Brian Cummings
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Brian Cummings | |
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Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 1976–present |
Website | http://thebriancummings.com/ |
Brian Cummings (born March 4, 1948) is an American voice actor. He is known for his voice over work in television shows, movies, video games and commercials.
Life and career
He is known for his work in radio and television commercials, television and motion picture promos, cartoons and as the announcer on The All-New Let's Make a Deal from 1984 to 1985. Having begun the pursuit of his chosen career at a local radio station (KSDN) in Aberdeen, South Dakota, during his senior year in high school, Brian set his sights high and has continued to "talk" a lot.
Brian was the closing announcer for ALF in syndication, and he, along with Mark Elliot, has also been one of the long-time voices of Buena Vista Home Entertainment (now Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's) trailers and promotions.
Cummings has performed on multiple animated series since the 1980s. Among his most famous roles are those of Dimmy on The Snorks, Morton Fizzback and Professor Funt on Denver, the Last Dinosaur, Mr. Hollywood, whose catchphrase is "Ain't that cute...BUT IT'S WRONG!!" on 2 Stupid Dogs, Doctor Mindbender, portrayed with an Alsatian accent, on G.I. Joe, the dumb Clyde Cat on Tom and Jerry Kids, Doofus Drake on DuckTales and he can also be heard as the voice of Sokolov in the Metal Gear Solid video games.
Filmography
Animation
- Spider-Man (1981) - ESU Principal (in "The Pied Piper of New York Town"), General (in "The Pied Piper of New York Town")
- The Little Rascals - Captain Smokey (in "Cap'n Spanky's Showboat")
- The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983) - Additional Voices
- Snorks (1984) - Dimmy Finster
- Pole Position (1984) - Additional Voices
- The Wuzzles (1985) - Additional Voices
- The Jetsons (1985) - Additional Voices
- The Berenstain Bears (1985) - Papa Bear, Mayor Honeypot, Big Paw
- G.I. Joe (1986) - Additional Voices
- Pound Puppies (1986-1987) Additional Voices
- Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1987–1988) - Additional Voices
- Denver, the Last Dinosaur (1988) - Morton Fizzback, Professor Funt
- Care Bears (1988) - The Beast of Boredom (in "It's Raining, It's Boring") (uncredited)
- DuckTales (1987–1989) - Doofus Drake
- Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1987–1991) - Sir Tuxford (Following the death of Roger C. Carmel)
- Potsworth & Co. (1990) - Additional Voices
- Where's Wally? (1990) - Additional Voices
- Tom and Jerry Kids (1990) - Clyde Cat
- Garfield and Friends (1991) - Additional Voices
- ProStars (1991) - Additional Voices
- 2 Stupid Dogs (1993) - Mr. Hollywood
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1994) - Krakus (in "Enter: Krakus")
- Animaniacs - Announcer (ep. Smell Ya Later" 1994)
- Timon & Pumbaa (1995) - Vulture Police, Additional Voices
- The Story Keepers (1995-1997) - Jesus
- Totally Spies (2001) - Additional Voices
- ChalkZone (2002) - Ranger McRanger
- Emperor's New School (2006) - Additional Voices
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy - Additional Voices
- Super Capers (2009) - Robo
- Zazoo U (1990) - Bully
- A.T.O.M. (2005) - Vinnie The Mass
- Les Dalton (2010) - William Dalton
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Narrator
- We Wish You a Merry Walrus - Merry Walrus
Films
- G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) - Doctor Mindbender
- Jetsons: The Movie (1990) - Grungees
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) - The Stove
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) - Ock
- A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994) - Ghost of Christmas Present
- Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994) - Sultan, Flying Captain Driver
- Annabelle's Wish (1997) - Brewster
- K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments (2003 film series) - Aron, God, Raca
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003) - Additional Voices
- The Legend of Sasquatch (2006) - Dawg the dog
Video games
- Tron: Solar Sailer (1982) - MCP
- Die by the Sword (1998) - Enric
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Sulley
- Monsters, Inc. Scream Team (2001) - Sulley
- The Mark of Kri (2002) - Baumusu
- Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003) - Additional Voices
- EverQuest II (2004) - Additional Voices
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - Sokolov
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2004) - Nikolai Stepanovich Sokolov, Soldiers
- Rise of the Kasai (2005) - Baumusu
- Area 51 (2005) - Victor5
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006) - Sokolov, Ghost
- Bee Movie Game (2007) - Additional Voices
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) - Additional Voices
- WildStar (2014) - Chua, Marauder
Promos and commercials
- McDonald's - Promos
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment - Promos
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment - Promos
- Jim Henson Home Entertainment - Promos
- Warner Home Video - Promos
- Paramount Home Entertainment - Promos
- DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment - Promos
- Live Entertainment - Promos
- Hemdale Home Video - Promos
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment - Promos
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment - Promos
Live-action
- Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell (1977) - Assistant Director
- California Suite (1978) - Autograph Seeker
- ALF (1986) - Announcer (TV promos and closing for syndicated reruns)
- The All-New Let's Make a Deal (1984–1985) - Announcer
- Fun House (1988) - Announcer (pilot episode only)
- Most Shocking (2006) - Announcer
- Worlds Wildest Vacation Videos (2009) - Announcer/Narrator
- Most Daring (2010) - Announcer
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - Announcer (for RPMs Toy Promo)[1]