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Dan Hennessey, a veteran voice actor and children's cartoon director, has died at the age of 83, TMZ reports. According to Hennessey's family, he died Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at home in his sleep from complications associated with Parkinson's disease. The actor is best known for voicing Chief Quimby on Inspector Gadget, George Raccoon on The Raccoons, Father Bear on Little Bear, and Braveheart Lion on the 1980s Care Bears TV series. In other words, Hennessey is part of some of the most iconic '80s cartoons ever made.

Hennessey also lent his voice to RoboCop, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Alf: The Animated Series, C.O.P.S., Dog City, My Pet Monster, Rescue Heroes, Ultraforce, Dinosaucers, Dog City, Mythic Warriors, Babar, Beetlejuice, and X-Men: The Animated Series (for which he also served as voice director), among other titles. His last credited role was in Lomax: The Hound of Music in 2008.

In a statement, Hennessey's...

Dan Hennessey, the voice actor known for his roles in children’s shows like Little Bear, The Care Bears, and more, has died. He was 82 years old.

News of Hennessey’s death broke on Tuesday, November 19th, with his family confirming to TMZ that he passed in his sleep while at home, due to complications stemming from Parkinson’s disease.

Born in 1941 in Toronto, Canada, Hennessey became involved in children’s entertainment in the 1970s, eventually establishing himself as a staple of children’s animated television programs.. Among his best-known roles are Father Bear on Little Bear, Braveheart the Lion on The Care Bears, and Chief Quimby on Inspector Gadget.

Hennessey did voice work for a number of other notable animated series in the ‘80s and ‘90s, including Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Dinosaucers, RoboCop, Police Academy: The Animated Series, C.O.P.S., Beetlejuice, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, The Raccoons,...

Dan Hennessey, a voice actor and director for animated shows, has died. He was 82.

Hennessey is best known for voicing Braveheart Lion in the Care Bears animated series from the 1980s, Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget (1983), and the voice director for the X-Men animated TV series from the 1990s.

According to TMZ, Hennessey died on Wednesday, November 13 in his home while he was sleeping due to complications associated with Parkinson’s disease.

“We are so touched by all those letting us know how he impacted them through his craft, from stage to voice acting and direction. We are warmed by the fact that he provided comfort to a generation of kids around the world by giving voice to beloved animated characters like Braveheart Lion and Fatherbear, who were the personification of his kind and exuberant personality,” the family said in a statement.

Hennessey is survived by his wife Patricia and daughters Skye and Eden.

For years, viewers invited Chris Wiggins into their living rooms to hear his vast knowledge of all things occult on Friday the 13th: The Series, so it is with great sadness that we inform readers that the actor has passed away in Ontario at the age of 87 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.

According to THR, the news of Wiggins' passing was recently shared in an obituary published in the Toronto Star. His family has requested that loved ones and fans donate to the Alzheimer Society in place of purchasing flowers for his memorial service in mid-March.

Wiggins is perhaps best remembered for his aforementioned role as Jack Marshak in Friday the 13th: The Series. As fans know, instead of Jason Voorhees, the series focused on cursed antiques that had to be tracked down, and Wiggins' character was absolutely vital in helping Micki Foster and Ryan Dallion on their quests,...