John Erwin

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John Erwin
Born
John Lee Erwin

(1936-12-05) December 5, 1936 (age 88)
OccupationVoice actor
Years active19592010

John Lee Erwin (born December 5, 1936) is an American voice actor best known for voicing He-Man, Reggie Mantle, and Morris the Cat. [1]

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Career

Erwin was the voice of He-Man in the Filmation productions He-Man and the Masters of the Universe [1] and She-Ra: Princess of Power [1] [2] that ran from 1983 to 1986. Due to the extreme cost-cutting by Filmation,[ citation needed ] the cast of voice actors was small, and producer Lou Scheimer actually performed the bulk of the character voices. [3] Erwin was also the voice of the henchman character Beast Man, and would on occasion do the voices of other supporting characters, too, such as Webstor and Ram Man.

Although generally recognized for his work on He-Man, Erwin has many years of voice acting to his credit (including the voice of Reggie Mantle in Filmation's Archie cartoons), and has provided voices for many productions ranging from television advertisements to live-action movies since the 1960s. He was the voice of Morris the Cat in several television commercials. [2]

From 1959 to 1965, he starred as Teddy in the television Western Rawhide . [1]

In 1989, his voice was heard as a radio newscaster in Back to the Future Part II [1] and as a football announcer in the 2000 Disney movie Remember the Titans .

He also did small spot roles in various Hanna-Barbera episodes for different shows (such as Hanna-Barbera's animated series The Thing ) and others, going uncredited.

Personal life

Erwin had moved away from California by 2010, [2] although in 2019 Alan Oppenheimer stated he had recently visited Erwin in his retirement community in Thousand Oaks, California. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1960 13 Fighting Men Cpl. McLean
1981 Looker Commercial AnnouncerVoice role; Uncredited
1986 He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword He-Man / Prince Adam / Beast Man Voice role
Skeletor's RevengeVoice role; direct to video
1988 Everybody's All-American Redskins' AnnouncerVoice role
1989 Back to the Future Part II Radio SportscasterVoice role
1995 Babe Other Character VoicesVoice role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1959-1965 Rawhide Teddy22 episodes
1968-1970 The Archie Show Reggie Mantle Voice role; 30 episodes; Aka "Archie Comedy Hour" & "Archie's Funhouse"
1969Archie and His New PalsVoice role; Television movie
Here's Lucy NarratorUncredited; 2 episodes
1969-1972 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Reggie Mantle / Cousin Ambrose / Humphrey / HexterVoice role; 47 episodes
1970 Groovie Goolies Various voices16 episode
1971Aesop's FablesDonkeyVoice role; Television movie
Archie's TV Funnies Reggie MantleVoice role; 16 episodes
1973 The New Dick Van Dyke Show Jeff KingsleyEpisode: "The Young Surgeons"
1974 The U.S. of Archie Reggie MantleVoice role; 16 episodes
1977 The New Archie and Sabrina Hour Reggie Mantle / Q / SlickVoice role; 21 episodes
1977-1978Archie's Bang-Shang Lalapalooza ShowReggie MantleVoice role
1979 ABC Weekend Specials Casey BallooVoice role; Episode "The Horse That Played Centerfield"
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing Ronald Radford III / ClumpleyVoice role; 13 episodes
1983-1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe He-Man / Prince Adam / Beast Man Voice role ; 130 episodes
1985 He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special He-Man / Prince Adam / Webstor Voice role; Television movie
1985-1987 She-Ra: Princess of Power He-Man / Prince Adam / Beast Man Voice role; 93 episodes
1991 Spacecats Incidental CharactersVoice role; 13 episodes
1999 Malcolm & Eddie AnnouncerEpisode: "The Wrongest Yard"
2005 Family Guy He-ManEpisode: "Brian the Bachelor"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2024CinEuphoria AwardsMerit - Honorary Award He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Won [5]
She-Ra: Princess of Power Won [5]

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  2. 1 2 3 McLaughlin, Katie (6 October 2010). "Female superhero 'She-Ra' marks 25th anniversary". CNN. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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  4. "He-Man Voice Actor John Erwin Discussed w/Alan Oppenheimer AKA Skeletor" - YouTube, May 17, 2019
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