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Garry Chalk

Acting
Known For

73 Years Old

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

Southampton, England, UK on 17th February 1952

All Credits

Stargate SG-1 Image
Stargate SG-1
Colonel Chekov
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Image
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Judge Toughbutt (voice)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Image
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Fido the Diamond Dog (voice)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Image
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Prince Rutherford / Conductor (voice)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Image
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Prince Rutherford (voice)
Supernatural Image
Supernatural
Sheriff Deitrich
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Image
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Pathfinder (voice)
The X-Files Image
The X-Files
Mad Dog
MacGyver Image
MacGyver
Det. Sweeney
MacGyver Image
MacGyver
Tony Ellis
MacGyver Image
MacGyver
Sgt. Harold Gray
Riverdale Image
Riverdale
Al Fieldstone
Psych Image
Psych
Houston Ray
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Image
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Luca
Arrow Image
Arrow
Lieutenant General J.G. Walker
The Dead Zone Image
The Dead Zone
Papa Stillson
Danger Bay Image
Danger Bay
Murdock
21 Jump Street Image
21 Jump Street
Coach Brandon
21 Jump Street Image
21 Jump Street
Dave
21 Jump Street Image
21 Jump Street
Rent-A-Cop
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising Image
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Zant-Tanz (voice)
Highlander: The Series Image
Highlander: The Series
Lemoyne
Beast Wars: Transformers Image
Beast Wars: Transformers
Optimus Primal (voice)
Sliders Image
Sliders
Lt. Graves
¡Mucha Lucha! Image
¡Mucha Lucha!
El Heystack Grande (voice)
Eureka Image
Eureka
Colonel Briggs
Captain N: The Game Master Image
Captain N: The Game Master
King Hippo (voice)
Bordertown Image
Bordertown
Hank Talon
Bordertown Image
Bordertown
Frank Foley
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Image
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Grounder (voice)
Travelers Image
Travelers
Detective Gower
The 4400 Image
The 4400
Sheriff
Viper Image
Viper
Quince Toland
Dark Angel Image
Dark Angel
Lt. Walter Eastep
It Image
It
 Coach
Transformers: Armada Image
Transformers: Armada
Optimus Prime (voice)
Millennium Image
Millennium
Richard Powell
Ice Image
Ice
Team Galaxy Image
Team Galaxy
Wiseguy Image
Wiseguy
The New Adventures of He-Man Image
The New Adventures of He-Man
He-Man
Action Man Image
Action Man
Gangrene / Dr. Wolfgang Greenholtz (voice)
The Adventures of T-Rex Image
The Adventures of T-Rex
(voice)
The Irrational Image
The Irrational
Bob Clovis
Sonic the Hedgehog Image
Sonic the Hedgehog
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice Image
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice
(voice)
Alcatraz Image
Alcatraz
Mike Cullen
UnREAL Image
UnREAL
Beth Ann's Father
First Wave Image
First Wave
Sheldon Lamott
Extreme Dinosaurs Image
Extreme Dinosaurs
Bad Rap (voice)
Booker Image
Booker
Voltron Force Image
Voltron Force
Sky Marshall Wade (voice)
Exosquad Image
Exosquad
Marsala / Shiva / Charles McKenna (voice)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Image
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Man-at-Arms (voice)
Airwolf Image
Airwolf
Jerry Conklin
Airwolf Image
Airwolf
Burke
Gadget & the Gadgetinis Image
Gadget & the Gadgetinis
Additional Voices (voice)
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter Image
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
Secret Service Man #1
Breaking News Image
Breaking News
The Commish Image
The Commish
Sonic Underground Image
Sonic Underground
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Monster Loving Maniacs Image
Monster Loving Maniacs
Arthur
The Returned Image
The Returned
Coroner
Beast Machines: Transformers Image
Beast Machines: Transformers
Optimus Primal (voice)
Street Fighter Image
Street Fighter
Mega Man Image
Mega Man
Guts Man (voice)
The Outer Limits Image
The Outer Limits
General Seawell
The Outer Limits Image
The Outer Limits
Detective Barnett
The Outer Limits Image
The Outer Limits
Detective Frank Dayton
DarkStalkers Image
DarkStalkers
Donovan Baine (voice)
Palace Guard Image
Palace Guard
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Image
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Silver
Flash Gordon Image
Flash Gordon
Police Captain
ReBoot Image
ReBoot
Slash (voice)
Frequency Image
Frequency
Ivan Damnjanov
Tribal Image
Tribal
Constance ‘Connie’ Edwin Harris
Something Else Image
