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|image1= [[File:Maurice LaMarche.png|300px]] | |image1= [[File:Maurice LaMarche.png|300px]] | ||
|caption1= Ask him to do his [[wikipedia:William Shatner|Shatner]] impression. | |caption1= Ask him to do his [[wikipedia:William Shatner|Shatner]] impression. | ||
|hbyears= [[1987]]-[[1997]] | |hbyears= [[1987]]-[[1997]] | ||
| | |wsyears= [[2001]]-[[2007]] | ||
|wbyears= [[2004]]-[[2020]] | |wbyears= [[2004]]-[[2020]] | ||
|characters= [[Popeye]]<br />[[Verminous Skumm]]<br />[[Duke Nukem]]<br />[[Pasha Peddler]]<br />[[Apache Chief]]<br />[[Fred Flintstone]]<br />[[Blue Falcon|Blue Falcone]]<br />[[Inch High]]<br />[[Speed Buggy (character)|Speed Buggy]]<br />[[Doggie Daddy]]<br />[[Batman]]<br />[[Droopy (character)|Droopy]]<br />[[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]]<br />[[Wally Gator]]<br />[[Morocco Mole]]<br />[[Cavey Jr.]]<br />[[Magilla Gorilla (character)|Magilla Gorilla]]<br />[[Mr. Peebles]]<br />[[Benny the Ball]]<br />[[Dum Dum]]<br />[[Shazzan]]<br />[[Atom Ant (character)|Atom Ant]] | |characters= [[Popeye]]<br />[[Verminous Skumm]]<br />[[Duke Nukem]]<br />[[Pasha Peddler]]<br />[[Apache Chief]]<br />[[Fred Flintstone]]<br />[[Blue Falcon|Blue Falcone]]<br />[[Inch High]]<br />[[Speed Buggy (character)|Speed Buggy]]<br />[[Doggie Daddy]]<br />[[Batman]]<br />[[Droopy (character)|Droopy]]<br />[[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]]<br />[[Wally Gator (character)|Wally Gator]]<br />[[Morocco Mole]]<br />[[Cavey Jr.]]<br />[[Magilla Gorilla (character)|Magilla Gorilla]]<br />[[Mr. Peebles]]<br />[[Benny the Ball]]<br />[[Dum Dum]]<br />[[Shazzan (character)|Shazzan]]<br />[[Atom Ant (character)|Atom Ant]] | ||
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'''Maurice LaMarche''', sometimes credited as '''Maurice La Marche''', is a Canadian voice actor and comedian. His roles for [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) include [[Popeye]] and [[Pasha Peddler]]. He took the daunting task of providing a plethora of classic HB characters in a post-Hanna-Barbera world with the satirical ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', and also brought back the late [[Vincent Price]] when called on to do Price's character and inspiration, [[Vincent Van Ghoul]]. | '''Maurice LaMarche''', sometimes credited as '''Maurice La Marche''', is a Canadian voice actor and comedian. His roles for [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) include [[Popeye]] and [[Pasha Peddler]]. He took the daunting task of providing a plethora of classic HB characters in a post-Hanna-Barbera world with the satirical ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', and also brought back the late [[Vincent Price]] when called on to do Price's character and inspiration, [[Vincent Van Ghoul]]. | ||
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* ''[[Cave Kids (TV series)|Cave Kids]]'' (1996) | * ''[[Cave Kids (TV series)|Cave Kids]]'' (1996) | ||
** [[Snowball (Cave Kid Christmas)|Snowball]] ("[[Cave Kid Christmas]]") | ** [[Snowball (Cave Kid Christmas)|Snowball]] ("[[Cave Kid Christmas]]") | ||
* ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' (1996-97) | * ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series)|The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' (1996-97) | ||
** [[Pasha Peddler]] | ** [[Pasha Peddler]] | ||
** [[Deepak Singh]] ("[[Bloodlines]]," 1996) | ** [[Deepak Singh]] ("[[Bloodlines]]," 1996) | ||
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** [[Droopy (character)|Droopy]] ("[[Droopy Botox]]", 2004) | ** [[Droopy (character)|Droopy]] ("[[Droopy Botox]]", 2004) | ||
** [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]] ("[[Guitar Control]]," 2004) | ** [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]] ("[[Guitar Control]]," 2004) | ||
** [[Wally Gator]] ("[[Booty Noir]]," 2004) | ** [[Wally Gator (character)|Wally Gator]] ("[[Booty Noir]]," 2004) | ||
** Sheriff ("Booty Noir," 2004) | ** Sheriff ("Booty Noir," 2004) | ||
** [[Morocco Mole]] ("[[Bird Girl of Guantanamole]]," 2005) | ** [[Morocco Mole]] ("[[Bird Girl of Guantanamole]]," 2005) | ||
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** [[Mr. Peebles]] ("[[Free Magilla]]," 2005) | ** [[Mr. Peebles]] ("[[Free Magilla]]," 2005) | ||
** Mailman ("Free Magilla," 2005) | ** Mailman ("Free Magilla," 2005) | ||
** [[Shazzan]] ("[[Shazzan (episode)|Shazzan]]," 2006) | ** [[Shazzan (character)|Shazzan]] ("[[Shazzan (episode)|Shazzan]]," 2006) | ||
** [[Atom Ant (character)|Atom Ant]] ("[[Incredible Hippo]]," 2006) | ** [[Atom Ant (character)|Atom Ant]] ("[[Incredible Hippo]]," 2006) | ||
** Employee ("Incredible Hippo," 2006) | ** Employee ("Incredible Hippo," 2006) | ||
** Bird ("[[Grodin]]," 2006) | ** Bird ("[[Grodin]]," 2006) | ||
* ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' | * ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' | ||
** [[Haze Ferlinguini]] | ** [[Haze Ferlinguini]] ("[[The San Franpsycho]]," 2004) | ||
** Security guy ("The San Franpsycho," 2004) | ** Security guy ("The San Franpsycho," 2004) | ||
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' (2010-2012) | * ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' (2010-2012) | ||
