Dan Hennessey (born August 25, 1941) is a Canadian voice director and
voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's
comedy troupe (with John Stocker, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and
Jerelyn Homer). That same year, in 1973, he played Claudius, King of
Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's
Hamlet play.A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other
characters on DiC's Inspector Gadget and starred as Dizzy in Nelvana's
first feature film, Rock & Rule.His best-known role is the voice of
Brave Heart Lion in the animated Care Bears franchise (he also voiced
Loyal Heart Dog as well as the Irish voice of Good Luck Bear on a few
episodes of the television series).During the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s,
Hennessey had many voice roles to his credit, appearing both in
animation and live-action, in films, series, and specials. During this
time, Dan also worked as a voice director in the same areas.
voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's
comedy troupe (with John Stocker, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and
Jerelyn Homer). That same year, in 1973, he played Claudius, King of
Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's
Hamlet play.A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other
characters on DiC's Inspector Gadget and starred as Dizzy in Nelvana's
first feature film, Rock & Rule.His best-known role is the voice of
Brave Heart Lion in the animated Care Bears franchise (he also voiced
Loyal Heart Dog as well as the Irish voice of Good Luck Bear on a few
episodes of the television series).During the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s,
Hennessey had many voice roles to his credit, appearing both in
animation and live-action, in films, series, and specials. During this
time, Dan also worked as a voice director in the same areas.
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