Sunday, July 9, 2017

Wally Burr obit

Wally Burr passes away

 

 He was not on the list.


It is with sadness that we report Walter “Wally” Burr, the voice director for the original Generation 1 Transformers cartoon and the 1986 Transformers the Movie, passed away yesterday, 9 July, 2017.

If you watched a cartoon in the 1980s, chances are, Wally Burr would have been the voice director, guiding the performances of the various actors to bring the show to life. His credits included not only the original Transformers, but G.I. Joe, Jem, Visionaries, Inspector Gadget, Dino Riders, Captain Caveman, Dynomutt the Dog Wonder, and the 1980s Spider-Man. His work, however, also saw him occasionally take to the other side of the recording booth, providing additional voices for some of the shows he directed; in the case of Transformers, he voiced Kremzeek, as well as Jazz, Ratchet, Seaspray, and Thundercracker in individual episodes when their regular voice actors were unavailable.

Many of us will remember Wally Burr for his work; for his reputation for perfection which has doubtless contributed to the timeless nature of many of the shows that he worked on, or simply for the happy memories of watching the shows that he was credited on working on. Some of us might remember having the pleasure of meeting him at his convention appearances.

All of us here at HISSTANK and TFW2005 send our thoughts and best wishes to Mr Burr’s family during this time. And we come together with one voice to say, “thank you, sir, for making our childhoods so enjoyable”… Sol Fury

Additional Crew

 

    Don Adams in Inspector Gadget (1983)

    Inspector Gadget: 5 Crazy Episodes

    Video

        voice direction

        2007

    Rod Taylor in Open Season (1995)

    Open Season

    5.3

        additional voices

        1995

    Conan and the Young Warriors (1994)

    Conan and the Young Warriors

    7.0

    TV Series

        voice director

        1994

    Exosquad (1993)

    Exosquad

    8.4

    TV Series

        voice director

        1993

    My Little Pony Tales (1992)

    My Little Pony Tales

    6.4

    TV Series

        voice director

        1992

    Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! (1991)

    Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!

    7.4

    TV Series

        voice director

        1991

    The Adventure Machine (1990)

    The Adventure Machine

    3.9

    TV Movie

        voice director

        1990

    Julian Sands in Warlock (1989)

    Warlock

    6.2

        looper

        1989

    Dino-Riders (1988)

    Dino-Riders

    7.1

    TV Series

        voice director

        1988

    Akira (1988)

    Akira

    8.0

        adr director (1989 Streamline English version, uncredited)

        1988

    Jem (1985)

    Jem

    7.4

    TV Series

        voice director

        1985–1988

    Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987)

    Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

    7.7

    TV Series

        voice director

        1987

    Peter Cullen and Frank Welker in The Transformers (1984)

    The Transformers

    8.0

    TV Series

        voice director

        1984–1987

    G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

    G.I. Joe: The Movie

    7.0

    Video

        voice director

        1987

    A Chucklewood Easter (1987)

    A Chucklewood Easter

    7.3

    TV Movie

        voice director

        1987

    InHumanoids: The Movie (1986)

    InHumanoids: The Movie

    7.1

    Video

        voice director

        1986

    InHumanoids (1986)

    InHumanoids

    7.3

    TV Series

        voice director

        1986

    G.I. Joe (1985)

    G.I. Joe

    7.7

    TV Series

        voices directed byvoice director

        1985–1986

    G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1986)

    G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!

    7.7

    TV Movie

        voice director

        1986

    The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

    The Transformers: The Movie

    7.2

        voice director

        1986

    Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines (1985)

    Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines

    6.2

    Video

        voice director

        1985

    Robotix (1985)

    Robotix

    6.5

    TV Series

        voice director

        1985

    Robert David Hall, Gregg Berger, Bettina Bush, Donavan Freberg, Alvy Moore, Patricia Parris, and Hal Smith in Here Come the Littles (1985)

    Here Come the Littles

    6.8

        voice recording director

        1985

    Gallavants (1984)

    Gallavants

    6.8

        dialogue director

        1984

    Rainbow Brite (1984)

    Rainbow Brite

    6.9

    TV Series

        voice director

        1984

    Inspector Gadget (1983)

    Inspector Gadget

    6.8

    TV Series

        voice directorvoice direction

        1983

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - The M.A.S.S. Device (1983)

