Birth Name: | Ronald Aaron Feinberg[1] |
Birth Date: | 10 October 1932[2] |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1966–2000 |
Ronald Aaron Feinberg (October 10, 1932 – January 29, 2005)[2] was an American character and voice actor who appeared in films and on television.
At 6' 7", the towering Feinberg played the character Fellini, opposite Don Johnson, in the post-apocalyptic film A Boy and His Dog. He appeared on television in Barney Miller, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Mission: Impossible, among other shows. He also voiced King Caliphim, the Lord of the Dead, and Gruff in . He voiced the character Raiden in Mortal Kombat: The Legend Begins.[1]
He appeared as the mentally disabled Benny Apa in the 1968 "Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember" episode of Hawaii Five-O; the character was under investigation for the murder of a college student. He also appeared in two other episodes: "Little Girl Blue" and "No Bottles, No Cans, No People".
In the 1980s, he taught acting classes at the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, Florida. He also voiced Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981), Titanus in three episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the tuba in Disney's Belle's Magical World (1998). Feinberg's other animation roles included Ming the Merciless in Defenders of the Earth, Doc Terror in Centurions, and Headstrong in The Transformers.
Feinberg died on January 29, 2005, in Los Angeles at the age of 72.[2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1969 | Here Come the Brides | Stoker | ||
1974 | The Missiles of October | Charles de Gaulle | ||
1975 | A Boy and His Dog | Fellini | ||
1977 | Thunder and Lightning | Bubba | ||
1995 | Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins | Raiden, Goro | Voice, direct-to-video |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1969–1973 | Hawaii Five-O | Benny Apa, Furtado, Luther | 3 episodes | |
1970–1973 | Mission: Impossible | Jenab, Kurt Eckert, Alvin Taynor, Stanley Luchek | 4 episodes | |
1976–1977 | Dynomutt, Dog Wonder | F.O.C.U.S. One | Voice, main cast | |
1979–1980 | Diff'rent Strokes | Détective Morison | 2 episodes | |
1981 | Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons | Eeyore | Voice, short | |
1982 | The Incredible Hulk | Claw | Voice, episode: "Punks on Wheels" | |
1985 | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | André the Giant | Voice, 26 episodes | |
1986 | Defenders of the Earth | Ming the Merciless | Voice, 65 episodes | |
1986 | Centurions | Doc Terror | Voice, 65 episodes | |
1986 | Transformers | Headstrong | Voice, 4 episodes | |
1990 | Talespin | Arnold, Coolhands Luke | Voice, 2 episodes | |
1990 | The Real Ghostbusters | Count Von Bluekenporken, Boris | Voice, episode: "Witchy Woman" | |
1991 | Darkwing Duck | Vladimir Goudenov Grizzlikof | Voice, 6 episodes | |
1994 | Fantastic Four | Terrax | Voice, 2 episodes (replacing Tony Jay) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1992 | King Caliphim, the Lord of the Dead, Gruff | |||
1995 | Shannara | Menion Leah, Stenmin, Telsek | [3] | |
2000 | Civil War Medical Officer, Wuhey, Federation Commander 1 | Final role |