Ed Gilbert (born Edmund Francis Giesbert, June 29, 1931 – May 8, 1999) was an American actor, with extensive credits in both live-action roles and voice work in animation, although he was better known for the latter. He is also credited, under his birth name, with research in

entomology Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

and the discovery of new beetle species. He was known for voicing Baloo in '' TaleSpin''.

Early life and education

Gilbert was born in Chicago to Edmund Wilhelm Giesbert (1893-1971) and Frances Amelia Proudfoot (1895-1986). Gilbert graduated from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

and fought in the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

Career

During the 1960s, Gilbert appeared on television series such as '' The Gallant Men'', '' Combat!'', '' The Rogues'', and '' Mannix''. In 1966, he guest starred as Robert Cramer on four episodes of '' Ben Casey''. He is known for his role as Fenton Hardy on the 1970s television series '' The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries''. Gilbert provided the voices of Superion, Thrust and Blitzwing in the second and third seasons of '' The Transformers'', Kissyfur's father Gus in '' Kissyfur'', Thirty-Thirty in '' BraveStarr'', Baloo in the Disney animated series '' TaleSpin'' and Jungle Cubs, General Hawk in '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', Puggsy and Daddy Starling in '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie'', Mr. Smee in '' Peter Pan and the Pirates'', Phasir in ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

'', Mandarin in the first season of ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...

'', and Dormammu in ''

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...

''. He voiced minor characters in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', '' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'', '' Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero'', and ''

The New Batman Adventures ''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Br ...

''. He also voiced the security guard Daryl in the computer game, '' Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!''.

Entomology

Gilbert, under his birth name Edmund Giesbert, also pursued the study of

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

and described numerous beetle species and genera, particularly in the family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by anten ...

Death

Gilbert died on May 8, 1999, of lung cancer in his home in

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, at the age of 67. He was survived by his wife Virgini and his daughter Dorian. His interment was at Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary in Newhall, California.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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