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - The M.A.S.S. Device

    8.0

    TV Mini Series

        voice director

        1983

    Meatballs and Spaghetti (1982)

    Meatballs and Spaghetti

    6.7

    TV Series

        voice director

        1982

    Spider-Man (1981)

    Spider-Man

    6.8

    TV Series

        voice director (as Walter S. Burr)

        1981–1982

    Adam West, Norman Alden, Jack Angel, Michael Rye, William Callaway, Danny Dark, Shannon Farnon, Casey Kasem, and Ted Knight in Super Friends (1973)

    Super Friends

    7.2

    TV Series

        dialogue director

        1973

    The Addams Family (1973)

    The Addams Family

    6.6

    TV Series

        dialogue director

        1973

    Project X (1968)

    Project X

    5.5

        live action director: special sequences

        1968

 

Sound Department

 

    Harvey Keitel and Rosie Perez in Somebody to Love (1994)

    Somebody to Love

    5.5

        adr recordist

        1994

    Drew Barrymore and Jordan Christopher Michael in Motorama (1991)

    Motorama

    6.3

        adr facility

        1991

    Solarman (1989)

    Solarman

    5.5

    TV Movie

        recording director (as Walter S. Burr)

        1989

    G.I. Joe (1985)

    G.I. Joe

    7.7

    TV Series

        voices directed byvoice director

        1985–1986

    G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984)

    G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra

    7.9

    TV Mini Series

        recording director (as Walter S. Burr)

        1984

    Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977)

    Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

    6.4

    TV Series

        recording director

        1977–1980

    Godzilla (1978)

    Godzilla

    6.1

    TV Series

        recording director

        1978–1979

    Jana of the Jungle (1978)

    Jana of the Jungle

    7.0

    TV Series

        recording director

        1978

    The Skatebirds (1977)

    The Skatebirds

    6.3

    TV Series

        recording director

        1977

    Adam West, Norman Alden, Jack Angel, Michael Rye, William Callaway, Danny Dark, Shannon Farnon, Casey Kasem, and Ted Knight in Super Friends (1973)

    Super Friends

    7.2

    TV Series

        recording director

        1977

    Dynomutt Dog Wonder (1976)

    Dynomutt Dog Wonder

    6.6

    TV Series

        recording director

        1976–1977

    Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977)

    Scooby's Laff-A Lympics

    7.3

    TV Series

        recording director (1977-1979)

        1977–1979

    The Scooby-Doo Show (1976)

    The Scooby-Doo Show

    7.6

    TV Series

        recording director

        1976

    Clue Club (1976)

    Clue Club

    6.9

    TV Series

        recording director

        1976

    The Mumbly Cartoon Show (1976)

    The Mumbly Cartoon Show

    7.0

    TV Series

        recording director

        1976

    Devlin (1974)

    Devlin

    7.1

    TV Series

        recording director

        1974

    Hong Kong Phooey (1974)

    Hong Kong Phooey

    6.9

    TV Series

        recording director

        1974

    Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974)

    Valley of the Dinosaurs

    6.6

    TV Series

        recording director

        1974

 

Actor

 

    Salman the Persian (2012)

    Salman the Persian

    Short

        Magi (voice)

        2012

    Warriors Orochi (2007)

    Warriors Orochi

    7.6

    Video Game

        Huang Zhong (voice: English version, uncredited)

        2007

    Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends (2005)

    Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends

    7.3

    Video Game

        Huang Zhong (voice: English version, uncredited)

        2005

    Publicity Poster

    Pearl Harbor

    6.3

        Newsreel Voice (uncredited)

        2001

    Dark Reign 2 (2000)

    Dark Reign 2

    6.1

    Video Game

        Dalen (voice, as Walter Burr)

        2000

    Starshot: Space Circus Fever (1999)

    Starshot: Space Circus Fever

    Video Game

        Additional Voices

        1999

    The House That Had Enough

    Video Game

        (voice)

        1996

    Descent II (1996)

    Descent II

    7.9

    Video Game

        (voice, as Walter Burr)

        1996

    Stonekeep (1995)

    Stonekeep

    7.7

    Video Game

        Fil EttinNigel HardstoneBig Sharga (voice)

        1995

    Dino-Riders (1988)

    Dino-Riders

    7.1

    TV Series

        Tagg (voice)

        1988

    Akira (1988)

    Akira

    8.0

        Resistance Member 2 (1989)Stadium Soldier 2 (1989)Radio Reporter (1989) (voice: English version, as Burt Walters) ...

