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 Cars 2 and Cars 3, taking over the role from George Carlin after 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, Engineering Disasters, and Dogfights.
He is known for voice-over work in various video games, such as Cronos in God of War II, bounty-hunter Calo Nord in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Diego in Gothic 3 and EverQuest II.
One of Sherr's most notable roles was The Moper in the 1984 film 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, 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 eight dynamics. Sherr is also the voice of Fillmore in the Cars franchise, replacing George Carlin following his death.
Sherr's stage name is a combination of his children's names, Max and Raphael.
Sherr has also performed voice acting work for several Scientology productions.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Say the Secret Word Corn Dog Spy (voice) 2008 Fly Me to the Moon Mission Control (voice) Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber Jalle (voice) 2011 Cars 2 Fillmore, Combat Ship (voice) 2013 Turbo Spanish DJ (voice) 2017 Cars 3 Fillmore (voice) 2018The Last Prince of AtlantisBalthazar (voice) TBA Troll Hunters Jalle (voice)
Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Captain Dread (voice) Episode: "Escape from the Planet of the Turtleoids" 1996–2004 Hey Arnold! Tape Voice, Restaurant Captain, Salon Man (voice) 2000 Monster Machines Narrator (voice) Unknown episodes 2004 Mega Machines 2004–06 W.I.T.C.H. Vathek, Guard #2, Coach O'Neill, Sandpit (voice) 10 episodes 2007–08 Tak and the Power of Juju Jibolba (voice) Recurring role 2007-10 Back at the Barnyard Everett, various voices 2008 Crisis Point Narrator (voice) 6 episodes 2009 Random! Cartoons Episode: "Dr. Dee and Bit Boy" Moments of Impact/Adrenaline Rush Hour 13 episodes 2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Lord Barry, Paramedic, Nerd Pirate (voice) Episode: "The Grasp of the Gnome" 2011–2012 Archer Detective Murphy, Superintendent, Paddy (voice) 2 episodes 2011 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Father (voice) 3 episodes 2013–14 Tales from Radiator Springs Fillmore (voice) 3 episodes 2015 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Mewni Merchant (voice) Episode: "Diaz Family Vacation" 2022 Cars on the Road Fillmore (voice) Episode: "Dino Park" 2027 Cars: Lightning Racers Upcoming series
Video games Year Title Role Notes1999 Battlezone II: Combat Commander Male Ensemble2002 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Additional voices Age of Mythology Setna, Theocrat2003 RTX Red Rock Old Soul #1Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Calo Nord, Tanis Venn, Viglo, Slave2004 EverQuest II Various voices 2005 James Bond 007: From Russia with Love Additional voices2006 Gothic 3 Diego The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king Hwaldar, Chieftain of Rhudaur SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault Senator Lloyd Thomason SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 2007 God of War II Cronos2008 Tak and the Guardians of Gross JibolbaSpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom2009The Lord of the Rings: Conquest SarumanInfamous Male Pedestrian Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Kip Darling Cars Race-O-Rama Fillmore Dragon Age: Origins Spirit of Valor Legendary Lexington 2010 Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Additional voices 2011 Dead or Alive: Dimensions Shiden Cars 2 Fillmore Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Kip Darling Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Additional voices NCIS Video Game Benjamin Pramas 2012 Armored Core V City Police Officer D, AC Pilot, Narrator Diablo III Captain Hale Also Reaper of Souls DLCStarhawkRifters, Captain Bennett Syndicate Additional voices Skylanders: Giants2013 BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Disney Infinity Fillmore 2014 World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Additional voices 2016 Mafia III 2017 Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Workers 2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Doctor Sheiran
Live-action Year Title Role Notes 1984 Revenge of the Nerds The Moper 2003 The Big Chingon Ivan 2009 Black Russian Ivan 2013 Marked by the Mob Miniseries; 4 episodes 2017 Hate Crime Radio News Man 2018 Hotel Artemis KT-Eye News Anchor
Theme park attractions Year Title Role Notes 2012 Radiator Springs Racers Fillmore 2021 Cars: Road Trip
References 8. Dianetics Audiofile Magazine March 2004.
External links
History Channel's official Modern Marvels site