We say goodbye to another legend today 🕊️
Mike McFarland, the veteran voice actor, ADR director, scriptwriter and producer, has passed away at 56. For generations of anime fans, he was especially known as the original Funimation English voice of Master Roshi in Dragon Ball, alongside major roles in Attack on Titan, One Piece, Tokyo Ghoul and Fullmetal Alchemist.
Some of his most memorable characters included:
• Master Roshi — Dragon Ball
• Jean Kirstein — Attack on Titan
• Buggy the Clown — One Piece
• Koutarou Amon — Tokyo Ghoul
• Jean Havoc — Fullmetal Alchemist / Brotherhood
• Gordon Agrippa — Black Clover
• Mashirao Ojiro — My Hero Academia
• Carnage Kabuto — One-Punch Man
• Teppei Sugo — Psycho-Pass
• Yajirobe — Dragon Ball
• Ectoplasm — My Hero Academia
• Ryoji “Ranka” Fujioka — Ouran High School Host Club
• Cain Nightroad — Trinity Blood
His influence also extended far beyond the microphone. McFarland directed English dubs for major productions including Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist, Dragon Ball, the Rebuild of Evangelion films, Summer Wars and Wolf Children, helping shape how an entire generation experienced anime in English.
Rest in peace, Mike McFarland. From Master Roshi and Buggy to Jean Kirstein, his voice and work behind the scenes became part of countless anime memories. 🕊️
The man behind Spider-Man’s beloved Uncle Ben, Cliff Robertson, passed away 15 years ago, he would've turned 103 today 🎂
Cliff Robertson built a remarkable career that stretched across more than five decades, becoming known for performances that ranged from intimate drama to war films, political thrillers, television, and blockbuster superhero movies.
He earned some of the greatest acclaim of his career as Charly Gordon in Charly, a deeply emotional performance that won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Decades later, Robertson reached an entirely new generation as Ben Parker, Uncle Ben, in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, bringing warmth and sincerity to the man whose values helped shape Peter Parker into a hero.
Some of his most notable roles include:
• Ben Parker / Uncle Ben (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 3)
• Charly Gordon (Charly)
• Lt. John F. Kennedy (PT 109)
• J. Higgins (Three Days of the Condor)
• President Adam (Escape from L.A.)
• Shame (Batman)
• Hugh Hefner (Star 80)
• Joe Cantwell (The Best Man)
• Michael Courtland (Obsession)
• Wing Commander Roy Grant (633 Squadron)
• Major Alan Crown (The Devil’s Brigade)
• Tolly Devlin (Underworld U.S.A.)
• The Big Kahuna (Gidget)
• George Milton (Of Mice and Men)
• Dr. John Paul Otis (The Interns)
• Alan Benson (Picnic)
and many more
From his Oscar-winning dramatic work to the quiet wisdom he brought to Uncle Ben, Robertson left behind a body of work that continues to resonate with movie and television audiences.
Happy heavenly birthday, legend 🕊️
// Someone can reply to me years later in a thread and im gonna still reply to them as if nothing happened without questioning it.
Why?
Cause I dont see this hobby as a job, I cant please everyone the way they want to.
Stop making people feel like they HAVE to reply to you.
The original voice of Master Splinter, Peter Renaday passed away 2 years ago today at 89 years old 🕊️
Peter Renaday gave Master Splinter his wise, reassuring voice throughout the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, helping make the sensei one of the franchise’s most beloved characters.
Beyond Splinter, his remarkably varied career reached animation, video games, Disney, Marvel, DC, and more.
Some of his notable roles include:
Master Splinter / Hamato Yoshi (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Al Mualim (Assassin’s Creed / Assassin’s Creed: Revelations)
Duncan (Dragon Age: Origins)
Easy Pete (Fallout: New Vegas)
Adam Fenix (Gears of War 3)
Sir George (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
Grapple (The Transformers)
Mandrake the Magician (Defenders of the Earth)
Abraham Lincoln (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
Richard Ames (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)
Howard Stark (Iron Man)
Sean Keanan (Dead Rising)
Namor (Marvel: Ultimate Alliance)
Odin (Marvel: Ultimate Alliance)
M (James Bond 007: From Russia with Love)
Henry (Country Bear Jamboree)
Derek Blunt (Darkwing Duck)
Exar Kun (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith)
Mickey Mouse (Mickey Mouse Splashdance / Yankee Doodle Mickey)
Uncle Sam (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
and more!
Two years later, Renaday’s Master Splinter remains one of the defining voices of the original TMNT era.
Rest in peace, Peter Renaday. 🐢🎙️🕊️