Changes: Dan Hennessey

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Dan Hennessey (born August 25, 1944) is a Canadian voice director and voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe (with John Stocker, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and Jerelyn Craden). That same year, in 1975, he played Claudius, King of Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet play.

A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other characters on DiC's Inspector Gadget and starred as Dizzy in Nelvana's first feature film, Rock & Rule.

His best-known role is the voice of Brave Heart Lion in the animated Care Bears franchise (he also voiced Loyal Heart Dog as well as the Irish voice of Good Luck Bear on a few episodes of the television series), Father Bear from Little Bear, and George Raccoon from The Raccoons.

Career

During the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, Hennessey had many voice roles to his credit, appearing both in animation and live-action, in films, series, and specials. During this time, Dan also worked as a voice director in the same areas.

From 1995–2003, Hennessey voiced the titular character's father on Nick Jr.'s Little Bear.

He also voiced the characters Thompson and Thomson alongside John Stocker in the TV episodes of the comic series The Adventures of Tintin.

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+|aka=Dan Hennesey<br />Dan Hennessy
-'''Dan Hennessey''' (born August 25, 1941) is a Canadian voice director and voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe (with John Stocker, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and Jerelyn Homer). That same year, in 1973, he played Claudius, King of Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' play.
+|born={{birth date and age|1944|8|25}}
+|birthplace={{flag|Canada}} Toronto, Ontario, Canada
+|occupation=Voice Actor<br />Voice Director
+|areas_active={{Flag|Canada}} Toronto
+|active=1975-2008
+|status=Retired
+|agent=Edna Talent Management, Inc.}}'''Dan Hennessey''' (born August 25, 1944) is a Canadian voice director and voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe (with [[John Stocker]], Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and Jerelyn Craden). That same year, in 1975, he played Claudius, King of Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' play.
-A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other characters on DiC's ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' and starred as Dizzy in Nelvana's first feature film, ''[[wikipedia:Rock & Rule|Rock & Rule]]''.
+A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other characters on DiC's ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' and starred as Dizzy in [[Nelvana Studios|Nelvana]]'s first feature film, ''[[Rock & Rule]]''.
-His best-known role is the voice of [[W:c:carebears:Brave Heart Lion|Brave Heart Lion]] in the animated ''[[wikipedia:Care Bears|Care Bears]]'' franchise (he also voiced [[W:c:carebears:Loyal Heart Dog|Loyal Heart Dog]] as well as the Irish voice of [[W:c:carebears:Good Luck Bear|Good Luck Bear]] on a few episodes of the television series), [[W:c:littleBear:Father Bear|Father Bear]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Little Bear (TV series)|Little Bear]]'', and [[W:c:raccoons:George Raccoon|George Raccoon]] from ''[[Wikipedia:The Raccoons|The Raccoons]]''.
+His best-known role is the voice of Brave Heart Lion in the animated ''Care Bears'' franchise (he also voiced Loyal Heart Dog as well as the Irish voice of Good Luck Bear on a few episodes of the television series), Father Bear from ''Little Bear'', and George Raccoon from ''The Raccoons''.
-== Filmography ==
+==Career==
+During the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, Hennessey had many voice roles to his credit, appearing both in animation and live-action, in films, series, and specials. During this time, Dan also worked as a voice director in the same areas.
+From 1995–2003, Hennessey voiced the titular character's father on Nick Jr.'s ''Little Bear''.
-=== Animation Dubbing ===
+He also voiced the characters Thompson and Thomson alongside John Stocker in the TV episodes of the comic series ''The Adventures of Tintin''.
-==== Animated Series ====
+==Filmography==
-*''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' (1983-1986) - <small>Chief Quimby</small>
+<!-- Please note that roles are only to be added as they become available on this wiki project. -->
-*''[[Totally Spies!]]'' (2001-2013)
+===Animation Dubbing===
+====Animated Series====
+*''[[Totally Spies!]]'' (2001-2013) - Additional Voices
+===Voice Director===
-[[Category:Toronto-Based Voice Actors]]
+*[[Air Master]]
-[[Category:Canadian Voice Actors]]
+*[[Interlude]]
+*[[Saint Seiya]]
+*[[Slam Dunk]]
+==External Links==
+*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377243/ Dan Hennessey] at the Internet Movie Database
+*[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=13769 Dan Hennessey] at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Hennessey, Dan}}
 [[Category:Voice Actors]]
+[[Category:Canadian Voice Actors]]
+[[Category:Toronto-Based Voice Actors]]
 [[Category:Voice Actors for Nelvana]]
 [[Category:Voice Directors]]
+[[Category:Voice Actors for DiC]]
+[[Category:Retired Voice Actors]]