Mel Winkler (October 23, 1941 – June 11, 2020) was an American actor. He voiced Aku Aku in the ''

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'' video games, from '' Crash Bandicoot: Warped'' to '' Crash Twinsanity''.

Early life

Winkler was born in

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on October 23, 1941.

Career

In 1970s and 1980s, He moved to his home town

and

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. Though Winkler mostly appeared in minor live-action roles, such as Melvin in ''

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'', He also spent time on Broadway, appearing in ''The Great White Hope'' in 1968, in August Wilson's ''Joe Turner's Come and Gone'' in 1988 and in Neil Simon's ''Proposals'' from 1997 to 1998. He voiced of the guardian mask Aku Aku in the ''

'' series, Lucius Fox in ''

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'' and Johnny Snowman in the TV series '' Oswald''.

Death

Winkler died in his sleep on June 11, 2020 at the age of 78. '' Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time'' was dedicated in his memory.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* 1941 births 2020 deaths American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American male video game actors Male actors from St. Louis 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 20th-century African-American male actors 21st-century African-American male actors {{US-voice-actor-1940s-stub