Len Carlson
| Len Carlson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1937 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | January 26, 2006 (aged 68) Keswick, Ontario, Canada |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor, pitchman |
| Years active | 1961–2006 |
Len Carlson (September 2, 1937 – January 26, 2006) was a Canadian voice actor 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 was the voice of Big Boss, Sundown and Mace on C.O.P.S., Ganon on The Legend of Zelda, Senator Kelly and the Supreme Intelligence on X-Men (1992), Bert Raccoon in The Raccoons (and a voice director for the show from 1990 onwards), Professor Coldheart in the early Care Bears series by DiC Entertainment, 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 Überbucks, his brother Carling, his great grandfather Sterling Überrucks 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, both Rolie Polie Olie movies (The Baby Bot Chase and The Great Defender of Fun), and reindeer voices in the live-action feature Blizzard.
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