James Rowley French (September 23, 1928 – December 20, 2017) was an American radio presenter, voice actor, writer and producer who wrote and produced over 803 radio programs and provided the voice of Father Grigori in the 2004 video game Half-Life 2, as well as several other roles in Valve titles such as William "Bill" Overbeck in Left 4 Dead and the Elder Titan in Dota 2.[1][2][3][4]
French became morning DJ on KIRO (AM) in Seattle in 1959.[5] He later began production of Imagination Theatre, which in 2003 moved to KIXI[6] His syndicated programs are now broadcast on over 120 stations in the U.S. and Canada, and are also heard on the XM Satellite Radio system all over North America.[7]
In late January 2017, it was formally announced via the Imagination Theatre Facebook page that, due to age and health issues, Jim French and his family would be closing down their production company, Jim French Productions, and discontinuing all broadcasts of Imagination Theatre at the end of March 2017. French died on December 20, 2017, at age 89. He was predeceased by his wife Pat, who had died earlier the same year.[8][9][1]Imagination Theatre is now produced by Aural Vision, LLC.[10]
^ ab"Jim French Obituary". Legacy: Seattle Times. January 2, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^Albert, Larry (February 5, 2018). "In Tribute to Jim French". Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. SAG-AFTRA. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^others, The Zen Cart™ Team and. "About Us : Imagination Theater, Jim French Productions, Radio Mysteries, Radio Dramas". Imagination Theater Mystery Radio Audio Drama. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
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^"Voice Actor Behind Left 4 Dead's Bill Character Has Passed Away". WWG. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
^Lowrie, John (December 17, 2019). "The Rebirth of Imagination Theater". Imagination Theatre. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^ ab"Behind The Voice Actors - Jim French". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
french, radio, host, other, people, named, james, french, james, french, disambiguation, james, rowley, french, september, 1928, december, 2017, american, radio, presenter, voice, actor, writer, producer, wrote, produced, over, radio, programs, provided, voice. For other people named James French see James French disambiguation James Rowley French September 23 1928 December 20 2017 was an American radio presenter voice actor writer and producer who wrote and produced over 803 radio programs and provided the voice of Father Grigori in the 2004 video game Half Life 2 as well as several other roles in Valve titles such as William Bill Overbeck in Left 4 Dead and the Elder Titan in Dota 2 1 2 3 4 Jim FrenchBorn 1928 09 23 September 23 1928Pasadena CaliforniaDiedDecember 20 2017 2017 12 20 aged 89 Seattle WashingtonOccupation s Radio presenter voice actorYears active1959 2017SpousePatricia Anne Soule m 1950 2017 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2 1 Video games 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jim French radio host news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message French became morning DJ on KIRO AM in Seattle in 1959 5 He later began production of Imagination Theatre which in 2003 moved to KIXI 6 His syndicated programs are now broadcast on over 120 stations in the U S and Canada and are also heard on the XM Satellite Radio system all over North America 7 He made an appearance on NBC s Pandora s Clock 1996 in the role of an Army non com He provided the voice for the Scientist in Gunman Chronicles Father Grigori in Half Life 2 the Fisherman in Half Life 2 Lost Coast Bill in the games Left 4 Dead and Payday The Heist as a cameo in the opening cutscene to one of the missions and Elder Titan in Dota 2 In late January 2017 it was formally announced via the Imagination Theatre Facebook page that due to age and health issues Jim French and his family would be closing down their production company Jim French Productions and discontinuing all broadcasts of Imagination Theatre at the end of March 2017 French died on December 20 2017 at age 89 He was predeceased by his wife Pat who had died earlier the same year 8 9 1 Imagination Theatre is now produced by Aural Vision LLC 10 Filmography editVideo games edit Year Title Role Notes2000 Gunman Chronicles The Scientist2004 Half Life 2 Father Grigori 11 2005 Half Life 2 Lost Coast The Fisherman2008 Left 4 Dead William Bill Overbeck 11 2009 Left 4 Dead 22011 Payday The Heist2013 Dota 2 Elder TitanSee also editImagination TheatreReferences edit a b Jim French Obituary Legacy Seattle Times January 2 2018 Retrieved April 7 2020 Albert Larry February 5 2018 In Tribute to Jim French Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio Artists SAG AFTRA Retrieved April 7 2020 http www radioechoes com page series amp genre Mystery amp series The 20Adventures 20Of 20Harry 20Nile bare URL Mclennan Douglas October 6 1997 Retired KIRO host French to tape 100th radio drama Seattle Post Intelligencer accessed June 21 2017 Bundy June January 19 1959 Vox Jox Billboard Virgin Bill January 9 2003 Imagination Theatre goes to new home at KIXI Seattle Post Intelligencer others The Zen Cart Team and About Us Imagination Theater Jim French Productions Radio Mysteries Radio Dramas Imagination Theater Mystery Radio Audio Drama Retrieved 2017 12 29 Remembering Jim French AM 880 KIXI Archived from the original on 2017 12 22 Retrieved 2017 12 21 Voice Actor Behind Left 4 Dead s Bill Character Has Passed Away WWG Retrieved 2017 12 29 Lowrie John December 17 2019 The Rebirth of Imagination Theater Imagination Theatre Retrieved April 7 2020 a b Behind The Voice Actors Jim French Behind The Voice Actors Retrieved April 20 2020 External links editJim French Productions Jim French at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim French radio host amp oldid 1217643098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
