American actor (1941–2023)
Earl Boen
Earl Boen in 1980
Born (1941-08-08 ) August 8, 1941Died January 5, 2023(2023-01-05) (aged 81) Other names Oscar Earl Nitz Boen Occupation Actor Years active 1974–2017 Spouses
Carole Kean
(
m. 1970; died 2001)
Children 1
Earl Boen (; August 8, 1941 – January 5, 2023) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying criminal psychiatrist Doctor Peter Silberman from the Terminator franchise .
Boen was also very active in the voiceover field, voicing characters such as Horace Bleakman in the Clifford the Big Red Dog television series , Police Chief Kanifky in Bonkers , the narrator and King Terenas Menethil II in World of Warcraft , Señor Senior, Senior in Kim Possible and LeChuck in the Monkey Island video game series.[ 1]
Early life
Earl Boen was born on August 8, 1941, in New York City .[ 2] [ 3]
Career
He appeared as Willie's boss in ALF and Patrick Morrison in the Matlock episode, "The Cult".
Boen played Jim Petersen, Angela Bower's boss on the show Who's The Boss? . Boen had a recurring role as Dr. Kramer in the 1990s Fox series Get a Life . Boen appeared (alongside Tom Jones ) in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1993 as a Princeton admissions agent. He also voiced the omnipotent alien Nagilum in a second season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation .
In film, Boen was well-known for playing criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). Other films in which he appeared include The Main Event (1979), Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), 9 to 5 (1980), Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981), The Man with Two Brains (1983), To Be or Not to Be (1983), Alien Nation (1988), Marked for Death (1990), Naked Gun 33+ 1 ⁄3 : The Final Insult (1994), and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).
He voiced the villainous pirate LeChuck from the Monkey Island series of adventure games. He also provided the introductions for World of Warcraft and its expansions, voiced Magtheridon in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade and King Terenas Menethil II in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King , including the cinematic trailer and ending cutscene for that expansion, which featured the iconic line "no king rules forever, my son."
Boen voiced the dramatic thespian Edwin Blackgaard in Focus on the Family's "Adventures in Odyssey ", as well as Edwin's nefarious twin brother Regis. He portrayed Sergei Gurlukovich in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty , a role that he later reprised in the Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance rerelease and the official digital graphic novel. Other roles include Colossus in X-Men: Legends and a variety of characters across multiple Star Trek titles, including Bridge Commander and Armada II .
Boen's voice was heard on the Disneyland Railroad from 2002 until 2016 and on the Walt Disney World Railroad from 2002 until late 2010.
Boen retired from screen acting in 2003, but continued his work as a voice actor in radio, television cartoons and video games until 2017.
Personal life and death
Boen married actress Carole Kean in 1970.[ 4] She died on April 23, 2001, from ovarian cancer at the age of 58.[ 4] Together they had a daughter.[ 4] Boen married his second wife, Cathy, in 2008.[ 2]
Boen was diagnosed with lung cancer in the fall of 2022. He died in Honolulu on January 5, 2023, at the age of 81.[ 2]
Filmography
Live-action
Animation
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1988
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Mr. Gordon, The Ghost of Chef Pierre Goulash
Episode: "Robopup"
1988–1989
Fantastic Max
Additional voices
3 episodes
1989
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
13 episodes
1989
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
Magneto
TV pilot; credited as Earl Bowen
1989–1990
Paddington Bear
Additional voices
2 episodes
1991
The Pirates of Dark Water
Lugg Brother #1
3 episodes
1991
3×3 Eyes
Benares
English dub[ 6]
1992–1993
The Addams Family
Additional voices
21 episodes
1993
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Jack, King
Episode: "The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice"
1993
Problem Child
Additional voices
1993–1994
Bonkers
Police Chief Kanifky
37 episodes
1986–1994
ABC Weekend Special
Monostatos, General Massey
2 episodes
1993–1995
Batman: The Animated Series
Rhino
2 episodes[ 6]
1993
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Ed
Episode: "The Alma Matter"
1994–1995
Skeleton Warriors
11 episodes
1995
Animaniacs
Zeus
Episode: "Hercules Unwound"
1995–1997
Pinky and the Brain
Earth, Moon, Santa Claus
2 episodes
1995
What-a-Mess
Additional voices
3 episodes
1995
Capitol Critters
Additional voices
Episode: "The Bug House"
1996–1997
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Dr. Forbes, Kyle, Stage Coach Guard
3 episodes
1996
Wing Commander Academy
Commander
Episode: "Red and Blue"
1996
Bruno the Kid
Additional voices
1997
Extreme Ghostbusters
Ep. "Casting the Runes"
1996–1998
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
Additional voices
26 episodes
1997
The New Adventures of Zorro
Captain Montecero
Episode: "To Catch a Fox"
1997–1998
Spider-Man
Red Skull , Beyonder
8 episodes
1997
The New Batman Adventures
Rhino[ 6]
Episode: "Double Talk"
1998
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Vice President Obsequious
Episode: "Spooker of the House/Furgo"
1998–2002
Dexter's Laboratory
General, Commander Chief, Man #2
2 episodes
1999
Cow and Chicken
Ben Franklin , John Hancock , Mr. Ross[ 6]
Episode: "I.M. Weasel: Revolutionary Weasel"
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Nick[ 6]
Episode: "Holiday Time"
2000–2002
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Horace Bleakman[ 6]
6 episodes
2001
The Zeta Project
Event Judge[ 6]
Episode: "Remote Control"
2001–2004
Grim & Evil
Doctor, TV Narrator, Monster, Mr. Hobson
2 episodes
2001
Johnny Bravo
Santa Claus, Jay the Bear, Norman[ 6]
Episode: "A Johnny Bravo Christmas"
2002
Time Squad
William Howard Taft , Frankenstein [ 6]
Episode: "White House Weirdness"
2002–2006
Kim Possible
Señor Senior Sr.
