Tim Blaney
{{short description|American puppeteer and voice actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2020}}
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| birthname = Timothy Patrick Blaney
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|4|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Connecticut, U.S.
| occupation = Puppeteer, Voice actor
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| yearsactive = 1985–present
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Timothy Patrick Blaney (born April 23, 1959) is an American puppeteer and voice actor. He has provided the voices for Frank the Pug in the Men in Black franchise,{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=Jessica |date=June 14, 2019 |title=Men in Black: International cast and who has returned since Men In Black 3? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/14/men-black-international-cast-returned-since-men-black-3-9953951/ |access-date=April 14, 2020 |website=Metro |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Karger |first=Dave |date=July 11, 2002 |title=The story behind MIBII{{'}}s scene-stealing dog |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/07/11/story-behind-mibiis-scene-stealing-dog/ |access-date=April 14, 2020 |website=Entertainment Weekly}}{{Cite web |last=Beck |first=Lia |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Everything You May Have Forgotten About Emma Thompson's Intimidating MIB Character |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/emma-thompsons-men-in-black-character-isnt-new-to-the-franchise-but-she-still-deserves-more-17997634 |access-date=April 14, 2020 |website=Bustle |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Kevin |date=June 17, 2019 |title='Men in Black: International': 10 Connections To The First Three Movies |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/06/men-in-black-international-connections-to-first-three-movies |access-date=April 14, 2020 |website=Complex |language=en}} and the robot Johnny 5 in Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2.
Filmography
=Films=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
1985
| Additional puppeteer | Television film | |||
1986
| Number 5/"Johnny Five" (voice) | |||
1986
| Puppeteer, Puckmaren (voice) | | |||
1988 | Short Circuit 2 | Johnny 5 (voice) | |
1989 | The Abyss | Puppeteer | |
1994 | Muppet Classic Theater | Additional Muppet Performer | |
1997 | Men in Black | Frank the Pug (voice) | |
1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Puppeteer | |
2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Puppeteer | |
2002 | Men in Black II | Frank the Pug (voice) | |
2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Goofy Goober (voice) | |
2004 | Team America: World Police | Puppeteer | |
2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Puppeteer | |
2008 | Studio DC: Almost Live | Puppeteer | |
2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Puppeteer | |
2011 | The Muppets | Additional Muppet Performer | |
2012
| Puppeteer | | |||
2012
| Worm Guy #4 (voice) | |||
2013
| Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | Additional Muppet Performer | | |||
2014
| LA Muppet Performer | | |||
2017
| Soylent Scrooge: Or, Christmas Is Made of People | Mr. Fezziwig (voice) | | |||
2018
| It's A Tell-Tale Valentine, Eddie Poe! | Edgar Allan Poe, Snooby, Woodraven (voice) | | |||
2018
| Additional puppet performer | | |||
2018
| The Tragicall Historie of Plan the IX | The Ruler (voice) | | |||
2018
| Do Rabbots Dream of Electric Cheepz? | Mr. Marigold (voice) | | |||
2018
| It's the Great Spaghetti Squash, Eddie Poe! | Snooby, Woodraven (voice) | | |||
2019
| Albert Kitschschlock Presents: The Films That Blew Too Much | Narrator (voice) | | |||
2019
| Frank the Pug (voice) | | |||
2019
| The Legend of Joan of Arc | Ladvenu (voice) | | |||
2020
| It's the Masque of the Polychrome Death, Eddie Poe! | Snooby (voice) | | |||
2020
| The Young Witchfinder | Mauldrix, Goobley | Television film | |||
2021
| It's A Mystery Trip to the Rue Morgue, Eddie Poe! | Edgar Allan Poe, Snooby, Woodraven (voice) | |
=Short film=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
1989 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of Grimace Island | Long John Silver, Captain Smollett (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2002 | MIB ADR | Self | |
2002 | Creature Featurettes | Self | |
2009 | The Macabre World of Lavender Williams | Puppeteer | |
2014 | Pillywags Mansion | Greg | |
2020 | Life After the Navigator | Self |
=TV series=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
1980
| Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Puppeteer | Episode #1.3 |
1984-1994
| Puppeteer | |
1994
| Additional Dinosaur Performer | "Earl's Big Jackpot" (1994) |
1996–1997
| Additional Muppets (voice) | "Cindy Crawford" (1996) |
2004
| Angel | Puppeteer, Grufus | Episode: "Smile Time" |
2006
| Jess Milton | Episode: "Still Eighteen" |
2013
| Puppeteer | Episode: "Intro to Felt Surrogacy" |
2013–2017
| Emperor Krell, additional voices | 2 episodes |
2017–2018
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | GPC (puppeteer) | |
=Events=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
2017
| The Muppets Take the Bowl | Additional Muppet Performer | Live show at the Hollywood Bowl, Sept. 8–10 |
2018
| The Muppets Take the O2 | Additional Muppet Performer | Live show at the O2 Arena, Jul. 13-14 |
=Video games=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
2011
| Male Argonians, Usha | |
2012
| Kagebosh | English dub |
2012
| Frank the Pug, Archeologist, C-YA Programmer Riddick |
2012
| Vlast | |
2013 |
2017
| Vlast | |
2019
| Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Kingpin |
2022
| Men in Black: First Assignment — VR Experience | Frank the Pug | English dub |
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0087456|name=Tim Blaney}}
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Category:American male voice actors
Category:Male actors from Connecticut
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