Patrick Pinney

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Patrick Pinney
Born
Patrick Cullen Pinney

(1952-06-30) June 30, 1952 (age 71)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of the Pacific
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
AgentWilliam Morris Agency

Patrick Cullen Pinney (born June 30, 1952) [1] is an American television, film and voice actor.

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Early life, family and education

Pinney was born in San Francisco County, California. [1] His mother's maiden name is his middle name. [1]

He attended college at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where producer and director Dennis Jones was a classmate and roommate of his. [2] [3] Pinney's friends included assistant director Michele Panelli Venetis[ citation needed ] and San Francisco Bay area costumer Alison Barnwell Morris,[ citation needed ] with whom he costarred in The Deputy at the school's Rotunda Theatre.

Career

Pinney has performed in theaters in the United States and in Europe. After relocating to Los Angeles, he played three characters in a play. Afterwards he was approached by a producer who offered him a role in a Hanna-Barbera animation. From there he made the transition from a serious stage actor to voice. [4]

He has also done work on the television series Harry & the Hendersons. [5]

Voice-over career

Pinney has provided voices for a number of animated characters, including Mighty Mouse in the short-lived Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987–1988), Pa Gorg, Uncle Traveling Matt, Flange Doozer, and additional voices in the animated version of Fraggle Rock, Chico the Bouncer in the hybrid live-action/animated film Cool World (1992), the speaking voice of Painty the Pirate from the opening theme of SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present) and Wormguy and Idikiukup in Men in Black: The Series .

He supplied the voice of the Fish Ghoulie in the Ghoulies sequel Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1987) and voiced Stan in the video game The Curse of Monkey Island .

Pinney has appeared on the stop-motion animation series Robot Chicken as He-Man, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester, Monterey Jack, Ted Kennedy, Dick Cheney, and O. J. Simpson.

In the late 1980s, he worked on a number of projects. One was providing the voice for Mainframe in G.I. Joe: The Movie in 1987. [6] [7] A couple of years later, he was involved in another project. It was on the X-Men in 1989. He provided the voice for Wolverine in Pryde of the X-Men which was the pilot episode for an animated series which was never produced. [8] He had given the character an Australian sounding accent instead of the Canadian one that was expected. [9] An article by Simone Pozzoli for the Italian language OverNewsMagazine website notices that Pinney's Australian accent interpretation of the character could be interpreted as prophetic as Australian Hugh Jackman has played the part. [8] He has worked in the Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells directed animation An American Tail: Fievel Goes West . [10] From 1997 to 2001, he worked on Men in Black: The Series in episodes which include The Long Goodbye Syndrome in 1997, The Buzzard Syndrome, also in 1997 and The Big Bad Bug Syndrome in 1998. [11] [12]

Acting career (physical)

Film and television

Although Pinney's voiceover work is his primary career, he has appeared in some television and film roles. In 1979, he played the Captain of the Guards in the Ken Annakin-directed feature film The Fifth Musketeer which starred Beau Bridges, Sylvia Kristel and Ursula Andress. [13] In 1983, he played a heckler in the Fantasy Island episode "God Child/Curtain Call". [14] [15] He appeared in The Terminator in 1984. [16] In 2014, he played the part of Eugene Dugan in Atwill Web Series which was directed by Charles Dennis. [17] [18]

He also voiced characters in Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast , Aladdin , Toy Story , The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Hercules , Mulan , Atlantis: The Lost Empire , Treasure Planet , and Brother Bear .

