1983Nominee
Best Performance
Rock & Rule
Dan Hennessey
Actor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 25, 1941
Biography
Canadian voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe (with John Stocker, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and Jerelyn Homer). That same year, he played Claudius, King of Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet play. A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other characters on DiC's Inspector Gadget and starred as Dizzy in Nelvana's first feature film, Rock & Rule. His best-known role is the voice of Brave Heart Lion in the animated Care Bears franchise (he also voiced Loyal Heart Dog as well as the Irish voice of Good Luck Bear on an episode of the television series).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1975Nominee
Best Performance
Sudden Fury
1986Nominee
Best Performance
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
Career Highlights
1986Highlight
Best Performance
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
1987Highlight
Best Performance
Meet Julie
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Rock & Rule
Sudden Fury
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation