Ed Gilbert
| Ed Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Edmund Francis Giesbert June 29, 1931 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
May 8, 1999 (aged 67) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, entomologist |
| Years active | 1963–1999 |
Ed Gilbert (born Edmund Francis Giesbert on June 29, 1931 – May 8, 1999) was an American actor, with extensive credits in both live action roles and voice work in animation, although he was better known for the latter. He is also credited, under his birth name, with research in entomology and the discovery of new beetle species.
During the 1960s, Gilbert appeared on TV series such as The Gallant Men, Combat!, The Rogues and Mannix. In 1966, he guest starred as Robert Cramer on four episodes of Ben Casey. He is well known as Fenton Hardy on 1970s television's The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.
He provided the voices of Superion (replacing Frank Welker) Thrust and Blitzwing in the 1984-86 seasons of The Transformers, Gus, Kissyfur's father in Kissyfur, Thirty-Thirty, Sandstorm, Shaman and other voices in BraveStarr, Baloo in the Disney animated series TaleSpin, General Hawk in G.I. Joe, Puggsy & Daddy Starling in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Mr. Smee in Peter Pan and the Pirates, Phasir in the Aladdin television series, The Mandarin in the first season of Iron Man: The Animated Series and Dormammu in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. He also voiced Tigger on some albums and read-along cassettes in the early 1990s.
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