John Erwin

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John Erwin
Born John Lee Erwin
(1936-12-05)December 5, 1936
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Camarillo, California, U.S.
Occupation Voice actor
Years active 1959–2010

John Lee Erwin (December 5, 1936 – c. December 20, 2024) was an American voice actor best known for voicing He-Man, Reggie Mantle, and Morris the Cat.[1]

Career

Erwin was the voice of He-Man in the Filmation productions He-Man and the Masters of the Universe[1] and She-Ra: Princess of Power[1][2] that ran from 1983 to 1986. Due to the extreme cost-cutting by Filmation,[citation needed] the cast of voice actors was small, and producer Lou Scheimer actually performed the bulk of the character voices.[3] Erwin was also the voice of the henchman character Beast Man, and would on occasion do the voices of other supporting characters, too, such as Webstor and Ram Man.

Although generally recognized for his work on He-Man, Erwin has many years of voice acting to his credit (including the voice of Reggie Mantle in Filmation's Archie cartoons), and has provided voices for many productions ranging from television advertisements to live-action movies since the 1960s. He was the voice of Morris the Cat from 9Lives cat food in several television commercials.[2]

From 1959 to 1965, he starred as Teddy in the television Western Rawhide.[1]

In 1989, his voice was heard as a radio newscaster in Back to the Future Part II[1] and as a football announcer in the 2000 Disney movie Remember the Titans.

He also did small spot roles in various Hanna-Barbera episodes for different shows (such as Hanna-Barbera's animated series The Thing) and others, going uncredited.

Personal life and death

Erwin had moved away from California by 2010,[2] although in 2019 Alan Oppenheimer stated he had recently visited Erwin in his retirement community in Thousand Oaks, California.[4]

Erwin died at his home in Camarillo, California, on or around December 20, 2024, at the age of 88. His death was not announced publicly until January 31, 2025.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1960 13 Fighting Men Cpl. McLean
1981 Looker Commercial Announcer Voice role; Uncredited
1986 He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword He-Man / Prince Adam / Beast Man Voice role
Skeletor's Revenge Voice role; direct to video
1988 Everybody's All-American Redskins' Announcer Voice role
1989 Back to the Future Part II Radio Sportscaster Voice role
1995 Babe Additional voices Voice role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1959-1965 Rawhide Teddy 22 episodes
1968-1970 The Archie Show Reggie Mantle Voice role; 30 episodes; including The Archie Comedy Hour and Archie's Funhouse
1969 Archie and His New Pals Voice role; Television movie
Here's Lucy Narrator Uncredited; 2 episodes
1969-1972 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Reggie Mantle / Cousin Ambrose / Humphrey / Hexter Voice role; 47 episodes
1970 Groovie Goolies Various voices 16 episode
1971 Aesop's Fables Donkey Voice role; Television movie
Archie's TV Funnies Reggie Mantle Voice role; 16 episodes
1973 The New Dick Van Dyke Show Jeff Kingsley Episode: "The Young Surgeons"
1974 The U.S. of Archie Reggie Mantle Voice role; 16 episodes
1977 The New Archie and Sabrina Hour Reggie Mantle / Q / Slick Voice role; 21 episodes
1977-1978 Archie's Bang-Shang Lalapalooza Show Reggie Mantle Voice role
1979 ABC Weekend Specials Casey Balloo Voice role; Episode "The Horse That Played Centerfield"
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing Ronald Radford III / Clumpley Voice role; 13 episodes
1983-1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe He-Man / Prince Adam / Beast Man Voice role ; 130 episodes
1985 He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special He-Man / Prince Adam / Webstor Voice role; Television movie
1985-1987 She-Ra: Princess of Power He-Man / Prince Adam / Beast Man Voice role; 93 episodes
1991 Spacecats Incidental Characters Voice role; 13 episodes
1999 Malcolm & Eddie Announcer Episode: "The Wrongest Yard"
2005 Family Guy He-Man Episode: "Brian the Bachelor"; final role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2024 CinEuphoria Awards Merit - Honorary Award He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Won [6]
She-Ra: Princess of Power Won [6]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The New York Times Filmography
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  4. ↑ "He-Man Voice Actor John Erwin Discussed w/Alan Oppenheimer AKA Skeletor" - YouTube, May 17, 2019
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