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** Policeman ("Nightfright," 2011) | ** Policeman ("Nightfright," 2011) | ||
** George Avocados's boss ("[[Theater of Doom]]," 2012) | ** George Avocados's boss ("[[Theater of Doom]]," 2012) | ||
* ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2012) | * ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo! (film)|Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2012) | ||
** [[Archambault]] | ** [[Archambault]] | ||
** [[Cap'n Fatty]] (uncredited) | ** [[Cap'n Fatty]] (uncredited) | ||
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the 13th Ghost]]'' (2019) | * ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost]]'' (2019) | ||
** Vincent Van Ghoul | ** Vincent Van Ghoul | ||
** [[Bernie Alan]] | ** [[Bernie Alan]] | ||
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==Other roles== | ==Other roles== | ||
LaMarche is known for several distinct roles in his career, with The Brain from ''Animaniacs'' and its spin-off, ''Pinky and the Brain'', right at the top. His other popular roles include Egon Spengler on ''The Real Ghostbusters'', Dizzy Devil on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Yosemite Sam on several ''Looney Tunes''-related series, Kif on ''Futurama'', Lt. Gadget on ''Gadget and the Gadgetinis'', Chief Burns on ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'', and Grumpy on ''The 7D''. | LaMarche is known for several distinct roles in his career, with The Brain from ''Animaniacs'' and its spin-off, ''Pinky and the Brain'', right at the top. His other popular roles include Egon Spengler on ''The Real Ghostbusters'', Dizzy Devil on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Yosemite Sam on several ''[[Looney Tunes]]''-related series, Kif on ''[[Futurama]]'', Lt. Gadget on ''Gadget and the Gadgetinis'', Chief Burns on ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'', and Grumpy on ''The 7D''. | ||
He also has the notable distinction of being the first actor to play Inspector Gadget as a live-action character (before Matthew Broderick) on ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show''. | He also has the notable distinction of being the first actor to play Inspector Gadget as a live-action character (before Matthew Broderick) on ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show''. LaMarche would eventually portray Gadget in some animated iterations of the ''Inspector Gadget'' series (as mentioned above), after taking [[Don Adams]]'s place when the latter retired in [[2000]]. He voiced Chief Quimby in the second season of the [[wikipedia:Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|original series]], during which he replaced [[wikipedia:Dan Hennessey|Dan Hennessey]] from the first season. | ||
==Where to find him== | ==Where to find him== | ||
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[[Category:Actors]] | [[Category:Actors]] | ||
[[Category:Bill and Ted actors]] | [[Category:Bill and Ted actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Birdman actors]] | [[Category:Birdman actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Captain Planet actors]] | [[Category:Captain Planet actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Dexter's Laboratory actors]] | [[Category:Dexter's Laboratory actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | |||
[[Category:Johnny Bravo actors]] | [[Category:Johnny Bravo actors]] | ||
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[[Category:Jonny Quest actors]] | [[Category:Jonny Quest actors]] | ||
[[Category:Jonny Quest]] | |||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Popeye actors]] | |||
[[Category:Popeye]] | |||
[[Category:Scooby-Doo actors]] | [[Category:Scooby-Doo actors]] | ||
[[Category:Scooby-Doo]] | |||
[[Category:The Powerpuff Girls actors]] | [[Category:The Powerpuff Girls actors]] | ||
[[Category:The Powerpuff Girls]] | |||
[[Category:Tom and Jerry actors]] | [[Category:Tom and Jerry actors]] | ||
[[Category:Tom and Jerry]] | |||
[[Category:Warner Bros. Animation]] | |||
[[Category:Williams Street]] |
Latest revision as of 08:39, 21 April 2024
Maurice LaMarche | |
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Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1987-1997 |
Years active at Williams Street | 2001-2007 |
Years active at Warner Bros. | 2004-2020 |
Characters played | Popeye Verminous Skumm Duke Nukem Pasha Peddler Apache Chief Fred Flintstone Blue Falcone Inch High Speed Buggy Doggie Daddy Batman Droopy Quick Draw McGraw Wally Gator Morocco Mole Cavey Jr. Magilla Gorilla Mr. Peebles Benny the Ball Dum Dum Shazzan Atom Ant |
Maurice LaMarche, sometimes credited as Maurice La Marche, is a Canadian voice actor and comedian. His roles for Hanna-Barbera (H-B) include Popeye and Pasha Peddler. He took the daunting task of providing a plethora of classic HB characters in a post-Hanna-Barbera world with the satirical Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, and also brought back the late Vincent Price when called on to do Price's character and inspiration, Vincent Van Ghoul.
