Josh Mandel (born October 9, 1958) is an American video game writer, designer, voice actor, and producer. He worked on computer games such as King's Quest V, The Dagger of Amon Ra, Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist, Space Quest 6, and Callahan's Crosstime Saloon.
Sierra Entertainment
Josh Mandel joined Sierra Entertainment in 1990. He was the first person to play the voice of King Graham, the hero of the King's Quest series. He also played Shamir Shamazel in King's Quest VI, Steve Dorian in The Dagger of Amon Ra, and numerous other minor roles.
In 2001, Mandel reprised the role of King Graham for the unofficial fan-made remakes King's Quest I, King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones, and King's Quest III Redux by AGD Interactive and King's Quest III by Infamous Adventures.
Post Sierra
From 2012 to 2013, Mandel was employed with Replay Games where he, in cooperation with Sierra veteran Al Lowe, worked as a designer and writer on Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded and Fester Mudd: Curse of the Gold He quit the company some time after the release of Reloaded.
In January 2014, he contributed to the independent adventure game, Serena, wherein he voices the game's protagonist.
In February 2016, Mandel began working for another Sierra veteran, Corey Cole on Hero-U, a new adventure roleplaying game.
Games Name Year Credited with Publisher Zeliard (English version, DOS) 1990 producer Sierra On-Line King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown 1990 producer Sierra On-Line Fire Hawk: Thexder - The Second Contact (DOS) 1990 producer Sierra On-Line Mixed-Up Mother Goose (SCI0/SCI1) 1990/1991 producer, voice actor (CD-ROM) Sierra On-Line Jones in the Fast Lane 1991 writer, voice actor (CD-ROM) Sierra On-Line Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers 1991 additional material, voice actor (CD-ROM) Sierra On-Line King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (CD-ROM) 1992 voice actor Sierra On-Line EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus (CD-ROM) 1992 voice actor Sierra On-Line The Dagger of Amon Ra 1992 writer, voice actor (CD-ROM) Sierra On-Line Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist 1993 director, producer, designer, writer Sierra On-Line Hoyle Classic Card Games 1993 voice actor Sierra On-Line King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (CD-ROM) 1993 voice actor Sierra On-Line Pepper's Adventures in Time 1993 designer Sierra On-Line Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier 1995 designer Sierra On-Line Shannara 1995 writer Legend Entertainment Callahan's Crosstime Saloon 1997 designer, artist, writer Take-Two Interactive Terminus 2000 voice actor Vatical Entertainment The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler (Game Boy Color) 2000 designer Mattel Interactive Blue's Clues: Blue's Alphabet Book 2001 designer Mattel Interactive King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown 2001 voice actor Tierra Entertainment King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones 2002 voice actor Tierra Entertainment Hungry Red Planet 2002 consultant Health Media Lab King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human 2006 voice actor Infamous Adventures Insecticide 2008 designer, writer Gamecock Media Group King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human 2011 voice actor AGD Interactive Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded 2013 producer, designer, writer Replay Games Fester Mudd: Curse of the Gold 2013 consultant Replay Games Serena 2014 voice actor Senscape Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption 2018 writer Transolar Games Foolish Mortals 2025 additional dialogue Inklingwood Studios
References
External links Josh Mandel at MobyGames Josh Mandel at IMDb Josh Mandel's personal website