Stage

In June 2015, Pinney appeared at the Sierra Repertory Theatre in the play Unnecessary Farce. The play also starred Daniel Hines, Kristin Howell, Ty Smith and Nick Ferruci. The story which was set in a small town motel with an embezzling mayor with undercover police trying to catch him. [19] Pinney played the part of a 6.4 Scottish assassin. The reviewer for the Sierra Lodestar magazine said that audiences might recognize Pinney from his part as Painty the Pirate. [2] Pinney and director Dennis Jones have a history that goes back to 1972 when they worked together at the theatre company for Fallon House. [20]

Filmography

Film (animated)

YearTitleRoleNote(s)Source
1986G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!Mainframe Television film
1987 G.I. Joe: The Movie Mainframe Direct-to-video [7]
1987The Chipmunk AdventureAdditional voicesCredited as Pat Pinney
1988Christmas in TattertownTelevision film
1989 The Little Mermaid Additional voices [7]
1990 DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp Additional voices [7]
1991Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to CollegeFish GhoulieDirect-to-video [7]
1991 Beauty and the Beast Additional voices [7]
1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Additional voices [7]
1992 Aladdin Additional voices [7]
1993 Look Who's Talking Now Dog voices [7]
1995 Toy Story Pizza delivery guy, angry driver #2 [7]
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Quasimodo's father, additional voices [7]
1997 Hercules Cyclops, Rock Titan's Left Head [7]
1998 Mulan Fa Deng [7]
1998 A Bug's Life Grasshopper [7]
1998 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly Phantom headDirect-to-video [7]
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Smithsonian board member #2 [7]
2002 Lilo & Stitch Firefighter [7]
2002 Treasure Planet Aquanoggin [7]
2003 Brother Bear Male bear #1 [7]

Television (animated)

YearTitleRoleNote(s)Source
1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series Uncle Traveling Matt, Pa Gorg, Flange Doozer13 episodes
1987–88 Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures Mighty Mouse Main role
1989 X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men Wolverine TV pilot
1997 Cow and Chicken Superhero #2Ep. "Who Is Super Cow?" [7]
Spider-Man The Thing / Ben Grimm 2 episodes
1999 The Wild Thornberrys MacWhirter, Radio VoiceEp. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti" [7]
1999–present SpongeBob SquarePants Painty the PiratePerformer: "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme"
2000 Johnny Bravo Bailiff, Defense Attorney, Juror #1Ep. "I Dream of Johnny/One Angry Bravo/Carnival of the Darned" [7]
2001 The Powerpuff Girls Cop #1, Actor Cop, Guard #3, Male Actor, Male Teller, Crook #3Ep. "Film Flam" [7]
2003 My Life as a Teenage Robot Dismal, Soggy, Rich GuyEp. "Attack of the 5 1/2 Ft. Geek/Doom with a View" [7]
2007–present Robot Chicken He-Man / Prince Adam, Arnold Schwarzenegger / Terminator, Sylvester, Monterey Jack, Ted Kennedy, Dick Cheney, O. J. Simpson, Carl Fredricksen 14 episodes
2018 Trolls: The Beat Goes On! NangusEp. "Royal Review/Funishment" [7]

Acting roles (screen)

Film
TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes
ChicaneryMannheim Hofflung Charles Dennis 2014 [21]
Atwill Web Series
Episode: Judge Joanie		Eugene DuganCharles Dennis2014 [22] [21]
Dead Men Don't Die Announcer Malcolm Marmorstein 1990
The Terminator Bar customer James Cameron 1984 [23]
Fantasy Island
Episode "God Child / Curtain Call"		Heckler Ted Lange 1983 [15]
The Fifth Musketeer Captain of the Guards Ken Annakin 1979 [24]

Acting roles (stage) (Selective)

Film
TitleRoleDirectorVenueDateNotes
The Golden FleeceThe Hub TheatreAugust 5, 2007Adaptation of A.R. Gurney's The Golden Fleece; co-starring with Becky Bonar [25]
The Alchemist of Cecil StreetCharles DennisRadio Ranch, Sherman Oaks, California March 31, 2009 [26]
Tolstoy Was Never ThereBrian MayhewCharles Dennis2010Cast included Kevin Dunn, Ed Begley Jr., John O'Hurley, Ron Orbach, Enn Reitel [27] [28] [29]
Unnecessary FarceToddDennis JonesSierra Repertory Theatre2015 [30] [2]

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