Jamie Alcroft (born January 18, 1949) is an American comedian and voice actor known for his voice-over work in movies, TV shows and video games and was half of the comedy duo Mack & Jamie.
Biography
Early life and education Alcroft is of English, Welsh, Irish and German ancestry. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Ohio University in 1971.
Career Alcroft was working as a disc jockey at a Key West radio station in 1979 when cartoonist Mack Dryden left a note for him at his studio. It read "You must be one of the funniest men in Key West; I'm the other one." The pair got to know one another and began performing as a stand-up act in Key West.
They had been working together for less than two years when they were invited to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. That and other TV appearances led to their own syndicated show in 1985, called Comedy Break. They taped 125 half-hour shows in less than a year. Their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, prompted Leno to call them, "The funniest Duo working today." Mack and Jamie continue to perform at corporate events around the world and have earned the reputation as clean comedians.
As a voice actor, Alcroft has provided numerous voices for animated series, commercials and video games such as Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Gears of War I, II, III and IV and Call of Duty: United Offensive as Lieutenant Lehmkuhl and Sgt. Ramirez. He voiced Wheeljack in the video game adaptation of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon and Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights. He also played the voice as the interviewer from the intro and epilogue of Spyro the Dragon and other numerous dragons. Alcroft also voiced Dr. Dean in Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost.
He was named 2009 Westlake Village Citizen of the Year and has been voted one of the "25 Most Influential People" in Ventura County. He has dedicated his life to raising funds for schools and charities, through local businesses partners.
He has teamed up with Phil Proctor of Firesign Theatre fame to write and perform "Boomers on a Bench" which can be seen on YouTube and Facebook weekly.
Marriage and children Alcroft is married to two-time Emmy award-winning figure skating choreographer Sarah Kawahara. The couple have three children: Alysse, Hayley and Thatcher.
Personal life In 2017, Alcroft had a heart transplant.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1982All Night RadioJamieTelevision film1987Million Dollar MysteryBob1996Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)LoutrekVoice, television film1999Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's GhostDr. DeanVoice, direct-to-video; uncredited2002Eight Crazy NightsEli WolstanVoice2003Shrink RapParty Guest2007Corpus CallosumRandy2009The Buffalo SamYusuf Islam
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1985Comedy BreakHimself1990Open HouseRobin LeachEpisode: "First Impressions"1999Arli$$Episode: "The Changing of the Guard"1999Rocket PowerRhinoVoice, episode: "Twister's Cuz / Big Thursday"1999Katie JoplinMr. KosloffEpisode: "Parent Trap"2002RugratsToby Turtle / CustomerVoice, episode: "Cynthia Comes Alive / Trading Phil"2003Most Extreme Elimination ChallengeVoice ActorVoice, episode: "Meat Handlers and Cartoon Voice Actors"2003Primetime GlickReporterEpisode: "Chris Elliot"2005Justice League UnlimitedVance / Esposito / LarryVoice, 2 episodes2005Avatar: The Last AirbenderAdditional voicesEpisode: "The Blue Spirit"2015Rogues of LAProf. GardnerEpisode: "She's a Witness in a Mafia Murder Trial"
Video games Year Title Role Notes1998 Spyro the Dragon Lateef, Interviewer, Tomas, Alvar, Cosmos2000Star Trek: Klingon AcademyCivil War Weapons Officer / Freighter Captain 2 / Altair Star Captain / Soorex2001Star Wars: Galactic BattlegroundsAT-PT Driver / Javelin Submarine Captain / Sio Bibble2001 Return to Castle Wolfenstein Jack Stone, Additional voices 2003Quest for SaddamSaddam's Double / Tom Brokaw / Popeye / Shawn Connery2003Alter EchoStome2004 Call of Duty: United Offensive Lt. Lemhkul, Sgt. Ramirez, Additional voices2004EverQuest IIFrum Zoomly / Torlig the Alchemist / Sir Laughlin2005 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Additional voices 2006 Gears of War Victor Hoffman2008 Gears of War 2 Victor Hoffman2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Wheeljack, additional voices2011Gears of War 3 Victor Hoffman2011Star Wars: The Old RepublicAdmiral Shai / Councillor Jalta / Gavon Kroan / General Durant / Master Cerik / Rinnas Edu / Warden Playt2012 Ninja Gaiden 3 LOA Chairman2015 Minecraft: Story Mode Otto2016 Gears of War 4 Victor Hoffman
References
External links
Mack & Jamie