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Dan Hennessey

Dan Hennessey

Birthday: 1941-08-25 | Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canadian voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe (with John Stocker, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and Jerelyn Homer). That same year, he played Claudius, King of Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet play. A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other characters on DiC's Inspector Gadget and starred as Dizzy in Nelvana's first feature film, Rock & Rule. His best-known role is the voice of Brave Heart Lion in the animated Care Bears franchise (he also voiced Loyal Heart Dog as well as the Irish voice of Good Luck Bear on an episode of the television series).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2001
1997
The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police

as    The Commissioner (voice)

1993
The Incredible Crash Dummies

as    Junkman (voice)

1990
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

as    Bully Koopa (voice)

1989
Beetlejuice

as    Bully the Crud

1988
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite

as    Brave Heart Lion (voice)

1988
RoboCop: The Animated Series

as    Robocop

1988
C.O.P.S.

as    Turbo Tu-Tone (voice)

1987
My Pet Monster

as    Beaster (voice)

1987
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland

as    Brave Heart Lion (voice)

1987
Dinosaucers

as    Genghis Rex (voice)

1986
Madballs: Escape from Orb!

as    Aargh / Skull Face

1986
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep

as    Captain Cag / Announcer (voice)

1985
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors

as    Audric / K.O. Kruiser (voice)

1985
The Care Bears

as    Brave Heart Lion (voice)

1985
Ewoks

as    King Gorneesh (voice)

1983
Rock & Rule

as    Dizzy (voice)