1948 in animation

none Events in 1948 in animation. Events January January 3: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon Gorilla My Dreams, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/576-Gorilla_My_Dreams.html https://archive.today/20130215140305/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/576-Gorilla_My_Dreams.html dead February 15, 2013 Gorilla My Dreams (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.) January 23: Toei Animation is founded. February February 7: Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny cartoon A Feather in His Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020. This short has barely been re-released to this day due to its offensive stereotypes of Native Americans. March March 5: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Drip Dippy Donald premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. In the short film, Donald tries to sleep despite a dripping kitchen faucet.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/4034-Drip-Dippy-Donald Drip Dippy Donald (Walt Disney Studios)January 2024 medicmedic March 6: Robert McKimson's Porky Pig and Daffy Duck cartoon Daffy Duck Slept Here premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 126. 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020. March 20: 20th Academy Awards: James Baskett wins an Academy Honorary Award for his role as Uncle Remus in Song of the South, becoming the first African-American actor to win an Oscar.http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1948 The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners 2011-08-18 Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093801/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/20th-winners.html 6 July 2011 live Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah from Song of the South, written by Ray Gilbert and composed by Allie Wrubel, wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Friz Freleng's Tweetie Pie, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons and starring Tweety and Sylvester, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short (breaking Tom and Jerry's 4-year winning streak). Tex Avery's What Price Fleadom premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.What Price Fleadom (1948) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040960/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_0_in_0_q_what%20priceflee live October 13, 2026 IMDb March 27: Friz Freleng's cartoon Back Alley Oproar premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Elmer Fudd and Sylvester. It is a remake of Freleng's 1941 short Notes to You, with Elmer replacing Porky Pig and Sylvester replacing the generic cat.Back Alley Oproar (1948) - The Internet Animation Database https://www.intanibase.com/iad_entries/entry?shortid=5512 2025-12-07 www.intanibase.com April April 2: Friz Freleng's second Tweety and Sylvester cartoon I Taw a Putty Tat premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. It is a complete remake of Frank Tashlin's 1943 short Puss n' Booty.I Taw a Putty Tat (1948) - The Internet Animation Database https://www.intanibase.com/iad_entries/entry?shortID=5513 2025-11-23 www.intanibase.com April 10: Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny cartoon Rabbit Punch premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. April 16: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Daddy Duck premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–75. 978-0-8160-3831-2. Retrieved June 6, 2020. April 17: Robert McKimson's Sylvester cartoon Hop, Look and Listen, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, premieres which features the debut of Hippety Hopper.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mckimson_bob.htm Bob McKimson lambiek.net May 18, 2020 May May 1: Arthur Davis' Porky Pig cartoon Nothing but the Tooth premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. May 8: Friz Freleng's Bugs BunnyBugs Bunny and Yosemite SamYosemite Sam cartoon Buccaneer Bunny premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/3795-Buccaneer-Bunny Buccaneer Bunny (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.) The Big Cartoon DataBase Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB)January 2024 medicmedic May 15: Tex Avery's Little 'Tinker premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-story/3085-Little-Tinker Little 'Tinker (MGM)January 2024 medicmedic May 21: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Donald's Dream Voice premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Daisy Duck. May 27: The Walt Disney Company releases Melody Time, directed by Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-info/25-Melody-Time Melody Time (Walt Disney Studios) The Big Cartoon DataBase Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB)January 2024 medicmedic June June 1: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Kitty Foiled premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-video/3098-Kitty-Foiled Kitty Foiled (MGM)January 2024 medicmedic It was infamous for its fake gun violence sequence.May 2026 June 12: Friz Freleng's Bugs BunnyBugs Bunny and Yosemite SamYosemite Sam cartoon Bugs Bunny Rides Again premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3764-Bugs-Bunny-Rides-Again Bugs Bunny Rides Again (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)January 2024 medicmedic July July 17: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon The Truce Hurts, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/4963-Truce-Hurts The Truce Hurts (MGM)January 2024 medicmedic July 24: Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny cartoon Haredevil Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons in which Marvin the Martian & his dog K-9 make their debuts.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/555-Haredevil-Hare Haredevil Hare (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)January 2024 medicmedic July 30: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon The Trial of Donald Duck premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. August August 7: Chuck Jones' Daffy Duck cartoon You Were Never Duckier premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Henery Hawk and his father George K. Chickenhawk. Tex Avery's final George and Junior cartoon Half-Pint Pygmy premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved October 13, 2026. August 21: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon Hot Cross Bunny premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. August 27: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Inferior Decorator premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. September September 11: Arthur Davis' Porky Pig cartoon The Pest That Came to Dinner premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. September 18: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry short Old Rockin' Chair Tom premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/3057-Old-Rockin-Chair-Tom Old Rockin' Chair Tom (MGM)January 2024 medicmedic September 25: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny cartoon Hare Splitter premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. October October 2: Arthur Davis' cartoon Odor of the Day premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Starring Wellington the Dog & Pepé Le Pew (making his only appearance in Arthur Davis short).Odor of the Day (1948) - The Internet Animation Database https://www.intanibase.com/iad_entries/entry?shortid=5528 2025-12-19 www.intanibase.com October 9: Robert McKimson's cartoon The Foghorn Leghorn, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released. Starring Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk, & Barnyard Dawg.