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Terry McGovern (actor)

Terence McGovern (born May 11, 1942)[1] is an American actor, television broadcaster, radio personality and acting instructor. He is best known as the original voice of Disney character Launchpad McQuack from DuckTales and spin-off Darkwing Duck. He was also elected into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2008.[2]

Terry McGovern
Born
Terence McGovern

(1942-05-11) May 11, 1942 (age 81)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television broadcaster
  • radio personality
  • acting instructor
Years active1965–present
Spouse
Molly McGovern
(m. 1967)
Children2
Websitewww.terrymcgovern.com

Career edit

McGovern was schooled at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh with a double major in journalism and English, and later studied acting with Stella Adler and Milton Katselas. McGovern worked at KDKA radio and KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh from 1965 to 1969, leaving for KSFO in San Francisco during the summer of 1969. At age 30, McGovern traveled to Los Angeles, California, to further pursue his entry into acting. He started his career in films with George Lucas, in Lucas' inaugural film, THX 1138. It was on this film that Terry created the word Wookiee. According to Lucas in a 1977 Rolling Stone interview, he stated: " We were riding along in the car one day and he (Terry) said: 'I think I ran over a Wookiee back there,' and this really cracked me up and I said, 'What is a Wookiee?' and he said, 'I don’t know, I just made it up.'"[3][4][5]

Lucas and McGovern continued their work together in the 1970s classics American Graffiti and Star Wars. McGovern played the role of the young high school teacher Mr. Bill Wolfe in American Graffiti, and in Star Wars he provided voice-overs for various personalities of the Empire. In 1993, he appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire, playing a voiceover director who argues with Daniel Hillard during the opening scene. McGovern also appeared in Back to the Future in a deleted scene as the McFlys' neighbor, who pressures George into buying an entire case of peanut brittle to help fund his daughter's Little League team.[citation needed]

McGovern played Jim Coyle in the CBS series Charlie & Co. and has helped to create hundreds of television and radio commercials. McGovern starred in Walt Disney’s animated series DuckTales and Darkwing Duck as the characters Launchpad McQuack and Babyface Beagle (only as Launchpad in Darkwing Duck). On theatrical stages, McGovern has had roles ranging from musical comedies to Shakespeare.

Since 1999, McGovern has voiced "Dan Stevens", fictional play-by-play announcer, for the NFL 2K series of sports video games, alongside voice actor Jay Styne (as "Peter O' Keefe"). Both have provided their voices for all seven games in the series, the last being the unlicensed All-Pro Football 2K8. Critics have praised McGovern and Styne's commentary as a great alternative to sports video games featuring real commentary teams.[6]

McGovern is an instructor of commercial and character voice and scene and monologue acting, and he contributes to the College of Marin with his expertise. He taught script writing and the history of broadcast announcing for the University of San Francisco. He is also the artistic director of The Marin Actors' Workshop, which he founded. He published a poetry booklet entitled Rod McCroon's Look at the Loud, which is a parody of Listen to the Warm by Rod McKuen. The poetry was presented to his KSFO audience.

Since 2012, he has hosted the weekend morning show on Boss Boss Radio. The internet radio station plays the Top 40 hits of the Boss Radio era, 1964 thru 1980.[7]

Personal life edit

McGovern and his wife Molly have two sons, Brendan and Anthony,[8][9] and they live in Marin County, California.

Selected filmography edit

Film edit

Television edit

Video games edit

Year Title Role Notes
1990 DuckTales: The Quest for Gold Launchpad McQuack
1997 Lego Island Bill Ding, Studs Linkin, Radio Guy
Curse of Monkey Island, The Capt. Blondebeard, Gruff
1998 Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Admiral Ackbar, Controller, Rebel B
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Crix Madine, Wes Janson
1999 Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Admiral Ackbar, Rebel Pilot 2
Star Wars Episode I: Racer Bozzie Baranta, Ratts Tyerell
Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman Narrator, Gunman [11]
2000 Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy Ratts Tyerell
X-Squad Soldiers
Star Wars: Jar Jar's Journey Adventure Book Graga, Clam
2002 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Lenny the Lyre Bird
2004 ESPN NFL 2K5 Dan Stevens
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 Lenny, Trader Bob
2005 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan Lenny the Lyre Bird
2006 The Godfather Al Neri
2007 Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space Santa Claus, the Spirits of Christmas
2010 Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Elf Snowcone, Nicholas Saint Kringle
2011 Law & Order: Legacies Giles Bedford
2012 The Walking Dead Larry, Save-Lots Bandits, Gary
2013 DuckTales: Remastered Launchpad McQuack
The Wolf Among Us Johann the Butcher
2017 2064: Read Only Memories Keith