Roles
20th century
- Popeye and Son (1987)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1992-95)
- Arabian Nights (1994)
- Cave Kids (1996)
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996-97)
- Pasha Peddler
- Deepak Singh ("Bloodlines," 1996)
- Keeper ("The Bangalore Falcon," 1997)
21st century
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2001-07)
- Apache Chief
- Yogi Bear" ("Death by Chocolate," 2002)
- Fred Flintstone
- Blue Falcone
- Stan Freezoid
- Inch High
- Hi-Riser ("SPF," 2004)
- Vince ("Trio's Company," 2004)
- Clem ("Trio's Company," 2004)
- Overweight kid ("The Devlin Made Me Do It," 2004)
- Spuzzmocker ("The Devlin Made Me Do It," 2004)
- Speed Buggy ("High Speed Buggy Chase," 2004)
- Doggie Daddy
- Batman ("Peanut Puberty," 2004)
- Droopy ("Droopy Botox", 2004)
- Quick Draw McGraw ("Guitar Control," 2004)
- Wally Gator ("Booty Noir," 2004)
- Sheriff ("Booty Noir," 2004)
- Morocco Mole ("Bird Girl of Guantanamole," 2005)
- Cavey Jr. ("Evolutionary War," 2005)
- Benny the Ball ("Mindless," 2005)
- Dum Dum ("Mindless," 2005)
- Magilla Gorilla
- Mr. Peebles ("Free Magilla," 2005)
- Mailman ("Free Magilla," 2005)
- Shazzan ("Shazzan," 2006)
- Atom Ant ("Incredible Hippo," 2006)
- Employee ("Incredible Hippo," 2006)
- Bird ("Grodin," 2006)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?
- Haze Ferlinguini ("The San Franpsycho," 2004)
- Security guy ("The San Franpsycho," 2004)
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010-2012)
- Vincent Van Ghoul
- Actor playing Professor Jantzen ("Nightfright," 2011)
- Policeman ("Nightfright," 2011)
- George Avocados's boss ("Theater of Doom," 2012)
- Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012)
- Archambault
- Cap'n Fatty (uncredited)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019)
- Vincent Van Ghoul
- Bernie Alan
- Vance Linklater
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
- Salesman ("The Internet on Haunted House Hill!," 2020)
- Ghost of Charles M. Thraber ("The Internet on Haunted House Hill!," 2020)
- Caretaker ("The Internet on Haunted House Hill!," 2020)
Other roles
LaMarche is known for several distinct roles in his career, with The Brain from Animaniacs and its spin-off, Pinky and the Brain, right at the top. His other popular roles include Egon Spengler on The Real Ghostbusters, Dizzy Devil on Tiny Toon Adventures, Yosemite Sam on several Looney Tunes-related series, Kif on Futurama, Lt. Gadget on Gadget and the Gadgetinis, Chief Burns on Transformers: Rescue Bots, and Grumpy on The 7D.
He also has the notable distinction of being the first actor to play Inspector Gadget as a live-action character (before Matthew Broderick) on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. LaMarche would eventually portray Gadget in some animated iterations of the Inspector Gadget series (as mentioned above), after taking Don Adams's place when the latter retired in 2000. He voiced Chief Quimby in the second season of the original series, during which he replaced Dan Hennessey from the first season.
Where to find him
- People
- Actors
- Bill and Ted actors
- Bill and Ted
- Birdman actors
- Birdman
- Captain Planet actors
- Captain Planet
- Dexter's Laboratory actors
- Dexter's Laboratory
- Hanna-Barbera
- Johnny Bravo actors
- Johnny Bravo
- Jonny Quest actors
- Jonny Quest
- Popeye actors
- Popeye
- Scooby-Doo actors
- Scooby-Doo
- The Powerpuff Girls actors
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Tom and Jerry actors
- Tom and Jerry
- Warner Bros. Animation
- Williams Street