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[[Image:DobsonOppenheimerSkeletorTeamup.jpg|right|300px|thumb|So much "Nyeh!" in one image.]] | [[Image:DobsonOppenheimerSkeletorTeamup.jpg|right|300px|thumb|So much "Nyeh!" in one image.]] | ||
'''Alan Oppenheimer''' (born [[April 23]], [[1930]]) is a | '''Alan Oppenheimer''' (born [[April 23]], [[1930]]) is a retired American voice actor, and one of several ''Transformers'' voice actors who have also appeared on the various ''[[Star Trek]]'' television series. However, he is best known for his voice roles, including ''Mighty Mouse'', Vanity Smurf in ''The Smurfs'', Ming the Merciless from Filmation's ''Flash Gordon'', the Overlord from ''BlackStar,'' Falkor and Gmork from ''The NeverEnding Story'', [[Merlin]] in ''The Legend of Prince Valiant'', the Scientist from ''9'', Norman Burg in ''The Big O II'', [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|The Chariot Master]] and Dyntos in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' and, of course, [[Skeletor]], [[Man-At-Arms]] and Mer-Man from the original ''[[Masters of the Universe x Transformers|He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' as well as voicing Moss Man in ''Masters of the Universe: Revelation'' and King Greyskull in the [[2021]] ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series''. Nyeh! | ||
==Voice roles== | ==Voice roles== | ||
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* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] | * [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] | ||
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] | * [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Dinsmore]] | ||
* [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|Director]] ("[[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood]]") | * [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|Director]] ("[[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood]]") | ||
*[[Mayor of Central City]] (''Megatron's Master Plan'' episodes) | |||
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] | * [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] | ||
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] | * [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* He | * Oppenheimer's voice he used for Seaspray was virtually the same he used for Mer-Man on the original ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' cartoon. [[Dan Gilvezan]] revealed in his autobiography ''Bumblebee and Me'', Oppenheimer would achieve the Seaspray/Mer-Man voice by puffing out his lips and bouncing them up and down with his fingers while speaking. Gilvezan compared it to when an old Looney Tunes character would go insane and start boinging their lips. In short, it constantly cracked up everyone in the recording studio. | ||
*According to Oppenheimer, Warpath's voice is an impression of {{w|George C. Scott}}.<ref>[https://youtu.be/0NN9Y-LPO6M&t=1075 Alan Oppenheimer | He-Man, Heart, and Humor | Toon’d In! with Jim Cummings]</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:52, 23 April 2026
| The name or term "Alan" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Alan (disambiguation). |
Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is a retired American voice actor, and one of several Transformers voice actors who have also appeared on the various Star Trek television series. However, he is best known for his voice roles, including Mighty Mouse, Vanity Smurf in The Smurfs, Ming the Merciless from Filmation's Flash Gordon, the Overlord from BlackStar, Falkor and Gmork from The NeverEnding Story, Merlin in The Legend of Prince Valiant, the Scientist from 9, Norman Burg in The Big O II, The Chariot Master and Dyntos in Kid Icarus: Uprising and, of course, Skeletor, Man-At-Arms and Mer-Man from the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as well as voicing Moss Man in Masters of the Universe: Revelation and King Greyskull in the 2021 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series. Nyeh!
Voice roles
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]- Beachcomber
- Breakdown
- Dinsmore
- Director ("Hoist Goes Hollywood")
- Mayor of Central City (Megatron's Master Plan episodes)
- Seaspray
- Warpath
Notes
[edit]- Oppenheimer's voice he used for Seaspray was virtually the same he used for Mer-Man on the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon. Dan Gilvezan revealed in his autobiography Bumblebee and Me, Oppenheimer would achieve the Seaspray/Mer-Man voice by puffing out his lips and bouncing them up and down with his fingers while speaking. Gilvezan compared it to when an old Looney Tunes character would go insane and start boinging their lips. In short, it constantly cracked up everyone in the recording studio.
- According to Oppenheimer, Warpath's voice is an impression of George C. Scott.[1]
