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HissTank › G.I. Joe Vintage › Wally Burr passes away

Wally Burr passes away

Posted on July 11, 2017 at 11:08 am by DESTRO under G.I. Joe Vintage

It is with sadness that we report Walter “Wally” Burr, the voice director for the original Generation 1 Transformers cartoon and the 1986 Transformers the Movie, passed away yesterday, 9 July, 2017.

If you watched a cartoon in the 1980s, chances are, Wally Burr would have been the voice director, guiding the performances of the various actors to bring the show to life. His credits included not only the original Transformers, but G.I. Joe, Jem, Visionaries, Inspector Gadget, Dino Riders, Captain Caveman, Dynomutt the Dog Wonder, and the 1980s Spider-Man. His work, however, also saw him occasionally take to the other side of the recording booth, providing additional voices for some of the shows he directed; in the case of Transformers, he voiced Kremzeek, as well as Jazz, Ratchet, Seaspray, and Thundercracker in individual episodes when their regular voice actors were unavailable.

Many of us will remember Wally Burr for his work; for his reputation for perfection which has doubtless contributed to the timeless nature of many of the shows that he worked on, or simply for the happy memories of watching the shows that he was credited on working on. Some of us might remember having the pleasure of meeting him at his convention appearances.

All of us here at HISSTANK and TFW2005 send our thoughts and best wishes to Mr Burr’s family during this time. And we come together with one voice to say, “thank you, sir, for making our childhoods so enjoyable”… Sol Fury

Wally Burr

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  1. GIJoeComics08's Avatar GIJoeComics08 says

    07-10-2017, 02:01 PM

    https://www.facebook.com/dan.gilveza...86985748006666

    a legend in his own right

  2. JediJones's Avatar JediJones says

    07-10-2017, 02:20 PM

    He was the voice director on the Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon, so he was very big with Joe as well. We all know how great the voice work was on the show.

  3. Trigue has no avatar! Trigue says

    07-10-2017, 03:48 PM

    damn, hate to hear that. Rest in peace Mr Burr, and thank you for all you did on so many of the cartoons I enjoyed growing up.

  4. ponygt has no avatar! ponygt says

    07-10-2017, 04:02 PM

    So sad to hear. RIP.

  5. Xerofall's Avatar Xerofall says

    07-10-2017, 06:50 PM

    I've often felt the reason the GI Joe cartoons have had a lasting impression is because of the diverse voice acting the show had. Even the newer cartoons didn't have a voice cast like the old Joe and Transformers cartoons, and you can tell. His hard work on the back end showed.

  6. JediJones's Avatar JediJones says

    07-10-2017, 06:58 PM

    The voice acting is definitely the least-dated part of the Joe show. For some reason a lot of newer cartoons seem to try to have the voice actors talk "mellow." Maybe to avoid sounding like they're overacting. But it comes off as low-energy. The Joe actors sounded energetic without sounding like they were overacting.

  7. skinny's Avatar skinny says

    07-10-2017, 07:02 PM

    Whenever you see a panel of appearance by one of the Sunbow voice actors or other actors that worked with him, they always have some anecdote about Wally to share. That says something about the man in addition to directing several great shows that we as fans can cherish and wax nostalgic about.
    RIP

  8. Stalker has no avatar! Stalker says

    07-10-2017, 08:25 PM

    This guy was the MAN and we all need to RECOGNIZE.

  9. neapolitan joe's Avatar neapolitan joe says

    07-10-2017, 08:32 PM

    R.i.p..

  10. 1982's Avatar 1982 says

    07-10-2017, 11:58 PM

    The reason people still remember G.I.JOE and The TRANSFORMERS cartoons is because of Wally Burr, he cared about the product he put out. I may have not liked the content of the stories, but when I read the comics the voices from the show is what I hear that's because of Wally Burr. I enjoyed his interview on the box set of the show, he was a tank commander during WWII.

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