Ed Gilbert

{{Short description|American actor (1931–1999)}}

{{for multi|the Canadian ice hockey forward|Ed Gilbert (ice hockey)|other people|Edward Gilbert (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Ed Gilbert

| image =

| alt =

| birth_name = Edmund Francis Giesbert

| birth_date = {{Birth-date|June 29, 1931}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death-date and age|May 8, 1999|June 29, 1931}}

| death_place = Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1963–1999

| known_for = Baloo in TaleSpin

}}

Ed Gilbert (born Edmund Francis Giesbert, 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 was known for voicing Baloo in TaleSpin.

Early life and education

Gilbert was born in Chicago to Edmund Wilhelm Giesbert (1893-1971) and Frances Amelia Proudfoot (1895-1986).{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6482700/edmund_gilbert|title=Edmund Gilbert}} Gilbert graduated from the University of Chicago and fought in the Korean War.

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 known for his role as Fenton Hardy on the 1970s television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.

Gilbert provided the voices of Superion, Thrust and Blitzwing in the second and third seasons of The Transformers, Kissyfur's father Gus in Kissyfur, Thirty-Thirty in BraveStarr, Baloo in the Disney animated series TaleSpin and Jungle Cubs, 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 Aladdin, Mandarin in the first season of Iron Man, and Dormammu in Spider-Man. 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 Edmund Giesbert, also pursued the study of Coleoptera and described numerous beetle species and genera, particularly in the family Cerambycidae.{{cite web|title=Ed Gilbert|url=http://www.tv.com/ed-gilbert/person/39850/summary.html|work=TV.com|publisher=CBS Interactive.com|access-date=12 May 2016|date=8 May 2010|archive-date=29 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729042228/http://www.tv.com/people/ed-gilbert/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://lis-02.snv.jussieu.fr/titan/sel_genann1.php?numero=9400 |title=Linsleychroma monnei Giesbert, 1998 |work=Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes |language=fr |access-date=12 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603075305/http://lis-02.snv.jussieu.fr/titan/sel_genann1.php?numero=9400 |archive-date=3 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Death

Gilbert died on May 8, 1999, of lung cancer in his home in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 67. He was survived by his wife Virgini and his daughter Dorian. His interment was at Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary in Newhall, California.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/1999/scene/people-news/edmund-gilbert-1117502311/amp/ | title=Edmund Gilbert | date=20 May 1999 }}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" |Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

1964

| scope="row" |36 Hours

|Captain Abbott

|

1971

|Johnny Got His Gun

|Priest

|

1973

|Howzer

|Edward Carsell

|

1986

|The Transformers: The Movie

|Blitzwing (voice)

|{{cite web |title=Ed Gilbert (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ed-Gilbert/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

1987

|G.I. Joe: The Movie

|General Hawk (voice)

|

1988

|BraveStarr: The Movie

|Thirty-Thirty, Shaman (voice)

|

1988

|Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf

|Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)

|Direct-to-video

1990

|The Rescuers Down Under

|Francois (voice)

|

1992

|Tom and Jerry: The Movie

|Puggsy, Daddy Starling (voice)

|

1994

|The Pagemaster

|George Merry (voice)

|

1996

|Father Frost

|Robber Leader

|

1998

|Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

|Mr. Beeman (voice)

|Direct-to-video

= Television =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" |Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

1973–1976

| scope="row" |Police Story

|Various roles

|4 episodes

1976

| scope="row" |Wonder Woman

|Warden

|Episode: "Wonder Woman Meets Baroness von Gunther"

1977

| scope="row" |The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

|Fenton Hardy

|28 episodes

1984–1987

| scope="row" |The Transformers

|Blitzwing, Thrust, Superion (voice)

|27 episodes

1985–1986

| scope="row" |G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

|General Hawk (voice)

|19 episodes

1986

| scope="row" |Kissyfur

|Gus (voice)

|Episode: "The Birds and the Bears "

rowspan="2" |1989

| scope="row" |Asterix and the Big Fight

|Bossa Nova, Fishstix (voice)

|English dub

scope="row" |TUGS

|Warrior, Big Mac, Zorran (voice)

|Test US dub

rowspan="2" |1990–1991

| scope="row" |TaleSpin

|Baloo (voice)

|Main role

Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates

|Mr. Smee (voice)

|

1990–1993

| scope="row" |The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda

|Additional voices

|33 episodes

1993

| scope="row" |Batman: The Animated Series

|Jack Haly (voice)

|Episode: "Robin's Reckoning"

1993–1994

| scope="row" |SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

|Katscracth Gang Member, Enforcer Sargent, Enforcer Commando, Tiger Conklin (voice)

|4 episodes

1993–1996

| scope="row" |Captain Planet and the Planeteers

|Looten Plunder, Pillage (voice)

|12 episodes

rowspan="2" |1994

|Animaniacs

|Neptune (voice)

|Episode: "Mermaid Mindy"

Iron Man

|Mandarin, Grey Gargoyle, Ultimo, Al Gore (voice)

|13 episodes

rowspan="2" |1994–1995

| scope="row" |Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills

|Emperor Gorganus (voice)

|40 episodes

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

|Icki's Locker, Macho, Colombus (voice)

|2 episodes

rowspan="2" |1994–1996

| scope="row" |Gargoyles

|Bodhe, Captain of the Guard (voice)

|7 episodes

The Tick

|El Seed (voice)

|3 episodes

rowspan="2" |1995

| scope="row" |The New Adventures of Peter Rabbit

|Tommy Brock (voice)

|

scope="row" |Black Scorpion

|Breathtaker (voice)

|Television film

1995–1996

| scope="row" |Freakazoid!

|Professor Heiney, Unag (voice)

|3 episodes

rowspan="4" |1996

| scope="row" |The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

|Various voices

|4 episodes

Dumb and Dumber

|Bender, Clem (voice)

|Episode: "Brain, Brain, Go Away"

Dexter's Laboratory

|Hunter, Space Hick (voice)

|Episode: "Dial M for Monkey: Huntor"

Road Rovers

|Judge Fore (voice)

|Episode: "The Dog Who Knew Too Much"

1996–1997

| scope="row" |Spider-Man: The Animated Series

|Dormammu, Phillip Watson (voice)

|3 episodes

rowspan="2" |1997

|Superman: The Animated Series

|University Guard (voice)

|Episode: "The Hand of Fate"

The New Batman Adventures

|Photographer (voice)

|Episode: "Chemistry"

1997–1998

| scope="row" |The New Adventures of Zorro

|Additional voices

|26 episodes

1998

|I Am Weasel

|Announcer, Man #2, Man #8

|Episode: "I.R. Role Model"

1999

| scope="row" |The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

|Colonel Ambore (voice)

|Episode: "Son of Roswell That Ends Well"

= Video games =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" |Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

1993

| scope="row" |Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!

|Art, Daryl

|

1995

|Wanna Be a Dino Finder

|Rock Hound

|

1995

|Shannara

|Balinor

|

References

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