Ed Gilbert (actor)

Edmund Gilbert , actually Edmund Francis Giesbert , (born June 29, 1931 - † May 8, 1999 in Beverly Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor and voice actor .

Life

From the 1960s on, Gilbert appeared in numerous films and television series, including The Six Million Dollar Man , Dallas and Knight Rider .

From the late 1980s on, Gilbert mainly worked as a speaker. In the series Käpt'n Balu and his daring crew , he voiced the main character Balu. He became the successor to Phil Harris , who spoke the bear in The Jungle Book , but whose voice had changed too much by now. Gilbert has also appeared in films such as Arielle, the Mermaid and television series such as DuckTales - News from Duckburg and Aladdin .

Ed Gilbert died of lung cancer in 1999 .

1987: DuckTales - News from Duckburg (DuckTales) as a supervisor
1989: Ariel the Mermaid (The Little Mermaid)
1990: Bernard and Bianca im Kangaroo Land (The Rescuers Down Under) as Francois
1990–1991: Captain Balu and his daring crew (TaleSpin) as Balu
1994: Animaniacs as Neptune
1994: Arielle, the Mermaid (The Little Mermaid) as a pirate captain
1994-1995: Aladdin as Fasir
1995: Shannara as Balinor
1998: Batman and Robin (The New Batman Adventures) as a photographer

personal data
SURNAME	Gilbert, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gilbert, Edmund (full name); Giesbert, Edmund Francis (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 29, 1931
DATE OF DEATH	May 8, 1999
Place of death	Beverly Hills , Los Angeles , California