Something Else
(voice)
Strange Luck Image
Strange Luck
Sonic the Hedgehog Image
Sonic the Hedgehog
Navy Chief of Staff
Weird-Ohs Image
Weird-Ohs
(voice)
The Sentinel Image
The Sentinel
Harry Lovejoy
The Sentinel Image
The Sentinel
Art Sturges
Sabrina: The Animated Series Image
Sabrina: The Animated Series
(voice)
Action Man Image
Action Man
Secretary Norris (voice)
Sitting Ducks Image
Sitting Ducks
Dragon Tales Image
Dragon Tales
Godzilla Image
Godzilla
Stan Walsh
Spider-Man Unlimited Image
Spider-Man Unlimited
Mr. Meugniot (voice)
The Hitchhiker Image
The Hitchhiker
Chef
The Hitchhiker Image
The Hitchhiker
Hubert
Dragon Booster Image
Dragon Booster
(voice)
Watchmen Image
Watchmen
NORAD General
The Predator Image
The Predator
Postal Worker
Double Dragon Image
Double Dragon
Tomorrowland Image
Tomorrowland
Jail Desk Jockey
The Chicken Sisters Image
The Chicken Sisters
James
Overboard Image
Overboard
Dr. Fletcher
Cold Squad Image
Cold Squad
3-2-1 Penguins! Image
3-2-1 Penguins!
Cavitus / Sol (voice)
Power Rangers Image
Power Rangers
Captain Bowen
Freddy vs. Jason Image
Freddy vs. Jason
Sheriff Williams
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper Image
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
Herve (voice)
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Image
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Desmond (voice)
Poltergeist: The Legacy Image
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Sheriff Hank Parker
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale Image
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
Break (voice)
Deck the Halls Image
Deck the Halls
Sheriff Dave
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins Image
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Vice Principal Grimes
Madison Image
Madison
Barbie of Swan Lake Image
Barbie of Swan Lake
Baker (voice)
Class of the Titans Image
Class of the Titans
Eight Below Image
Eight Below
Boat Captain
Tarzan Image
Tarzan
Shadow Raiders Image
Shadow Raiders
Emperor Femur (voice)
Barbie as the Island Princess Image
Barbie as the Island Princess
Frazer / Calvin (voice)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 Image
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
Break (voice)
The Accused Image
The Accused
Courthouse Reporter
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina Image
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
Louie (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys Image
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
Home Invasion Image
Home Invasion
Sheriff Kane
Trapped Image
Trapped
Agent Chalmers
The Client List Image
The Client List
Carl
Open Season: Scared Silly Image
Open Season: Scared Silly
Ed (voice)
The Fly II Image
The Fly II
Scorby
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale Image
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
King of the Cats (voice)
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite Image
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite
Old Ed (voice)
Into the Grizzly Maze Image
Into the Grizzly Maze
Greg
Intersection Image
Intersection
Paramedic
Disturbing Behavior Image
Disturbing Behavior
Coach (uncredited)
Snow White Image
Snow White
(voice)
G.I. Joe Extreme Image
G.I. Joe Extreme
American Dreamer Image
American Dreamer
Nicolai
The Miracle Season Image
The Miracle Season
Principal Shaw
Leprechaun: Origins Image
Leprechaun: Origins
Hamish
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! Image
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
Al Negator / Commander Dogstar (voice)
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Image
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Timothy Dugan
Battle in Seattle Image
Battle in Seattle
Chief Faherty
Sweet Virginia Image
Sweet Virginia
Lou Hopkis
Personal Effects Image
Personal Effects
Coach
Disquiet Image
Disquiet
Virgil
The Show Image
The Show
Bernie
The Ten Commandments Image
The Ten Commandments
The General (voice)
No Image
Alien Racers
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer Image
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
Reynolds
Barbie: Dolphin Magic Image
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
Pete (voice)
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery Image
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
Mayor Bascomb
Try to Remember Image
Try to Remember
Stuart Kling
Sleeping Beauty Image
Sleeping Beauty
King / Valdar (voice)
Scammerhead Image
Scammerhead
Beldon Fenisher
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Image
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular Image
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years Image
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Announcer
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe Image
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Mayor Bascomb
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die Image
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die
Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
Secrets of My Stepdaughter Image
Secrets of My Stepdaughter
Lt Brian Smith
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 Image
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Police Captain
Three Weeks, Three Kids Image
Three Weeks, Three Kids
Charlie Marshall
Truth Image
Truth
Jack Lycar
Tornado Valley Image
Tornado Valley
Vince Johnson
Love Struck Café Image
Love Struck Café
Matt Quinn
Jungle Book Image
Jungle Book
Father Wolf (voice)
The Guilty Image
The Guilty
Police Chief
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery Image
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
Mayor Bascomb
The Journey of Natty Gann Image
The Journey of Natty Gann
Chicago Worker
Cinderella Image
Cinderella
(voice)
Fierce People Image
Fierce People
McCallum
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie Image
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
Madeline: Lost in Paris Image
Madeline: Lost in Paris
(voice)
Little Pink House Image
Little Pink House
Mayor Lloyd Beachy
No Image
Patterson's Wager
Otter's Grandpa
The Confirmation Image
The Confirmation
Pete
Sabrina: Friends Forever Image
Sabrina: Friends Forever
Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
The Nutcracker Image
The Nutcracker
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
A Christmas Story 2 Image
A Christmas Story 2
Higbee's Santa
Blonde and Blonder Image
Blonde and Blonder
Agent Gardenia
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico Image
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
Black Beauty Image
Black Beauty
(voice)
Suddenly Image
Suddenly
Sheriff Grant
Behemoth Image
Behemoth
Sheriff Matt Allington
Camouflage Image
Camouflage
Ernie
Small Sacrifices Image
Small Sacrifices
Boyd Paul Downs
Growing the Big One Image
Growing the Big One
Edward Miles
Heidi Image
Heidi
(voice)
Mosaic Image
Mosaic
Nathan Nelson (voice)
Big Time Movie Image
Big Time Movie
MI6 #1
Generation X Image
Generation X
Detective Gaines
Bounty Hunters Image
Bounty Hunters
Wasser
The Hollow Image
The Hollow
Donald
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy Image
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Bluto (voice)
Bratz: Super Babyz Image
Bratz: Super Babyz
Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control Image
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
Hector (voice)
Courage Image
Courage
Louis Vale
Bang Bang You're Dead Image
Bang Bang You're Dead
Chief Bud McGee
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball Image
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
The Omen Image
The Omen
Security Chief
The Sea Wolf Image
The Sea Wolf
Chandler / First Mate
His and Her Christmas Image
His and Her Christmas
Anthony Shephard
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Image
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Goss
Magic Gift of the Snowman Image
Magic Gift of the Snowman
(voice)
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows Image
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
Lawrence
Love Under the Rainbow Image
Love Under the Rainbow
Paul
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle Image
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Sonic Christmas Blast Image
Sonic Christmas Blast
Grounder (voice)
One Angry Juror Image
One Angry Juror
Vincent Walsh
My Birthday Romance Image
My Birthday Romance
John
Christmas Town Image
Christmas Town
Jack Travers
Lone Hero Image
Lone Hero
Sheriff Cal
I Still Dream of Jeannie Image
I Still Dream of Jeannie
Det. Carlyle
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story Image
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story
Rasmussen
Pocahontas Image
Pocahontas
(voice)
No Image
He-Man and the Battle for Primus
He-Man
Small Sacrifices Image
Small Sacrifices
Boyd Paul Downs
Memories of Christmas Image
Memories of Christmas
Mike
Love on Fire Image
Love on Fire
Don Hamilton
My Mother the Spy Image
My Mother the Spy
Herb Kulcheck
After All These Years Image
After All These Years
Mulligan
The Comrades of Summer Image
The Comrades of Summer
Ump
Y2K Image
Y2K
Edward Mason
Christmas on Chestnut Street Image
Christmas on Chestnut Street
Crouch
'Tis the Season for Love Image
'Tis the Season for Love
Santa
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy Image
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy
Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
Quarantine Image
Quarantine
A Christmas Carol Image
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace Image
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace
Ferrus Forge (voice)
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon Image
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon
King Bravemore (voice)
The Movie Out Here Image
The Movie Out Here
Vic
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance Image
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance
Ferrus (voice)
The Game of Love Image
The Game of Love
Coach Zimmer
Exile Image
Exile
Chief Sanders
Deadly Attraction Image
Deadly Attraction
Ted
Curly - The Littlest Puppy Image
Curly - The Littlest Puppy
(voice)
Angel and the Badman Image
Angel and the Badman
Steve Carson
In Search of Santa Image
In Search of Santa
Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
No Image
A Masterpiece of Murder
Notes from the Heart Healer Image
Notes from the Heart Healer
Sheriff
ReBoot - Daemon Rising Image
ReBoot - Daemon Rising
Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
Happy the Littlest Bunny Image
Happy the Littlest Bunny
(voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Encounter with Danger Image
Encounter with Danger
Sheriff Walters
Not Our Son Image
Not Our Son
Mike Dombrowski
Making Spirits Bright Image
Making Spirits Bright
Bill Ryan
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story Image
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Milt
ReBoot - My Two Bobs Image
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
Slash (voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Image
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(voice)
Into Thin Air Image
Into Thin Air
Gas station attendant
Judgment Day: The John List Story Image
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Tom Walton
At Jesus' Side Image
At Jesus' Side
Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
Pocahontas Image
Pocahontas
John Smith (voice)
Caught in the Headlights Image
Caught in the Headlights
Sergeant
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story Image
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
District Attorney
Shutterspeed Image
Shutterspeed
Walter Bradford
Colorblind Image
Colorblind
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion Image
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion
Ferrus (voice)
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World Image
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
Additional voices (voice)
No Image
Madeline at the Ballet
Additional Voices (voice)
A Trace of Danger Image
A Trace of Danger
Frank
No Image
Justice for Annie
Detective Larson
Alice in Wonderland Image
Alice in Wonderland
(voice)
Feed the Gods Image
Feed the Gods
Sheriff
The Red Spider Image
The Red Spider
Hooter
Silencing Mary Image
Silencing Mary
Gardner
No Image
The Spree
Det. Colin
Secrets of the Unknown Image
Secrets of the Unknown
Touched by a Killer Image
Touched by a Killer
Sheriff Sam
A Little Thing Called Murder Image
A Little Thing Called Murder
Jake
Cowboys & Indians Image
Cowboys & Indians
Inspector Ken Dowson
I Know What You Did Image
I Know What You Did
Homicide Captain
Care Bears To the Rescue Image
Care Bears To the Rescue
(voice)
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers Image
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers
(voice)
Kidz in the Wood Image
Kidz in the Wood
Coach
Deadly Little Secrets Image
Deadly Little Secrets
Jack Burtrell
No Image
Taming Tammy
Burt
Blackmail Image
Blackmail
Kiminski
Spot Marks the X Image
Spot Marks the X
Cop on Bridge
Abduction of Innocence Image
Abduction of Innocence
Sheriff Evans
Woman on the Ledge Image
Woman on the Ledge
Batallion Commander
Holiday Reunion Image
Holiday Reunion
Fred Hodges
Fishing for Love Image
Fishing for Love
Lee
Bratz: Pampered Petz Image
Bratz: Pampered Petz
Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
Camelot: The Legend Image
Camelot: The Legend
King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
Mr. Patman Image
Mr. Patman
Policeman
Amazon Falls Image
Amazon Falls
Gary Bob
Stand Against Fear Image
Stand Against Fear
Coach Peters
The New Adventures of Little Toot Image
The New Adventures of Little Toot
Captain Dogwood (voice)
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie Image
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie
Coach Gilbert
Circumstances Unknown Image
Circumstances Unknown
Mike Kinsey
No Image
The Vehicle
William
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles Image
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald Image
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald
Dr. Robotnik (voice)
A Champion's Fight Image
A Champion's Fight
Coach
Mama, Do You Love Me? Image
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Papa (voice)
No Image
Breakdown
The Mayor