January 10, 2011

Voice Actor - Chris Latta

Also known as Christopher Charles Collins and Christopher Lawrence Latta. He was the original voice of C. Montgomery Burns and Moe the bartender on The Simpsons and a prominent voice actor in the '80s. Perhaps best known as the voice of Cobra Commander on the G.I. Joe animated series and as the voice of Starscream in the original Transformers animated series. He is also noted among Star Trek fans for his guest roles on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, along with many other TV shows and a number of films. In addition, he had a successful stand-up comedy career.

Upon his sudden death due to a cerebral hemorrhage on 12 June 1994 (at the age of 45), long time friend Flint Dille recalled: "There was one summer when I had to bail Chris Latta out of the Hollywood jail in order to get him to a voice recording on time. Never figured out what he was in for, but he said it was jaywalking. Chris was a wild, interesting, and very funny guy. I liked him and was very sorry to hear he had passed away.





Credit List:

G.I. Joe (1983, Animated Series) Breaker
Cobra Commander
G.I. Joe (1989-90, Animated Series) Cobra Commander
G.I. Joe (1983, Animated Series) Frostbite
Gung Ho
Hooded Cobra
Ripper
Steeler
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987, Animated Film) Cobra Commander
E7 Ettiebbe R. LaFitte
Gung Ho
Harry Nod of Dreadnok
Ripper
Televiper #1
InHumanoids (1986, Animated Series) D'Compose
Grana-Q
Tendril
InHumanoids: The Movie (1986, Animated Film) D'Compose
Grana-Q
Tendril
Rover Dangerfield (1991, Animated Film) Big Boss
Coyote
Horse
Sparky
Wolf
Simpsons, The (1989, Animated Series) "America's Most Armed and Dangerous" Host
Charles Montgomery Burns
Moe Szyslak
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1983, Animated Series) Beetle / Abner Jenkins
Sandman / Flint Marko
Star Blazers (1979, Anime Series) Comet Empire Gen. Dire
Sgt. Major Knox
Superman (1988, Animated Series) (additional voices)
Transformers, The (1984, Animated Series) Defensor
Krunk
Old Snake
Reflector
Skullcruncher
Snake
Sparkplug
Starscream
Wheeljack
Witwicky
Transformers: The Movie, The (1986, Animated Film) Starscream
Wheeljack
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987, Animated Series) Cravex
Darkstorm
Falkama

1 comment:

voice talents said...

Christopher Charles Collins (August 30, 1949 – June 12, 1994), born Christopher Lawrence Latta, and also known as Chris Latta, was an American actor, voice artist and comedian, perhaps best known as the voice of Cobra Commander on the G.I. Joe animated series and as the voice of Starscream in the first Transformers animated series. He is also noted among Star Trek fans for his guest roles on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, along with many other television series and a number of films. In addition, he had a successful stand-up comedy career.