Larry Brantley

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Larry Brantley
Birth nameLarry Wayne Brantley
Born (1966-10-30) October 30, 1966 (age 57)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
EducationConroe High School
Employer Funimation
SpouseTracy Brantley
Notable works and roles Wishbone , Boz the Bear, Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

Larry Wayne Brantley (born October 30, 1966) is an American voice actor and a former stand-up comedian and radio spokesman, best known as the voice of Wishbone, a Jack Russell Terrier who was featured in a PBS children's television series. [1] Brantley, who went to Conroe High School, [2] specializes in character voices. He was also a voice actor on the animated project for children called Boz the Bear, [3] and voiced Corporal Franklin Paddock in Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood . [4] He was also a volleyball coach in McKinney, Texas for a team called "The Straight Aces" and "Orange Crush". He currently stands as a cast member at Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament in Dallas.

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Filmography

Anime

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Sakura Wars: Ecole de ParisJim Evian
2004 Fullmetal Alchemist Additional Voices2 episodes
2010–2012 One Piece Hody Jones / Hordy / Fisherman / Epoida / Additional Voices39 episodes
2012–2016 Fairy Tail Chapati Lola31 episodes
2016 Dagashi Kashi PopsEpisode: "Summer Festival, Hotaru, and.../Summer Festival, Saya, and..."
2016 Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Additional VoicesEpisode: "Ghost Urn"
2016 Ace Attorney Redd White3 episodes
2016 Izetta: The Last Witch Prime Minister Burns2 episodes
2016 Drifters Additional Voices4 episodes
2017 Attack on Titan Additional VoicesEpisode: "Ou Mono"
2017 A Centaur's Life Additional VoicesEpisode: "Senzo ya Rekishi no Koto o Sakanoboreru no wa, Mushiro Kofuku? Soretomo Fuko?/Honto ni Suki na Koto o Shigoto ni suru Koto wa Hatashite Shiawase nano ka na?"
2017Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World - The Animated SeriesPublic ServantEpisode: "Bothersome Country"
2018 Hinamatsuri Vice PrincipalEpisode: "Hobo Life 101"
2018 Dances with the Dragons Additional VoicesEpisode: "Invitation to an Evening Party"
2018 Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory Additional Voices2 episodes
2018Hakyu Hoshin EngiAdditional VoicesEpisode: "Aged Symbols and Diverging Winds"
2018 Tokyo Ghoul: re Fura4 episodes
2018The Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeAdditional VoicesEpisode: "The Gears Spin Out of Control"
2018–present My Hero Academia Spinner7 episodes
2019 How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Additional VoicesEpisode: "How Are You Spending New Year's?"
2019 Afterschool Dice Club Additional VoicesEpisode: "Happy Holy Night"
2019 My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising SpinnerFilm
2019 African Office Worker Toucan11 episodes
2019–2020 Black Clover Kaito's Dad / Additional Voices2 episodes
2020 Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Confession TreeEpisode: "The Confession Tree"
2020 A Certain Scientific Railgun ChiefEpisode: "Joining the Battle"
2021 Back Arrow NarratorEpisode: "Do Guys from the Sky Have Undies?"
2023 MF Ghost Ogata

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Thank You God for... Friends and HelpersBoz (voice)Direct-to-video
2006Boz: Colors and ShapesBoz (voice)Direct-to-video
2006Thank You God for... Bananas, Bubbles and Busy BodiesBoz (voice)Direct-to-video
2006Boz: Adventures in ImaginationBoz (voice)Direct-to-video
2007Thank You God for... B-O-Zs and 1-2-3s!Boz (voice)Direct-to-video
2007Texas Rangers: CandlesHusbandDirect-to-video
2007A WowieBozowee ChristmasBoz (voice)Direct-to-video
2007Start Singing with BozBoz (voice)Direct-to-video

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995–1997 Wishbone Wishbone / Larry Brinkley (voice)Main cast; 50 episodes
1998 Wishbone's Dog Days of the West Wishbone (voice)TV movie
2006 Inspector Mom DickyEpisode: "The Corpse's Costume"
2017Kings of AtlantisPhaeton / Titan 2 (voice)9 episodes; YouTube Red exclusive
Post-productionStellularCaptain Kyle TraceTV movie

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Cpl. Franklin Paddock
2005 Æon Flux Soldier #1
2014 Smite Sydney Shredder He Bo

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References

  1. David Bianculli (December 8, 1995). "'Wishbone' Introduces Kids To The Classics". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. "Conroe HS Alumni List". Conroe High School. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. Thank you God for friends and helpers. WorldCat. OCLC   69019790 . Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  4. "Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood". Metacritic. Retrieved February 9, 2015.