Hadley Kay
{{short description|Canadian film, stage, television and voice actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Hadley Kay
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| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|46|2019|5|17}}
| other_names = Hadley Kaye
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1979–present
| website = {{url|https://www.hadleykay.com/}}
}}
Hadley Kay (born {{circa|1972/1973}}) is a Canadian film, stage, television, and voice actor best known for his appearances in The Care Bears Movie, Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation, and Popples.
Career
At age six, he made his film debut opposite Bill Murray in the 1979 comedy Meatballs. Kay also appeared in Superman II,{{Cite web|title=Revisiting Niagara Falls with child actor Hadley Kay from 'Superman II'|url=https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/revisiting-niagara-falls-with-child-actor-hadley-kay-from-superman-ii|date=2019-05-17|website=FOX 2 Detroit|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-10}} the Star Wars-based animated series Ewoks, Inspector Gadget, Beverly Hills Teens, and the earlier The Raccoons specials. Kay was the first voice actor to provide the voice of Scooby-Doo following the death of Don Messick. His other television credits include guest appearances in The Littlest Hobo, Bizarre, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders and Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| 1979
| The Wayne & Shuster Superspecial | | Episode: "Star Shtick" |
| Meatballs
| Bradley | |
| King of Kensington
| Sean | Episode: "Diabolical Plots" |
| rowspan="3"| 1980
| Head On | Michelle's Patient | |
| Superman II
| Jason | |
| The Christmas Raccoons
| rowspan="2"| Tommy (voice) | rowspan="2"| Television film{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Hadley-Kay/|title=Hadley Kay - 13 Character Images|website=Behind The Voice Actors}} |
| 1981 |
| rowspan="5"| 1983
| Boy in Audience | |
| The Littlest Hobo
| Nathaniel | 2 episodes |
| The Raccoons and the Lost Star
| Tommy (voice) | Television film |
| Inspector Gadget
| Merchant, Professor Mongul, Additional voices | 65 episodes |
| American Playhouse
| Marco | Episode: "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" |
| rowspan="3"| 1984
| Tommy (voice) | Video short |
| The Guardian
| Jason | Television film |
| Bambinger
| Sammy | Short film |
| rowspan="3"| 1985
| Nicholas Cherrywood (voice) |
| Tucker and the Horse Thief
| Solomon Weil | Television film |
| Ewoks
| Oobel, Shaman's nephew (voices) |
| rowspan="2"| 1986
| Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | Dark Heart (voice) |
| Popples
| P.C. (voice) |
| rowspan="2"| 1987
| Blaine | Episode: "Boogie Board Blues"{{Citation |last=Shepherd |first=Laura |title=Boogie Board Blues |date=1987-09-26 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0654864/?ref_=nm_flmg_eps_tt_1 |series=My Pet Monster |access-date=2022-12-06}} |
| Beverly Hills Teens
| Radley Coleman (voice) |
| rowspan="3"| 1988
| Additional voices |
| Dead Ringers
| Delivery Boy | |
| The Raccoons
| Bix Wheelie (voice) | Episode: "Life in the Fast Lane!" |
| rowspan="2"| 1989–1991
| Babar | Additional voices | 65 episodes |
| Beetlejuice
| Prince Vince (voice) |
| 1990
| First Resort | Fast Eddie | Unknown episodes |
| 1991–1997
| Rupert | Podgy Pig (voice) | 15 episodes |
| 1993–1994
| Herman |
| 1994
| Kero kero Keroppi | Additional voices | Direct-to-video |
| rowspan="2"| 1995
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Rob | Episode: "May I Walk with You" |
| Blood & Donuts
| Axel | |
| 1996
| Keebo | Unknown episodes |
| rowspan="4"| 1997
| Rugrats | Bellhop, Clown, Oarsman (voices) | Episode: "Vacation" |
| Johnny Bravo
| Scooby-Doo (voice) |
| The Fanatics
| Elliot Merkin | Uncredited |
| A Rugrats Vacation
| Head Clown, Bellhop, Oarsman (voices) | Direct-to-video |
| 1998
| Cop | 1 episode |
| 1999
| Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets | Ballah (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2005
| Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs | Silly Pencil (voice) | Episode: "The Silly Pencil" |
| rowspan="2"| 2006
| Rainbowmane (voice) | Episode: "The Trouble with Two-ni-corns/Scarf it Up!" |
| Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
| Jason | |
| 2008–2011
| Stinkbert (voice) |
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| Fight Announcer | Episode: "Pwnageddon" |
| The Dating Guy
| Mysterious Figure (voice) | Episode: "VJ and the Holy Boner" |
| 2011
| How (Not) to Become a Vampire | Additional voices | Short film |
| 2012
| rowspan="2"| Ian (voice, English dub) | Episode: "The All-Out Mid-Air Battle" |
| 2013
| Episode: "The Legend and the Evil Combine" |
| 2016
| Elvis (voice) | Episode: "Twas the Fight Before Christmas/O Evil Tree, O Evil Tree" |
| 2019
| Dr. Flavio (voice) | Episode: "Andy's Big Show/Leo Moves It" |
| 2020
| Arthur | Nicky (voice) | Episode: "An Arthur Thanksgiving" |
| 2021
| Willy Wigglesteam (voice) | Episode: "The Rickety Railway/Ship Wrecked" {{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/pikwik-pack/Episode+23+-+The+Rickety+Railway+%26+Ship+Wrecked.mp4 | title=Pikwik Pack | date=7 November 2020 }} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.hadleykay.com Official website]
- {{IMDb name|id=0443058}}
- {{anime News Network|people|60630}}
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{{succession box | before = Don Messick| title = Voice of Scooby-Doo | years = 1997 Johnny Bravo | after = Scott Innes}}
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Category:Canadian male stage actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors