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Earl Boen () is an American retired film, television and voice actor, best known as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in ''
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'' (1984), '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003) and '' Terminator: Dark Fate'' (2019, archive footage only). He is the only actor besides
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to appear in each of the first three ''Terminator'' films. Boen is also very active in the voice-over field. He is known for voicing characters such as Mr. Bleakman in ''
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'', Police Chief Kanifky in '' Bonkers'', the Narrator in ''
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'', Señor Senior, Senior in ''
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'', and Captain LeChuck in the ''
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'' series.


Early life

Having started acting in the mid-1950s, Boen played roles on the stage with several repertory companies between 1965 and 1976 before moving to Hollywood.


Career

Boen is known to many TV viewers as the Harper family's pastor, the Rev.
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on the 1980s sitcom ''
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''. His character was featured in several of the most memorable episodes (on both the network and syndicated versions). He also appeared as a clergyman in episodes of ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. He also appeared as Willie's boss in '' ALF'', and as Patrick Morrison in the '' Matlock'' episode "The Cult". Boen commonly plays doctors in movie and television roles. He may also be noted for his role as Jim Petersen, Angela Bower's boss on the show '' Who's The Boss?''. Earl had a recurring role as Dr. Kramer in the 1990s Fox series '' Get a Life''. Boen also appeared (alongside Tom Jones) in an episode of ''
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'' in 1993. Other films in which he appeared include '' The Main Event'' (1979), ''
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'' (1980), '' 9 to 5'' (1980), ''Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.'' (1981), ''
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'' (1983), ''
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'' (1983), ''
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'' (1988), ''
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'' (1990), '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult'' (1994), and '' Nutty Professor II: The Klumps'' (2000). In 1987, came his first voice role as
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in the direct to video '' G.I. Joe: The Movie''. Some of his most well known voice roles have been villainous pirate
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from the ''Monkey Island'' series of adventure games. He has also provided the introductions for ''
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'' and its expansions, voiced Magtheridon in '' World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' and King Terenas Menethil II in '' World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'', including the ending cinematic for that expansion. Boen was also well known for voicing the dramatic thespian Edwin Blackgaard in Focus on the Family's "
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", as well as Edwin's nefarious twin brother Regis. Boen's voice was heard on the
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from 2002 until 2016 and on the
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from 2002 until late 2010. Boen retired from screen acting in 2003, but continued his work as a voice actor in radio, television cartoons and video games.


Personal life

Boen married actress Carole Kean in 1970. She died on April 23, 2001, from
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at the age of 58.


Filmography


Live-action


Voice work

* Miscellaneous voices in ''
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'' * Dr. Regis Blackgaard, R. Edwin Blackgaard, among other voices for ''
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'' * ''The Toy Warrior'' (2005) (voice)


Film


Animation


Video games


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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