Biography

Patrick Pinney (born June 30, 1952) is an American actor/voice actor. Born in Los Angeles, CA. Pinney attended college at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where he had many friends including assistant director Michele Panelli Venetis and San Francisco Bay area costumer Alison Barnwell Morris, with whom he costarred in "The Deputy" at the UOP Rotunda Theatre. He studied theatre along with producer / director Dennis Jones at University of the Pacific in Stockton where the two of them were room mates. As well as performing in theaters in the United States, he had also done theaters in Europe. He came to Los Angeles. Some time later, he played three characters in a play. Afterwards he was approached by a producer who offered him work in animation. It was a role in a Hanna-Barbera animation. From there he made the transition from a serious stage actor to voice. He has also done work on Harry & the Hendersons.

Pinney has voiced numerous characters. His roles include Cyclops in Disney's Hercules, Wormguy and Idikiukup in the Men and Black Series, and Painty The Pirate from the opening theme of SpongeBob SquarePants. He has also done voice work for Mulan, Toy Story, Aladdin, and Ducktales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.

- IMDb mini biography by: voicefan