Cal Dodd

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Cal Dodd
Born
Cathal J. Dodd

Dublin, Ireland
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1977–present
Known for Wolverine in X-Men: The Animated Series

Cathal J. Dodd is an Irish-born voice actor based in Canada. He is best known for his portrayal of the Marvel Comics character Wolverine in X-Men: The Animated Series and the Marvel vs. Capcom series of video games. [1] Dodd also provided the voice of the hero/villain Random Virus in the BBC series Ace Lightning . He recorded with producer Bob Hahn in Canada, which consisted of demos and material to be submitted to major labels. His recordings ended up on the RCA label, with a full-length album release New Horizons on Hahn's own Rising Records label in 1975. [2] He co-hosted in the Canadian TV series Circus on CTV with Sherisse Laurence from 1978 to 1983. [3]

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Dodd's family moved from Ireland to Port Dover, Ontario. His mother was a music teacher at Port Dover Public School. [4] He performed in a band in the 1970s called Deja Vu. [5] He is also the older brother of rock vocalist Rory Dodd. [4] [6] He also has four other siblings. [7] [8]

Discography

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Rescue Heroes: The Movie Rip Rockefeller (voice)
2008Gotta Catch Santa ClausLeFreeze (voice)
2019 PAW Patrol: Ready Race RescueRon Rapidfire (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978–1983 Circus Host
1984 Fraggle Rock Singing Doozer (voice)Episode: "Doozer Is as Doozer Does"
1992–1997 X-Men Wolverine (voice)73 episodes
1995 Spider-Man Wolverine (voice)Episodes: "Neogenic Nightmare Chapter 4: The Mutant Agenda" and "Neogenic Nightmare Chapter 5: Mutants Revenge"
1997 Goosebumps Slappy the Dummy (voice)Episodes: "Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 1" and "Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 2"
1999 Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the LegendLucius / Palace Guard (voices)Episode: "Ulysses & Penelope"
2001 Diabolik Stone (voice)
2002 Ace Lightning Random Virus (voice)
2003 King Bob Wire (voice)8 episodes
2003 Moville Mysteries Maurice / Angelo (voices)Episodes: "Crushed By an Angel" and "The Night and Day and Night of the Hunter"
2005 Time Warp Trio Blackbeard (voice)Episode: "The Not-So-Jolly Roger"
2006 Weird Years Donko Dorkovitch (voice)
2007 Storm Hawks Ninier the Buff Buzzard Member (voice)
2010 The Adventures of Chuck and Friends Cement Mixer / Smutchy / Mixer Mike / Announcer / Radio Voice / Delivery Truck / TV Announcer / TV Host / Movie Announcer / Conrad / Badly Bumpers (voices)14 episodes
2014 The Ron James Show Singer5 episodes
2020 Ollie's Pack Sheriff Grigglemore1 episode
2024 X-Men '97 Wolverine (voice)

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
1994 X-Men: Children of the Atom Wolverine, Iceman
1995 Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods Mangus' Aid
1995 Marvel Super Heroes Wolverine, Captain America
1996 X-Men vs. Street Fighter Wolverine
1996 X-Men Cartoon Maker Wolverine
1997 Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter Wolverine, Captain America
1998 Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Wolverine, Captain America, Iceman
2000 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Wolverine, Captain America, Iceman

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References

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  2. Ontario Library Review. Vol. 61. Provincial Library Service. 1977. p. 140.
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