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 81. 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020. Tex Avery's Lucky Ducky premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/3080-Lucky-Ducky Lucky Ducky (MGM)January 2024 medicmedic October 15: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Soup's On premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Huey, Dewey, and Louie. October 23: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon A-Lad-In His Lamp premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. November November 5: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Three for Breakfast premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Chip 'n' Dale. November 6: Friz Freleng's Sylvester and Elmer Fudd cartoon Kit for Cat premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Kit For Cat (1948) - The Internet Animation Database https://www.intanibase.com/iad_entries/entry?shortid=5533 2025-12-06 www.intanibase.com November 20: Arthur Davis' Daffy Duck cartoon The Stupor Salesman premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/79-Stupor-Salesman The Stupor Salesman (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)January 2024 medicmedic Tex Avery's The Cat That Hated People premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio which marks the debut of the character Blackie the Cat.The Cat That Hated People (1948) https://intanibase.com/iad_entries/entry?shortID=3485 live October 13, 2026 The Internet Animation Database November 27: Arthur Davis' Daffy Duck and Porky Pig cartoon Riff Raffy Daffy premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.December 2025 December December 3: Charles Nichols' Mickey Mouse cartoon Mickey and the Seal, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3910-Mickey-And-The-Seal Mickey and the Seal (Walt Disney Studios)January 2024 medicmedic December 4: Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny cartoon My Bunny Lies over the Sea premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. December 11: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry short Mouse Cleaning premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/3073-Mouse-Cleaning Mouse Cleaning (MGM)January 2024 medicmedic December 18: Chuck Jones' cartoon Scaredy Cat premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Starring Porky Pig and Sylvester (whom the latter makes his debut in a Chuck Jones short).Scaredy Cat (1948) - The Internet Animation Database https://www.intanibase.com/iad_entries/entry?shortID=5538 2025-12-06 www.intanibase.com December 24: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Tea for Two Hundred premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Specific date unknown Walter Lantz Productions closes down. It will be reopened two years later.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lantz_walter.htm Walter Lantz lambiek.net March 29, 2021 Films released List of animated feature films: 1940s#1948 May 27 - Melody Time (United States) November 5 - Water for Fire Fighting (United Kingdom) December 27 - Happy Holidays (Spain) Births January January 7: Ichirou Mizuki, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer and voice actor (voice acted, wrote and sang music for various anime films and TV series), (d. 2022).https://ent.sina.cn/star/jp_kr/2022-12-12/detail-imxwmaer2117369.d.html 日本知名歌手水木一郎因肺癌去世 享年74岁_手机新浪网 December 12, 2022 ja:水木一郎さん死去、74歳 7月に肺がんでの闘病公表、11月歌謡祭には車いすで登場し歌披露 https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202212120000531.html Nikkan Sports December 12, 2022 December 12, 2022 ja Kenny Loggins, American musician (voice of Montage Singer in the Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero episode "Where Dragons Dare", himself in the Archer episode "Archer Vice: Baby Shower" and the Family Guy episodes "Veteran Guy", "Yacht Rocky", and "80's Guy").January 7, 2019 On This Day in History - January 7th - Almanac - UPI.com https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/07/UPI-Almanac-for-Monday-Jan-7-2019/6991546835238/ January 7, 2024 UPI en January 14: Carl Weathers, American actor, director and former football linebacker (voice of GNC Water Bottle in Eight Crazy Nights, Kirby in Balto III: Wings of Change, Basketball King and God of Basketball in Regular Show, Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise, Omnitraxus Prime in Star vs. the Forces of Evil), (d. 2024).Pedersen Erik 2024-02-02 Carl Weathers Dies: 'Rocky' & 'Predator' Star Who Appeared In 'Happy Gilmore', 'The Mandalorian' & More Was 76 https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-dead-1235812684/ 2024-02-02 Deadline en-US February 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240202193817/https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-dead-1235812684/ live https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carl-weathers-dead-apollo-creed-rocky-1235813768/ Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed in the Rocky Films, Dies at 76 Barnes Mike Kit Borys February 2, 2024 February 2, 2024 The Hollywood Reporter February 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240202201922/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carl-weathers-dead-apollo-creed-rocky-1235813768/ live January 18: M. C. Gainey, American actor (voice of the Captain of the Guards in the Tangled franchise). January 22: Robert Alvarez, American animator (Hanna-Barbera, Filmation), storyboard artist (Saturday Supercade, Camp Candy), sheet timer (DIC Entertainment, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Disney Television Animation, The Mask, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Mighty B!), writer (What a Cartoon!) and director (Marvel Productions, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network Studios, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Random! Cartoons). January 24: Michael Des Barres, English actor and singer (voice of Kano in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Man in the Hole in the Freakazoid! episode "Sewer Rescue", Nostromos in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Prophecy of Doom"). January 26: Rumen Petkov, Bulgarian animator, comics artist (Choko & Boko) and director (Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, The New Woody Woodpecker Show), (d. 2018).