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Tony Pope

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Tony Pope
Born
Anthony J. Pope

(1947-03-22)March 22, 1947
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 11, 2004(2004-02-11) (aged 56)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery
Other namesAnthony Mozdy
Anthony Mozoy
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1973–2004
Spouse
Patricia Lentz
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(m. 1984)​
Children3

Anthony J. Pope (March 22, 1947 – February 11, 2004) was an American voice actor. He appeared in over 100 titles during his three-decade career, including as the voice of Goofy from 1979 to 1988. His anime roles include Colonel Shikishima in the Streamline Pictures dub of Akira (1988) and Shunsaku Ban in Metropolis (2001). Pope also provided the voice for the Tiger Electronics toy Furby.

Early life

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Anthony J. Pope was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 22, 1947, to Thomas and Katherine Pope (née Mozdy).[1][2][3]

Career

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After graduating from college, Pope moved to Los Angeles, California in 1973 where he officially began his career as a voice actor.[2] His mentor was Daws Butler who was best known as the voice of Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound.[4] Pope was known for providing the voice of Furby in English and five other languages.[5] He was also the voice of Goofy for 10 years, garnering 17 Gold and Platinum records.[2][5] His voice is prominent at Disneyland on several rides, as well as in the JumpStart products by Knowledge Adventure.[2][5]

Personal life

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Pope married actress Patricia Lentz in 1984 and had three children together.[2] His daughter Marcella Lentz-Pope is an actress.[2]

Death

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Pope died on February 11, 2004, from complications of leg surgery at the age of 56 in Burbank, California.[2] He was buried at Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Adventures of Pinocchio Candlewick, Boy English dub
1980 Hurray for Betty Boop Coffee Shop Boss, Mirror, Ringmaster [6]
1981 The Little Fox Karak English dub
1985 Back to the Future Radio Announcer Uncredited
1987 Sport Goofy in Soccermania Goofy
1988 Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here Alien
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Goofy, Big Bad Wolf [6]
1988 Akira Colonel Shikishima, Yamagata, Nezu Credited as Anthony Mozdy
1990 Spaced Invaders Lieutenant Giggywig
1990 Watchers II Outsider
1997 Cats Don't Dance Alligator
1999 The King and I Burmese Emissary [6]
2001 Metropolis Shunsaku Ban
2001 Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu Babu, Foo-Long, Reginald
2002 Muhammad: The Last Prophet Salman

Anime

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Mobile Suit Gundam General Revil
1981 Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow General Revil
1982 Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space General Revil
1987 Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise Majaho
1991 Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Leslie Arno
1992 Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama Sage Vishvamitra
1996 Apocalypse Zero Oboro Hagakure
1996 Fake Chief, Jaco
1996–1999 Rurouni Kenshin Kaishu Katsu
1998 Vampire Princess Miyu Tonbi
1998–2003 The Adventures of Mini-Goddess Gan-chan
1999 The Big O Gisang
1999 Hello Kitty's Paradise Papa
2001 Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School Tessai Onizuka
2001 S-CRY-ed Chief
2002 Cyborg 009 Commander, Dr. Herschel
2002 Digimon Tamers Zhuqiaomon
2002 Ai Yori Aoshi Kaoru's Grandfather, Fish Vendor
2002 Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan Sorajirou Tsukishima Credited as Anthony Mozdy
2002 Heat Guy J Mauro Later replaced by Steve Kramer

Animation

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Spider-Man Joshua Episode: "The Incredible Shrinking Spider-Man"
1986–1987 The Transformers Wreck-Gar, additional voices 7 episodes
1992 Tiny Toon Adventures God Episode: "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special"[6]
1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron Sergeant Episode: "Rise of the Dark Kat"
1994–1995 Creepy Crawlers Professor Googengrime, Tom Lockjaw, Hocus Locus 24 episodes
1995 What a Cartoon! Junior 2 episodes[6]
1997 I Am Weasel Jacques Cousteau, Boy Episode: "Deep Sea Tour"
1998 Pinky and the Brain Waiter Episode: "Beach Blanket Brain"[6]
1998 Superman: The Animated Series Scientist Episode: "New Kids in Town"[6]
2001–2003 House of Mouse Geppetto 2 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Sam & Max Hit the Road Various characters [6]
1993 Star Wars: Rebel Assault C-3PO, Gamma Base Communications Officer
1994 JumpStart Kindergarten Mr. Hopsalot
1994 Ace Ventura: The Case of the Serial Shaver Shickadance, Doctor [6]
1995 JumpStart 1st Grade Frankie
1996 JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain Professor Sparks
1996 JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted Island Flap
1996 JumpStart 2nd Grade Edison [6]
1997 JumpStart 1st Grade Math Frankie, Bookworm [6]
1998 JumpStart Kindergarten Reading Mr. Hopsalot
1998 JumpStart Math Edison
1998 Star Wars Trilogy Arcade C-3PO, Rebel [6]
1998 Star Wars: Rebellion C-3PO, Yoda, Death Star Commander [6]
1999 Disney's Villains' Revenge Out [6]
2000 Diablo II Elzix, Guard [6]
2000 JumpStart 1st Grade Reading Frankie
2002 Kingdom Hearts Geppetto
2002 Monopoly Party Mr. Monopoly [6]

Other

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  • Disney Discovery Series (1984–1987, read-along recordings) – Goofy, Ludwig Von Drake
  • Teddy Ruxpin (1986, read-along recordings) – Newton Gimmick, L.B. the Bounder
  • Robbery on the Overland Express: A Whoodunit Mickey Mystery (1993, Disney's Storyteller Series) – Heinrich Schniffengraul
  • The Lion King: The Brightest Star (1994) – Cheetah (read-along cassette story recording)
  • The Emperor's New Groove (2000, Disney's Storyteller Series) – Narrator
  • Furby (1998) – Voice of the Furby toy

References

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  1. ^ "Katherine Pope Obituary (2003) - Willoughby, OH - The Plain Dealer". Legacy.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Anthony J. "Tony" Pope". The News-Herald. February 22, 2004.
  3. ^ "Tony Pope". Variety. February 16, 2004.
  4. ^ "Tony Pope, R.I.P. – News From ME". www.newsfromme.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "He's Proud to Be the Talk of the Toy World". Los Angeles Times. January 1, 1999.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Tony Pope (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 27, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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