Len Carlson

• Name — Len Carlson • Born — 2 September 1937 • Birthplace — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada • Died — 26 January 2006 • Place of death — Keswick, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — Voice actor • Years Active — 1964–2006

He was the voice of Big Boss, Sundown and Mace on C.O.P.S., Senator Robert Kelly and the Supreme Intelligence on X-Men (1992), Bert Raccoon and Pigs Two and Three in The Raccoons (and a voice director for the show from 1990 to 1991), Putter from Popples, Mr. Frumble, Mr. Gronkle, and Mayor Fox in The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Professor Coldheart in Care Bears (1985), 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 (1967), the voice of Ganon in The Legend of Zelda segments of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, 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, The Great Defender of Fun, and reindeer voices in the live-action feature Blizzard. In addition to numerous contributions to animated television, Carlson was the voice of Kraft Canada advertisements for decades, as well as being the voice of the Jolly Green Giant, Canadian Tire, Kelloggs, and more. Carlson also contributed to creative projects, dramatically opening Canadian musician Lawrence Gowan's 1985 music video "A Criminal Mind". In his last years, Carlson was a regular on Nelvana-produced shows such as Rolie Polie Olie, Cyberchase, Pecola, Donkey Kong Country, Medabots, Beetlejuice, and Beyblade as the main antagonist Gideon (season two).

Carlson died of a heart attack in Keswick, Ontario, at the age of 68 on January 26, 2006. The Atomic Betty episode "Takes One to Know One", the Cyberchase episode "EcoHaven Ooze", and the Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks episode "Space Rangers" were dedicated to his memory.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1966 — data-sort-value="Marvel Super Heroes, The" | The Marvel Super Heroes — Loki, Odin • 1967–1969 — Spider-Man — Green Goblin, Additional voices • 1975 — data-sort-value="Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo, The" | The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo — Captain Mark Nemo, Dr. MacPherson • 1977 — data-sort-value="Toothbrush Family, The" | The Toothbrush Family — Tom, Toby, Gramps, Additional voices • 1980 — data-sort-value="Christmas Raccoons, The" | The Christmas Raccoons — Bert Raccoon • 1981 — data-sort-value="Raccoons on Ice, The" | The Raccoons on Ice — Bert Raccoon • data-sort-value="Trolls and the Christmas Express, The" | The Trolls and the Christmas Express — Additional voices • 1983 — data-sort-value="Raccoons and the Lost Star, The" | The Raccoons and the Lost Star — Bert Raccoon, Pig General • 1984 — data-sort-value="Raccoons: Let's Dance!, The" | The Raccoons: Let's Dance! — Bert Raccoon • 1985 — Care Bears — Professor Coldheart, Strato Nefarious — DIC version • 1985–1986 — Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors — Herc Stormsailor • 1985–1991 — data-sort-value="Raccoons, The" | The Raccoons — Bert Raccoon, additional voices • 1987 — Dinosaucers — Allo, Quackpot • Sylvanian Families — Packbat, Wade Waters, Cliff Babblebrook, Rocky Babblebrook • 1987–1989 — ALF: The Animated Series — Colonel Cantfayl, Sargent Staff • 1988–1989 — C.O.P.S. — Brandon 'Big Boss' Babel, Sgt. Colt 'Mace' Howard, Walker 'Sundown' Calhoun • Police Academy — Captain Harris, Additional voices • 1989 — data-sort-value="Legend of Zelda, The" | The Legend of Zelda — Ganon, Moblins • 1989–1991 — Beetlejuice — The Monster Across the Street, Additional voices • 1990–1991 — Swamp Thing — Swamp Thing • 1990 — data-sort-value="Nutcracker Prince, The" | The Nutcracker Prince — King, Mouse, Court Attendant, Band Member #2, Spectator, Soldier • 1992–1996 — X-Men: The Animated Series — Senator Robert Kelly, additional voices • 1994–1996 — data-sort-value="Busy World of Richard Scarry, The" | The Busy World of Richard Scarry — Mr. Frumble, Mr. Gronkle, Mayor Fox, additional voices • 1995–1996 — data-sort-value="Neverending Story, The" | The Neverending Story — Vermin, various voices • 1996–2003 — Monster by Mistake — Gorgool, Morgool • 1997–1999 — data-sort-value="Mr. Men Show, The" | The Mr. Men Show — Additional voices — US version • 1997–2000 — Donkey Kong Country — Krusha • 1998 — Pippi Longstocking — Thunder-Karlsson • 1998–2004 — Rolie Polie Olie — Pappy Polie, Additional voices • 1998–2000 — Flying Rhino Junior High — Principal Mulligan • 1999 — Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike — Hugo, Q • New Tales from the Cryptkeeper — Injun Joe, Visiting Leader • 2000–2001 — Corduroy — Buckaroo • 2001–2002 — Pecola — Officer Kumada — English version • 2002 — Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun — Pappy Polie, TV Announcer • 2002–2003 — Beyblade V-Force — Gideon • 2002–2006 — Cyberchase — Buzz (seasons 1-5) • 2003 — Blizzard — Additional reindeer voices • 2004 — Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot — Philo • 2004–2006 — KidsWorld Sports — PAL • Atomic Betty — Minimus P.U., Greenbeard, B-1, Spindly Tam Kanushu (seasons 1 and 2) • 2005 — Time Warp Trio — Grim — Episode: "Viking It and Liking It" • 2006 — Captain Flamingo — Various voices — Posthumous release; Final role • Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks — Cosmo Starfinder