Hal Rayle (born January 3, 1955) is an American voice actor. He has done many roles for both animated series and live action movies.

Career

Rayle has had a number of voice acting jobs over his career. Rayle's animated series roles include Miss Piggy, Gonzo &

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for the '' Little Muppet Monsters''.

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in ''

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'' (Filling in for Rob Paulsen), the Tin Man in '' The Wizard of Oz'' television series, Einstein the Dog and 65 other voices in Universal Animation's ''

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'', Riddler's Henchman #1 in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', Inspector Clouseau in ''

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'' series, Reflex and Howler in ''

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'', Lieutenant Commander Steele in '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'', Pipes, Snarl and Shrapnel in ''

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'', Deep Six in the Sunbow/

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'' G.I. Joe'' series, Arzon and the Wise Owl in '' Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light'', and Doyle Cleverlobe in '' Galaxy High''. Rayle also provided the voice of the

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''. Rayle provided the voice of Marvin the Martian in the commercials for Air Jordan. In the live action film '' Ghoulies II'', he was the voice for all of the Ghoulies. Rayle also voiced "Virgil" the Chimpanzee in '' Project-X'', the "Koala Bear" in '' The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' and the "Rats" in '' Total Recall''. Rayle has provided the voice of

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& the Hal-9000 Computer for Universal Studio's - Hollywood/Orlando.

Personal life

Rayle graduated from Ball State University in 1977 with a degree in Telecommunications, Cinematography, and History. Rayle is married to actress Maggie Roswell, and they adopted a girl in 1993, whom they named Spenser. They own and operate a voiceover studio, AudioRnR, near their home in

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. Rayle is a registered Democrat and adheres to the

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faith.''An Interview with Hal Rayle'', Skip E. Lowe, 1992

Partial filmography

* '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' - Deep Six * '' The Transformers'' (1984) - Pipes, Snarl, Shrapnel * ''The Ewok Adventure'' (1984) - Weechee (voice) * '' Snorks'' (1985) - (Additional Voices) * ''Star Worms II: Attack of the Pleasure Pods'' (1985) - Replacement (voice) * '' Little Muppet Monsters'' (1985) - Miss Piggy, Gonzo,

* '' Small Wonder'' (1985) - Parrot * '' The A-Team'' (1985) - Chuck-a-Luck the Chicken * '' The Transformers: The Movie'' (1986) - Shrapnel, Snarl (voice) * ''

'' (1987) -

(European Side Season), Dr. Otto Von Shrink * ''

'' (1988) - Howler / Reflex (voice) * ''

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'' (1988) - Additional Voices * ''Ghoulies II'' (1988) - Ghoulies (voice, uncredited) * ''

'' (1990) - The Predator (voice, uncredited) * '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1990) - Tin Man * '' Toxic Crusaders'' (1991) - Bonehead, Dr. Bender * '' Fievel's American Tails'' (1992) - Clint Mousewood * ''

'' (1993) - Charlie Ant, Blue Aardvark (occasional understudy; season two), Additional Voices * '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'' (1993) - Lieutenant Commander Steele * ''Camp California Where the Music Never Ends'' (1993) * ''The High Crusade'' (1994) - Alien 1 (voice)

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rayle, Hal Living people American male voice actors Male actors from Denver Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American actors 21st-century American actors Colorado Democrats California Democrats American Roman Catholics 1955 births