Lloyd Michael Sherr (born February 28, 1956), also known by his stage name Max Raphael, is an American voice actor. He is best known for his role as Fillmore in the ''Cars'' franchise, taking over the role from

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since his death in 2008, as well as his former role as narrator of the

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series ''Modern Marvels''.

Career

Sherr has been credited in many forms of media, most notably as narrator of the

show ''

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'', for which his voice has become a trademark of the History Channel. Sherr (credited as Raphael) has also narrated other History Channel series such as '' Command Decisions'', ''Engineering Disasters'', and '' Dogfights''. He is known for voice-over work in various video games, such as Cronos in ''

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'', bounty-hunter Calo Nord in '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'', Diego in ''

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'' and ''

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''. One of Mr. Sherr's most notable roles was The Moper in the 1984 classic 'Revenge of the Nerds'. Sherr played a man who was currently being held on a charge of mopery, which is exposing oneself to a blind person. On television, he performed the roles of

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in ''

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'', Jibolba in the

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series ''

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'', Everett in '' Back at the Barnyard'', Father in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', and the Narrator in ''

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''. He has also voiced narration for videos produced by

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regarding

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existence, and the 8 dynamics. Sherr is also the voice of Fillmore in the ''Cars'' franchise, in place of

, who died of heart failure in 2008. He also voiced Fillmore in '' Cars 2'' and ''

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''. In '' Cars 2: The Video Game'' and ''

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'', Sherr reprised his role as Fillmore. Sherr's stage name is a combination of his children's names, Max and Raphael (as listed on his website). Sherr has also performed voice acting work for several Scientology productions.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Live-action

Theme park attractions

References

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Dianetics
''Audiofile Magazine March 2004.''

External links

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History Channel's official ''Modern Marvels'' site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherr, Lloyd 1956 births Living people American male voice actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male video game actors Male actors from Los Angeles