Ed Gilbert

For the Canadian ice hockey forward, see Ed Gilbert (ice hockey). For other people, see Edward Gilbert (disambiguation).

Ed Gilbert
Born	Edmund Francis Giesbert June 29, 1931 (1931-06-29) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 8, 1999 (1999-05-09) (aged 67) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, Voice actor
Years active	1963–1999
Known for	Baloo in TaleSpin

Ed Gilbert (born Edmund Francis Giesbert, June 29, 1931 – May 8, 1999) was an American actor, with extensive credits in both live-action roles and voice work in animation, although he was better known for the latter. He is also credited, under his birth name, with research in entomology and the discovery of new beetle species. He was known for voicing Baloo in TaleSpin.

Early life and career

Gilbert graduated from the University of Chicago and fought in the Korean War. During the 1960s, Gilbert appeared on television series such as The Gallant Men, Combat!, The Rogues, and Mannix. In 1966, he guest starred as Robert Cramer on four episodes of Ben Casey. He is well known as Fenton Hardy on the 1970s television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.

He provided the voices of Superion (originally voiced by Frank Welker), Thrust and Blitzwing in the second and third seasons of The Transformers, Kissyfur's father Gus in Kissyfur, Thirty-Thirty, Sandstorm, Shaman and other voices in BraveStarr, Baloo in the Disney animated series TaleSpin and Jungle Cubs, General Hawk in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Puggsy and Daddy Starling in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Mr. Smee in Peter Pan and the Pirates, Phasir in the Aladdin television series, The Mandarin in the first season of Iron Man: The Animated Series and Dormammu in Spider-Man. He voiced minor characters in Batman: The Animated Series; Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, and The New Batman Adventures. He also voiced the security guard Daryl in the computer game, Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!.

Entomology

He also pursued, under his birth name Edmund Francis Giesbert, the study of Coleoptera and described a number of beetle species and genera, particularly in the family Cerambycidae, such as Linsleychroma, including Linsleychroma monnei.

Death

Gilbert died on May 8, 1999, of lung cancer in his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was survived by his wife Virgini and his daughter Dorian. His interment was at Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary in Newhall, California.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963-1964	Combat!	Various roles	4 episodes
1964	36 Hours	Captain Abbott
1965	The Wild Wild West	Tom Hendrix (uncredited)	Episode: "Night of the Casual Killer"
1971	Johnny Got His Gun	Priest
1973	Howzer	Edward Carsell
1973-1976	Police Story	Various roles	4 episodes
1976	Wonder Woman	Warden	Episode: "Wonder Woman Meets Baroness von Gunther"
1977	The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries	Fenton Hardy	28 episodes
1984–1987	The Transformers	Blitzwing, Thrust, Superion	Voice, 27 episodes
1985–1986	G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero	General Hawk	Voice, 19 episodes
1986	Kissyfur	Gus	Voice, episode: "The Birds and the Bears "
	The Transformers: The Movie	Blitzwing	Voice
1987	G.I. Joe: The Movie	General Hawk
1988	BraveStarr: The Movie	Thirty-Thirty, Shaman
	Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf	Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1989	Asterix and the Big Fight	Bossa Nova, Fishstix	Voice, American dub
	The Little Mermaid		Voice
	TUGS	Warrior	Voice Only in test US dub
1990	The Rescuers Down Under	Francois	Voice
1990–1991	TaleSpin	Baloo	Voice, main role
1990–1993	The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda	Additional voices	Voice, 33 episodes
1992	Tom and Jerry: The Movie	Pugsy, Daddy Starling	Voice
1993	Batman: The Animated Series	Jack Haly	Voice, episode: "Robin's Reckoning, Part 1"
1993-1994	SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron	Katscracth Gang Member, Enforcer Sargent, Enforcer Commando, Tiger Conklin	Voice, 4 episodes
1993-1996	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Looten Plunder, Pillage	Voice, 12 episodes
1994	The Pagemaster	George Merry	Voice
1994-1995	Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills	Emperor Gorganus	Voice, 40 episodes
1994-1996	Gargoyles	Bodhe, Captain of the Guard	Voice, 7 episodes
1995	The New Adventures of Peter Rabbit	Tommy Brock	Voice
	Black Scorpion	Breathtaker
1995-1996	Freakazoid!	Professor Heiney	Voice, 3 episodes
1996	Father Frost	Robber Leader
	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	Various roles	Voice, 4 episodes
1996-1997	Spider-Man the Animated Series	Dormammu	Voice, 3 episodes
1997-1998	The New Adventures of Zorro	Additional voices	Voice, 26 episodes
1998	Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island	Mr. Beeman	Voice
1999	The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries	Colonel Ambore	Voice, Episode: "Son of Roswell That Ends Well"

External links

• SoCalSpinner.com - Ed Gilbert Tribute Page at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 July 2011)
• Ed Gilbert at IMDb