Len Carlson

Len Carlson (September 2, 1937 – January 26, 2006) was a Canadian voice actor on many animated television series from the 1980s onward, an occasional live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman during the 1980s. He was a native of Edmonton and a former professional athlete.
Career.
He was the voice of Big Boss, Sundown and Mace on "C.O.P.S.", Ganon on "The Legend of Zelda", Senator Robert Kelly (and the Supreme Intelligence) on "X-Men" (1992), Bert Raccoon in "The Raccoons", Putter from "Popples" (and a voice director for the show from 1990 onwards), Mr. Frumble in "The Busy World of Richard Scarry", Professor Coldheart in the early "Care Bears" series by DiC Entertainment, and "Rocket Robin Hood" in some of the third-season episodes. He was also the voice of Allo and Quackpot on the TV series, "Dinosaucers" and he was the original voice of the Green Goblin in "Spider-Man the original series" (1967) and the voice of Buzz in the show "Cyberchase" (2002). Also, he was the voice of Sterling Überbucks, his brother Carling, his great grandfather Sterling Überrucks and his nephew Stewie on "Roboroach" (2002) and the title character in the short-lived "Swamp Thing" (1991) animated series.
He also voiced all the male characters in two animated 1970s series ("The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo" and "The Toothbrush Family"), was the voice of Ace the Seagull and Sharkey Shark in the children's TV series "The Waterville Gang" and did voices for movies including "The Nutcracker Prince", "", both "Rolie Polie Olie" movies ("The Baby Bot Chase" and "The Great Defender of Fun"), and reindeer voices in the live-action feature "Blizzard".
In his last years, Carlson was a regular on Nelvana-produced shows such as "Rolie Polie Olie", "Cyberchase", "Pecola", "Donkey Kong Country", "Medabots", "Beetlejuice", and "Beyblade" as the main antagonist Gideon (season two). Most recently, he appeared in the French-Canadian co-production "Atomic Betty", voiced the characters Hugo and Q in the video game "Street Fighter III 3rd Strike" and narrated the animated bible TV series "Friends and Heroes". He also voiced Herc Stormsailor in the 1980s show "Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors" and The Big Boss in COPS.
Death.
Carlson died of a heart attack in Keswick, Ontario at the age of 68, in January 26, 2006.