4 episodes; role shared with Ricardo Montalbán
2002
Justice League
Simon Stagg [ 6]
Episode: "Metamorphosis"
2003
Evil Con Carne
Vlad
Episode: "Boskov's Day Out"
2004
Megas XLR
Emperor, Subject[ 6]
Episode: "Coop D'Etat"
Video games
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1997
The Curse of Monkey Island
LeChuck
[ 6]
Zork: Grand Inquisitor
Brog, Sea Captain
1998
Return to Krondor
Baldur's Gate
Montaron, Thalantyr
1999
Revenant
Ogrok Chef, Ogrok Slag
[ 6]
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
Rex
[ 6]
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
Balzac
English dub[ 6]
2000
Soldier of Fortune
Sergei Dekker
Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins
Zeppo
[ 7]
Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
Zeus
[ 8] [ 6]
Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force
Vorhsoth, Imperial Officer, Crewman
Escape from Monkey Island
Charles L. Charles, LeChuck, Pirate C
Tenchu 2: Birth of Stealth Assassins
The Narrator
English dub
2001
Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes
Toy Story Racer
Rex
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Ghoul Officer Fisher, Mayor Richard, Vault-Tec Computer Calix
Black & White
Nemesis
Atlantis The Lost Empire: Search for the Journal
Commander Lyle Rourke
Atlantis The Lost Empire: Trial by Fire
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Sergei Gurlukovich
[ 6]
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Additional voices
Star Trek: Armada II
2002
Blood Omen 2
Sarafan Lord, Additional voices
[ 6]
New Legends
Boo, Tracker, Wounded Soldier
Star Trek: Bridge Commander
Captain Draxon, Director Toban Soams, Legate Matan
Eternal Darkness
Inspector Legrasse
[ 6]
Icewind Dale II
Lord Ulbrec
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian
Narrator, King Urmhet, Passenger
Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist
Señor Senior, Sr
Credited as Earl Brown
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
Sam Gladstone, Alexei Nachrade
2003
RTX Red Rock
Boris Dezurov, Adjutant
Lionheart
Additional voices
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader
Additional voices
Call of Duty
Additional voices
English dub
2004
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Additional voices
X-Men Legends
Colossus
[ 6]
EverQuest II
Master Rysian Gladewalker, Mirin, Fisherman Draylix
World of Warcraft
Narrator
2005
Psychonauts
Butcher
2007
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Narrator, Magtheridon
2008
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Narrator, King Terenas Menethil
2009
Tales of Monkey Island
LeChuck
The Secret of Monkey Island : Special Edition
LeChuck, Fester Shinetop
Remake of 1990 game
2010
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge : Special Edition
LeChuck
Remake of 1991 game
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
The Narrator
2012
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Hekima the Wise
2014
Hearthstone
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
Additional voices
2016
World of Warcraft: Legion
Magtheridon
2017
Girls Mode 4: Star Stylist
Additional voices
Final Role
Radio
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1987–2015
Adventures in Odyssey
Dr. Regis Blackgaard, R. Edwin Blackgaard, various voices
61 episodes
Awards and nominations
References
^ "Earl Boen - Voice Actor Profile at Voice Chasers" . Archived from the original on 2004-09-11. Retrieved 2017-12-28 .
^ a b c Zee, Michaela (6 January 2023). "Earl Boen, Actor in 'The Terminator' Movies, Dies at 81" . Variety . Retrieved January 6, 2023 .
^ Thomas, Carly (6 January 2023). "Earl Boen, Actor in the 'Terminator' Films, Dies at 81" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 6, 2023 .
^ a b c Variety Staff (June 5, 2001). "Carole Kean" .
^ Papenfuss, Mary (January 7, 2023). "Veteran Actor Earl Boen, Who Played Hapless 'Terminator' Doctor, Dead At 81" . HuffPost . Retrieved April 4, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Earl Boen (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web }}
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^ Matrix Software (2000). Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins . Activision . Scene: Ending Credits.
^ Shade (October 26, 2000). Orphen: Scion of Sorcery . Activision . Scene: Closing credits, 2 minutes in, Cast.
^ "2005 Awards - National Academy of Video Game Reviewers Corporation" . Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
^ "2009 Awards - National Academy of Video Game Reviewers Corporation" . Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
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