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'''Wally Burr''' (born [[June 2]], 1926) is an American voice actor and director. As the voice director for [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original '' Transformers'' cartoon]], Burr has had many stories told of him by actors on the show, 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>
'''Wally Burr''' Is an American voice actor and director. As the voice director for [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original '' Transformers'' cartoon]]ref>BotCon 2001 voice actor  


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.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&amp;page=2 Quick Stop Interview: Maurice LaMarche]</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! [[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.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&amp;page=2 Quick Stop Interview: Maurice LaMarche]</ref>


Aside from voicing some incidental characters, he has also filled in roles for regular voice actors who were unavailable for taping. He voice directed several other cartoons during the 80s, such as ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', and some voices he has done include The Atom on ''Superfriends'', Emmett Benton on ''[[Jem]]'', Huang Zhong in ''Dynasty Warriors'', and Rock in ''Soulcalibur''.
Aside from voicing some incidental characters, he has also filled in roles for regular voice actors who were unavailable for taping. He voice directed several other cartoons during the 80s, such as ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', and some voices he has done include The Atom on ''Superfriends'', Emmett Benton on ''[[Jem]]'', Huang Zhong in ''Dynasty Warriors'', and Rock in ''Soulcalibur''.

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Wally Burr Is an American voice actor and director. As the voice director for the original Transformers cartoonref>BotCon 2001 voice actor

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."Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

Aside from voicing some incidental characters, he has also filled in roles for regular voice actors who were unavailable for taping. He voice directed several other cartoons during the 80s, such as G.I. Joe, and some voices he has done include The Atom on Superfriends, Emmett Benton on Jem, Huang Zhong in Dynasty Warriors, and Rock in Soulcalibur.

Roles

Generation 1

Convention appearances

References

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