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Garry Chalk (born 1952)[1] is a British-Canadian actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of Beast Wars: Transformers and Beast Machines, as well as Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of Transformers: Armada, Transformers Energon, and Transformers: Cybertron. He has lent his voice to over 30 animated television series and has been in films such as The Fly II, Godzilla and Freddy vs. Jason. He played the recurring role of Col. Chekov on Stargate SG-1. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Inspector Andrew Pawlachuk on Cold Squad.
Garry Chalk | |
|---|---|
Chalk at the Florida Supercon in 2013 | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72)[1] Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse |
Colleen Nystedt (m. 2013) |
Chalk was born in Southampton, Hampshire in 1952. At the age of 5, his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2]
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.[3]
Chalk has been married to his wife Colleen Hardwick (née Nystedt), since September 2013.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Chicago Worker | |
| 1989 | The Fly II | Scorby | |
| 1997 | Warriors of Virtue | Mosely | Voice |
| 1998 | The Fearless Four | Platini, The Baron, The Miller, Guard #2 | Voice, English version |
| 2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | Sheriff Williams | |
| 2004 | The Karate Dog | Officer Brunelli | |
| Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Police Captain | ||
| 2005 | Fierce People | McCallum | |
| His and Her Christmas | Anthony Shephard | TV movie | |
| Supervolcano | Governor Billy Marshall, of Wyoming | ||
| 2006 | Deck the Halls | Sheriff Dave | |
| Eight Below | Boat Captain | ||
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Chief Faherty | |
| 2008 | Christmas Town | Grandpa Jack | |
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Vice-Principal Grimes | |
| Watchmen | Military General | ||
| 2011 | Marley & Me: The Puppy Years | Announcer | |
| 2012 | Big Time Movie | MI6 Agent #1 | |
| 2012 | A Christmas Story 2 | Higbee's Santa Claus | Direct-to-video; uncredited |
| 2013 | Suddenly | Sheriff Grant | |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Stan Welsh | |
| 2014 | Leprechaun: Origins | Hamish McConville | |
| 2015 | Tomorrowland | Jail Desk Jockey | |
| 2015 | Open Season: Scared Silly | Ed (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2016 | Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story | Doc Forrester | |
| 2017 | Power Rangers | Captain Bowen[4] | |
| Max 2: White House Hero | Colonel Jones | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | The Predator | Postal Worker | |
| Overboard | Dr. Fletcher | ||
| The Miracle Season | Principal Shaw | ||
| 2020 | Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! | Old Ed (voice) | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Navy Chief of Staff | ||
| 2022 | Exile | Chief Sanders |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–1989 | MacGyver | Tony Ellis / Detective Sweeney / Sergeant Harold Gray | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | It | Coach | Television miniseries with 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series | Bob Lemoyne | 1 episode |
| 1993–1994 | Exosquad | Marsala, General Shiva, Nick Tyree, Charles McKenna, Pirate XO, Kruger, Albrecht Ketzer (1st voice) | |
| 1994–2001 | ReBoot | Slash, Herr Doktor, Turbo (voices) | 37 episodes |
| 1995, 1998 & 2000 | The Outer Limits | Detective Barnett / General / Detective Frank Dayton | 3 episodes: "Caught in the Act" / "Nightmare" / "Something About Harry" |
| 1997–1998 | Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | Silver (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 1998 | Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Timothy Aloysius "Dum-Dum" Dugan | TV movie |
| 1999–2005 | Cold Squad | Inspector Andrew Pawlachuk | 68 episodes |
| 2000 | Seven Days | Maj. Vladimir Markovsky | 1 episode |
| 2000–2001 | Dark Angel | Lt. Walter Eastep | 3 episodes |
| 2000–2005 | Dragon Tales | Mungus the Giant, The Gilded Dragon, Various (voices) | 8 episodes |
| 2001 | ReBoot: My Two Bobs | Slash, Herr Doktor, Turbo (voices) | TV movie |
| 2001–2006 | Stargate SG-1 | Colonel Chekov | 10 episodes |
| 2002 | Bang Bang You're Dead | Chief Bud McGee | TV movie |
| 2002–2003 | Transformers: Armada | Optimus Prime | English Version |
| 2002–2005 | The Dead Zone | James Stillson | 5 episodes |
| 2003 | Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story | Inspector Ken Dowson | TV movie |
| 2003 | National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion | Fred Hodges | TV movie |
| 2004–2005 | Transformers: Energon | Optimus Prime | English version |
| 2005–2006 | Transformers: Cybertron | Optimus Prime | English version |
| 2005–2006 | Firehouse Tales | Additional Voices | |
| 2006 | Christmas on Chestnut Street | L.T. Crouch | TV movie |
| 2006 | Eureka | Colonel Briggs | pilot episode |
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Ruben Hennessey | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Supernatural | Sheriff Deitrich | 1 episode |
| 2009–2010 | RollBots | Captain Pounder, Oddball (voices) | TV series |
| 2011–2012 | The Killing | Lt. Michael Oakes | 13 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Cedar Cove | Sheriff Troy Davis | 11 episodes |
| 2015 | Fargo | Bartender | 1 episode |
| 2015–2017 | LEGO Nexo Knights | General Magmar | 20 episodes |
| 2016 | Travelers | Detective Gower | 1 episode |
| 2016–2017 | Arrow | Lieutenant General J.G. Walker | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2022 | Ninjago | Killow | 13 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Mega Man: Fully Charged | Dr. Light | 25 episodes |
| 2019 | Fast Layne | Colonel Hardy | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Love Under the Rainbow | Paul | TV movie |
| 2023 | Riverdale | Al Fieldstone | 5 episode |
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