Len Carlson (September 2, 1937 â€" January 26, 2006) was a Canadian
actor and voice actor, who has voiced various characters on many
animated television series from the 1960s onward, an occasional
live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman during the 1970s
and 1980s. He was a native of Edmonton and a former professional
athlete. He most notably voiced Bert Raccoon in The RaccoonsHe was the
voice of Big Boss, Sundown and Mace on C.O.P.S., Ganon on The Legend
of Zelda, Senator Robert Kelly (and the Supreme Intelligence) on X-Men
(1992), Bert Raccoon and Pigs Two and Three in The Raccoons (and a
voice director for the show from 1990 onwards), Putter from Popples,
Mr. Frumble, Mr. Gronkle, and Mayor Fox in The Busy World of Richard
Scarry, Professor Coldheart in Care Bears (1985), and Rocket Robin
Hood in some of the third-season episodes. He was also the voice of
Allo and Quackpot on the TV series, Dinosaucers and he was the
original voice of the Green Goblin in Spider-Man the original series
(1967) and the voice of Buzz in the show Cyberchase (2002). Also, he
was the voice of Sterling Ãœberbucks, his brother Carling, his great
grandfather Sterling Ãœberrucks and his nephew Stewie on Roboroach
(2002) and the title character in the short-lived Swamp Thing (1991)
animated series.He also voiced all the male characters in two animated
1970s series (The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo and The
Toothbrush Family), was the voice of Ace the Seagull and Sharkey Shark
in the children's TV series The Waterville Gang and did voices for
movies including The Nutcracker Prince, Care Bears: Journey to
Joke-a-lot, The Great Defender of Fun, and reindeer voices in the
live-action feature Blizzard.In his last years, Carlson was a regular
on Nelvana-produced shows such as Rolie Polie Olie, Cyberchase,
Pecola, Donkey Kong Country, Medabots, Beetlejuice, and Beyblade as
the main antagonist Gideon (season two). Most recently, he appeared in
the French-Canadian co-production Atomic Betty, voiced the characters
Hugo and Q in the video game Street Fighter III 3rd Strike and
narrated the animated bible TV series Friends and Heroes. He also
voiced Herc Stormsailor in the 1980s show Jayce and the Wheeled
Warriors and The Big Boss in COPS.
actor and voice actor, who has voiced various characters on many
animated television series from the 1960s onward, an occasional
live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman during the 1970s
and 1980s. He was a native of Edmonton and a former professional
athlete. He most notably voiced Bert Raccoon in The RaccoonsHe was the
voice of Big Boss, Sundown and Mace on C.O.P.S., Ganon on The Legend
of Zelda, Senator Robert Kelly (and the Supreme Intelligence) on X-Men
(1992), Bert Raccoon and Pigs Two and Three in The Raccoons (and a
voice director for the show from 1990 onwards), Putter from Popples,
Mr. Frumble, Mr. Gronkle, and Mayor Fox in The Busy World of Richard
Scarry, Professor Coldheart in Care Bears (1985), and Rocket Robin
Hood in some of the third-season episodes. He was also the voice of
Allo and Quackpot on the TV series, Dinosaucers and he was the
original voice of the Green Goblin in Spider-Man the original series
(1967) and the voice of Buzz in the show Cyberchase (2002). Also, he
was the voice of Sterling Ãœberbucks, his brother Carling, his great
grandfather Sterling Ãœberrucks and his nephew Stewie on Roboroach
(2002) and the title character in the short-lived Swamp Thing (1991)
animated series.He also voiced all the male characters in two animated
1970s series (The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo and The
Toothbrush Family), was the voice of Ace the Seagull and Sharkey Shark
in the children's TV series The Waterville Gang and did voices for
movies including The Nutcracker Prince, Care Bears: Journey to
Joke-a-lot, The Great Defender of Fun, and reindeer voices in the
live-action feature Blizzard.In his last years, Carlson was a regular
on Nelvana-produced shows such as Rolie Polie Olie, Cyberchase,
Pecola, Donkey Kong Country, Medabots, Beetlejuice, and Beyblade as
the main antagonist Gideon (season two). Most recently, he appeared in
the French-Canadian co-production Atomic Betty, voiced the characters
Hugo and Q in the video game Street Fighter III 3rd Strike and
narrated the animated bible TV series Friends and Heroes. He also
voiced Herc Stormsailor in the 1980s show Jayce and the Wheeled
Warriors and The Big Boss in COPS.
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