        1988

    Richard Gere and Kevin Anderson in Miles from Home (1988)

    Miles from Home

    5.7

        Radio Announcer (voice, as Walter Burr)

        1988

    Jem (1985)

    Jem

    7.4

    TV Series

        Harvey GaborEmmett BentonJack Sobieski ...

        1986–1988

    James Woods and Brian Dennehy in Best Seller (1987)

    Best Seller

    6.4

        Talk Show Host

        1987

    Peter Cullen and Frank Welker in The Transformers (1984)

    The Transformers

    8.0

    TV Series

        King NergillDancitron PromoterJazz ...

        1985–1986

    G.I. Joe (1985)

    G.I. Joe

    7.7

    TV Series

        Captain LukrovDr. HamlerWaiter (voice) ...

        1985–1986

    Fist of the North Star (1986)

    Fist of the North Star

    7.1

        RaohJagi Thug (1991) (voice: English version)

        1986

    Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines (1985)

    Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines

    6.2

    Video

        Close McCall (voice)

        1985

    Fist of the North Star (1984)

    Fist of the North Star

    8.1

    TV Series

        KING Commander A (voice: English version)

        1985

    Deadline Auto Theft (1983)

    Deadline Auto Theft

    5.4

        Male Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

        1983

    Meatballs and Spaghetti (1982)

    Meatballs and Spaghetti

    6.7

    TV Series

        (voice)

        1982

    Spider-Man (1981)

    Spider-Man

    6.8

    TV Series

        Sandman (voice)

        1981–1982

    Adam West, Norman Alden, Jack Angel, Michael Rye, William Callaway, Danny Dark, Shannon Farnon, Casey Kasem, and Ted Knight in Super Friends (1973)

    Super Friends

    7.2

    TV Series

        The AtomRay PalmerZeno Leader (voice) ...

        1977–1981

    Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)

    Gone in 60 Seconds

    6.3

        Male Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

        1974

 

Director

 

    G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die (1994)

    G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die

    7.2

    Video

        voices

        1994

    Ted Cassidy, Lu Ann Haslam, Kevin Schultz, and Michael Shea in The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968)

    The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    7.3

    TV Series

        Director (as Walter S. Burr)

        1968

    The World: Color It Happy (1967)

    The World: Color It Happy

    2.6

    TV Movie

        Director (segment "Letter From Marty", as Walter S. Burr)

        1967

 

Casting Department

 

    Billy Bodine in Gordy (1994)

    Gordy

    3.8

        voice casting: animals

        1994

    Exosquad (1993)

    Exosquad

    8.4

    TV Series

        voice direction and casting

        1993

    Drew Barrymore and Jordan Christopher Michael in Motorama (1991)

    Motorama

    6.3

        adr voice casting (uncredited)

        1991

 

Producer

 

    Doctor Dolittle (1970)

    Doctor Dolittle

    7.5

    TV Series

        co-producer (as Walter S. Burr)

        1970

    Sole Survivor (1970)

    Sole Survivor

    7.2

    TV Movie

        producer (as Walter Burr)

        1970

 

Casting Director

 

    Exosquad (1993)

    Exosquad

    8.4

    TV Series

        Casting Director

        1993

 

Music Department

 

    My Little Pony Tales (1992)

    My Little Pony Tales

    6.4

    TV Series

        producer: song vocals

        1992

 

Thanks

 

    Bucky O'Hare (1992)

    Bucky O'Hare

    7.5

    Video Game

        special thanks

        1992

 

Self

 

    Men and Women of Action: Creating the G.I. Joe Animated Series (2009)

    Men and Women of Action: Creating the G.I. Joe Animated Series

    Short

        Self

        2009

    The Combiner: Forming the Transformers Animated Series (2009)

    The Combiner: Forming the Transformers Animated Series

    7.2

    Video

        Self

        2009

    American Experience (1988)

    American Experience

    8.6

    TV Series

        Self (voice)

        2002

    Chasing the Sun (2001)

    Chasing the Sun

    8.0

    TV Series

        Self (voice)

        2001

 

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