Broadcast history edit

References edit

  1. ^ "McGovern, Terence 1942–". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ^ . bayarearadio.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Heilemann, Michael. "George Lucas Stole Chewbacca, But It's Okay". Binary Bonsai. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  4. ^ . microscopics.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Folk, Bill. "Star Wars". terrymcgovern.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  6. ^ GameSpot: The History of Football Games: The evolution of 2K, gamespot.com. Accessed 15 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Home - Boss Boss Radio". bossbossradio.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  8. ^ "Terry McGovern Home Page".
  9. ^ Hjortsberg, William (2012). Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan. Hjortsberg. ISBN 9780786486946.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Star Wars". www.terrymcgovern.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  11. ^ "Terry McGovern (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 16 December 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  12. ^ "Shadow of Memories (2001 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Shinobi (2002 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 9 September 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links edit

  • Terry McGovern at IMDb
  • Terry McGovern at his personal site.
  • The Marin Actors' Workshop website, includes class information and dates.

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Terence McGovern born May 11 1942 1 is an American actor television broadcaster radio personality and acting instructor He is best known as the original voice of Disney character Launchpad McQuack from DuckTales and spin off Darkwing Duck He was also elected into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2008 2 Terry McGovernBornTerence McGovern 1942 05 11 May 11 1942 age 81 Berkeley California U S OccupationsActortelevision broadcasterradio personalityacting instructorYears active1965 presentSpouseMolly McGovern m 1967 wbr Children2Websitewww wbr terrymcgovern wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Selected filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 3 3 Video games 3 4 Broadcast history 4 References 5 External linksCareer editMcGovern was schooled at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh with a double major in journalism and English and later studied acting with Stella Adler and Milton Katselas McGovern worked at KDKA radio and KDKA TV in Pittsburgh from 1965 to 1969 leaving for KSFO in San Francisco during the summer of 1969 At age 30 McGovern traveled to Los Angeles California to further pursue his entry into acting He started his career in films with George Lucas in Lucas inaugural film THX 1138 It was on this film that Terry created the word Wookiee According to Lucas in a 1977 Rolling Stone interview he stated We were riding along in the car one day and he Terry said I think I ran over a Wookiee back there and this really cracked me up and I said What is a Wookiee and he said I don t know I just made it up 3 4 5 Lucas and McGovern continued their work together in the 1970s classics American Graffiti and Star Wars McGovern played the role of the young high school teacher Mr Bill Wolfe in American Graffiti and in Star Wars he provided voice overs for various personalities of the Empire In 1993 he appeared in Mrs Doubtfire playing a voiceover director who argues with Daniel Hillard during the opening scene McGovern also appeared in Back to the Future in a deleted scene as the McFlys neighbor who pressures George into buying an entire case of peanut brittle to help fund his daughter s Little League team citation needed McGovern played Jim Coyle in the CBS series Charlie amp Co and has helped to create hundreds of television and radio commercials McGovern starred in Walt Disney s animated series DuckTales and Darkwing Duck as the characters Launchpad McQuack and Babyface Beagle only as Launchpad in Darkwing Duck On theatrical stages