John Lee Erwin (born December 5, 1936) is an American

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best known for voicing

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and Morris the Cat.The New York Times Filmography
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Career

Erwin was the voice of He-Man in the

Filmation Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 until 1989. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1962. Filmation's founders and ...

productions ''

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line ''Masters of the Universe''. The show, often referred to as simply ''He-Man'', was one of the most popular anim ...

'' and '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' that ran from 1983 to 1986. Due to the extreme cost-cutting by Filmation, the cast of voice actors was small, and producer Lou Scheimer actually performed the bulk of the character voices. Erwin was also the voice of the henchman character Beast Man, and would on occasion do the voices of other supporting characters, too, such as Webstor and Ram Man. Although generally recognized for his work on ''He-Man'', Erwin has many years of voice acting to his credit (including the voice of Reggie Mantle in Filmation's ''

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'' cartoon), and has provided voices for many productions ranging from television advertisements to live-action movies since the 1960s. He was the voice of Morris the Cat in several television commercials. From 1959 to 1965, he starred as Teddy in the television Western '' Rawhide''. In 1989, his voice was heard as a radio newscaster in '' Back to the Future Part II'' and as a football announcer in the 2000

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movie '' Remember the Titans''. He also did small spot roles in various

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

episodes for different shows (such as Hanna-Barbera's animated series '' The Thing'') and others, going uncredited.

Personal life

Erwin had moved away from California by 2010, although in 2019

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stated he had recently visited Erwin in his retirement community in Thousand Oaks, California."He-Man Voice Actor John Erwin Discussed w/Alan Oppenheimer AKA Skeletor"
- YouTube, May 17, 2019

Filmography

*'' 13 Fighting Men'' (1960) ... Cpl. McLean *''Aesop's Fables'' (1971) ...

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/ Fox (voice) *'' Looker'' (1981) ... Commercial Announcer (voice) *'' Back to the Future Part II'' (1989) ... Radio Sportscaster (voice) *''

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'' (1995) ... TV Commentator (voice)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Erwin, John 1936 births American male television actors American male voice actors Filmation people Hanna-Barbera people Living people Place of birth missing (living people)