Jamie Alcroft | |
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Born | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | January 18, 1949
Medium | Stand-up, television |
Alma mater | Ohio University (B.S., Communication, 1971) |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse | Sarah Kawahara |
Children | 3, including Hayley |
Website | www |
Jamie Alcroft (born January 18, 1949) is an American comedian and voice actor known for his voice-over work in movies, TV shows and video games and was half of the comedy duo Mack & Jamie.
Alcroft is of English, Welsh, Irish and German ancestry. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Ohio University in 1971. [2]
Alcroft was working as a disc jockey at a Key West radio station in 1979 when cartoonist Mack Dryden left a note for him at his studio. It read "You must be one of the funniest men in Key West; I'm the other one." The pair got to know one another and began performing as a stand-up act in Key West. [3]
They had been working together for less than two years when they were invited to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . That and other TV appearances led to their own syndicated show in 1985, called Comedy Break. [4] They taped 125 half-hour shows in less than a year. [5] Their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, prompted Leno to call them, "The funniest Duo working today." Mack and Jamie continue to perform at corporate events around the world and have earned the reputation as clean comedians.
As a voice actor, Alcroft has provided numerous voices for animated series, commercials and video games such as Return to Castle Wolfenstein , Gears of War I , II , III and IV and Call of Duty: United Offensive as Lieutenant Lehmkuhl and Sgt. Ramirez. He voiced Wheeljack in the video game adaptation of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon, several voices in Ninja Gaiden 2 and Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights . He also played the voice as the interviewer from the intro and epilogue of Spyro the Dragon and other numerous dragons. Alcroft also voiced Dr. Dean in Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost .
He was named 2009 Westlake Village Citizen of the Year and has been voted one of the "25 Most Influential People" in Ventura County. [6] He has dedicated his life to raising funds for schools and charities, through local businesses partners.
He has teamed up with Phil Proctor of Firesign Theatre fame to write and perform "Boomers on a Bench" which can be seen on YouTube and Facebook weekly.
Alcroft is married to two-time Emmy award-winning figure skating choreographer Sarah Kawahara. [7] The couple have three children: Alysse, Hayley and Thatcher.
In 2017, Alcroft had a heart transplant. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | All Night Radio | Jamie | Television film |
1987 | Million Dollar Mystery | Bob | |
1996 | Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) | Loutrek | Voice, television film |
1999 | Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost | Dr. Dean | Voice, direct-to-video; uncredited |
2002 | Eight Crazy Nights | Eli Wolstan | Voice |
2003 | Shrink Rap | Party Guest | |
2007 | Corpus Callosum | Randy | |
2009 | The Buffalo Sam | Yusuf Islam |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Comedy Break | Himself | |
1990 | Open House | Robin Leach | Episode: "First Impressions" |
1999 | Arli$$ | Episode: "The Changing of the Guard" | |
1999 | Rocket Power | Rhino | Voice, episode: "Twister's Cuz / Big Thursday" |
1999 | Katie Joplin | Mr. Kosloff | Episode: "Parent Trap" |
2002 | Rugrats | Toby Turtle / Customer | Voice, episode: "Cynthia Comes Alive / Trading Phil" |
2003 | Most Extreme Elimination Challenge | Voice Actor | Voice, episode: "Meat Handlers and Cartoon Voice Actors" |
2003 | Primetime Glick | Reporter | Episode: "Chris Elliot" |
2005 | Justice League Unlimited | Vance / Esposito / Larry | Voice, 2 episodes |
2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Additional voices | Episode: "The Blue Spirit" |
2015 | Rogues of LA | Prof. Gardner | Episode: "She's a Witness in a Mafia Murder Trial" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Spyro the Dragon | Lateef, Interviewer, Tomas, Alvar, Cosmos | |
2000 | Star Trek: Klingon Academy | Civil War Weapons Officer / Freighter Captain 2 / Altair Star Captain / Soorex | |
2001 | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | AT-PT Driver / Javelin Submarine Captain / Sio Bibble | |
2001 | Return to Castle Wolfenstein | Jack Stone, Additional voices | |
2003 | Quest for Saddam | Saddam's Double / Tom Brokaw / Popeye / Shawn Connery | |
2003 | Alter Echo | Stome | |
2004 | Call of Duty: United Offensive | Lt. Lemhkul, Sgt. Ramirez, Additional voices | [9] |
2004 | EverQuest II | Frum Zoomly / Torlig the Alchemist / Sir Laughlin | |
2005 | Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil | Additional voices | |
2006 | Gears of War | Victor Hoffman | [9] |
2008 | Gears of War 2 | Victor Hoffman | [9] |
2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Wheeljack, additional voices | [9] |
2011 | Gears of War 3 | Victor Hoffman | [9] |
2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Admiral Shai / Councillor Jalta / Gavon Kroan / General Durant / Master Cerik / Rinnas Edu / Warden Playt | |
2012 | Ninja Gaiden 3 | LOA Chairman | [9] |
2015 | Minecraft: Story Mode | Otto | [9] |
2016 | Gears of War 4 | Victor Hoffman | [9] |
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