Jorge Arvizu
{{Short description|Mexican actor (1932–2014)}}
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{{Family name hatnote|Arvizu|Martínez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jorge Arvizu
| image = Jorge Arvizu.jpg
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| birth_name = Jorge Isaac Arvizu Martínez
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|07|23}}
| birth_place = Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|03|18|1932|07|23}}
| death_place = Mexico City, Mexico
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1953–2014
}}
Jorge Isaac Arvizu Martínez (July 23, 1932 – March 18, 2014), better known by the stage name Jorge Arvizu, was a Mexican actor who was the first Spanish voice, among others, for the characters Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone and Cookie Monster. He was also nicknamed El Tata.{{cite news|title=Jorge Arvizu, monstruo sagrado en el doblaje|url=http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=56284&tabla=espectaculos|work=El Universal (Mexico City)|date=October 4, 2004|accessdate=April 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227004725/http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=56284&tabla=espectaculos|archivedate=February 27, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|last=Tinoco|first=Armando|url=http://www.latintimes.com/jorge-arvizu-el-tata-dies-voice-behind-benito-bodoque-pedro-picapiedra-dead-heart-failure-81-video|title=Jorge Arvizu ‘El Tata’ Dies: Voice Behind Benito Bodoque, Pedro Picapiedra Dead From Heart Failure At 81|publisher=Latintimes.com|date=March 15, 2014|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}
Arvizu died on March 18, 2014, in Mexico City, after suffering a heart failure.
Voice Roles
- Chef Skinner in Ratatouille (2007)
- Ramon in Cars (2006)
- Bert and Cookie Monster in Plaza Sésamo (1972-1990)
- Chief Garner in Dirty Pair Flash (1998–1999)
- The Narrator in Thomas and Friends (1984-1986)
- Mr. Papadopolous in Life of Brian (1979)
- Grandpa Joe Bucket in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (1968)
- The Penguin in Batman (1968)
- Dr. Doom in Fantastic Four (1967–1968)
- George Harrison and Ringo Starr in The Beatles TV series (1965–1969) and Let It Be (1970)
- Robot in Lost in Space (1965–1968)
- Maxwell Smart in the Get Smart 1965 TV series, the 1995 revival and the 2008 film
- Quincy Magoo in The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964-1965)
- Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1964)
- Benny the Ball{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-29|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=List of Top Cat characters#Benny the Ball|reason= The anchor (Benny the Ball) has been deleted.}} and Choo-Choo{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-29|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=List of Top Cat characters#Choo-Choo|reason= The anchor (Choo-Choo) has been deleted.}} in Top Cat (1961–1962) and Top Cat: The Movie (2011)
- Fred Flintstone in The Flintstones (1960–1966)
- Pedro in Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1950–1961)
- Woody Woodpecker (1950–1961)
- Popeye in the Popeye cartoons (1933–1957)
- Felix the Cat
References
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Category:Male actors from Guanajuato
Category:Mexican people of Basque descent
Category:Mexican male voice actors