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Jan Rabson (June 14, 1954 – October 13, 2022) was an American actor.
Jan Rabson | |
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| Born | June 14, 1954 East Meadow, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 2022 (aged 68) Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Stanley Gurd, Jr. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–2022 |
| Spouse | Cindy Akers |
Life and career
Rabson was born in East Meadow, New York, on June 14, 1954. Jan's voice has been heard on thousands of commercials, films, TV shows, and animated films and series. For many years, Jan was a member of Johnny Carson's "Mighty Carson Art Players", performing in on-camera sketches as well as providing the voices for answering machines, cash registers and other inanimate objects for Johnny's sketches. One of his more famous roles included providing the voice for Larry Laffer in Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!, Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!, Leisure Suit Larry's Casino, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded and Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry. Most recently, Jan's voice can be heard in all of the Pixar Cars Toons shorts as well as Toy Story 3, Up, WALL-E and many more. In some of his anime dubbing and on-camera work, he used the name Stanley Gurd, Jr., and is best known for voicing Tetsuo Shima from Akira (the Streamline dub for Orion Pictures) under that name. He is also the voice of Horse from the preschool series Slim Pig.
In 1988, Rabson was the first contestant and champion on Blackout.
In 2013, he reprised his role of Tetsuo Shima for AficionadosChris' review of Akira.[1]
Personal life and death
Rabson resided in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada and divided work between Vancouver and Los Angeles productions.[2] He died of a heart attack on October 13, 2022, at the age of 68.[3][4][5]
Partial filmography
- Unico (1981) – Gods (English version, voice, uncredited)
- Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) – (English version, voice, as Stanley Gurd Jr.)
- Chasing Dreams (1982) – Scout
- Knight Rider (1982) – Charlie, 1 episode
- The Facts of Life (1982) – Waiter, 1 episode
- One Day at a Time (1982) – Charlie, 1 episode
- Kurasshâ Jô (1983) – Talos / Valentine / Cpt. Kowalsky / Nelo / Joe's Father / Smuggler 1 / Smuggler 3 / Smuggler 4 / Smuggler 6 (Enoki Films dub) (voice)
- Uniko: Mahô no shima e (1983) – Lord Kuruku / Melvin's Lackey 1 (English version, voice, uncredited)
- Cheers (1983) – Director, 1 episode
- Katy Caterpillar (1984) – City Rat (English version, voice)
- Hunter (1985) – Reporter, 1 episode
- Vamp (1986) – (voice)
- What's Happening Now!! (1986) – Murray, 1 episode
- The Adventures of Scamper the Penguin (1987) – Mr. Feather / Scientist / Captain / Jack / Various Sailors / Various Male Penguins (voice, uncredited)
- The Wings of Honneamise (1987) – Dormuhot (English version, voice)
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987) – (voice)
- Fatal Attraction (1987) – Party guest #13
- G-Force: Guardians of Space (1987, TV Series) – Hoot Owl (Hooty) / Dr. Brighthead / Computer
- Night Court (1987-1990) – Laughton / Mr. Borelli, 2 episodes
- Akira (1988, Streamline Pictures English dub) – Tetsuo Shima / Eiichi Watanabe / clowns / cops / others (voice)
- Designing Women (1989) – Man #2, 1 episode
- Just the Ten of Us (1989) – Rod Serling lookalike, 1 episode
- Growing Pains (1990) – Rod Serling, 1 episode
- Where's Waldo? (1991, TV Series) – (voice)
- James Bond Jr. (1991, TV Series) – Gordon 'Gordo' Leiter / Goldfinger / Jaws / Skullcap / The Worm / Snuffer (voice)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1991-1993, TV Series) – Kerma (voice), 4 episodes
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1991) – Future Jerry, 1 episode
- Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! (1993) – Larry Laffer
- Toy Story (1995) – Mr. Mike / Gas Station Attendant (voice)
- Theodore Rex (1995) – Tina Rex (voice)
- Black Jack: The Movie (1996) – Son (English version, voice)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) – Frollo's Soldiers (voice)
- Babylon 5 (1996) – Vendor, 1 episode
- Baywatch (1996) – Frank, 1 episode
- Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! (1996) – Larry Laffer
- Hercules (1997) – Driver (voice)
- Pinky and the Brain (1997, TV Series) – Farmer / Referee (voice), 2 episodes
- Almost Perfect (1997) – Man in Line, 1 episode
- A Bug's Life (1998) – Axel / Grasshopper (voice)
- Leisure Suit Larry's Casino (1998) – Larry Laffer
- Toy Story 2 (1999) – Japanese businessman (voice)
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1999) – Sal, 1 episode
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) – Sushi Chef (voice)
- Justice League (2002, TV Series) – Professor Elrich (voice), 1 episode
- Rugrats (2002, TV Series) – Steve Malone / Weatherman (voice), 1 episode
- Finding Nemo (2003) – Seagulls (voice)
- Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004) – Larry Laffer
- Cars (2006) – T.J. Hummer (voice)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) – Various Mammals (voice)
- Happily N'Ever After (2006) – Additional Voices (voice)
- Surf's Up (2007) – Additional Voices (voice)
- Bratz: Super Babyz (2007) – Tuber (voice)
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008) – Town Cryer (voice)
- WALL-E (2008) – Axiom Passenger #11 (voice)
- Ponyo (2008) – Additional Voices (English version, voice)
- Up (2009) – Construction Worker / TV Announcer (voice)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) – Additional Voices (voice)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) – Sparks (voice)
- Quest for Zhu (2011) – Zhu Fu / Mangawanga (voice)
- Superbook (2011–2022) – Professor Quantum / various roles (voice), 25 episodes
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2012-2015, TV Series) – Mulia Mild / Wind Rider (voice), 2 episodes
- Monsters University (2013) – Astronomy Club President (voice)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013) – Additional Voices (voice)
- Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded (2013) – Larry Laffer / Short Man (voice)
- Minions (2015) – Additional Voices (voice)
- Despicable Me 3 (2017) – Additional Voices (voice)
- Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry (2018) – Larry Laffer (voice)
- Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice (2020) – Larry Laffer (voice)
References
- Video on YouTube
- "Jan Rabson," Behind the Voice Actors, www.behindthevoiceactors.com/
- Obituary: Jan Rabson
- Alex Mateo (October 14, 2022). "Voice Actor Jan Rabson Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- Andy Chalk (October 17, 2022). "Leisure Suit Larry voice actor Jan Rabson has died". PC Gamer. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Jan Rabson at IMDb
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