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/petkov_rumen.htm Rumen Petkov lambiek.net May 5, 2020 January 29: Danny Bravo, American former child actor (voice of Hadji in Jonny Quest). Marc Singer, American-Canadian actor (voice of Man-Bat in Batman: The Animated Series, Adam in The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible episode "The Creation", Kirk Manlord in the Duck Dodgers episode "Bonafide Heroes"). February February 5: Christopher Guest, American-British actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, musician, director and member of Spinal Tap (voice of Chief M'Bulu, Short and Nurse in Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle, No Lobes in B.C. Rock, Slamfist and Scratch-It in Small Soldiers, Nigel Tufnel in The Simpsons episode "The Otto Show", Umlatt in the Animaniacs episode "King Yakko", Dupey in the Dilbert episode "The Dupey", Stanley in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Stanley S. SquarePants"). Tom Wilkinson, English actor (voice of Joseph Goebbels in Jackboots on Whitehall, Fox in The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, Threarah in Watership Down), (d. 2023).Muir Ellie Full Monty actor Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75 https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/tom-wilkinson-full-monty-death-b2471330.html 30 December 2023 The Independent 30 December 2023Tom Wilkinson: The Full Monty actor dies at 75 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65823240 30 December 2023 BBC News 30 December 2023 February 14: Teller, American magician, illusionist, writer, actor, painter and film director (guest starred in the Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman episode "You Can't Teach an Orange Dog New Tricks", voiced himself in The Simpsons episodes "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder" and "The Great Simpsina", the Futurama episode "Into The Wild Green Yonder", and the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "The Cursed Cabinet of Professor Madds Markson!"). February 15: Tino Insana, American actor (voice of Mr. Grouper in Bubble Guppies, Uncle Ted in Bobby's World, Pig in Barnyard and Back at the Barnyard, Bushroot in Darkwing Duck), (d. 2017).http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/second-city-alum-tino-insana-has-died-at-69 Second City alum Tino Insana has died at 69 Nunzio Miriam Di June 2, 2017 Chicago Sun-Times June 2, 2017 en June 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170601220957/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/second-city-alum-tino-insana-has-died-at-69/ deadhttp://www.secondcity.com/in-remembrance-tino-insana In Remembrance: Tino Insana June 1, 2017 The Second City June 2, 2017 en-US June 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170605125535/http://www.secondcity.com/in-remembrance-tino-insana dead2017-06-06 Tino Insana, Second City Alum, Dies at 69 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tino-insana-dead-second-city-alum-was-69-1010712 2021-03-15 The Hollywood Reporter en Larry DiTillio, American film and television screenwriter (Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Beast Wars), (d. 2019).https://tformers.com/beast-wars-writer-larry-ditillio-passes-away-at-age-79/34887/news.html Beast Wars Writer Larry DiTillio Passes Away At Age 79 tformers.com May 5, 2020 February 18: Michel Elias, French actor, comedian and singer (voice of Zösky in Kaput & Zösky, The Turtle in Ratz, Corneil, John and Uncle Rico in Corneil & Bernie, Timothy, Bombo and other various characters in Monster Allergy, various characters in the Oggy and the Cockroaches episode "Chatter Box", dub voice of Papa Smurf and Grouchy Smurf in The Smurfs and the Magic Flute, Cave of Wonders, Gazeem and Achmed in Aladdin, Mr. Hyde, Behemoth and Harlequin in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jacquimo and Baltringue in Thumbelina, Pumbaa in The Lion King, Owen Burnett in Gargoyles, Inspector Grub, Rigatoni and Cookie in Rayman: The Animated Series, Rufus and Dr. Drakken in Kim Possible, Goblin and Poseidon in Codename: Kids Next Door, The Reporter in Monsters vs. Aliens, Doc in Rango, Brent Mustangburger in Cars 2 and Planes, Zangief in Wreck-It Ralph and Ralph Breaks the Internet, The Director of the Amusement Park in Batman: The Killing Joke, Mr. Burnish in Abominable, Ludwig in The Cuphead Show!). February 22: John Ashton, American actor (voice of Instructor in the King of the Hill episode "Pregnant Paws"), (d. 2024).https://www.tmz.com/2024/09/29/beverly-hills-cop-john-ashton-dead/ 'Beverly Hills Cop' actor John Ashton dead at 76 TMZ September 29, 2024 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-ashton-dead-beverly-hills-cop-actor-1236017328/ John Ashton, 'Beverly Hills Cop' Actor, Dies at 76 Phillips Zoe G. September 29, 2024 September 30, 2024 The Hollywood ReporterGilbey Ryan 2024-10-01 John Ashton obituary https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/01/john-ashton-obituary 2024-10-07 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 February 24: Dennis Waterman, English actor and singer (voice of Toaster in Tube Mice, the title character in The Fiddley Foodle Bird), (d. 2022).Dennis Waterman: Minder and New Tricks star dies aged 74 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61372712 8 May 2022 BBC News 8 May 2022 February 28: Bernadette Peters, American actress and singer (voice of Rita in Animaniacs, Sophie in Anastasia, Angelique in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas). March March 2: Ralph Schuckett, American keyboardist, songwriter and composer (4Kids Entertainment), (d. 2021).Willman Chris April 7, 2021 Ralph Schuckett, Keyboardist on Todd Rundgren and Carole King Classics and a Composer for Animation, Dies at 73 https://variety.com/2021/music/news/ralph-schuckett-dead-keyboard-player-todd-rundgren-utopia-pokemon-1234945718/ Variety March 4: Brian Cummings, American actor (voice of Doctor Mindbender in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Bumblelion in The Wuzzles, Papa Bear in The Berenstain Bears, Doofus Drake in DuckTales, Mr. Hollywood in 2 Stupid Dogs, continued voice of Sir Tuxford in Adventures of the Gummi Bears). March 6: Stephen Schwartz, American composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Prince of Egypt). March 12: James Taylor, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Deep Space Homer"). March 14: Billy Crystal, American actor and comedian (voice of Mike Wazowski in the Monsters, Inc. franchise, Calcifer in Howl's Moving Castle, additional voices in Animalympics). March 20: John de Lancie, American actor (voice of Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Agent Darkbootie in Invader Zim, Brainiac in Justice League Action, Mr. Olsen in Olaf's Frozen Adventure, Mr. Freeze in DC Super Hero Girls, Q in the Star Trek: Lower Decks episode "Veritas", Sinestro in the Duck Dodgers episode "The Green Loontern", continued voice of Dr. Benton Quest in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest). March 25: David Z, American music producer (produced "Stand Out" and "I 2 I" for A Goofy Movie), (d. 2026).David Rivkin, architect of ‘Minneapolis Sound,’ dies at 78 March 26: Steven Tyler, American singer and member of Aerosmith (voice of Elf Lieutenant and Elf Singer in The Polar Express, Nim Galuu in Epic, Mad Hatter in the Wonder Pets! episode "Adventures in Wonderland", himself in The Simpsons episode "Flaming Moe's"). March 28: Dianne Wiest, American actress (voice of Lydia Copperbottom in Robots, Iris in My Father's Dragon).Dianne Wiest https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/205884%7C0/Dianne-Wiest/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121102185458/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/205884%7C0/Dianne-Wiest/ dead November 2, 2012 March 17, 2024 Turner Classic Movies en March 29: Bud Cort, American actor and comedian (voice of Toyman in the DC Animated Universe, Tempest in The Mask: Animated Series, The King in The Little Prince, Josiah Wormwood in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy"), (d. 2026).Bud Cort, ‘Harold and Maude’ Star, Dies at 77Risen Clay Bud Cort, Who Starred in 1971's 'Harold and Maude,' Dies at 77 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/movies/bud-cort-dead.html The New York Times February 11, 2026 March 31: Al Gore, American politician, environmentalist and 45th vice president of the United States (voiced himself in the Futurama episodes "Anthology of Interest I", "Crimes of the Hot", "Bender's Big Score" and "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular"). Rhea