Lloyd Michael Sherr (born February 28, 1956), also known by his stage name Max Raphael, is an American voice actor. He is best known for his role as Fillmore in the
''Cars'' franchise, taking over the role from
George Carlin since his death in 2008, as well as his former role as narrator of the
History Channel series
''Modern Marvels''.
Career
Sherr has been credited in many forms of media, most notably as narrator of the
History Channel show ''
Modern Marvels'', for which his voice has become a trademark of the History Channel. Sherr (credited as Raphael) has also narrated other History Channel series such as ''
Command Decisions
''Command Decisions'' was a series produced by Hoff Productions which aired on The History Channel in 2004. Each episode depicted an historic battle through re-creations, and gave the viewer an opportunity to test his or her skills, strategies, an ...
'', ''Engineering Disasters'', and ''
Dogfights
A dogfight is an aerial battle between fighter aircraft.
Dogfight may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Dogfight'' (film), 1991, set in 1960s San Francisco
* ''Dogfights'' (TV series), featuring military air combat re-enactments
Games
* ...
''.
He is known for voice-over work in various video games, such as
Cronos in ''
God of War II'', bounty-hunter
Calo Nord
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in ''
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'', Diego in ''
Gothic 3'' and ''
EverQuest II''.
One of Mr. Sherr's most notable roles was The Moper in the 1984 classic 'Revenge of the Nerds'. Sherr played a man who was currently being held on a charge of mopery, which is exposing oneself to a blind person.
On television, he performed the roles of
Vathek in ''
W.I.T.C.H.'', Jibolba in the
Nickelodeon series ''
Tak and the Power of Juju'',
Everett in ''
Back at the Barnyard
''Back at the Barnyard'' (also known as ''Barnyard: The Series'') is an American CGI animated television series based on the 2006 film ''Barnyard''. The second and final installment in the ''Barnyard'' franchise, the series aired from Septemb ...
'', Father in ''
Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', and the Narrator in ''
Random! Cartoons''. He has also voiced narration for videos produced by
Scientology regarding
Thetan existence, and the 8 dynamics. Sherr is also the voice of
Fillmore Fillmore may refer to:
Places Canada
* Fillmore, Saskatchewan
* Rural Municipality of Fillmore No. 96, Saskatchewan
United States
* Fillmore, California
* Fillmore District, San Francisco, California
* Fillmore, Louisiana
* Fillmore, Illino ...
in the
''Cars'' franchise, in place of
George Carlin, who died of
heart failure
Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, a ...
in 2008.
He also voiced Fillmore in ''
Cars 2
''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American computer-animated Spy film, spy comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Cars (film), Cars'' (2006), the second film in the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' f ...
'' and ''
Cars 3''. In ''
Cars 2: The Video Game'' and ''
Disney Infinity'', Sherr reprised his role as Fillmore.
Sherr's stage name is a combination of his children's names, Max and Raphael (as listed on his website).
Sherr has also performed voice acting work for several Scientology productions.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Live-action
Theme park attractions
References
8
Dianetics''Audiofile Magazine March 2004.''
External links
*
*
History Channel's official ''Modern Marvels'' site
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1956 births
Living people
American male voice actors
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
American male video game actors
Male actors from Los Angeles