Garry Chalk
Acting
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.
Born: February 17, 1952
Place of Birth: Southampton, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Charles
as James
as Lawrence
as Bob Clovis
as Chief Sanders
as Zant-Tanz (voice)
as Virgil
as Nicolai
as Arthur
as Don Hamilton
as Bill Ryan
as Lee
as Old Ed (voice)
as John
as Constance ‘Connie’ Edwin Harris
as Navy Chief of Staff
as Paul
as Mike
as Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
as Postal Worker
as Mayor Lloyd Beachy
as Principal Shaw
as Dr. Fletcher
as Lou Hopkis
as Matt Quinn
as Bernie
as Pete (voice)
as Lt Brian Smith
as Captain Bowen
as Al Fieldstone
as Ted
as Detective Gower
as Ivan Damnjanov
as Mayor Bascomb
as Coach Zimmer
as Pete
as Sheriff Kane
as Mayor Bascomb
as Ed (voice)
as Mayor Bascomb
as Santa
as Donald
as Beth Ann's Father
as Jail Desk Jockey
as Coroner
as Greg
as Sheriff
as Uncle Woody (voice)
as Beldon Fenisher
as Hamish
as Stan Walsh
as Sheriff Grant
as Mulligan
as Vic
as Lieutenant General J.G. Walker
as Ferrus (voice)
as Higbee's Santa
as Sheriff
as MI6 #1
as Break (voice)
as Mike Cullen
as Judge Toughbutt (voice)
as Reynolds
as Sky Marshall Wade (voice)
as Announcer
as Charlie Marshall
as Sheriff Matt Allington
as Ferrus (voice)
as Vincent Walsh
as Edward Miles
as Prince Rutherford (voice)
as Prince Rutherford / Conductor (voice)
as Fido the Diamond Dog (voice)
as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
as Gary Bob
as Carl
as (voice)
as Sheriff Walters
as Break (voice)
as Frank
as Vice Principal Grimes
as Louis Vale
as Steve Carson
as Ferrus Forge (voice)
as Coach
as NORAD General
as Louie (voice)
as Vince Johnson
as Jack Travers
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
as Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
as Agent Gardenia
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
as The General (voice)
as Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
as King of the Cats (voice)
as Frazer / Calvin (voice)
as Chief Faherty
as Police Captain
as Captain Laughlan
as Nathan Nelson (voice)
as Crouch
as Sheriff Dave
as McCallum
as Desmond (voice)
as Brunelli
as Colonel Briggs
as Houston Ray
as Boat Captain
as Jake
as Jack Lycar
as Anthony Shephard
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
as Sheriff Deitrich
as Sergeant
as Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
as Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
as (voice)
as Herve (voice)
as Bluto (voice)
as Police Captain
as Sheriff
as Stuart Kling
as Fred Hodges
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
as (voice)
as Inspector Ken Dowson
as Baker (voice)
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Sheriff Williams
as Chief Bud McGee
as Optimus Prime (voice)
as King Bravemore (voice)
as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
as Agent Chalmers
as El Heystack Grande (voice)
as Papa Stillson
as Sheriff Cal
as Man-at-Arms (voice)
as Hector (voice)
as District Attorney
as Jack Burtrell
as Slash (voice)
as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
as Ernie
as Sheriff Sam
as Cavitus / Sol (voice)
as Lt. Walter Eastep
as Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
as Police Chief
as Herb Kulcheck
as Walter Bradford
as Edward Mason
as Mr. Meugniot (voice)
as Optimus Primal (voice)
as (voice)
as (voice)
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
as (voice)
as Papa (voice)
as Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
as Emperor Femur (voice)
as Sheldon Lamott
as Coach (uncredited)
as King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
as Timothy Dugan
as Det. Colin
as Gardner
as Homicide Captain
as Coach
as Capt. Durk
as Silver
as Bad Rap (voice)
as Colonel Chekov
as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
as Coach Peters
as Grounder (voice)
as Richard Powell
as Rasmussen
as Sheriff Evans
as Wasser
as Coach
as Optimus Primal (voice)
as Sheriff Hank Parker
as Art Sturges
as Harry Lovejoy
as Detective Gaines
as Detective Larson
as (voice)
as King / Valdar (voice)
as Coach Gilbert
as Father Wolf (voice)
as Donovan Baine (voice)
as Secretary Norris (voice)
as Security Chief
as (voice)
as (voice)
as (voice)
as (voice)
as Mike Kinsey
as Detective Frank Dayton
as Detective Barnett
as General Seawell
as Lt. Graves
as Mike Dombrowski
as Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
as (voice)
as (voice)
as (voice)
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
as John Smith (voice)
as Guts Man (voice)
as Slash (voice)
as (voice)
as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
as Paramedic
as Quince Toland
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
as Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
as Mad Dog
as Grounder (voice)
as Chandler / First Mate
as Batallion Commander
as Tom Walton
as Captain Dogwood (voice)
as Lemoyne
as (voice)
as (voice)
as Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)
as Ump
as Kiminski
as Det. Carlyle
as Coach
as He-Man
as Boyd Paul Downs
as Boyd Paul Downs
as King Hippo (voice)
as Scorby
as Frank Foley
as Hank Talon
as Courthouse Reporter
as Hooter
as Additional voices (voice)
as Secret Service Man #1
as Rent-A-Cop
as Dave
as Coach Brandon
as Cop on Bridge
as Gas station attendant
as Murdock
as Sgt. Harold Gray
as Tony Ellis
as Det. Sweeney
as Chicago Worker
as Burke
as Jerry Conklin
as Hubert
as Chef
as Pathfinder (voice)
as Policeman