Perlman, American actress (voice of Reeka in My Little Pony: The Movie, Rose Johnson in Two Daddies?, Mother Bird in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, Nessie in Robot and Monster, Judith in Sing, Cid in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Ardeth in season 2 of The Critic, Carla Tortelli in The Simpsons episode "Fear of Flying", Agnes in the What's New Scooby-Doo? episode "A Scooby-Doo Halloween", Old Stripper in the American Dad! episode "Finger Lenting Good", Cryptkeeper's Wife, Grandmother and Witch in the Robot Chicken episode "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm", Golda in the Harley Quinn episode "Being Harley Quinn"). April April 1: Marion Wells, American television writer (Hanna-Barbera, Disney Television Animation, Adventures from the Book of Virtues), (d. 2021). April 7: Michael Hirsh, Belgian-born Canadian producer (Cookie Jar Entertainment, DHX Media, co-founder of Nelvana). April 10: Angelo Nicotra, Italian voice actor (Italian voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, Tim Lockwood in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise, Mr. Garrison in South Park, Reflux in Incredibles 2, El Diablo in The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Larry in Epic, Morgan Freeman in Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, Dr. Zoidberg in Futurama, Frank the Pug in Men in Black: The Series, Herbert in Family Guy, Superintendent Chalmers in The Simpsons, Yondu Udonta in What If...?), (d. 2024).Addio ad Angelo Nicotra | la voce italiana di Morgan Freeman e John Travolta it2024-03-08 2024-03-08 È morto l'attore e doppiatore Angelo Nicotra https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2024/03/08/news/angelo_nicotra_morto_attore_doppiatore_morgan_freeman-422277915/ April 15: Michael Kamen, American composer, orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter and session musician (The Iron Giant), (d. 2003).https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/20/arts/michael-kamen-55-award-winning-composer.html The New York Times Michael Kamen, 55, Award-Winning Composer November 20, 2003 June 2, 2022 April 16: Jane Aaron, American illustrator and animator (Between the Lions, Sesame Street), (d. 2015).Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist) Roberts Sam Jane Aaron Dies at 67; Her Film Animation Sprouted on 'Sesame Street' https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/06/arts/television/jane-aaron-filmmaker-whose-animation-sprouted-on-sesame-street-dies-at-67.html?_r=1 July 21, 2015 New York Times July 5, 2015 April 20: Gregory Itzin, American actor (voice of Dick Tracy, William Adama and Police Officer in the Robot Chicken episode "Rabbits on a Roller Coaster"), (d. 2022).https://people.com/tv/gregory-itzin-dead/ 24 and NCIS Star Gregory Itzin Dead at 74 Wenger Stephanie July 8, 2022 July 9, 2022 Peoplehttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/gregory-itzin-dead-24-newsupdate/ Gregory Itzin, 24 and Star Trek actor, dies, aged 74 Radio Times Minnie Wright July 8, 2022 April 25: Freda Foh Shen, American actress (voice of Fa Li in Mulan and Mulan II). May May 3: Chris Mulkey, American actor (voice of Walter Shreeve / Shriek in Batman Beyond). May 12: Richard Riehle, American actor (voice of Sheriff Sam Brown in Home on the Range, Bumi in The Legend of Korra, Science Corp Scientist, Secret President Larry and Tutukaka Male in Axe Cop). May 14: Meg Foster, American actress (voice of Mother Mayhem in Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Motherboard in Masters of the Universe: Revelation). Walter Olkewicz, American actor (voice of Falcone in Batman: The Animated Series), (d. 2021).Haring Bruce Walter Olkewicz Dies: Character Actor In 'Twin Peaks' And 'Grace Under Fire' Was 72 https://deadline.com/2021/04/walter-olkewicz-dies-character-actor-obituary-twin-peaks-grace-under-fire-1234729904/ Deadline Hollywood April 7, 2021Barnes Mike 2021-04-07 Walter Olkewicz, Actor on 'Twin Peaks' and 'Grace Under Fire,' Dies at 72 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/walter-olkewicz-actor-on-twin-peaks-and-grace-under-fire-dies-at-72-4162640/ 2022-02-12 The Hollywood Reporter en-US May 20: Tesshō Genda, Japanese actor (voice of Kurama in Naruto, Emperor Pierrot in Smile PreCure!, Japanese dub voice of Batman in the DC Animated Universe, Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise, Tigger in the Winnie the Pooh franchise, Bobby in Animaniacs, Bowler Hat Guy in Meet the Robinsons, Foghorn Leghorn in the Looney Tunes franchise, and Kingpin in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse). May 21: Jonathan Hyde, Australian-English actor (voice of Walt Strickler in the Tales of Arcadia franchise). June June 1: Natalya Marchenkova, Ukrainian animator and animation director (Kievnauchfilm). Powers Boothe, American actor (voice of Gorilla Grodd in the DC Animated Universe, Sunder in Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Dead Justice in the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode of the same name), (d. 2017).Waxman Sharon May 14, 2017 Powers Boothe, Emmy-Winning Character Actor, Dies at 68 https://www.thewrap.com/powers-boothe-emmy-winning-character-actor-dead-68/ June 11, 2022 en-US Elena Prorokova, Russian animator, art director (Apples Make You Young, The Humpbacked Horse, Magician Bakhram's Heritage, The Last Petal, Butterfly and Tiger, Nazar the Brave, Shakespeare: The Animated Tales) and director (Bird Catcher, A Fairy-Tale About a Stupid Husband, From 9a.M. To 6p.M., The Way Out - A Steam of Consciousness), (d. 2022).https://unikino.ru/%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BB%D0%B0-%D0%B8%D0%B7-%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%85%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%B8-%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80-%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD/ Ушла из жизни художник и режиссер анимационного кино Елена Пророкова — Союз кинематографистов Российской Федерации unikino.ru June 8: Mike Jittlov, American animator (Animato, The Wizard of Speed and Time). June 12: Len Wein, American comic book writer (DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Bongo Comics), editor and television writer (The Transformers, Batman: The Animated Series, Marvel Animation, Exosquad, Conan and the Young Warriors, Phantom 2040, G.I. Joe Extreme, DIC Entertainment, Street Fighter, Mainframe Entertainment, Godzilla: The Series, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, Kong: The Animated Series, Kappa Mikey, Ben 10, Beware the Batman, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, co-creator of Swamp Thing), (d. 2017).https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/arts/design/len-wein-influential-comic-book-writer-dies-at-69.html Len Wein, Influential Comic Book Writer, Dies at 69 Neil Genzlinger September 11, 2017 The New York Times June 19: Phylicia Rashad, American actress, singer and director (voice of Libba Gardner in Soul, Brenda in Little Bill, Dee Dee Tubbs in The Cleveland Show, Jane Goodfellow in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "What's Michelangelo Good For?", The Boss's Wife in The Life & Times of Tim episode "Theo Strikes Back", Lady Fulten in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Princess and the Pauper", Glacia the Ice Witch in the Sofia the First episode "Winter's Gift", May Songbird in The Rocketeer episode "Songbird Soars Again"). June 28: Kathy Bates, American actress and director (voice of The Sea Hag in Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy, Miss