Jeff Winkless

Jeff Winkless (June 2, 1941 – June 26, 2006) was an American film and voice actor and music composer.

Career
A Graduate of Ithaca College, with some time spent at the Chicago campus of Northwestern; Winkless moved to Los Angeles in the late 60's and worked for two summers as "Fleegle the Dog" (in the suit) in The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, along with his younger brothers, Terence H. Winkless and Daniel Winkless.

He has done voice-overs for several anime titles including Doomed Megalopolis, Space Adventure Cobra, Vampire Hunter D, Crying Freeman and Lily C.A.T.. He also worked as a writer for Saban Entertainment. He wrote episodes for several shows such as Samurai Pizza Cats, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics and The Littl' Bits.

He is also notable for composing the background music for Ladykiller, Not of this Earth and Corporate Affairs. Winkless has the notable distinction of being the co-author of the world famous "Snap! Crackle! Pop!" jingle for Kellogg's Rice Krispies.

Winkless moved back to the Chicago area in September of 2000. Winkless died of a brain tumor on June 26, 2006, 24 days after his 65th birthday. He is survived by his three brothers and his wife Rayonelle Baldwin.

Films

 * The Intruder (1986) - Andre
 * Cyber Ninja (1988) - Shogi
 * Lady Terminator (1988) - Ship Captain
 * The Polar Bear King (1991) - Narrator

Animated Series

 * Action Force (1983-1992) - Sgt. Slammer, Doctor Mindbender

Animated Films

 * Captain of the Forest (1988) - Zero, Corporal Eddie
 * Felidae (1994) - Claudandus/Pascal

Anime

 * Honeybee Hutch (1970-1971) - Additional Voices
 * Lupin the 3rd Part II (1977-1980) - Negata (ep. 155)
 * The New Adventures of Gigantor (1980-1981) - Additional Voices
 * Noozles (1984) - Osgood, Spike
 * Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1987-1988) - The Old Man (ep. 5), The Innkeeper (ep. 6) , The Evil Gnome (ep. 7) , Thursday (ep. 8) , Old Villager (ep. 10) , Bearded Villager (ep. 10) , Cartwright (ep. 10) , Old Sultan (ep. 14) , Gargoyle #1 (ep. 16) , Soldier 1 (ep. 18) , The Miller (ep. 22) , Father (ep. 31) , Tailor (ep. 31) , Old Samuel (ep. 35)
 * Ox Tales (1987-1988) - Olly
 * Tales of Little Women (1987) - Corporal Baker (eps. 3-4), Mr. Buggly (ep. 6) , Fencing Teacher (ep. 36)
 * Wowser (1988-1989) - Wowser
 * Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990-1991) - Captain Nemo, Escape Reporter (ep. 8), Explosion Reporter (ep. 8) , Capture Reporter (ep. 8) (Streamline Dub)
 * Rurouni Kenshin (1996-1998) - Royalist 1 (ep. 28), Shinsen Patrolman 1 (ep. 28) , Additional Voices (Sony Dub)

OVAs & Specials

 * A Christmas Adventure (1984) - Jeb, Elves
 * Megazone 23 - Part I (1985) - Brian, District 3D, Military Tannoy, Team 11, Underground Hargan 2 (Streamline Dub)
 * Megazone 23 - Part II (1986) - Gutz, Control Room 6, Control Room 7, Control Room 9, Cop 4, Drumsticks, FX Bridge 2, J.C., Mall Man, Mohawk, Soldier (International Dub)
 * The Story of Fifteen Boys (1987) - Hobbs
 * Crying Freeman (1988-1994) - Huang De Yuan (Streamline Dub)
 * 3x3 Eyes (1991-1992) - Professor Fujii (ep. 1) (Streamline Dub)
 * Doomed Megalopolis (1991) - Yasunori Katō, Rickshaw Man (ep. 3), Groundskeeper (ep. 3) (Streamline Dub)
 * Babel II (1992) - Inspector Yamazaki
 * Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993) - Black King
 * Gatchaman (1994-1995) - Additional Voices (Harmony Gold Dub)
 * Wild 7 (1994-1995) - Sakai, Chief (ep. 1), Bank Robber 5 (ep. 1)

Anime Films

 * Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978) - Stephen Sandor
 * Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978) - Flinch, Police Commissioner, Chief Secretary (Streamline Dub)
 * Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) - Jodo, Interpol Chairman (Streamline Dub)
 * Space Adventure Cobra (1982) - Crystal Boy, Dakoba (Streamline Dub)
 * Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) - Informant, Jean, Tech 4
 * Lensman (1984) - Worsel (Harmony Gold Dub)
 * Warriors of the Wind (1984) - Gun Theft Victim
 * Vampire Hunter D (1985) - Count Magnus Lee (Streamline Dub)
 * Castle in the Sky (1986) - Muska (Magnum Dub)
 * Once Upon a Time (1986) - Caleb (first half), Jim, Legato's Fake Signal, Lunarian Court 3, Additional Voices
 * Neo Tokyo (1987) - Zack Hugh, Robot #444-1, Boat Crewman 2
 * Robotech II: The Sentinels (1987) - The Regent
 * Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987) - Commandant, Ichiro's Father, Club Worker, Foreign Civilian 1
 * Wicked City (1987) - Mr. Shadow (Streamline Dub)
 * Silent Möbius (1991) - Lucifer Hawk, Cop (Streamline Dub)
 * Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms (1992) - Chen Gong, Tao Qian
 * DNA Sights 999.9 (1998) - Trader Doctor

Video Game Dubbing

 * The Space Adventure (1991) - Crystal Boy

Writer

 * Flint the Time Detective (eps. 15, 19, 26, 30, 32)
 * Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
 * Jin Jin & the Panda Patrol
 * Journey to the Heart of the World
 * The Littl' Bits
 * Mon Colle Knights
 * Ox Tales
 * Peter Pan: The Animated Series
 * Pinocchio: The Series
 * Samurai Pizza Cats

Trivia

 * Winkless' pseudonym of "Philboyd Studge" is a reference to the Kurt Vonnegut novel Breakfast of Champions. In the preface, Vonnegut refers to himself as "Philboyd Studge", a name which he claims his friend Knox Burger associated with cumbersome writing.