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Best voice actors in pinball

By Indypin

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#1 9 years ago

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Indypin

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I've been watching a ton of videos on Youtube (as well as been playing some of my pins) and I noticed how great some of these pins are not only because of the lights, toys, ramps, etc.... but because of the voice acting. The quality of the speech can make or break a pin sometimes, with some pinsiders refusing to buy TWD because of the actor's voices missing from the game, or of the annoyance of the voice clip saying "Shoot the Pyramid" in SG. Some of them are done so well I can't imagine liking the pin that much if they were missing. Jon Rhys Davies (I think that's how you spell his name) in LOTR is excellent, along with the voice acting in classics such as MB and MM. I heard a story that Jon Borg's wife is actually the female voice in Tron (possibly ST as well) and, if she is, I really think she did a good job as well.

I personally can't pick a favorite, but I really like the actress JJ hired to do the voice of the wicked witch in WOZ. Sounds just like Margaret Hamilton. Any opinions?

#2 9 years ago

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jayhawkai

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OP
Quoted from Indypin:
on Rhys Davies (I think that's how you spell his name) in LOTR is excellent

Don't forget IJ.

#3 9 years ago

MEL

blondetall

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Spiderman with J.K. Simmons is awesome.

I had new pin people over and they leaned on a flipper during attract mode, jumped when they got yelled at, and were amazed that the pin had talked to them. Then played a game, and were having conversations with J Jonah himself.

#4 9 years ago

FRX

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I think it's the guy at Stern that did the Mustang "SOOOOOPERRRRRRRR JAAAAACKPAAAAAWT!!!" callout...yes, it's horrible, but it's so horrible in a B-movie camp way that I just about die laughing every time I hear it.

#5 9 years ago

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Indypin

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Quoted from jayhawkai:
Don't forget IJ.

Yep, how could I forget that one, as well as Spidey.

#6 9 years ago

BOY

vid1900

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Steve Ritchie

#7 9 years ago

RYE

Pimp77

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Jonathan Rhys Davies in a landslide...his IJ and LOTR callouts are the best ever. Easily.

#8 9 years ago

RWK

bobnatlanta

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Seriously? Raul Julia, Angelica Huston, Cassandra Peterson, in that order. JRD, Steve Ritchie, and whoever says Bitchiiiiiin in Earthshaker get an honorable mention.

#9 9 years ago

NES

Spitfiren8

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STTNG has some of the best IMO.

#10 9 years ago

FJB

Trekkie1978

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The whole Star Trek Next Generation Cast...I don't know how they pulled it off, but for me, it just makes the game so complete.

#11 9 years ago

DEN

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Cassandra Peterson in both Elvira & Scared Stiff. Jeff Bridges in Tron too. (That is Mr. Bridges doing the voice acting, correct?)

#12 9 years ago

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pinnaf

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Mel Gibson... LW3... I forget but at some point he says. ".....ohhhhhhhh shhhhhhhhhheeeeeeee" I am sure its from one of the movies but I always got a kick out of that call out.

#13 9 years ago

JRD

sanctumwear

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My favorites are Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy, Gandalf in LOTR, Hank Azaria and Dan Castellaneta in TSPP, Elvira in SS, and the cast of STTNG.

#14 9 years ago

JRD

sanctumwear

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Fred Young has done voice work for over 30 different pins and is very talented, he also did some of the most annoying work with his Joe Pesci "ok ok ok ok" callout in LW3 and Punchy the Clown.

#15 9 years ago

MGE

MattElder

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My vote goes to Fred Young, the man of a thousand voices. He's been in dozens of games and is super talented.

#16 9 years ago

MGE

MattElder

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Quoted from sanctumwear:
Fred Young has done voice work for over 30 different pins and is very talented, he also did some of the most annoying work with his Joe Pesci "ok ok ok ok" callout in LW3 and Punchy the Clown.

Hehe, you beat me to it by a couple minutes!

#17 9 years ago

JRD

sanctumwear

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Mel Blanc is still the man of a thousand voices. Last time i heard Fred was at around 800.

#18 9 years ago

BTF

PinballManiac40

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Quoted from vid1900:
Steve Ritchie

I vote for Black Knight 2000

#19 9 years ago

BEN

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Pretty astounding to consider Stern HIRED REAL ACTORS to enhance their roles as recently as 2007 - when games were $3500 - and now $7000 games have fake Redneck Hillbillies in them.

As far as non-actors doing voices - Steve Ritchie!

#20 9 years ago

MGE

MattElder

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Quoted from sanctumwear:
Mel Blanc is still the man of a thousand voices. Last time i heard Fred was at around 800.

Yes, Mel was great of course! Anyway, I think Fred has upped his game in recent years. Somewhere I read in an interview with him where he said he currently had 998 voices he can do. Close enough to a thousand for me. At any rate, the guy is very good!

