Mark Dodson obit

Mark Dodson, ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Star Wars’ Voice Actor, Dies at 64

 

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Mark Dodson, a voice actor known for “Gremlins” and “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,” died Saturday. He was 64.

Stellar Appearances, Dodson’s talent agency for personal appearances, shared the news on Facebook.

“Mark worked on dozens of movies, video games, commercials and advertisements adding his unique voice and sound to each character and script he touched,” the statement reads. “Mark truly loved his fans and enjoyed meeting them at conventions around the world. Mark was honored to be inducted into dozens of the local chapters of the Star Wars 501st Legions over the past several decades.”

Dodson’s daughter told TMZ that he died in Evansville, Ind., to attend Horror Con and had suffered a heart attack while sleeping.

In his career spanning over 40 years, Dodson served as a radio man, voice actor and producer. A fan favorite at conventions, Dodson voiced several iconic characters in popular movies. He got his start in 1983 with “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.” Dodson voiced the high-pitched creature Salacious Crumb — who sat dangerously close to Jabba the Hut. The next year, he transitioned into the horror space, voicing Mogwai in 1984’s “Gremlins.”

His other notable credits include voicing several zombies in 1985’s “Day of the Dead” and Niima Scavenger in “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens” in 2015. Dodson also lent his voice acting skills to various commercials and video games, such as “Ghostrunner II,” “Bendy and the Dark Revival,” “Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga” and “Ghostrunner.”

 

Dodson is survived by his daughter Ciara and his grandchildren.

 

Actor

Phantasmat: Insidious Dreams

Doctor, Entity (voice)

Video Game

 

Ghostrunner II (2023)

Ghostrunner II

8.2

Video Game

Adam Hamada

Architect (voice)

2023

 

Bartlett Benjamin, Jeffrey Homan, and Amy Miller in Toking with the Dead I3 Smoked out (2022)

Toking with the Dead I3 Smoked out

Short

Zombie Voices

2022

 

Bendy and the Dark Revival (2022)

Bendy and the Dark Revival

8.0

Video Game

Nathan Arch

The Lost Ones (voice)

2022

 

Toking with the Dead Reanimated E1 (2022)

Toking with the Dead Reanimated E1

TV Series

Zombies

2022

 

Anthony Daniels, Matthew Wood, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Arif S. Kinchen, David Menkin, Fred Tatasciore, James Arnold Taylor, Shelby Young, Helen Sadler, Sam Fink, and A.J. LoCascio in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022)

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

8.6

Video Game

Salacious B. Crumb (voice)

2022

 

Ghostrunner Project_Hel DLC (2022)

Ghostrunner Project_Hel DLC

7.4

Video Game

Adam

Architect

Key Lieutenant (voice)

2022

 

Toking with the Dead I2 (Misfortune) (2022)

Toking with the Dead I2 (Misfortune)

Short

Zombie Voices

2022

 

Wandering with the Dead (2020)

Wandering with the Dead

TV Series

Donato Almonte

2021

1 episode

 

Ghostrunner (2020)

Ghostrunner

7.2

Video Game

Jack

Whisper (voice)

2020

 

Wandering with the Dead (2020)

Wandering with the Dead

Podcast Series

Donato Almonte

2020

 

Headcheese: The Movie (2020)

Headcheese: The Movie

3.3

Bubba

Junior (voice)

2020

 

Magic Legends (2020)

Magic Legends

6.4

Video Game

(voice)

2020

 

Showdown Bandit (2019)

Showdown Bandit

6.6

Video Game

Doc Carver

2019

 

Lucius III (2018)

Lucius III

Video Game

Lucifer (voice)

2018

 

Phantom Doctrine (2018)

Phantom Doctrine

7.3

Video Game

(voice)

2018

 

Hidden Expedition: The Curse of Mithridates Collector's Edition (2017)

Hidden Expedition: The Curse of Mithridates Collector's Edition

Video Game

William Hunt (voice)

2017

 

Grim Dawn: Ashes of Malmouth (2017)

Grim Dawn: Ashes of Malmouth

7.7

Video Game

Barnabas

Fleshshaper

Jordyth (voice) ...