Dowdy in Christmas Is Here Again, Mrs. Kadoya in When Marnie Was There, The Girls' Mother in the Adventures from the Book of Virtues episode "Respect", Patrol Officer Jane Cooper in the King of the Hill episode "Lupe's Revenge", D.O. Rothy in the American Dad! episode "Manhattan Magical Murder Mystery Tour"). July July 6: Nathalie Baye, French actress (French dub voice of The Queen in The Ant Bully), (d. 2026).L’actrice Nathalie Baye est morte à l’âge de 77 ans frVely Yannick 2026-04-18 Elle était l'incarnation de l'élégance au cinéma : l'actrice Nathalie Baye est morte https://www.parismatch.com/culture/cinema/elle-etait-lincarnation-de-lelegance-au-cinema-lactrice-nathalie-baye-est-morte-267657 fr Paris Match 2026-04-18 Peter Mansbridge, British-born Canadian retired news anchor (voice of Peter Moosebridge in Zootopia). July 12: Susan Blu, American actress (voice of Arcee in The Transformers, Flim Flam in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Mary "Stormer" Philips in Jem, Sibella in Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School and the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode "Monster Party", Nanny Smurf in The Smurfs, Judge J.B. McBride in BraveStarr, Aimee Hightower in Galaxy High School, Grandma Spankenheimer in Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer), and casting director (Warner Bros. Animation, PBS Kids, The Land Before Time, Lost in Oz). Richard Simmons, American fitness personality (voiced himself in the Johnny Bravo episode "T is for Trouble" and the KaBlam! episode "Sasquatch-ercize", Physediphus in Hercules, Coach Salmons in Fish Hooks, Aerobics Instructor in the Rocko's Modern Life episode "No Pain, No Gain"), (d. 2024).Fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76July 13, 2024 Richard Simmons, legendary fitness guru, dies at 76, representative confirms https://abc7.com/post/richard-simmons-legendary-fitness-guru-dies-76-representative/15056821/ July 13, 2024 ABC7 Los Angeles en July 13, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240713210315/https://abc7.com/post/richard-simmons-legendary-fitness-guru-dies-76-representative/15056821/ live Osborne Mark July 13, 2024 Fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76 https://abcnews.go.com/US/fitness-guru-richard-simmons-dead-76/story?id=111912398 July 13, 2024 ABC News en Ben Burtt, American sound designer (Pixar, Escape from Planet Earth, Star Wars Forces of Destiny), director, editor, screenwriter, (Star Wars: Droids), and voice actor (voice of the title character in WALL-E). Jay Thomas, American actor, comedian and radio personality (voice of Ares in Hercules, Barry Anger in Teacher's Pet, Brett Morris in American Dad!, Mr. Sludge in the Goof Troop episode "A Goof of the People", Achmed Abjeer in the Duckman episode "The Road to Dendron", Bull Seal in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Tamper Proof Seal"), (d. 2017).Blistein Jon Cheers, Murphy Brown Character Actor Jay Thomas Dead at 69 https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/cheers-murphy-brown-character-actor-jay-thomas-dead-at-69-201164/ Rolling Stone 3 April 2022http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/comic-actor-jay-thomas-dead-69-article-1.3439508 Comic actor Jay Thomas is dead at 69 New York Daily News April 3, 2022 July 19: Brenda Banks, African-American animator (Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera, Looney Tunes, This Is America, Charlie Brown, The Pagemaster, The Simpsons, King of the Hill), (d. 2020).Milligan Mercedes 2021-02-23 Pioneering, "Immensely Private" Animator Brenda Banks Has Died https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/pioneering-immensely-private-animator-brenda-banks-has-died/ 2021-02-24 Animation Magazine en-US mdy-all July 22: Mariella Trejos, Colombian-Peruvian actress (Latin American dub voice of Ryce Newton in Beethoven), (d. 2023).Mariella Trejos, recordada actriz de ‘Así es la Vida’, falleció a los 75 años es Otto Waalkes, German actor (dub voice of Mushu in Mulan and Sid in the Ice Age franchise). July 28: Georgia Engel, American actress (voice of Love-a-Lot Bear in The Care Bears Movie, Bobbie in the Open Season franchise, Evelyn in Hercules, Willow Song in The Magic of Herself the Elf, Old Woman in the Hey Arnold! episode "Bag of Money", Rose in the Unsupervised episode "Youngbloods"), (d. 2019).https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/29/theater/georgia-engel-a-mary-tyler-moore-show-sidekick-takes-a-star-turn.html Georgia Engel, a 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Sidekick, Takes a Star Turn Alexis Soloski The New York Times 28 August 2015https://www.mcall.com/mc-xpm-1997-11-02-3174596-story.html Sister Amnesia Role Never Lets Actress Forget Her Love Of Theater January 2, 2022July 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/obituaries/georgia-engel-dead.html Georgia Engel, Gentle-Voiced 'Mary Tyler Moore' Actress, Is Dead at 70 Neil Genzlinger The New York Times New York City April 15, 2019 April 15, 2019 https://archive.today/20190416025639/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/obituaries/georgia-engel-dead.html April 16, 2019 livehttps://www.doughtyfuneralhome.com/obits Recent Obituaries Doughty Funeral Homes and Crematory Nov 16, 2019 November 16, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191116183334/https://www.doughtyfuneralhome.com/obits dead Mitch Rochon, American animator (Hanna-Barbera, Heavy Metal, Fire and Ice, The Chipmunk Adventure), director (My Little Pony Tales, Belle's Magical World) and sheet timer (Disney Television Animation, Iznogoud, CatDog, Universal Animation Studios, Clifford's Really Big Movie, LeapFrog, Tutenstein, Avengers Assemble, Central Park), (d. 2021). July 30: Jean Reno, French-Spanish actor (voice of Le Frog in Flushed Away, Bushron in Zootopia 2, French dub voice of Mufasa in The Lion King, the title character in Porco Rosso, Vinny in Atlantis: The Lost Empire). August August 1: Avi Arad, Israeli-American businessman and producer (Marvel Comics). August 3: Doc Harris, Canadian radio broadcaster and actor (voice of Grogar in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Jeke in Green Legend Ran, Captain in Eat-Man '98, Golem in Monster Rancher, Old Guard in the Ninjago episode "The Darkness Comes", narrator of Captain N: The Game Master, The New Adventures of He-Man and the Ocean Productions dub of the Dragon Ball franchise), (d. 2024).Thiessen Connie October 5, 2024 Veteran broadcaster Doc Harris signs off https://broadcastdialogue.com/veteran-broadcaster-doc-harris-signs-off/ October 7, 2024 Broadcast Dialogue en-USDragon Ball Z narrator Doc Harris dies aged 76 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7487xzgl3wo 2024-10-13 www.bbc.com en-GBVlessing Etan 2024-10-08 Doc Harris, 'Dragon Ball Z' English Narrator, Dies at 76 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/doc-harris-dead-dragon-ball-z-english-narrator-1236027153/ 2024-10-13 The Hollywood Reporter en-US August 10: Mark Kausler, American animator (Yellow Submarine, Ralph Bakshi, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, The Thief and the Cobbler, The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, Osmosis Jones, The Simpsons, Looney Tunes: Back in Action), writer and storyboard artist (Garfield and Friends, Osmosis Jones, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi). August 13: Jan Gissberg, Swedish cartoonist animator and director (Peter-No-Tail). August 19: Toshio Suzuki, Japanese film producer (Studio Ghibli). August 20: John