Dan Hennessey

Dan Hennessey (born August 25, 1941) is a Canadian voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe (with John Stocker, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and Jerelyn Homer). That same year, in 1973, he played Claudius, King of Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet play.

A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other characters on DiC's Inspector Gadget and starred as Dizzy in Nelvana's first feature film, Rock & Rule.

His best-known role is the voice of Brave Heart Lion in the animated Care Bears franchise (he also voiced Loyal Heart Dog as well as the Irish voice of Good Luck Bear on a few episodes of the television series).

Notable credits

Voice work

• Care Bears
• The Care Bears Family
• The Care Bears Movie
• Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
• The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
• Care Bears Nutcracker Suite

Voice direction

• Care Bears

References

• John Stocker Biography by L. Mangue, Nerf-Herders-Anonymous.net [1] .