Anthony Pope (March 22, 1947 â€" February 11, 2004), also known as "Anthony Mozdy", was an American voice actor.
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was known for providing the voice of Furby in English and five other languages. He was also the voice of Goofy for 11 years garnering 17 Gold and Platinum records. His voice is prominent at Disneyland on several rides, as well as in the JumpStart products by Knowledge Adventure.
Death
He died on February 11, 2004 from leg surgery at the age of 56 in Burbank, California. He was buried at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Patricia Lentz, his daughters, Marcella Lentz-Pope and Melissa Pope, and his son Alex Pope.
Filmography
Anime Roles
- The Adventures of Mini-Goddess - Gan-chan
- Ai Yori Aoshi - Fish Vendor, Kaoru's Grandfather
- The Big O - Gisang
- Cyborg 009 - Commander, Dr.Herschel
- Digimon Tamers - Zhuqiaomon
- Dinozaurs - Additional Voices
- Hello Kitty - Papa
- Heat Guy J - Mauro (1st Voice "replaced by Steve Kramer after his death")
- Mao-chan - Sorajirou Tsukishima
- Rurouni Kenshin - Kaishu Katsu
- Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School - Master Tessai Onizuka
- S-CRY-ed - Chief
- Vampire Princess Miyu - Tonbi
- Ys OVA - Klaz
Non-Anime Roles
- I Am Weasel - Boy, Cousteau (episode "Deep Sea Tour")
- Care Bears (DiC series) - Frostbite (only in "Forest of Misfortune/The Magic Mirror") (uncredited)
- Disney's House of Mouse - Geppetto
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series - Danny
- Sport Goofy in Soccermania - Sport Goofy
- SWAT Kats - Additional Voices
- The Jetsons - Additional Voices
- The Transformers - A3, Wreck-Gar
- What a Cartoon! - Junior (episodes "Look Out Below" and "George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular")
Movie Roles
- Akira - Colonel Shikishima, Mr. Nezu, Yamagata; Additional Voices (as Tony Mozdy)
- Back to the Conscience - Geppetto
- Cats Don't Dance - Al
- Gundam F91 - Leslie Arno
- Mobile Suit Gundam Trilogy - General Revil
- Metropolis - Shunsaku Ban
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure - TV Announcer
- Spaced Invaders - Lieutenant Giggywig
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Goofy, Zeke "Big Bad" Wolf
- The Little Fox - Karak
Computer and Video Game Roles
- Kingdom Hearts - Geppetto
- JumpStart Kindergarten - Mr. Hopsalot, Various
- JumpStart Kindergarten Reading - Mr. Hopsalot, Various
- JumpStart 1st Grade - Frankie, various characters
- JumpStart 1st Grade Reading - Various
- JumpStart 1st Grade Math - Frankie, Bookworm.
- JumpStart 2nd Grade - Various
- JumpStart Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain - Various
- JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted Island - Various
- Diablo II - Elzix
- Disney's Villains' Revenge - Out
Other
- The Emperor's New Groove (Disney's Storyteller Series) - Narrator
- The Lion King: The Brightest Star - Cheetah (read-along cassette story recording)
External links
- Tony Pope at the Internet Movie Database
- Tony Pope at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Tony Pope at Find A Grave