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Jack Angel, 90 (TV's "Super Friends")
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Lenona
Oct 21, 2021, 12:53:20 PM10/21/21
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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-20/voice-actor-jack-angel-passes-away/.178645
https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/jack-angel-1930-2021-voice-actor-in-super-friends-transformers/
(this includes several tributes)
By Linnea Crowther.
Angel got his start in the entertainment industry as a radio disc jockey in California. He worked in radio for almost 20 years before beginning his voice acting career on the popular Saturday morning cartoon “Super Friends.” Angel provided the voices of Hawkman, the Flash, and Super Samurai. He went on to perform in beloved cartoons including “The Smurfs,” “Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo,” and “Spider-Man.” In 1985, Angel began voicing a number of characters for “The Transformers,” including Ramjet, Smokescreen, and Omega Supreme. He was the voice of Wetsuit in “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero” and Dr. Zachary Darrett in “Pole Position” as well as providing a number of voices in “Voltron: Defender of the Universe.” Angel also worked in animated feature films, providing voices for many movies including “Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin,” “A Bug’s Life,” “The Iron Giant,” “Spirited Away,” and “Monsters Inc.” Angel was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Korea.
https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/jack-angel-1930-2021-voice-actor-in-super-friends-transformers/
(this includes several tributes)
By Linnea Crowther.
Angel got his start in the entertainment industry as a radio disc jockey in California. He worked in radio for almost 20 years before beginning his voice acting career on the popular Saturday morning cartoon “Super Friends.” Angel provided the voices of Hawkman, the Flash, and Super Samurai. He went on to perform in beloved cartoons including “The Smurfs,” “Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo,” and “Spider-Man.” In 1985, Angel began voicing a number of characters for “The Transformers,” including Ramjet, Smokescreen, and Omega Supreme. He was the voice of Wetsuit in “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero” and Dr. Zachary Darrett in “Pole Position” as well as providing a number of voices in “Voltron: Defender of the Universe.” Angel also worked in animated feature films, providing voices for many movies including “Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin,” “A Bug’s Life,” “The Iron Giant,” “Spirited Away,” and “Monsters Inc.” Angel was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Korea.
Travoltron
Oct 31, 2021, 6:29:00 PM10/31/21
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A funny on-topic story Jack used to tell.
In Transformers: The Movie, Orson Welles was cast to play the
planet-sized eating machine Unicron. After recording all his lines,
Welles died in 1985 a year before the movie was ever released.
He was subsequently recast in the TV series, played by Roger C. Carmel.
Carmel suddenly died in 1986.
Then, the role was offered to Jack Angel. Jack absolutely refused to do
it, feeling the role was cursed. Ultimately, the character was retired.
Jack lived to age 91.
In Transformers: The Movie, Orson Welles was cast to play the
planet-sized eating machine Unicron. After recording all his lines,
Welles died in 1985 a year before the movie was ever released.
He was subsequently recast in the TV series, played by Roger C. Carmel.
Carmel suddenly died in 1986.
Then, the role was offered to Jack Angel. Jack absolutely refused to do
it, feeling the role was cursed. Ultimately, the character was retired.
Jack lived to age 91.
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