Anthony J. Pope (March 22, 1947 – February 11, 2004) was an American voice actor. He appeared in over 100 titles during his three-decade career, including as the voice of Goofy from 1979 to 1988. His anime roles include Colonel Shikishima in the Streamline Pictures dub of Akira (1988) and Shunsaku Ban in Metropolis (2001). Pope also provided the voice for the Tiger Electronics toy Furby.
Early life Anthony J. Pope was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 22, 1947, to Thomas and Katherine Pope (née Mozdy).
Career After graduating from college, Pope moved to Los Angeles, California in 1973 where he officially began his career as a voice actor. His mentor was Daws Butler who was best known as the voice of Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound. Pope was known for providing the voice of Furby in English and five other languages. He was also the voice of Goofy for 11 years, garnering 17 Gold and Platinum records. His voice is prominent at Disneyland on several rides, as well as in the JumpStart products by Knowledge Adventure.
Personal life Pope married actress Patricia Lentz in 1984 and had three children together.
Death Pope died on February 11, 2004, from complications of leg surgery at the age of 56 in Burbank, California. He was buried at Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes1980Hurray for Betty BoopCoffee Shop Boss, Mirror, Ringmaster1985Back to the FutureRadio AnnouncerUncredited1987Sport Goofy in SoccermaniaGoofy1988Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are HereAlien1988Who Framed Roger RabbitGoofy, Big Bad WolfRole of Goofy shared with Bill Farmer1988AkiraColonel Shikishima, Yamagata, NezuCredited as Anthony Mozdy1990Spaced InvadersLieutenant Giggywig1990Watchers IIOutsider1997Cats Don't DanceAlligator1999The King and IBurmese Emissary2001MetropolisShunsaku Ban2001Marco Polo: Return to XanaduBabu, Foo-Long, Reginald2002Muhammad: The Last ProphetSalman2003LeapFrog: The Letter FactoryProfessor Quigley2003LeapFrog: Talking Words Factory2004The Nutcracker and the Mouse KingFather, Old GeneralPosthumously release; Final role
Anime YearTitleRoleNotes1981Mobile Suit GundamGeneral Revil1981Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of SorrowGeneral Revil1982Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceGeneral Revil1987Royal Space Force: The Wings of HonnêamiseMajaho1991Mobile Suit Gundam F91Leslie Arno1992Ramayana: The Legend of Prince RamaSage Vishvamitra1996Apocalypse ZeroOboro Hagakure1996FakeChief, Jaco1996–1999Rurouni KenshinKaishu Katsu1998Vampire Princess MiyuTonbi1998–2003The Adventures of Mini-GoddessGan-chan1999The Big OGisang1999Hello Kitty's ParadisePapa2001Samurai Girl: Real Bout High SchoolTessai Onizuka2001S-CRY-edChief2002Cyborg 009Commander, Dr. Herschel2002Digimon TamersZhuqiaomon2002Ai Yori AoshiKaoru's Grandfather, Fish Vendor2002Ground Defense Force! Mao-chanSorajirou TsukishimaCredited as Anthony Mozdy2002Heat Guy JMauroLater replaced by Steve Kramer
Animation YearTitleRoleNotes1981Spider-ManJoshuaEpisode: "The Incredible Shrinking Spider-Man"1986–1987The TransformersWreck-Gar, additional voices7 episodes1992Tiny Toon AdventuresGodEpisode: "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special"1993SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronSergeantEpisode: "Rise of the Dark Kat"1994–1995Creepy CrawlersProfessor Googengrime, Tom Lockjaw, Hocus Locus24 episodes1995What a Cartoon!Junior2 episodes1997I Am WeaselJacques Cousteau, BoyEpisode: "Deep Sea Tour"1998Pinky and the BrainWaiterEpisode: "Beach Blanket Brain"1998Superman: The Animated SeriesScientistEpisode: "New Kids in Town"2001–2003House of MouseGeppetto2 episodes
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes1993Sam & Max Hit the RoadVarious characters1993Star Wars: Rebel AssaultC-3PO, Gamma Base Communications Officer1994JumpStart KindergartenMr. Hopsalot1994Ace Ventura: The Case of the Serial ShaverShickadance, Doctor1995JumpStart 1st GradeFrankie1996JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery MountainProfessor Sparks1996JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted IslandFlap1996JumpStart 2nd GradeEdison1997JumpStart 1st Grade MathFrankie, Bookworm1998JumpStart Kindergarten ReadingMr. Hopsalot1998JumpStart MathEdison1998Star Wars Trilogy ArcadeC-3PO, Rebel1998Star Wars: RebellionC-3PO, Yoda, Death Star Commander1999Disney's Villains' RevengeOut2000Diablo IIElzix, Guard2000JumpStart 1st Grade ReadingFrankie2002Kingdom HeartsGeppetto2002Monopoly PartyMr. Monopoly
Other Disney Discovery Series (1984–1987, read-along recordings) – Goofy, Ludwig Von Drake Teddy Ruxpin (1986, read-along recordings) – Newton Gimmick, L.B. the Bounder Robbery on the Overland Express: A Whoodunit Mickey Mystery (1993, Disney's Storyteller Series) – Heinrich Schniffengraul The Lion King: The Brightest Star (1994) – Cheetah (read-along cassette story recording) The Emperor's New Groove (2000, Disney's Storyteller Series) – Narrator Furby (1998) – Voice of the Furby toy
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