Maurice LaMarche
Canadian voice actor (born 1958)
Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for his voicework in Futurama as Kif Kroker, as Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters, Verminous Skumm and Duke Nukem in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Big Bob Pataki in Hey Arnold!, Dizzy Devil in Tiny Toon Adventures, The Brain in Animaniacs and Pinky and The Brain, The Powerpuff Girls, and his portrayal of Mr. Freeze in Batman: Arkham City.
Maurice LaMarche | |
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.jpg) LaMarche in 2016 | |
| Born | Maurice LaMarche March 30, 1958 |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, stand-up comedian |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Spouse | Robin Eiseman |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Annie Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production 1998 for Pinky and the Brain |
Early life
changeLaMarche was born on March 30, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but his family moved to Timmins, Ontario, very soon after he was born.[1] LaMarche's childhood was filled with his "own little world of cartoons and sixties television".[2]
Roles in television, film, and video games
change| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Easter Fever | Don Rattles Steed Martin Peter Easter Bat |
Animated special |
| 1980 | Take Me Up to the Ball Game | Animated special | |
| 1983 | Inspector Gadget | Chief Quimby | Animated series |
| 1986 | The Real Ghostbusters | Egon Spengler | Animated series |
| 1986 | The Transformers | Six-Gun | Animated series |
| 1986 | Dennis the Menace | George Wilson Henry Mitchell |
Animated series |
| 1986 | Popples | Puzzle | Animated series |
| 1987 | The Facts of Life | Rod Sperling | Live action |
| 1987 | Popeye and Son | Popeye | Animated series |
| 1988 | Beany and Cecil | Dishonest John | Animated series |
| 1989 | G.I. Joe | Copperhead Low-Light Spirit Serpentor Destro Heavy Duty Big Ben Red Star |
Animated Series |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Verminous Skumm | Animated series |
| 1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Dizzy Devil Orsen Whales Yosemite Sam |
Animated series |
| 1990 | TaleSpin | General Patton | Animated series |
| 1990 | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series | Zoltan Ketchuck Tomato Guy |
Animated series |
| 1991 | Taz-Mania | Hugh Tasmanian Devil Daffy Duck |
Animated series |
| 1991 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Ren Hoek (1993 - 1996) | Animated series |
| 1991 | Felix the Cat: The Movie | The Grandfather | Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 1992 | Cool World | Interrogator #2 Mash drunken bar patron Dr. Vincent "Vegas Vinnie" Whiskers |
Live action/Animated film |
| 1993 | Animaniacs | Brain Spartacus Bob Hope Squit Wakko (burping only) |
Animated series |
| 1993 | Bonkers | Mr. Blackenblue March Hare Smarts Tuttle Turtle |
Animated series |
| 1994 | The Tick | Human Ton & Handy Pigleg Mr. Smartypants Various other characters |
Animated series |
| 1994 | The Critic | Jeremy Hawke Orson Welles Additional Voices |
Animated series |
| 1994 | Ed Wood | Orson Welles | Voice only |
| 1995 | Duckman | Merv Griffin | Animated series |
| 1995 | Freakazoid! | Longhorn The Lobe Dan Captain "K" |
Animated series |
| 1995 | Napoleon | Snake and frill-Necked Lizard | Voice only |
| 1995 | The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries | Yosemite Sam others |
Animated series |
| 1995 | Gadget Boy and Heather | Boris Mulch and Humus Myron Dabble Chief Strombolli G9 |
Animated series |
| 1995 | Pinky and the Brain | The Brain | Animated series |
| 1996 | Space Jam | Pepe le Pew | Live action/Animated film |
| 1996 | Dexter's Laboratory | Simion | Animated series |
| 1996 | Rocko's Modern Life | Conglomo Lizard | Animated series |
| 1996 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | Lost & Found Officer | Animated film |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | Big Bob Pataki Occasional Characters |
Animated series |
| 1997 | Space Goofs | Etno | Animated series |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Egon Spengler | Animated series |
| 1998 | Histeria! | Abraham Lincoln | Animated series |
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets | Inspector Gadget Chief Quimby |
Voice only Animated film |
| 1999 | Mickey Mouse Works | Mortimer Mouse Professor Ratigan |
Animated series |
| 1999 | Wakko's Wish | Brain Squit |
Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 1999 | The Chimp Channel | Harry Waller Bernard the Sarcastic Cockatoo |
Voice only |
| 1999 | Dilbert | The World's Smartest Garbageman | Animated series |
| 1999 | Queer Duck | Oscar Wildcat Mr. Duckstein Other Characters |
Animated series |
| 1999 | Sonic Underground | Sleet SWATbots Athair (Great Grandfather of Knuckles) |
Animated series |
| 1999- 2003 |
Futurama | Kif Kroker Morbo Calculon Lrrr Horrible Gelatinous Blob Walt Hedonism Bot DonBot Additional characters |
Animated series |
| 2000 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman | Mr. Lawrence Talbot | Voice only Animated film |
| 2000 | Hard Drinkin' Lincoln | John Wilkes Booth | Animated series |
| 2001 | Baby Felix & Friends | Master Cylinder | Animated series |
| 2001 | Disney's House of Mouse | Mortimer Mouse Professor Ratigan |
Animated series |
