Garry Chalk
Biography
Garry Chalk (born February 17, 1952) is a British-born Canadian actor, dual US-Canadian citizen and voice artist. Also known as Garry Chalk, he is best known for being among the voices of Optimus Primal in the Transformers universe and has appeared in The Fly II, Freddy vs. Jason, Deck the Halls, Watchmen and Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins. Chalk was born in Southampton, Hampshire in 1952. At the age of 5, his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Chalk has been involved with theatre since 1978 and has performed at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company (VPTC), the Arts Club Theatre Company (ACTC), The Vancouver Theatresports League and various low budget theatres in Canada. The last live stage production he did was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, where he played Miles Gloriosus. He also performed in Henry IV and As You Like It at the VPTC, as well as Dracula and Passion at the ACTC.
Most of his career has been in film and television, usually portraying corrupt members of law enforcement. He had a recurring role on Cold Squad for four years, for which he won Gemini Awards in two consecutive years, and until the close of its ninth season had a recurring role on the science-fiction series Stargate SG-1. Known for his perfect enunciation and his mellifluous deep voice, Chalk is also a veteran of over 1,500 animated productions including Class of the Titans, and the 2002 remake of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He is also known for his voice work in the Transformers franchise as the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines, and as Optimus Prime in the Unicron Trilogy. He also voiced the original Megatron in an episode of Beast Wars.
In the 2000s, he appeared in the Sci-Fi Channel shows Eureka, as Col. Briggs and Painkiller Jane, as Ruben Hennessey.
Known For
Acting
1996
asWasser
2008
asAgent Gardenia
2017
asPete (voice)
1995
as(voice)
2007
asNathan Nelson (voice)
2007
asKing of the Cats (voice)
1990
asHe-Man
2006
asSheriff Dave
2010
asBreak (voice)
2022
asDon Hamilton
2023
as
2021
asBill Ryan
asAdditional Voices (voice)
2009
asCoach
2009
asLouie (voice)
2000
as
2002
asSheriff Cal
1995
asLt. Col. Douglas Hart
2014
asSheriff
1999
asEdward Mason
2000
asWalter Bradford
1999
as(voice)
2023
asChief Sanders
2007
asThe General (voice)
2004
asPolice Captain
2018
asMayor Lloyd Beachy
1996
as(voice)
1986
asCop on Bridge
1994
asEbenezer Scrooge (voice)
2009
asFerrus Forge (voice)
2012
asFerrus (voice)
2002
asWarlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
2003
asSheriff Williams
1999
asPapa (voice)
1995
as(voice)
1993
asBatallion Commander
1995
asMike Kinsey
1996
asRasmussen
2004
asBluto (voice)
1994
as(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
1998
asCoach
1996
as(voice)
2011
asReynolds
2014
asHamish
2015
asJail Desk Jockey
2007
asBurt
2004
asStuart Kling
1998
asHomicide Captain
1996
asDetective Larson
2010
as(voice)
2001
asSlash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
2013
asSheriff Grant
2004
asHerve (voice)
1995
asKing / Valdar (voice)
1995
as(voice)
1989
asScorby
1996
asCoach Peters
2012
asVic
2006
asJake
1995
as(voice)
1995
as(voice)
1995
as(voice)
2006
asJack Lycar
1998
asGardner
1994
as(voice)
1995
asFather Wolf (voice)
1994
asLeo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
2000
asHerb Kulcheck
2011
asSheriff Matt Allington
1991
asGoss
2010
asFrank
1994
as(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
2002
asAgent Chalmers
1997
asWasser (as Gary Chalk)
2008
asJack Travers
1993
asTom Walton
2010
asGary Bob
2022
asNicolai
2009
asNORAD General
2002
asJack Burtrell
2002
asDistrict Attorney
2005
asAnthony Shephard
2009
asLouis Vale
2010
asVincent Walsh
2015
asDonald
2015
asSanta
2004
asDerridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
2023
asVirgil
2003
asHarry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
2005
asHarry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
2007
asNewsperson / Custodian (voice)
