Series casting has kept Dan Hennessey busy as a Canadian actor whose career is measured in seasons rather than in premieres. Animation dominates the filmography. The working life has been shared between series and features. 'Inspector Gadget' gave him Chief Quimby and 65 episodes of screen time. He also appears in 'The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'.
Dan Hennessey
83 years (Aug 25, 1941 – Nov 13, 2024)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
21 Movies19 Series
Series casting has kept Dan Hennessey busy as a Canadian actor whose career is measured in seasons rather than in premieres. Animation dominates the filmography. The working life has been shared between series and features. 'Inspector Gadget' gave him Chief Quimby and 65 episodes of screen time. He also appears in 'The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'.
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).