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[[ | [[File:WallyBurrDVD.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not to be confused with the similarly-named Autobot, [[Omni Productions|Wally]] [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]].]] | ||
'''Wally Burr''' ( | '''Walter S. "Wally" Burr''' ([[June 2]], [[1924]] – [[July 9]], [[2017]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/dan.gilvezan/posts/1486985748006666?pnref=story Dan Gilvezan on Facebook]</ref>) was an American voice actor and voice director. He worked on numerous cartoons during the 80s, including the role of voice director on [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original '' Transformers'' cartoon]] and ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]''. Aside from voicing some incidental characters, he also filled in roles for regular voice actors who were unavailable for taping. Some voices he did included The Atom on ''Superfriends'', Emmett Benton on ''[[Jem]]'', Huang Zhong in ''Dynasty Warriors'', and Rock in ''Soulcalibur''. | ||
Prior to voice directing and acting, Burr served as the youngest tank commander in the United States Army at the time back in World War II during the invasion of Normandy.<ref>[https://www.thurstontalk.com/2014/06/11/d-day-history/ D-Day in History]</ref> | |||
==Voice roles== | |||
===''The Transformers''=== | |||
{{collist|3| | |||
* [[Dancitron]] Promoter | |||
* [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (toy commercial) | |||
* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (in "[[Kremzeek!]]") | |||
* [[Kremzeek]] | |||
* Museum Guard (in "[[Masquerade]]") | |||
* [[Nergill]] | |||
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (in "[[Masquerade]]") | |||
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (in his [[Public service announcement|PSA]]) | |||
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (one line only, in "[[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]") | |||
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]") | |||
}} | |||
== | ===''Transformers: Prime''=== | ||
== | * [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]] ([[BotCon 2013]]) | ||
*[[ | ==Voice direction== | ||
*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' | |||
*[[ | |||
==Convention appearances== | ==Convention appearances== | ||
*[[BotCon 2004]] | *[[BotCon 2004]] | ||
*[[BotCon 2005]] | *[[BotCon 2005]] | ||
*[[BotCon 2013]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
* Burr has had many stories told of him by actors, who universally recall his perfectionist recording sessions as exhausting, voice-straining experiences, to the point that [[Michael Bell]] jokingly implicated the strain involved as the cause of [[Orson Welles]]'s death.<ref>BotCon 2001 voice actor panel</ref> In contrast to most directors, Burr was regularly insistent on prolonging recording sessions out to the eight-hour maximum defined by the Screen Actor's Guild - whether, to quote [[Townsend Coleman]], "it was necessary or not."<ref>[http://jemlist.tripod.com/to0320.txt Truly Outrageous! The Jem Mailing List Vol 3 #20]</ref> That habit of his, it is said, was a major contributing factor to the 1987 animation voice artist strike; one of the striking actors' primary demands was the reduction of the maximum session length to four hours. [[Maurice LaMarche]] had less-kind words, suggesting that all Burr really wanted was for the actor to "parrot" the lines back to him as he himself would have performed them.<ref>[http://www.asitecalledfred.com/2006/08/14/quick-stop-interview-maurice-lamarche/2/ Quick Stop Interview: Maurice LaMarche]</ref> However, when LaMarche appeared at [[BotCon 2013]], he read a prepared (and lengthy) apology and redaction of his harsher criticisms, as Burr was also in attendance, leading to big smiles and handshakes between the two. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:English voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:Voice directors]] | [[Category:Voice directors]] | ||
[[Category:Convention guests]] | [[Category:Convention guests]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:26, 20 November 2022
Walter S. "Wally" Burr (June 2, 1924 – July 9, 2017[1]) was an American voice actor and voice director. He worked on numerous cartoons during the 80s, including the role of voice director on the original Transformers cartoon and G.I. Joe. Aside from voicing some incidental characters, he also filled in roles for regular voice actors who were unavailable for taping. Some voices he did included The Atom on Superfriends, Emmett Benton on Jem, Huang Zhong in Dynasty Warriors, and Rock in Soulcalibur.
Prior to voice directing and acting, Burr served as the youngest tank commander in the United States Army at the time back in World War II during the invasion of Normandy.[2]
Voice roles
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]- Dancitron Promoter
- Hun-Gurrr (toy commercial)
- Jazz (in "Kremzeek!")
- Kremzeek
- Museum Guard (in "Masquerade")
- Nergill
- Ratchet (in "Masquerade")
- Seaspray (in his PSA)
- Shrapnel (one line only, in "Traitor")
- Thundercracker (in "War Dawn")
Transformers: Prime
[edit]Voice direction
[edit]Convention appearances
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Burr has had many stories told of him by actors, who universally recall his perfectionist recording sessions as exhausting, voice-straining experiences, to the point that Michael Bell jokingly implicated the strain involved as the cause of Orson Welles's death.[3] In contrast to most directors, Burr was regularly insistent on prolonging recording sessions out to the eight-hour maximum defined by the Screen Actor's Guild - whether, to quote Townsend Coleman, "it was necessary or not."[4] That habit of his, it is said, was a major contributing factor to the 1987 animation voice artist strike; one of the striking actors' primary demands was the reduction of the maximum session length to four hours. Maurice LaMarche had less-kind words, suggesting that all Burr really wanted was for the actor to "parrot" the lines back to him as he himself would have performed them.[5] However, when LaMarche appeared at BotCon 2013, he read a prepared (and lengthy) apology and redaction of his harsher criticisms, as Burr was also in attendance, leading to big smiles and handshakes between the two.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Dan Gilvezan on Facebook
- ↑ D-Day in History
- ↑ BotCon 2001 voice actor panel
- ↑ Truly Outrageous! The Jem Mailing List Vol 3 #20
- ↑ Quick Stop Interview: Maurice LaMarche