2010
asOfficer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
2016
asMayor Bascomb
1991
as2001
asSlash (voice)
2015
asEd (voice)
2012
asWilliam
2012
asMI6 #1
2007
asDr. Robotnik (voice)
2008
asDr. Robotnik (voice)
1998
asCoach (uncredited)
2015
asOtter's Grandpa
1996
asGrounder (voice)
2023
asLawrence
1987
asAdditional voices (voice)
1988
asCourthouse Reporter
2016
asSheriff Kane
1998
asDet. Colin
1996
asDetective Gaines
2010
asCarl
2009
asVince Johnson
1995
asSecurity Chief
2014
asStan Walsh
1991
asDet. Carlyle
2017
asCaptain Bowen
1996
asSheriff Evans
2015
asGreg
1991
asKiminski
1995
asCoach Gilbert
2017
asLt Brian Smith
1994
asParamedic
2013
asMulligan
2015
asMayor Bascomb
2016
asMayor Bascomb
2018
asDr. Fletcher
2017
asMatt Quinn
1994
asJohn Smith (voice)
2011
asCharlie Marshall
2017
asLou Hopkis
2016
asPete
1985
asGas station attendant
2016
asTed
2006
asMcCallum
2003
asBaker (voice)
2006
asCrouch
1998
asTimothy Dugan
2009
asSteve Carson
2018
asPrincipal Shaw
2011
asAnnouncer
2018
asPostal Worker
2018
asMike
2009
asVice Principal Grimes
1985
asChicago Worker
2001
asErnie
2019
asPaul
2006
asDesmond (voice)
2007
asFrazer / Calvin (voice)
1992
asUmp
1989
asBoyd Paul Downs
1995
asMike Dombrowski
1986
as
2016
asCoach Zimmer
2012
asHigbee's Santa
1998
asBlitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
2014
asBeldon Fenisher
2001
asSanta Claus / Bumble (voice)
2006
asBoat Captain
2010
asSheriff Walters
2017
asBernie
2020
asJohn
2001
asSheriff Sam
1992
asCaptain Dogwood (voice)
1993
asChandler / First Mate
2010
asEdward Miles
2020
asNavy Chief of Staff
2007
asChief Faherty
2003
asChief Bud McGee
2020
asOld Ed (voice)
1994
asHeadbanger / General Blitz (voice)
2003
asFred Hodges
2000
asPolice Chief
2006
asThe Mayor
2021
asLee
2003
asInspector Ken Dowson
2005
asTibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
2010
asFerrus (voice)
1988
asHooter
1981
asPoliceman
2005
asSergeant
1996
asCoach
2012
asBreak (voice)
2008
asSeymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
2012
asSheriff
2002
asHector (voice)
1995
as(voice)
2000
asMilt
1998
asKing Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
2003
asKing Bravemore (voice)
2014
asUncle Woody (voice)
2024
asCharles
2018
asPrince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
2006
asBrunelli
1997
asCapt. Durk
2010
as
2007
asCaptain Laughlan
asGrounder (voice)
as(voice)
asGuts Man (voice)
asMurdock
asFrank Foley
asEl Heystack Grande (voice)
asOptimus Primal (voice)
as
asPapa Stillson
asMarsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
asSheriff
as
asKing Hippo (voice)
asLt. Graves
asBurke
as
as
as
as
as(voice)
asHe-Man
asSgt. Harold Gray
asMan-at-Arms (voice)
as
asColonel Briggs
asQuince Toland
as
as
asSecret Service Man #1
as(voice)
as
asSheriff Hank Parker
as(voice)
asHubert
as
as
asas 
as
as(voice)
as
asBad Rap (voice)
asDr. Robotnik (voice)
asDetective Frank Dayton
asEmperor Femur (voice)
asAl Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)
asPathfinder (voice)
asAl Fieldstone
asHouston Ray
as
asLt. Walter Eastep
asPrince Rutherford (voice)
asArthur
asBeth Ann's Father
asOptimus Primal (voice)
asIvan Damnjanov
asDetective Barnett
asColonel Chekov
asGeneral Seawell
asSheriff Deitrich
asasHank Talon
asChef
asCoach
asSlash (voice)
asMr. Meugniot (voice)
asRichard Powell
as(voice)
asJerry Conklin
asCoroner
asTony Ellis
asJudge Toughbutt (voice)
asLieutenant General J.G. Walker
asZant-Tanz (voice)
asSilver
as
asRent-A-Cop
asDave
asLemoyne
asMike Cullen
asLuca
asDetective Gower
asDonovan Baine (voice)
asGangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
asAdditional Voices (voice)
asPolice Captain
asDet. Sweeney
asPrince Rutherford / Conductor (voice)
asFido the Diamond Dog (voice)
asConstance ‘Connie’ Edwin Harris
asCavitus / Sol (voice)
asMad Dog
asArt Sturges
asHarry Lovejoy
asSecretary Norris (voice)
asSheldon Lamott
asBoyd Paul Downs
asCoach Brandon
asBob Clovis
asSky Marshall Wade (voice)
asJames
asOptimus Prime (voice)
Production
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