George DelHoyo
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George DelHoyo | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1953 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
George DelHoyo (born November 23, 1953), also known as George Deloy, is a Uruguayan-born American actor.
Theatre
DelHoyo, who was also raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, began performing in the theatre in New York City during the 1970s. Working under the name George Deloy, he performed in plays and musicals at many of the major American regional theaters such as Seattle Repertory, American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Cincinnati Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and Huntington Theatre in Boston. His first big break came in 1976, playing Kyle Nunnery in the Broadway musical, The Robber Bridegroom.
Television
In 1978, George moved to Los Angeles and became a contract player for Universal Studios, under the screen name George Deloy. Much of his work was in television – one of his first characters was Bert in the episode "Breakout to Murder" of the
. George also played the role of a policeman in the popular television show, Tales from the Crypt.Games
For the 1996 PC video game and PlayStation port
Descent, and its sequels Descent II and Descent 3, DelHoyo voiced the protagonist, the Material Defender.[2]
Voice-over
DelHoyo has become noted as a top
voice-over artist, lending his voice to numerous Hollywood film trailers and network television promos. In 2008 he was featured in the book Secrets of Voice-Over Success by voice actress Joan Baker
. The following trailers and promos include:
- Horton Hears a Who! (1970) (2008 DVD reissue trailer only)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (2002 reissue trailer/TV Spots only)
- Oliver & Company (1988) (2009 DVD reissue trailer only)
- Batman (1989) (ABC Family promos only)
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (2005 DVD reissue trailer only)
- The Swan Princess (1994) (2004 DVD reissue trailer/TV spots only)
- Toy Story (1995) (ABC Family promos only)
- Selena (1997) (TV spot only)
- Wild Things (1998)
- Lost in Space (1998)
- Paulie (1998)
- The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (1998) (2004 DVD reissue trailer/TV spots only)
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) (teaser trailer on several 1997 Nickelodeon VHS releases)
- Muppets from Space (1999)
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
- Pokémon: The First Movie (1999) (promotion part of the second theatrical trailer only)
- My Dog Skip (2000)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- The Princess Diaries (2001)
- Big Fat Liar (2002)
- Ice Age (2002)
- Treasure Planet (2002)
- Daddy Day Care (2003)
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
- Holes (2003)
- Freaky Friday (2003)
- Marci X (2003)
- Elf (2003)
- Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
- Ella Enchanted (2004)
- Home on the Range (2004) (home entertainment TV spots only)
- 13 Going on 30 (2004) (trailers/TV spots only)
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
- Shark Tale (2004)
- The Polar Express (2004)
- Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Curious George (2006)
- The Pink Panther (2006)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
- Monster House (2006) (TV spots only)
- The Ant Bully (2006)
- Everyone's Hero (2006)
- Happy Feet (2006) (TV spots only, trailers did not have any voice-over)
- Meet the Robinsons (2007)
- TMNT (home entertainment TV spots only)
- Shrek the Third (2007)
- Surf's Up (2007)
- Daddy Day Camp (2007)
- Bee Movie (2007) (TV spots only)
- Nim's Island (2008)
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
- Four Christmases (2008)
- The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) (TV spots only)
- Up (2009) (Blu-ray/DVD TV spots and ABC Family promos only)
- Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2010)
- Despicable Me (2010) (ABC Family promos only)
- Ramona and Beezus (2010)
- Rango (2011) (Also the voice of Señor Flan in the film itself.)
- Monte Carlo (2011)
- Arthur Christmas (2011)
- Chimpanzee (2012)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- Escape from Planet Earth (2013) (TV spots only)
- Frozen (2013) (UK TV spots only)
- Rio 2 (2014)
- Bears (2014)
- Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) (TV spots only)
- Monkey Kingdom (2015)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) (TV spots only)
- Penguins (2019)
- The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) (TV spots only, trailers did not have any voice-over)
- Bernie the Dolphin 2 (2019)
- Dolphin Reef (2020) (ultimately cancelled theatrical trailer as Dolphins)
- Ice Age: Scrat Tales (promos only, trailer did not have any voice-over)
Film
In 1998, DelHoyo starred in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy Dead Letter Office. He appeared in the Academy Award-winning animated feature Rango (2011) produced by Industrial Light & Magic and released by Paramount.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | B.J. and the Bear
|
Jonas/Six Killer | Episode: "Fly a Wild Horse" |
| 1980 | Hart to Hart | Peter Scmidt | Episode: "Downhill to Death" |
| Galactica 1980 | Dr. Spencer | Episode: "The Super Scouts" | |
| 1983 | Too Close for Comfort | Sal Garibaldi | Episode: "Family Business" |
| 1984 | Three's a Crowd | R. Morris | Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl" |
| 1985–1986 | St. Elsewhere | Ken Valere | |
| 1986 | Hunter
|
Carlos Mariano | Episode: "High Noon in L.A." |
| Days of Our Lives | Orpheus | Role: October 20, 1986, to April 23, 1987, and 2016 (Recurring/Guest Role) and 2020–present | |
| 1988 | Night Court | Bobby Mason | Episode: "Chrizzi's Honor" |
| Jake and the Fatman | Matthew Hammond | Episode: "How Long Has This Been Going On?" | |
| Cheers | Robert Cooperman | Episode: "Norm, Is That You?" | |
| 1991 | The Young Riders | Ben Rawlings | Episode: "Old Scores" |
| Tales from the Crypt | Policeman | Episode: "Carrion Death" | |
| 1992 | L.A. Law | Episode: "Steal It Again, Sam" | |
| 1993-1995 | Frasier | Father Mike Mancuso | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | The Commish | Reggie Martel | Episode: "Brooklyn" |
Nowhere Man
|
The Supervisor | Episode: "Turnabout" | |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Nicholas Chaput | Episode: "Eyes" | |
| 1996 | Sliders | Judge John Nassau | Episode: "Time Again and World" |
Walker Texas Ranger
|
Ramon Lopez Vega del Garcia | Episode: "Codename Dragonfly" | |
| 1997 | JAG | Rincon | Episode: "The Game of Go" |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate | Voice, episode: "The Hand of Fate" | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Tony Ramos | Episode: "Crusader" | |
| Home Improvement | Doug | Episode: "My Son, the Driver" | |
| 1999 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Patrick Jury | Episode: "Other People's Business" |
| Just Shoot Me! | Special Agent Justin Morris | Episode: "Nina's Choice" | |
| Stark Raving Mad | Vince | Episode: "Christmas Cheerleader" | |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond | Captain Zane | Voice, episode: "Final Cut" |
| 2019 | 9-1-1 | Ramon Diaz | Episode: "This Life We Choose" |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Seekers
|
Gilbert Kent | Television film |
| 1980 | The Secret War of Jackie's Girls | Al | Television film |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Frank Travis | Television film |
| 1994 | Vault of Horror | Television film | |
| 1996 | The Crying Child | Ran Jeffreys | Television film |
| 1998 | Dead Letter Office | Frank Lopez | |
| 2011 | Rango | Señor Flan | Voice |
References
- ^ "George DelHoyo". 19 August 2016.
- ^ "George DelHoyo - Voicechasers.com". Voicechasers.com. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
External links
- George DelHoyo at IMDb
- George Del Hoyo at the Battlestar Wiki, an encyclopedia on the Battlestar Galactica sagas.