#21 9 years ago

JRD

sanctumwear

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Quoted from MattElder:
Yes, Mel was great of course! Anyway, I think Fred has upped his game in recent years. Somewhere I read in an interview with him where he said he currently had 998 voices he can do. Close enough to a thousand for me. At any rate, the guy is very good!

yes, i just read that on pinrepair, 998 voices and it was a few years ago.

#22 9 years ago

PBP

PopBumperPete

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The guy who did the voice for Flash Gordon
Makes me feel part of the movie

#23 9 years ago

DAM

Monarca1091

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I like taf call outs from Raul Julia .....Elvira wins second place

#24 9 years ago

YAW

Lethal_Inc

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For me it's Elvira in Scarred Stiff, she is just so damn sexy and seeing her laying on the translight almost like speaking to you "Good head, mmmm my favorite"

#25 9 years ago

DUG

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Tina Fey

#26 9 years ago

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Indypin

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Great suggestions! I'm sure the voice call outs in a pin is something we forget about, but I'm sure the designers have to take this "forgotten or overlooked" part of the process in the forefront. I find myself teasing my buddy whenever we go on a pinball adventure quoting the good witch from WOZ "The Journey is the Reward"!

#27 9 years ago

BEN

benheck

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WOZ has really well-done soundalikes. Zen Pinball's Star Wars games do too.

#28 9 years ago

B16

Billy16

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This is super easy, we have a tie for the winner! Suzanne Ciani, who did Xenon. Stephanie Rogers, Bride of Pinbot. Pinball heaven whenever I hear their callouts...

#29 9 years ago

MMR

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Raul Julia. Dirty pool old man I like it

#30 9 years ago

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Erdrick1980

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For me, would only be Arnie in T2. Every voice in that pin is "awesome" one of the reason I love this pin. And second would be Star Trek next generation.

#31 9 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

#32 9 years ago

RyThom

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Steve Richie wins, but the lady from Theater of Magic and TOTAN is a solid runner-up "I love the lighhtning!"

4 years later

#33 5 years ago

ROB

Rdoyle1978

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STTNG, and the guy who does the Gandalf call outs in Hobbit is AMAZING. Great acting

Whomever did the voices in MB (drac especially) is pretty funny

#34 5 years ago

JAY

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Quoted from PinballManiac40:
I vote for Black Knight 2000

Ha ha ha ha, noooo waaayy!

#35 5 years ago

JAY

Time

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Who did AFM? The voice callouts totally make that game.

#36 5 years ago

ROB

Rdoyle1978

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Damn, this is the best thread ever.

#37 5 years ago

ERW

chuckwurt

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Whoever did big guns and swords of fury are my favorite.

#38 5 years ago

C&P

Pablito350

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chuckwurt Every.. single.. time that King Tyrant laughs after my husband drains he says, "Oh, now you're laughing at me.. nice." Then I laugh at him. Side note, still don't know what the trolls are saying. I like to think it's, "Get her to the F@cking tower!"

#39 5 years ago

ERW

chuckwurt

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Quoted from Pablito350:
chuckwurt Every.. single.. time that King Tyrant laughs after my husband drains he says, "Oh, now you're laughing at me.. nice." Then I laugh at him. Side note, still don't know what the trolls are saying. I like to think it's, "Get her to the F@cking tower!"

Hahaha. The trolls. Yeah what the hell are they saying? I’d say your guess is close enough and I’m going with that from now on.

#40 5 years ago

PEA

alveolus

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Cassandra, for sure.

#41 5 years ago

DVE

Blitzburgh99

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Sorry fellas....this debate starts and ends really quick. TIM KITZROW.

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#42 5 years ago

ROB

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Quoted from Blitzburgh99:
Sorry fellas....this debate starts and ends really quick. TIM KITZROW.
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I think this thread was supposed to be called "Best VO Actors in Pinball not named Tim Kitzrow". Everybody knows that!

#43 5 years ago

BCE

pindoc1

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The guy who did the bartender in Big Bang Bar. I think he was the Capcom building security guard or something like that. "I like dat!"

#44 5 years ago

TWB

Djshakes

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Tim curry.

#45 5 years ago

BRC

Jackontherocks

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John Kassir as voice of the Cryptkeeper in TFTC.

#46 5 years ago

CDL

crlush

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Quoted from pindoc1:
The guy who did the bartender in Big Bang Bar. I think he was the Capcom building security guard or something like that. "I like dat!"

He probably thought he was gonna hit it big with his voice acting work, then a few months later they close the doors.

#47 5 years ago

BBB

oldskool1969

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No brainer Jess from WNBJM!

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#48 5 years ago

LKD

Luckydogg420

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I think The Hound (Rory McCann) did well on Game of Thrones. blackwater multiball and the Super Jackpot callout with a shaker installed is great.

#49 5 years ago

DIA

mrossman5

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Quoted from Djshakes:
Tim curry.

Congo has some great callouts.

#50 5 years ago

OTO

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Quoted from Billy16:
This is super easy, we have a tie for the winner! Suzanne Ciani, who did Xenon. Stephanie Rogers, Bride of Pinbot. Pinball heaven whenever I hear their callouts...

Xenon!

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