George Morris
Description
George Morris was a Canadian voice actor and radio personality with a career spanning several decades. He was born on April 18, 1942, in Lublin, Poland, and passed away on March 14, 2021, in Montreal, Quebec.
Morris's career in media began in radio during his teenage years in Canada, where he was known on air as "Buddy G" at Montreal's CKGM 980 AM. He later founded Listen! Audio Productions, a multimedia production studio, in the late 1960s. This work in radio and commercial production led to a long career as a voice actor.
He provided voices for numerous animated series and films. As specified in the query, he was the voice of Tinman in the 1987 animated series The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a role he also voiced in related productions from that era such as Ozma of Oz and The Emerald City of Oz. He was also well known for his role as Grandpa in the children's television series Caillou, a part he played in both the 1990s TV series and the 2003 holiday film. His other animation credits included being an announcer for What a Cartoon Show in 1995 and providing additional voices for the series Animal Crackers.
Beyond animation, Morris lent his voice to various other media. He narrated the IMAX film Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk and voiced the character Morris Odell in the video game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. His other credits included the television series Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension and the film adaptation of On the Road. He also served as the imaging voice for radio stations in Canada and France.
Morris's career in media began in radio during his teenage years in Canada, where he was known on air as "Buddy G" at Montreal's CKGM 980 AM. He later founded Listen! Audio Productions, a multimedia production studio, in the late 1960s. This work in radio and commercial production led to a long career as a voice actor.
He provided voices for numerous animated series and films. As specified in the query, he was the voice of Tinman in the 1987 animated series The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a role he also voiced in related productions from that era such as Ozma of Oz and The Emerald City of Oz. He was also well known for his role as Grandpa in the children's television series Caillou, a part he played in both the 1990s TV series and the 2003 holiday film. His other animation credits included being an announcer for What a Cartoon Show in 1995 and providing additional voices for the series Animal Crackers.
Beyond animation, Morris lent his voice to various other media. He narrated the IMAX film Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk and voiced the character Morris Odell in the video game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. His other credits included the television series Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension and the film adaptation of On the Road. He also served as the imaging voice for radio stations in Canada and France.
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- EnglishAnime overview: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz