Dan Hennessey
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| Born | Daniel Robert Hennessey September 11, 1942 |
| Died | November 13, 2024 (aged 82) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1960s–2005 |
Daniel Robert Hennessey (September 11, 1942 – November 13, 2024)[1][3] was an American-born Canadian voice actor. He was best known for voicing Brave Heart Lion in the Care Bears franchise.[4]
In addition to his well-received voice work in Care Bears, he provided the voice for Father Bear in Little Bear,[5] Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget,[6] George Raccoon and Train Engineer Sid in The Raccoons, Thomson in The Adventures of Tintin,[3] Bully Koopa in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World,[7] Zed and Tackleberry in Police Academy and Genghis Rex in Dinosaucers.[8] Aside from voice acting, he was a voice director for the Fox Kids animated superhero television series X-Men,[9] and was originally apart of the comedy troupe Zoo Factory along with Hariet Cohen, John Stocker, Bruce Gordon and Jerelyn Homer.[10]
Hennessey died on November 13, 2024, from complications of Parkinson's disease in Kitchener, Ontario, at the age of 82.[11][12]
References
- 1 2 "Daniel Robert Hennessey". Tribute Archive. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Youthful troupe climbs beanstalk". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada. May 16, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved August 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Dan Hennessey". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ↑ Tinoco, Armando (November 19, 2024). "Dan Hennessey Dies: Voice Actor For 'Care Bears' Braveheart Lion, 'Inspector Gadget's Chief Quimby & 'X-Men' TV Series Director Was 82". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ↑ Crump, William (April 18, 2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland. p. 168. ISBN 9781476672939 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (July 20, 2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 429. ISBN 9781476665993 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 160. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Dan Hennessey: Care Bears". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 3, 1990. p. 119. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Xmas parties in full swing". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. December 5, 1999. p. 52. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Kenter, Peter; Levin, Martin (2001). TV North: Everything You Wanted to Know about Canadian Television. Whitecap. p. 88. ISBN 9781552851463 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Vito, Jo (November 20, 2024). "Dan Hennessey, Voice Actor from The Care Bears and Little Bear, Dead at 82". Consequence. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Yahoo! Entertainment.
- ↑ Garibay, Mariana (November 21, 2024). "Muere Dan Hennessey, actor de voz en 'Inspector Gadget' y 'Los Ositos Cariñositos', ¿De qué falleció?". La Razón de México (in Spanish). Retrieved August 5, 2026 – via ProQuest.