Noble, Australian actor (voice of Brainiac in Superman: Unbound, Unicron in Transformers: Prime, Falco in the Fired on Mars episode "Marsiversary").John Noble Biography http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Noble,_John/Biography/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140222131833/http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Noble%2C_John/Biography/ 22 February 2014 September 2, 2023 Starpulse.com August 22: Jackie Berger, Belgian actress (French dub voice of Gizmo in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Edmund Pevensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Martin in The Secret of NIMH, Jerry in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Louis in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, Richie Rich in Richie Rich, Michael Darling in Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates, Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family, Paco in Jackie Chan Adventures, Jimmy Jones and Natalie Tennyson in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Eve and Mary Hughes in Fairy Tail), (d. 2025).Death of Jackie Berger, French voice of Jeanne (Jeanne and Serge) and Arnold (Arnold and Willy) August 27: Robert Remus, American actor and former professional wrestler (voice of Sergeant Slaughter in G.I. Joe, Dr. Military in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Teen Titans Vroom"). August 29: Phil Mulloy, British animator (Cowboys, Intolerance) (d. 2025).Neubauer Vera 11 July 2025 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10162126769696312&set=a.10152952984181312 2025-07-12 www.facebook.comPhil Mulloy, Acclaimed ‘Enfant Terrible’ of British Animation, Dies at 76 August 30: Heidi Guedel Garofalo, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sullivan Bluth Studios, The Chipmunk Adventure, Space Jam, Quest for Camelot, The King and I, Futurama), (d. 2010). Lewis Black, American comedian and actor (voice of Anger in the Inside Out franchise, Linnux in Rock Dog, Brain Slug in The Brak Show, Norbert in The Happy Elf, the Deadly Duplicator and Elliot in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Mr. E in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Spider Bytez/Vic in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Santa Claus in SpongeBob SquarePants and Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, Ragely J. Snarlingtooth in The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants episode "The Angry Abnormal Atrocities of the Astute Animal Aggressors", Atheist Steve in the Devil May Care episode "The Atheist", Manobrain in the Duck Dodgers episode "A Lame Duck Mind", Dale in The Penguins of Madagascar episode "Arch Enemy", Ted in the My Gym Partner's a Monkey episode "Hornbill and Ted's Bogus Journey", Gore-Ax in the Robotomy episode "Mean Green", Mayor Stoughton in the Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! episode "World of Witchcraft"). September September 2: Terry Bradshaw, English actor and Professional Football Quarterback (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XVI" and the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "Falling Star Man!", voice of Preston Rogers in the King of the Hill episode "Peggy Makes the Big Leagues", Broken Arm Robot in Robots). September 5: Jeff Olson, American special effects artist (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), (d. 2026).https://deadline.com/2026/06/jeff-olson-dead-star-wars-star-trek-visual-effects-1236966864/ Jeff Olson Dies: VFX Producer On ‘Star Wars: Phantom Menace,’ ‘Roger Rabbit,’ ‘Star Trek’ Pics & More Was 77 Erik Pedersen Deadline Hollywood June 24, 2026 June 25, 2026https://variety.com/2026/film/news/jeff-olson-dead-phantom-menace-1236789834/ Jeff Olson, ILM VFX Producer on ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,’ Dies at 77 Arushi Jacob Variety June 24, 2026 June 24, 2026https://insidethemagic.net/2026/06/jeff-olson-former-visual-effects-producer-for-disney-and-star-wars-dead-at-77-jc1/ ‘Star Wars’ Franchise Icon Dead at 77 Inside the Magic Jess Colopy June 25, 2026 June 25, 2026 September 13: Clyde Kusatsu, American actor and trade union leader (voice of Dr. Zin in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Mr. Wong in Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Grocer in Curious George, Nakasumi in Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama, Mr. Takahashi in Eloise: The Animated Series, Kusunoki Tachi in Heavy Gear: The Animated Series, Domog in The Lion Guard episode "Ghost of the Mountain"). September 15: Linda Kahn, American television executive (Nickelodeon, Scholastic Entertainment), (d. 2021).Zahed Ramin Children's TV Veteran Linda Kahn Has Died https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/childrens-tv-veteran-linda-kahn-has-died/ Animation Magazine January 6, 2022 August 31, 2021 September 17: John Ritter, American actor (voice of Peter Dickinson in The Flight of Dragons, Inspector Gil in Fish Police, Eugene Grandy in King of the Hill, the title character in Clifford the Big Red Dog and Clifford's Really Big Movie, Great Uncle Stew in Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up, Dr. David Wheeler in the Batman Beyond episode "The Last Resort"), (d. 2003).John Ritter's widow talks about wrongful death suit https://www.today.com/popculture/john-ritters-widow-talks-about-wrongful-death-suit-2D80555805 USA Today February 4, 2008John Ritter: 1948–2003 https://people.com/premium/john-ritter-1948-2003/ People September 18, 2003 November 23, 2022Considine Bob John Ritter's widow talks about wrongful death suit http://www.today.com/id/22989512 Today NBC February 4, 2008 December 2, 2013 December 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205013834/http://www.today.com/id/22989512 deadGrace Francie John Ritter's Family Says Goodbye http://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-ritters-family-says-goodbye/ CBS News September 16, 2003Where Celebrities Are Buried in LA http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/top-lists/where-celebrities-are-buried-in-la/ KCBS News September 30, 2013 James T. Walker, American animator (Warner Bros. Animation, Disney Television Animation, The Smurfs). September 19: Jeremy Irons, English actor and activist (voice of Scar in The Lion King and Once Upon a Studio, Bar Rag in The Simpsons episode "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches"). September 22: Jim Byrnes, American actor and musician (voice of Dr. Light in Mega Man, Merlin in King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, Nick Fury in X-Men: Evolution). September 24: Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic designer (voice of Professor Von Joy, Hans-Cuff and Staks in Challenge of the GoBots, Mr. Wilson, Henry Mitchell and Ruff in Dennis the Menace, Air Conditioner and Hanging Lamp in The Brave Little Toaster, Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz in The Simpsons, Psycho Bunny in Eek! The Cat, Calaboose Cal, Hot Dog Vendor and Inspector De Paws in Tom & Jerry Kids, Adolph Hitmaker, Tom Morgan in The Pagemaster, Russian Filmreel Announcer and Midget Clown in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Chauncey in Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night, Game Show Host in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Empress' Nightingale", Vaccu-Spook Auctioneer in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo episode "Reflections in a Ghoulish Eye", School Patrol Robots and Executive Vice President in The Jetsons episode "Boy George", Captain Frye in the DuckTales