Edward L. Jones (December 12, 1943 – September 16, 2014) was an American voice actor and

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. He is probably best known from his roles as

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in '' Super Friends'', Blaster in '' The Transformers'', Doc in '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and Winston Zeddemore in '' The Real Ghostbusters'' (replacing

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) and later ''

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''. He was born in

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. He attended Lane College in

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, where he played in a band and got a job as a

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. During his career as a DJ he worked in Washington, D.C. and in

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. He also did voice work in commercials, which led to his career as a voice actor in TV series. Jones appeared as the host of ''Soul Unlimited'',

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's short-lived all-black version of ''

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'' that Clark had created as an answer to ''

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''. He also provided voices for '' Defenders of the Earth'' (as Lothar), '' The Super Globetrotters'' (as Spaghetti Man), '' Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' and '' The New Batman Adventures''. Jones died at home in North Hollywood, California on September 16, 2014 at age 70.

Animated roles

* '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' -

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& Zap (G.I. Joe) * '' The Transformers'' - Blaster (Transformers) * '' Super Friends'' -

* '' The Real Ghostbusters'' - Winston Zeddemore Jones replaced

as the voice of Winston on ''The Real Ghostbusters'' in the fourth season. He later reprised the role for a guest spot on ''

'' in 1997. * '' Batman: The Animated Series'' - Additional Voices

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* 1943 births 2014 deaths American male voice actors American radio DJs People from Paris, Tennessee African-American male actors Male actors from Tennessee 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people {{US-voice-actor-1940s-stub