McGovern has had roles ranging from musical comedies to Shakespeare Since 1999 McGovern has voiced Dan Stevens fictional play by play announcer for the NFL 2K series of sports video games alongside voice actor Jay Styne as Peter O Keefe Both have provided their voices for all seven games in the series the last being the unlicensed All Pro Football 2K8 Critics have praised McGovern and Styne s commentary as a great alternative to sports video games featuring real commentary teams 6 McGovern is an instructor of commercial and character voice and scene and monologue acting and he contributes to the College of Marin with his expertise He taught script writing and the history of broadcast announcing for the University of San Francisco He is also the artistic director of The Marin Actors Workshop which he founded He published a poetry booklet entitled Rod McCroon s Look at the Loud which is a parody of Listen to the Warm by Rod McKuen The poetry was presented to his KSFO audience Since 2012 he has hosted the weekend morning show on Boss Boss Radio The internet radio station plays the Top 40 hits of the Boss Radio era 1964 thru 1980 7 Personal life editMcGovern and his wife Molly have two sons Brendan and Anthony 8 9 and they live in Marin County California Selected filmography editFilm edit THX 1138 1971 as Announcer voice The Candidate 1972 as Reporter KSFO American Graffiti 1973 as Mr Wolfe Magnum Force 1973 as Demonstrator uncredited Smile 1975 as Judge 2 Northville Cemetery Massacre 1976 as Teddy The Enforcer 1976 as Disc Jockey Star Wars 1977 as Stormtroopers voice 10 Americathon 1979 as Danny Olson J Men Forever 1979 voice Cardiac Arrest 1980 as Brewer The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981 as Cheese Demonstrator Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1985 as Ira Radioactive Dreams 1985 as Nicky Nuker Innerspace 1987 as Travel Agent Amazon Women on the Moon 1987 as Salesman segment First Lady of the Evening Party Line 1988 as Simmons DuckTales the Movie Treasure of the Lost Lamp 1990 as Launchpad McQuack voice Mrs Doubtfire 1993 as A D R Director Lou Nine Months 1995 as Dr Newsoe Jack 1996 as Radio Personality The Californians 2005 as Mr Putterman Television edit Happy Days 1974 as Sloan Marlowe Fernwood 2 Night 1977 as Larry Guy Terry Guy Three s Company 1977 as Ray Hagen Mork amp Mindy 1978 as Club manager St Elsewhere 1982 as Reporter Dempsey 1983 TV Movie as Benson The A Team 1983 Terry McGovern credited as Terence McGovern in the Season 1 The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas as Prof Bruce Warfel Mickey Spillane s Mike Hammer 1984 as Taylor Wilson The Jetsons 1985 1987 voice Charlie amp Co 1985 TV Series as Jim Coyle Kissyfur 1985 TV Series as Jolene Transformers 1985 1986 TV Series as Wildrider voice Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible 1986 1989 TV Series as Derek Foofur 1987 TV Series voice DuckTales 1987 1990 TV Series as Launchpad McQuack Baby Face Beagle voice DuckTales Treasure of the Golden Suns 1987 TV Series as Launchpad McQuack voice Hogan Family The 1988 as Buddy Natkin The Magical World of Disney 1989 1990 TV Series as Launchpad McQuack voice Darkwing Duck 1991 1992 TV Series as Launchpad McQuack voice Raw Toonage 1992 TV Series Launchpad McQuack voice MythBusters 2011 as himself Video games edit Year Title Role Notes 1990 DuckTales The Quest for Gold Launchpad McQuack 1997 Lego Island Bill Ding Studs Linkin Radio Guy Curse of Monkey Island The Capt Blondebeard Gruff 1998 Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Admiral Ackbar Controller Rebel B Star Wars Rogue Squadron Crix Madine Wes Janson 1999 Star Wars X Wing Alliance Admiral Ackbar Rebel Pilot 2 Star Wars Episode I Racer Bozzie Baranta Ratts Tyerell Rising Zan The Samurai Gunman Narrator Gunman 11 2000 Star Wars Math Jabba s Game Galaxy Ratts Tyerell X Squad Soldiers Star Wars Jar Jar s Journey Adventure Book Graga Clam 2002 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Lenny the Lyre Bird 2004 ESPN NFL 2K5 Dan Stevens Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 Lenny Trader Bob 2005 