episode "Scrooge's Pet", Ace London in the TaleSpin episode "Mach One for the Gipper", Paddywhack in the Darkwing Duck episode "The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain", Dimitri in the Captain Planet and the Planeteers episode "Mind Pollution", Inspector C. Bass in the Fish Police episode "A Fish Out of Water", Bernie Wasserman and Professor Blowhard in The Critic episode "Eyes on the Prize", Dan Anchorman in the Animaniacs episode "Broadcast Nuisance", Jiji in Kiki's Delivery Service, announcer for Cartoon Network), (d. 1998).http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9805/28/hartman/ Phil Hartman, wife die in apparent murder–suicide May 25, 2007 May 28, 1998 CNN May 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070511134410/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9805/28/hartman/ live October October 2: Avery Brooks, American actor (voice of Nakkar in the Gargoyles episode "Sentinel", King Maximus in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Golden Goose"). October 8: Johnny Ramone, American musician and member of the Ramones (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Rosebud"), (d. 2004).September 16, 2004 Punk Legend Johnny Ramone Dies At 55 https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/punk-legend-johnny-ramone-dies-at-55-66476/ Billboard October 11: Judy Kaye, American singer and actress (choir performer in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, additional voices in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Courage the Cowardly Dog). October 17: Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress (voice of Solitaire in GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords, Mistress Helga in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, continued voice of Gaia in Captain Planet and the Planeteers), (d. 2018).The Hollywood Reporter 'Superman' Star Margot Kidder Dies at 69 May 14, 2018 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613 https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613 July 2, 2018 George Wendt, American actor and comedian (voice of Ràoul and Member of the Claws in Garfield on the Town, Ranger #2 in Garfield in the Rough, Johnny Throat and Punchie in The Romance of Betty Boop, Grandpa Frank in Fancy Nancy, Gigi in I Lost My Body, Norm Peterson in The Simpsons episode "Fear of Flying" and the Family Guy episodes "Road to Rupert" and "Three Kings"), (d. 2025).Murphy J. Kim George Wendt, Who Played Norm on 'Cheers,' Dies at 76 https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/george-wendt-dead-cheers-1236404992/ May 20, 2025 Variety May 20, 2025Castro Amanda May 20, 2025 George Wendt, 'Cheers' norm, dies 32 years after finale https://www.newsweek.com/george-wendt-cheers-norm-death-2074926 May 20, 2025 Newsweek https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/arts/television/george-wendt-dead.html George Wendt, a.k.a. Norm From 'Cheers,' Is Dead at 76 Williams Alex May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025 The New York Times limited October 19: Mimi Gibson, American former actress (voice of Lucky in One Hundred and One Dalmatians). Dave Mallow, American voice actor (voice of Mao Mao, Oculi and Chao in Dragon Ball, Upamon, Angemon and Sepahimon in Digimon Adventure, Otamamon and Tokomon in Digimon Data Squad, Amarao in FLCL, Mr. Barnes and Granpa in Lego Friends), (d. 2025).'Power Rangers' Voice Actor Dave Mallow Dead at 76Digimon & Power Rangers Actor Dave Mallow Dies at 76 https://comicbook.com/anime/news/digimon-power-rangers-dave-mallow-death-76/ ComicBook.com Valentine Evan March 12, 2025 March 12, 2025 October 20: Sandra Dickinson, American-British actress (voice of Voice Trumpet in the US dub of Teletubbies, Jemima Puddle-Duck in the American dub of The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, Dixie in Balto, Grandma Tracy in Thunderbirds Are Go, Chico in Counterfeit Cat). October 24: Biff Wiff, American actor (voice of Drifter, Keeper and Sgt. Hind in Kiff), (d. 2025).https://variety.com/2025/tv/people-news/biff-wiff-dead-i-think-you-should-leave-1236309255/ Biff Wiff, 'I Think You Should Leave' Actor, Dies February 15, 2025 March 4, 2025 Variety Coates, Lauren October 28: Telma Hopkins, American actress (voice of Maybelle in The Loud House and The Casagrandes, Mrs. Gibson in the Batman Beyond episode "Hooked Up", Rosa Parks in the Histeria! episode "Heroes of Truth and Justice", Mrs. Barnett in the Static Shock episode "The Breed"). October 29: Kate Jackson, American actress (voice of Bombshell in Batman Beyond and The Zeta Project, Amanda King in the Family Guy episode "Deep Throats", herself in the American Dad! episode "Tears of a Clooney"). Bronwen Mantel, Canadian actress (voice of Mrs. McGrady in Arthur, Nurse Lazlo in Mega Babies, Hagalah in Young Robin Hood). November November 7: Norman Henry Mamey, American composer, conductor, music arranger, musician and orchestrator (The Angry Beavers), (d. 2015).https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-orchestra-leader-norman-mamey-dies-20150122-story.html Orchestra leader Norman Mamey dies January 22, 2015 Mark Kellam Los Angeles Times November 9: Carlos Loiseau, Argentine comics artist and animator (Ánima Buenos Aires), (d. 2012).http://www.losandes.com.ar/notas/2012/5/9/caloi-quien-dibuja-sonrisa-641107.asp Caloi: ¿Quién nos dibuja la sonrisa? Los Andes 2012-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120525050944/http://losandes.com.ar/notas/2012/5/9/caloi-quien-dibuja-sonrisa-641107.asp 2012-05-25 dead November 11: Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (voice of Mr. Bailey and Pigeon Man in Hey Arnold!, Zatara in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Zatanna"), (d. 2005).December 26, 2005 Character actor Schiavelli dies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4561328.stm August 20, 2023 News.bbc.co.uk November 18: Dom Irrera, American actor and comedian (voice of Ernie Potts in Hey Arnold!, Duke in Barnyard and Back at the Barnyard, Slippy in Rocko's Modern Life, Spydor in Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys, Achilles in the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Living Legend"). November 24: John Alvin, American cinematic artist and painter (The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Don Bluth Entertainment, Amblimation, Fox Animation Studios, The Plague Dogs, The Nutcracker Prince, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Felidae, Pokémon: The First Movie, Pokémon The Movie 2000, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie), (d. 2008). November 26: Jiří Barta, Czech stop-motion animation director (The Pied Pieper, Toys in the Attic). November 28: Dário de Castro, Brazilian actor (dub voice of Martian Manhunter in the DC Animated Universe and The Batman, Rocky in Chicken Run, Agent Six in Generator Rex, Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, I.M. Weasel in I Am Weasel, Dr. Cockroach in Monsters vs. Aliens, John Smith in Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Space Ghost in Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Clayton in Tarzan), (d. 2021).https://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/Noticias/noticia/2021/04/dublador-dario-de-castro-morre-de-covid-19-aos-72-anos.html Dublador Dário de Castro morre de covid-19 aos 72 anos 25 August 2022 Sabbaga Julia 2021-04-16 Dário de Castro, dublador de Homem de Aço e mais, morre aos 72 anos de Covid-19 https://www.omelete.com.br/filmes/dario-de-castro-dublador-morte 2023-04-19 Omelete pt-br November 30: Victor Bumbalo, American actor, playwright and television writer (Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!). December December 3: Ozzy Osbourne, English musician and television personality (voice of King Thrash in Trolls World Tour, Fawn in Gnomeo & Juliet and Sherlock Gnomes, Duke of Drear in The 7D episode "Bummer Vacation", Sid Fishy in the Bubble Guppies episode "Super Guppies!", Earth Troll in the Fish Hooks episode "Legend of the Earth Troll", himself in the South Park episode "Chef Aid"), (d. 2025).Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath Singer and Heavy Metal Pioneer, Dead at 76 22 July 2025 'There won't be another like him': Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmates pay tribute https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn0qq5nyxn0t?page=2 BBC News 22 July 2025Peplow Gemma 22 July 2025 Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show https://news.sky.com/story/ozzy-osbourne-dies-just-weeks-after-farewell-show-13400248 22 July 2025 Sky News22 July 2025 Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76 https://www.itv.com/news/central/2025-07-22/black-sabbath-frontman-ozzy-osbourne-has-died-at-the-age-of-76 22 July 2025 ITV News Central ITV https://www.npr.org/2025/07/22/833512508/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-obituary Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal icon, dies at 76 Flanagan Andrew Limbong Andrew 22 July 2025 22 July 2025 NPR Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. December 6: JoBeth Williams, American actress (voice of Angel Jones in Fish Police, Jade Kenyon in Jonny's Golden Quest, May and June in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Sideshow", Queen Ilene in The Legend of Prince Valiant episode "The Secrets of Perilous Garde"). December 9: Robert Blalack, Panamanian-born American visual effects artist (co-founder of Industrial Light & Magic), (d. 2022).Barnes Mike Robert Blalack, Oscar-Winning Visual Effects Artist on "Star Wars," Dies at 73 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-blalack-dead-star-wars-visual-effects-1235088279/ 8 February 2022 The Hollywood Reporter 7 February 2022 December 13: Ted Nugent, American rock musician and activist (voiced himself in The Simpsons episodes "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson", and the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Gee Whiz"). December 15: Melanie Chartoff, American actress (voice of Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka in Rugrats, Aunt Nora in Jumanji, Dr. Sunshine in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes). December 21: Barry Gordon, American actor (voice of Donatello and Bebop in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Razor in Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron, Clamhead in Jabberjaw, Inky in Pac-Man, Nesquik Bunny in Nestlé commercials). Samuel L. Jackson, American actor (voice of Frozone in The Incredibles franchise, Gin Rummy in The Boondocks, Mace Windu in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Nick Fury in What If...? and the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "Shoot for the Moon", the title character in Afro Samurai, Whiplash in Turbo, Vic in The Garfield Movie, Joseph in The Proud Family episode "Seven Days of Kwanzaa"). December 22: Lynne Thigpen, American actress (voice of Luna in Bear in the Big Blue House, Judge in the King of the Hill episode "Hank's Dirty Laundry"), (d. 2003).Lynne Thigpen, 54, an Actress In CBS's "District" and on Stage https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/14/arts/lynne-thigpen-54-an-actress-in-cbs-s-district-and-on-stage.html Associated Press March 14, 2003 The New York Times Specific date unknown Cary Bates, American comic book and television writer (Gargoyles, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, W.I.T.C.H., Mummies Alive!).Index to Comic Art Collection: "Batdance" to "Bateson" https://comics.lib.msu.edu/rri/brri/batd.htm August 7, 2023 comics.lib.msu.edu William Hasley, American screenwriter (The Smurfs, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids), (d. 2026).William Hasley, Screenwriter Who Co-Wrote Book With Caitlyn Jenner, Dies on Hollywood Hiking Trailhttps://ew.com/caitlyn-jenner-biographer-hollywood-screenwriter-william-hasley-dead-11994328 Caitlyn Jenner biographer and Hollywood screenwriter found dead on hiking trail Entertainment Weekly Marina Watts June 9, 2026 June 11, 2026 Deaths June June 3: Grace Huntington, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 35.Holt Nathalia The Queens of Animation Little, Brown and Company 2019 9780316439152 51–53 July July 9: James Baskett, American actor (voice of the obese crow in Dumbo, portrayed Uncle Remus and voiced Br'er Fox in Song of the South), dies at age 44.https://www.phillytrib.com/thisweekinhistory/on-july-9-1948-james-baskett-the-first-black-male-performer-to-receive-an-oscar/collection_18125e9d-9f40-5c24-b5e3-16c3c1ced85f.html On July 9, 1948, James Baskett, the first Black male performer to receive an Oscar, died Aaron Eaton July 9, 2020 The Philadelphia Tribunehttps://www.nytimes.com/1948/07/10/archives/james-baskett-44-screen-radio-actor.html James Baskett, 44, Screen, Radio Actor The New York Times 10 July 1948Frost Frost Winter 2008 Hedda Hopper, Hollywood Gossip, and the Politics of Racial Representation in Film, 1946-1948 https://www.jstor.org/stable/20064255 The Journal of African American History 93 1 36–63 10.1086/JAAHv93n1p36 20064255 142114722 March 23, 2023 subscription 2292/13707 free https://thelosangelesbeat.com/2020/04/movies-till-dawn-almost-weirder-than-now/ Movies till Dawn: Almost Weirder Than Now April 7, 2020https://filesofjerryblake.com/2015/04/15/jungle-queen/ Jungle Queen April 16, 2015 July 30: Pat Powers, Irish-born American film and animation producer and distributor (served as the first distributor of Walt Disney's film series Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies, co-founder (with Ub Iwerks) of the animation studio Iwerks Studio; produced the silent animated film series Fuller Pep, which was similar in premise to Paul Terry's Farmer Al Falfa series; sold to Walt Disney the Powers Cinephone which enabed Disney to produce sound cartoons, such as Mickey Mouse's Steamboat Willie), dies at age 77.Kaufman J.B. Gerstein David Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History 2018 Taschen Cologne 978-3-8365-5284-4 532016-04-04 Ub Iwerks - The Forgotten Man of Disney https://www.documentarytube.com/articles/ub-iwerks-the-forgotten-man-of-disney 2021-06-01 DocumentaryTube en-USLenburg Jeff The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons 1999 Checkmark Books 0-8160-3831-7 6 June 2020 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/28/mode/2up 28–29The Uncle Walt Podcast https://www.unclewaltpodcast.com/episodes 2021-06-01 The Uncle Walt Podcast en-US 2021-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215825/https://www.unclewaltpodcast.com/episodes deadThe New York Times, August 1, 1948. September September 20: Nicolai Shutorev, American singer (singing voice of Giovanni Jones in the Looney Tunes cartoon "Long-Haired Hare"), dies at age 33.1948-11-05 Nicolai Shutorev 25 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California October October 5: Bert Green, British animator and comics artist (International Film Service), dies at age 63.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/green_bert.htm Bert Green See also List of anime by release date (1946–1959) References External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb