Brian Cummings
| Brian Cummings | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 4, 1948 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | unknown |
| Website | |
| http://www.voiceatility.com/voc_bio.html | |
Brian Cummings (born March 4, 1948) is an American voice actor.
Biography
He is known for his work in radio and television commercials, television and motion picture promos, cartoons and as the announcer on The All-New Let's Make a Deal from 1984 to 1985. Having begun the pursuit of his chosen career at a local radio station (KSDN) in Aberdeen, South Dakota, during his senior year in high school, Brian set his sights high and has continued to "talk" a lot.
Brian was the closing announcer for ALF in syndication and has also been one of the long-time voices of Buena Vista Home Entertainment (now Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's) trailers and promotions.
This vocal talent has performed on multiple animated series from the 1980s till present. Among his most famous roles are those of Mr. Hollywood, whose catchphrase is "Ain't that cute...BUT IT'S WRONG!!" on 2 Stupid Dogs, Doctor Mindbender on G.I. Joe, the dumb Clyde Cat on Tom and Jerry Kids, Doofus Drake on Duck Tales and he can also be heard as the voice of Sokolov in the Metal Gear Solid videogames.
Brian Cummings is not related to fellow voice actor Jim Cummings.
Filmography
- The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1979) - Additional Voices
- Snorks (1984) - Dimmy Finster
- The Wuzzles (1985) - Bumblelion/Flizard
- The All-New Let's Make a Deal (1984–1985) - Announcer
- The Jetsons (1985) - Additional Voices
- The Berenstain Bears (1985) - Papa Bear, Mayor Honeypot, Big Paw
- G.I. Joe (1986) - Dr. Mindbender
- ALF (1986) - Announcer (TV promos and closing for syndicated reruns)
- Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1987–1988) - Additional Voices
- Fun House (1988) - Announcer (pilot episode only)
- Denver, the Last Dinosaur (1988) - Morton Fizzback, Professor Funt
- DuckTales (1987–1989) - Doofus Drake
- Jetsons: The Movie (1990) - Grungees
- Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1987–1991) - Sir Tuxford (Following the death of Roger C. Carmel)
- Potsworth & Co. (1990) - Additional Voices
- Where's Wally? (1990) - Additional Voices
- Tom and Jerry Kids (1990) - Clyde Cat
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) - The Stove
- Garfield and Friends (1991) - Additional voices
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) - Ock
- 2 Stupid Dogs (1993) - Mr. Hollywood
- Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994) - Sultan
- Animaniacs - Announcer (ep. Smell Ya Later" 1994)
- Timon & Pumbaa (1995) - Vulture Police
- Totally Spies (2001) - Trode
- ChalkZone (2002) - Ranger McRanger
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003) - Additional Voices
- The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Grizzly Gramps
- Emperor's New School (2006) - Additional voices
- The Legend of Sasquatch (2006) - Snarls a.k.a. "Dawg"
- Most Shocking (2006) - Announcer
- McDonald's - Promos
- Super Capers (2009) - Robot
- Zazoo U (1990) - Bully
- Worlds Wildest Vacation Videos (2009) - Announcer/Narrator
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Announcer (for RPMs Toy Promo)
- Most Daring (2010) - Announcer
- Walt Disney Home Video - Promos
- DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment - Promos
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Narrator
Live-action roles
- Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell (1977) - Assistant Director
- California Suite (1978) - Autograph Seeker
Video game roles
- Tron: Solar Sailer (1982) - MCP
- Die by the Sword (1998) - Enric
- Monsters, Inc. Video Game (2002) - James P. Sullivan
- Everquest 2 (2004) - Numerous Characters
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)/Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2005) - Sokolov
- Area 51 (2005) - Victor5
- Rise of the Kasai (2005) - Baumusu
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006) - Sokolov