greetings and carols from time to time.
*Chalk did not return to voice Optimus Primal in ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'', but did give his approval to [[Ron Perlman]]'s casting.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ActorGarryChalk/status/953142713158914048]</ref>
**Similarly, he did not return to reprise his voice role as Primal in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts|Rise of the Beasts]]'' either, but again gave his approval to Perlman reprising the role.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/Seibertron/posts/10159345310975070?comment_id=10159345983715070</ref>
*At TFCon Toronto 2018, Garry revealed he had also auditioned for the role of [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] however he agreed that [[Scott McNeil]] was simply better in the role.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149942/ Garry Chalk at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Garry-Chalk/138793652826356 Official Garry Chalk page on Facebook]

===Interviews===
*April 2008—[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/tfw2005-interviews-transformers-voice-actor-garry-chalk-164728/ TFW2005]
*August 2021—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofz6mCIxVks&t=6276s TFNation]

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