2017

 

Danse Macabre: Curse of the Banshee Collector's Edition (2017)

Danse Macabre: Curse of the Banshee Collector's Edition

Video Game

Lord Cavanagh (voice)

2017

 

Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler (2016)

Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler

6.4

Video Game

Pirates

Zombie (voice)

2016

 

Dragon Front (2016)

Dragon Front

Video Game

Entropy

Ja'Ru

Narrator (voice)

2016

 

This Halloween Night (2016)

This Halloween Night

Short

Narrator

2016

 

Rive

5.7

Video Game

DLL

Roughshot (voice)

2016

 

Enderal: The Shards of Order (2016)

Enderal: The Shards of Order

8.7

Video Game

Tabaccus (voice)

2016

 

Grim Legends 3: The Dark City (2016)

Grim Legends 3: The Dark City

Video Game

Additional voices

Captain Alonzo (voice)

2016

 

Neon Chrome (2016)

Neon Chrome

6.9

Video Game

Overseer

2016

 

Grim Dawn (2016)

Grim Dawn

7.8

Video Game

Barnabas (voice)

2016

 

Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

7.8

Niima Scavenger (voice, uncredited)

2015

 

Rebel Galaxy (2015)

Rebel Galaxy

5.8

Video Game

Meathook

Pirate

Prospector ...

2015

 

Killing Floor 2 (2015)

Killing Floor 2

6.9

Video Game

Slasher Zombie (voice)

2015

 

Legend of the Superstition Mountains (2015)

Legend of the Superstition Mountains

5.8

TV Series

Narrator

2015

6 episodes

 

Lucius II (2015)

Lucius II

5.0

Video Game

Devil

Doctor 2

Generic male 2 (voice) ...

2015

 

Arachnicide (2014)

Arachnicide

2.0

TV Movie

Multiple voices

2014

 

Neverwinter (2013)

Neverwinter

6.4

Video Game

Jarus Maravin

Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon Companion (voice) ...

2013

 

Anomaly 2 (2013)

Anomaly 2

6.7

Video Game

Soldiers (voice)

2013

 

Kaptara (2013)

Kaptara

4.6

Aegeus

2013

 

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation (2012)

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation

5.9

Video Game

Grim Reaper (voice)

2012

 

Lucius (2012)

Lucius

6.0

Video Game

Fabius

Michael (voice)

2012

 

Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device (2012)

Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

7.9

Video Game

Gray Cortright (voice)

2012

 

Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes (2011)

Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

7.7

Video Game

Chief McGinnis (voice)

2011

 

Awesomenauts (2011)

Awesomenauts

7.2

Video Game

Ghosthouse Announcer (voice)

2011

 

Heroes of Newerth (2010)

Heroes of Newerth

6.8

Video Game

Draconis (voice)

2010

 

Star Trek Online (2010)

Star Trek Online

7.7

Video Game

Various Roles (voice)

2010

 

Deadwood Park (2007)

Deadwood Park

4.6

Harold Evrett (voice)

2007

 

Bonkers (1993)

Bonkers

6.7

TV Series

The Locomotive Kid (voice)

1993

1 episode

 

Darkwing Duck (1991)

Darkwing Duck

7.6

TV Series

Henchmoles (voice)

1991

1 episode

 

Howie Mandel and Tony Randall in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

6.4

Gremlins (voice)

1990

 

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

5.4

TV Movie

Voice Characterization (voice)

1985

 

John Paul in Day of the Dead (1985)

Day of the Dead

7.1

Zombies (voice, uncredited)

1985

 

Fitness and Me: Why Exercise? (1984)

Fitness and Me: Why Exercise?

3.4

Short

Drools

French Dragon

Sir Sloth (voice)

1984

 

Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)

Gremlins

7.3

Gremlins

Mogwai (voice)

1984

 

Mark Dodson in Wishman (1983)

Wishman

5.4

TV Movie

Wishman (voice)

1983

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

8.3

Salacious Crumb (voice, uncredited)

1983

 

Brian K. Landis and Charlie Landis in Song of the Common Loon

Song of the Common Loon

Short

Narrator on cassette player

 

Toking with the Dead

Toking with the Dead

Short

Zombie voices

 

Additional Crew

Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

7.8

additional voices

2015