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3 Night of the Quinkan Lenny the Lyre Bird 2006 The Godfather Al Neri 2007 Sam amp Max Beyond Time and Space Santa Claus the Spirits of Christmas 2010 Sam amp Max The Devil s Playhouse Elf Snowcone Nicholas Saint Kringle 2011 Law amp Order Legacies Giles Bedford 2012 The Walking Dead Larry Save Lots Bandits Gary 2013 DuckTales Remastered Launchpad McQuack The Wolf Among Us Johann the Butcher 2017 2064 Read Only Memories Keith Star Wars Jedi Knight Mysteries of the Sith 1998 as Rebel Commander Pirate Raider Rebel Soldier 2 Stormtrooper Civilian Man Trandoshan Abron Mar voice Star Wars Droid Works 1998 voice Sim Theme Park 1999 as Advisor voice D no Shokutaku 2 1999 voice Mechwarrior 3 1999 as Dominic Paine voice NFL 2K 1999 as Dan Stevens voice Clock Tower II The Struggle Within 1999 as Allen Hale George Maxwell voice X Fire 2000 voice Star Wars Force Commander 2000 as Stormtrooper 1 voice Ms Pac Man Maze Madness 2000 as Professor Pac voice NFL 2K1 2000 as Dan Stevens voice Star Wars Episode I Battle for Naboo 2000 as Kol Kotha Trader 1 voice Shadow of Memories 2001 as Pedestrian 1 Pedestrian 6 voice 12 Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds 2001 as Jedi Knight Stormtrooper voice Reader Rabbit Capers on Cloud Nine 2001 as Sam the Lion voice NFL 2K2 2001 as Dan Stevens voice SOCOM U S Navy SEALs 2002 voice Shinobi 2002 voice 13 Pac Man World 2 2002 as Professor Pac voice NFL 2K3 2002 as Dan Stevens voice Jet Set Radio Future 2002 voice The Sims Superstar 2003 as Sim voice ESPN NFL Football 2003 as Dan Stevens voice Airforce Delta Blue Wing Knights 2004 voice Batman Begins 2005 voice All Pro Football 2K8 2007 as Dan Stevens voice Family Feud 2010 Edition 2009 as Announcer voice Press Your Luck 2010 Edition 2009 as Announcer voice Axis Football 17 2017 as Dave Stevens voice Axis Football 2018 2018 as Dave Stevens voice Broadcast history edit KDKA Radio and Television Pittsburgh 1965 69 KSFO Radio San Francisco 1969 74 KPIX Television San Francisco 1975 77 KSAN Radio San Francisco 1974 79 KWST Radio Los Angeles 1980 KRLA Radio Los Angeles 1982 83 POWER 104 Radio New York 1983 K 101 Radio San Francisco 1988 92 KYA Radio San Francisco 1992 94 KTVU Television San Francisco 1992 94 KRON TV and BayTV San Francisco 1994 97 Profiles in Rock syndicated radio series from Watermark Inc 1980References edit McGovern Terence 1942 Encyclopedia com Cengage Retrieved May 10 2022 Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame Class of 2008 bayarearadio org Archived from the original on May 18 2018 Retrieved December 21 2016 Heilemann Michael George Lucas Stole Chewbacca But It s Okay Binary Bonsai Retrieved 2012 02 16 Star Wars Origin of the Wookie Mat Jarvis microscopics co uk Archived from the original on October 20 2018 Retrieved December 21 2016 Folk Bill Star Wars terrymcgovern com Retrieved December 21 2016 GameSpot The History of Football Games The evolution of 2K gamespot com Accessed 15 November 2022 Home Boss Boss Radio bossbossradio com Retrieved December 21 2016 Terry McGovern Home Page Hjortsberg William 2012 Jubilee Hitchhiker The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan Hjortsberg ISBN 9780786486946 permanent dead link Star Wars www terrymcgovern com Retrieved 2024 05 05 Terry McGovern visual voices guide Behind The Voice Actors Retrieved 16 December 2021 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and or closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Shadow of Memories 2001 Video Game Behind The Voice Actors Retrieved 12 January 2024 Shinobi 2002 Video Game Behind The Voice Actors Retrieved 9 September 2021 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and or closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link External links editTerry McGovern at IMDb Terry McGovern at his personal site The Marin Actors Workshop website includes class information and dates Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Terry McGovern actor amp oldid 1222283994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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