Denny Delk (born May 28, 1950) is an American actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Murray in the Monkey Island series as well as a range of voices in LucasArts games.
Background and career Delk learned a knack of acting from his mother, who read bedtime stories to him and had done all voices of characters. After getting education at University of St. Andrews,Denny Delk's profile at LinkedIn.com he worked as a disc jockey and later got in radio, and then into commercials.Interview with Denny Delk by site The Legend of Monkey Island, 2 June, 2004. In the 1970s he worked with George Lucas for first time, playing a minor role in More American Graffiti for Lucasfilm. He voiced the medical droid 2-1B in The Empire Strikes Back, and later played roles for LucasFilm in Star Wars: Ewoks (the voice of Wicket in the second season) and in Howard the Duck.Denny Delk talks with Star Wars Book Zone, July 7, 2010.Howard the Duck (1986): full cast and crew. Then, in 1992, he became associated with LucasArts, voicing the "talkie" version of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. He continued working for LucasArts as in-house actor, voicing many roles in their games, although players know Delk most for playing the talking skull Murray from Monkey Island series of quests. Delk tried to make the character a little more comical than he was and tried to give him a bit of himself.Site SCUMM Bar.com gives an interview to Denny Delk, July 22, 2003
Delk is a freelance voice-over artist, but his name is mostly associated with LucasArts. He also has years of improv experience.Delk's profile at Voice123.com Delk was also the spokesman for the long-running Got Milk? series of commercials.
Personal life Delk lives in San Francisco Bay Area. His wife is writer and producer Karen Jones Delk.
Known works
Films Year Title Role Notes1979 More American Graffiti Police Sergeant 1980The Empire Strikes Back2-1Buncredited1986 Howard the Duck Sergeant 1987 P.K. and the Kid Deputy 1993 Golden Gate Jury foreman 1994 You Not Chinese Charlie Chan 1997 Farmer & Chase Capt. Cornell
Video games Year Video game Role Notes1992Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Omar Al-Jabbar, Nazi U-boat Captain, Nazi CD-ROM version1993Day of the Tentacle Hoagie, Purple Tentacle, other voices 1993Sam & Max Hit the Road Lee Harvey, other voices 1994Star Wars: TIE Fighter Admiral Zaarin, Priest, Ripoblus Population1995Full Throttle Maximum Fish, Blotch1997 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II 8t881997 The Curse of Monkey IslandMurray, Skully, Father Pirate1998 Star Wars: Rogue SquadronNarrator, Other Rogue Membersuncredited1999Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Admiral Zaarin2000 Escape from Monkey IslandMurray, Mister Santiago2000 Star Wars: Early Learning Activity CenterSlingshot Announcer2001 007: Agent Under FireNigel Bloch2001 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue LeaderNarrator2003 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel StrikeNarrator, Commander 2, Wingman 72006 Star Wars: Empire at War Narrator2009 Tales of Monkey IslandMurray2009 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special EditionNarrator, Pirate Leader III, Citizen of Mêlée2010 Iron Man 2AIM agent, Roxxon agent2010 Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's RevengeNarrator, Bruno, Fred, Larry, Voodoo PriestThe Secret of Monkey Island 2 Special Edition - Credits2022Return to Monkey IslandMurray 2023 Sea of Thieves Murray, Pirate Leader III, Citizen of Mêlée
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