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[[Image:Peter Spellos.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Peter Spellos' audition for Optimus didn't go as well as he hoped.]] | [[Image:Peter Spellos.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Peter Spellos' audition for Optimus didn't go as well as he hoped.]] | ||
'''Peter Spellos''' ( | '''Peter Spellos''' ([[March 1]], [[1954]]—[[November 19]], [[2023]]) was an American actor and voice actor. He was known for voice roles such as Cyberon in ''Eagle Riders'', [[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo|Hakim Ashmead]] in ''Planetes'', Sagat in ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', [[Masafumi Kimura|Whamon]] in ''Digimon'', Miles "Hawk" Hawkins in ''BattleTech'', Gilliam in ''Outlaw Star'', Monev the Gale in ''Trigun'', [[Katsuhisa Hōki|Bartley Asprius]] in ''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'', [[Tesshō Genda|Dozle]] [[Daisuke Gōri|Zabi]] in the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0079'' film trilogy and Admiral Maalko in ''Space Strikers''. | ||
He also appeared in numerous television roles, such as Gus in ''American Dreams'' and guest roles on shows like ''ER'', ''Married... with Children'' and ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''. In addition to his extensive voiceover and television work, he appeared in a large number of erotic thrillers such as ''Possessed by the Night'' and ''Sorority House Massacre II'', remaining clothed throughout. Movie-wise, he was Larry Bridgewater the subway conductor in ''Men In Black II'' and Bloodstone in ''Billy Frankenstein''. | |||
Spellos passed away at age 69 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://deadline.com/2023/11/peter-spellos-dies-american-dream-transformers-actor-obituary-1235627334/|site=Deadline|title=Peter Spellos Dies: ‘American Dream’ And ‘Transformers’ Actor Was 69|year=2023|month=11|day=19}}</ref> | |||
{{bigquote|I have a lot of skeletons in my closet, and I'm proud of every one of them.|Peter Spellos|[[BotCon 2002]]}} | {{bigquote|I have a lot of skeletons in my closet, and I'm proud of every one of them.|Peter Spellos|[[BotCon 2002]]}} | ||
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* [http://www.peterspellos.com/ Peter Spellos' official website] | * [http://www.peterspellos.com/ Peter Spellos' official website] | ||
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046428/ Peter Spellos at the Internet Movie Database] | * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046428/ Peter Spellos at the Internet Movie Database] | ||
* [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-peter-spellos-flip-the-bird-to-cancer GoFundMe for Peter Spellos' cancer treatment] | |||
===Interviews=== | ===Interviews=== | ||
* August 2021—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6tvD6NyzY&t=2102s TFNation] | * August 2021—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6tvD6NyzY&t=2102s TFNation] | ||
==References== | |||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spellos, Peter}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Spellos, Peter}} | ||
[[Category:Convention guests]] | [[Category:Convention guests]] | ||
[[Category:English voice actors]] | [[Category:English voice actors]] | ||
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Peter Spellos (March 1, 1954—November 19, 2023) was an American actor and voice actor. He was known for voice roles such as Cyberon in Eagle Riders, Hakim Ashmead in Planetes, Sagat in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Whamon in Digimon, Miles "Hawk" Hawkins in BattleTech, Gilliam in Outlaw Star, Monev the Gale in Trigun, Bartley Asprius in Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Dozle Zabi in the original Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 film trilogy and Admiral Maalko in Space Strikers.
He also appeared in numerous television roles, such as Gus in American Dreams and guest roles on shows like ER, Married... with Children and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. In addition to his extensive voiceover and television work, he appeared in a large number of erotic thrillers such as Possessed by the Night and Sorority House Massacre II, remaining clothed throughout. Movie-wise, he was Larry Bridgewater the subway conductor in Men In Black II and Bloodstone in Billy Frankenstein.
Spellos passed away at age 69 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.[1]
| “ | I have a lot of skeletons in my closet, and I'm proud of every one of them. | ” |
—Peter Spellos, BotCon 2002 | ||
Voice roles
[edit]Robots in Disguise
[edit]Ask Vector Prime
[edit]- Sky-Byte
Convention appearances
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Spellos reprised Sky-Byte for an Ask Vector Prime post on September 4, 2015, letting everyone know what the coolest shark around was up to since the series ended.
- For the original script reading of the previously-unseen "Trial of Megatron" outline at TFNation 2019, Spellos voiced the cut character Trac-Tor.
External links
[edit]- Peter Spellos' official website
- Peter Spellos at the Internet Movie Database
- GoFundMe for Peter Spellos' cancer treatment
Interviews
[edit]- August 2021—TFNation
