Ed Gilbert

Edmund Francis Gilbert (June 29, 1931 – May 8, 1999) was an American actor, with extensive credits in both live action roles and voice work in animation, although he was better known for the latter. He is also credited, under his birth name, with research in entomology and the discovery of new beetle species. He also replaced Phil Harris, the original voice of Baloo, in TaleSpin

For the Canadian ice hockey forward, see Ed Gilbert (ice hockey). For other people, see Edward Gilbert (disambiguation).

Ed Gilbert
Born	Edmund Francis Gilbert June 29, 1931 (1931-06-29) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 8, 1999 (1999-05-09) (aged 67) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, entomologist
Years active	1963–1999
Known for	Baloo in TaleSpin

Career

During the 1960s, Gilbert appeared on television series such as The Gallant Men, Combat!, The Rogues and Mannix. In 1966, he guest starred as Robert Cramer on four episodes of Ben Casey. He is well known as Fenton Hardy on the 1970s television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.

He provided the voices of Superion (originally voiced by Frank Welker), Thrust and Blitzwing in the second and third seasons of The Transformers, Kissyfur's father Gus in Kissyfur, Thirty-Thirty, Sandstorm, Shaman and other voices in BraveStarr, Baloo in the Disney animated series TaleSpin, General Hawk in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Puggsy and Daddy Starling in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Mr. Smee in Peter Pan and the Pirates, Phasir in the Aladdin television series, The Mandarin in the first season of Iron Man: The Animated Series and Dormammu in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. He voiced Tigger on some albums and read-along cassettes in the early 1990s, He voiced minor characters in Batman: The Animated Series; Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero and The New Batman Adventures. He also voiced the security guard Daryl in the computer game, Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!.

Entomology

Gilbert, under his birth name, also pursued the study of Coleoptera and described a number of beetle species and genera, such as Linsleychroma, including Linsleychroma monnei.[1][2]

Death

In August 1998 Gilbert got sick from his Illness and stayed home for nine months and never recovered, Gilbert died on May 8, 1999 of lung cancer. His interment was at Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary in Newhall, California.

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Notes
36 Hours	1964	Captain Abbott
Johnny Got His Gun	1971	Priest
	1973	Edward Carsell
The Transformers	1984–1987	Blitzwing / Thrust / Superion	Voice
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero	1985–1986	General Hawk	Voice
Kissyfur	1986	Gus	Voice, Episode: "The Birds and the Bears "
The Transformers: The Movie		Blitzwing	Voice
G.I. Joe: The Movie	1987	General Hawk	Voice
BraveStarr: The Movie	1988	Thirty-Thirty / Shaman	Voice
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf		Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde	Voice
Asterix and the Big Fight	1989	Bossa Nova / Fishstix	(American dub)
The Little Mermaid			Voice
The Rescuers Down Under	1990	Francois	Voice
TaleSpin	1990–1991	Baloo	Voice
Tom and Jerry: The Movie	1992	Pugsy / Daddy Starling	Voice
Batman The Animated Series	1993	Jack Haly	Voice
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron	1993-1994	Katscracth Gang Member / Enforcer Sargent / Enforcer Commando / Tiger Conklin	Voice
Yogi the Easter Bear	1994	Supreme Commissioner Clarence / Grand Grizzly	Voice
The Pagemaster		George Merry	Voice
Black Scorpion	1995	Breathtaker	Voice
Father Frost	1996	Robber Leader
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island	1998	Mr. Beeman	Voice

References

1. "Ed Gilbert". TV.com. CBS Interactive.com. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
2. "Linsleychroma monnei Giesbert, 1998". Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes (in French). Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

External links

• SoCalSpinner.com - Ed Gilbert Tribute Page at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 July 2011)
• Ed Gilbert on IMDb

Preceded by None	Voice of Blitzwing 1985-1986	Succeeded by Bumper Robinson