Wally Burr, Voice Director for The Transformers, G.I. Joe, Akira, and More Passes Away at 93
Monday, July 10th, 2017 4:20PM CDT
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Wally was imperative in the 1970's-1980's Cartoon landscape, and his impact, while often underappreciated, will live on in the shows and films he worked on. Many of our favorite classic shows, including our beloved Transformers, would have been very different without Wally's influence and his signature perfection-driven direction. He will be truly missed, and the thoughts of Seibertron.com are with his friends and family.
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Posted by Deadput on July 10th, 2017 @ 4:30pm CDT
The voice work was easily the best part of the G1 cartoon and we should be appreciative that for however strict he was on the job he made sure the results were quality.
God bless his soul.
Posted by o.supreme on July 10th, 2017 @ 4:40pm CDT
Posted by Relic0037 on July 10th, 2017 @ 5:01pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 10th, 2017 @ 5:01pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Met him at BC in 2004, and was there when Maurice LeMarche made his apology at the RB panel at BC 2013, and Burr was unexpectedly there. Glad they buried that hatchet before he passed.
I'm not familiar with the story, what happened between the two?
This guy created the template that all the great cartoons of the 80's followed. He should be mentioned in the same hushed tones as the greats directors of Hollywood.
Posted by WreckerJack on July 10th, 2017 @ 5:31pm CDT
Posted by Megatronformayor on July 10th, 2017 @ 7:05pm CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on July 10th, 2017 @ 8:12pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on July 10th, 2017 @ 9:49pm CDT
Me and my homie were lucky enough to hang out with him at the bar and have a drink at Botcon 2013. We asked him all kinda stuff it was like we had our own private pannel at the bar. I thought he was in his 70s. He looked great for his age. He was a really great guy.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 10th, 2017 @ 10:46pm CDT
Posted by Albatross250 on July 11th, 2017 @ 1:37am CDT
R.I.P
Posted by o.supreme on July 11th, 2017 @ 9:11am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm not familiar with the story, what happened between the two?
This guy created the template that all the great cartoons of the 80's followed. He should be mentioned in the same hushed tones as the greats directors of Hollywood.
I'm sure the exact words are documented somewhere, however the gist is that in conventions past numerous VA's had some less than respectful things to say about Wally Burr, not just LaMarche. At the time (1970's, 80's etc...) I'm sure Burr was a harsh boss to work for, because he demanded perfection, which is one of the reasons why shows like the original Transformers and GI Joe: A Real American Hero are still so beloved by fans. Some directors would just have the actors do their part as quick as possible and move on (you can imagine someone like Frank Welker probably recorded several shows in a day). But Burr is sighted as one of the reasons why Voice Actor sessions now cannot go beyond 4 hours, instead of the 8 hour maximum they used to be.
Because I'm merely human , I don't want to overthink and wonder if the apology was genuine, or to placate fans and Wally Burr, but in either case it was the right thing to do, and glad it was done.
I've had a horrible boss or two in my life, but I don't feel the need to use an audience as a forum or social media to drag them through the mud.
Posted by triKlops on July 11th, 2017 @ 10:02am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 11th, 2017 @ 10:37am CDT
His own official website doesn't appear to have any info about his birth either.
Posted by o.supreme on July 11th, 2017 @ 10:44am CDT
6/2/24
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123030/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Voice Chasers has the same info, at least to edit I think you have to register.
http://voicechasers.com/database/showac ... torid=1762