| 2001 | The Oblongs | Tommy Vinegar | Animated series |
| 2002 | Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge | Inspector Gadget | Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2002 | Hey Arnold!: The Movie | Big Bob Pataki Head of Security |
Animated film |
| 2002 | Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | Spike and Alley Cat | Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2002 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Father | Animated series |
| 2002 | Balto II: Wolf Quest | Balto | Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2003 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Horace | Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2003 | K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments | Omri and Amos | Animated series |
| 2004 | Team America: World Police | Alec Baldwin | Voice only |
| 2004 | Balto III: Wings of Change | Balto | Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2004 | Felix the Cat Saves Christmas | Rock Bottom | Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2004 | Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | One of The Beagle Boys | Direct-to-video animated film |
| 2004 | Comic Book: The Movie | Himself | "Behind the Voices" Special feature Live action |
| 2004 | Duck Dodgers | K'chutha Sa'am | Animated series |
| 2004 | Xiaolin Showdown | Master Fung- Only in season 2 and 3 | Animated series |
| 2005 | Tripping the Rift | Gus | CGI-animated series |
| 2005 | My Gym Partner's A Monkey | Principal Poncherello Pixiefrog, Mr. Mandrill, Mr. Hornbill, Mr. Blowhole | Animated series |
| 2005 | Catscratch | Hovis | Animated series |
| 2005 | Firehouse Tales | Chief | Animated series |
| 2005 | Krypto the Superdog | Mechanikat | Animated series |
| 2005 | Pom Poko | Narrator | Animated film (English dub) |
| 2006 | Tak & the Power of Juju | Chief | Animated series |
| 2006 | Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas | Yosemite Sam | Animated film |
| 2006 | Shuriken School | Mr. No Naginata Kubo Utamaro Zumichito Daisuke Togakame |
Animated series |
| 2006 | Tekkonkinkreet | Fujimura | |
| 2006 | Operation: Z.E.R.O. | Father | Animated television film |
| 2006 | Casper's Scare School | Pirate Thurdigree Burns |
Animated television film |
| 2006 | Barnyard | Igg the Cow | Animated film |
| 2006 | Queer Duck: The Movie | Oscar Wildcat | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVII | Orson Welles | Animated Series |
| 2007 | Futurama: Bender's Big Score | Kif Kroker Morbo Calculon Lrrr Additional characters |
Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons | Klemp Birdsdorf Pickle Cop Dog Catcher Elecaptain Sam Bjorn Working Troll #1 | |
| 2007-2017 | Ultimate Smash Brawl | Steve Goldman Larry the Cable Guy Hugh Jackman Alex Trebek Kenny McCormick Lieutenant Farmersworth Buzz Lightyear Oscar the Grouch Slim Tom Hulce | |
| 2008 | Crash: Mind over Mutant | Dr. Nitrus Brio Znu |
Uncredited Video game by Radical Entertainment |
| 2008 | Futurama: Bender's Game | Various characters | Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2008 | The Jewish Nudist Buddhist | God | Independent film |
| 2008 | Guild Wars: Eye of the North | Vekk Lork |
Video game expansion pack |
| 2008 | Dead Space: Downfall | White Bavaro |
Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2008 | Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Gus | Direct-to-video CGI-animated film |
| 2008 | Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | Kif Kroker Various Characters |
Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2009 | Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | Kif Kroker The Donbot Clamps Calculon Morbo Lrrr Various characters |
Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 2009 | Ultimate All-Star Brawl: The Movie | Dog Hunter #1 Larry the Cable Guy Blue Bomber |
Animated film |
| 2009 | Bob & Doug | Various characters | Animated series |
| 2010- present |
Futurama | Kif Kroker Morbo Calculon Lrrr Horrible Gelatinous Blob Walt Hedonism Bot DonBot Additional characters |
Animated series |
| 2011 | Pound Puppies | Jean Luc Glaciaire | Animated series |
| 2011-present | The Looney Tunes Show | Yosemite Sam | Animated series |
| 2011-present | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Vincent Van Ghoul | Animated series |
| 2011 | Batman: Arkham City | Mr. Freeze, Calendar Man | Video game by Rocksteady Studios |
| 2011 | Adventure Time | Grand Master Wizard | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Pound Puppies | Agent Francois | Animated series |
| 2012 | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | One of the Beagle Boys | Video game by Square Enix |
| 2012 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Various | Animated Series |
| 2012 | Lego Hero Factory | Splitface | Animated Series |
| 2012 | Have a Laugh! | Mortimer Mouse | Animated series |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Root Beer Tapper | Animated film |
References
change- ↑ Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (5th question) Archived 2012-06-30 at Archive.today Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (8th question) Archived 2012-06-30 at Archive.today
- ↑ Plume, Ken. "Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (12th question)". Quickstopentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
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