Wally Burr

{{short description|American actor (1924–2017)}}

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| name = Wally Burr

| birth_name = Walter Story Burr

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|06|02}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|07|09|1924|06|02}}

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| occupation = Television director, voice director, voice actor

| years_active = 1950–2017

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| children = 2

| website = http://www.wallyburr.com/

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Walter Story Burr (June 2, 1924 – July 9, 2017), also credited as Wally Burr and Walter Burr, was an American voice actor and director.{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Wally-Burr/|title=Behind the Voice Actors – Wally Burr|last=|first=|date=|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=May 23, 2016}}{{better source needed|date=July 2017}}

As the voice director for The Transformers and The Transformers: The Movie, Burr was known for his perfectionist recording sessions that lasted eight hours.{{Cite web|url=https://www.noblemania.com/2011/08/super-70s-and-80s-super-friendswally.html|title = Super '70s and '80s: "Super Friends"—Wally Burr (Voice director/Atom)}} He voice directed several other cartoons during the 1980s, such as G.I. Joe, Jem, Inspector Gadget, and Spider-Man. Burr's vocal performances include The Atom on Super Friends, and Harvey Gabor on Jem, among others.

Burr served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a tank commander and saw action in Normandy. After the war, he was promoted to captain. He had two children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thurstontalk.com/2014/06/11/d-day-history/|title=Walter Burr, a Young Officer in Normandy D-Day Invasion, Shares Memories on his 90th Birthday|date=11 June 2014}}