Garry Chalk
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Garry Chalk (born February 17, 1952) is a British-born Canadian actor, dual US-Canadian citizen and voice artist. Also known as Garry Chalk, he is best known for being among the voices of Optimus Primal in the Transformers universe and has appeared in The Fly II, Freddy vs. Jason, Deck the Halls, Watchmen and Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins. Chalk was born in Southampton, Hampshire in 1952. At the age of 5, his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Chalk has been involved with theatre since 1978 and has performed at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company (VPTC), the Arts Club Theatre Company (ACTC), The Vancouver Theatresports League and various low budget theatres in Canada. The last live stage production he did was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, where he played Miles Gloriosus. He also performed in Henry IV and As You Like It at the VPTC, as well as Dracula and Passion at the ACTC. Most of his career has been in film and television, usually portraying corrupt members of law enforcement. He had a recurring role on Cold Squad for four years, for which he won Gemini Awards in two consecutive years, and until the close of its ninth season had a recurring role on the science-fiction series Stargate SG-1. Known for his perfect enunciation and his mellifluous deep voice, Chalk is also a veteran of over 1,500 animated productions including Class of the Titans, and the 2002 remake of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He is also known for his voice work in the Transformers franchise as the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines, and as Optimus Prime in the Unicron Trilogy. He also voiced the original Megatron in an episode of Beast Wars. In the 2000s, he appeared in the Sci-Fi Channel shows Eureka, as Col. Briggs and Painkiller Jane, as Ruben Hennessey.
Known for
Credits
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
as Navy Chief of Staff
Godzilla (2014)
as Stan Walsh
Tomorrowland (2015)
as Jail Desk Jockey
The Predator (2018)
as Postal Worker
Watchmen (2009)
as NORAD General
Overboard (2018)
as Dr. Fletcher
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
as Sheriff Williams
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper (2004)
as Herve (voice)
Power Rangers (2017)
as Captain Bowen
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)
as Desmond (voice)
Barbie of Swan Lake (2003)
as Baker (voice)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010)
as Break (voice)
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (2012)
as Break (voice)
Deck the Halls (2006)
as Sheriff Dave
Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)
as Frazer / Calvin (voice)
Eight Below (2006)
as Boat Captain
Open Season: Scared Silly (2015)
as Ed (voice)
The Fly II (1989)
as Scorby
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina (2009)
as Louie (voice)
The Accused (1988)
as Courthouse Reporter
Trapped (2002)
as Agent Chalmers
Personal Effects (2009)
as Coach
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004)
as Bluto (voice)
Two for Tee (2026)
as Harry
Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)
as Greg
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007)
as King of the Cats (voice)
Snow White (1995)
as (voice)
The Client List (2010)
as Carl
Leprechaun: Origins (2014)
as Hamish
Disturbing Behavior (1998)
as Coach (uncredited)
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020)
as Old Ed (voice)
Home Invasion (2016)
as Sheriff Kane
Alice in Wonderland (1995)
as (voice)
Heidi (1995)
as (voice)
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years (2011)
as Announcer
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
as Chicago Worker
Fierce People (2006)
as McCallum
Sweet Virginia (2017)
as Lou Hopkis
Intersection (1994)
as Paramedic
Monster Beach (2014)
as Uncle Woody (voice)
Barbie: Dolphin Magic (2017)
as Pete (voice)
Blonde and Blonder (2008)
as Agent Gardenia
Mr. Patman (1981)
as Policeman
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)
as Vice Principal Grimes
Love Under the Rainbow (2019)
as Paul
Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)
as (voice)
Pocahontas (1994)
as John Smith (voice)
Small Sacrifices (1989)
as Boyd Paul Downs
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
as Police Captain
The Ten Commandments (2007)
as The General (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)
as Santa Claus / Bumble (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
as Blitzen - Rudolph's Father (voice)
Ladies Night (2005)
as Draper
Camouflage (2001)
as Ernie
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998)
as Timothy Dugan
Big Time Movie (2012)
as MI6 #1
The Omen (1995)
as Security Chief
His and Her Christmas (2005)
as Anthony Shephard
The Miracle Season (2018)
as Principal Shaw
Tornado Valley (2009)
as Vince Johnson
Happy the Littlest Bunny (1994)
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control (2002)
as Hector (voice)
The Guilty (2000)
as Police Chief
Love Struck Café (2017)
as Matt Quinn
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)
as Prince Rutherford / Oak Nut (voice)
Behemoth (2011)
as Sheriff Matt Allington
A Christmas Story 2 (2012)
as Higbee's Santa
Sabrina: Friends Forever (2002)
as Warlock #1 / Cringe (voice)
After All These Years (2013)
as Mulligan
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer (2011)
as Reynolds
I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991)
as Det. Carlyle
Three Weeks, Three Kids (2011)
as Charlie Marshall
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987)
as Additional voices (voice)
American Dreamer (2022)
as Nicolai
Scammerhead (2014)
as Beldon Fenisher
'Tis the Season for Love (2015)
as Santa
My Birthday Romance (2020)
as John
Bratz: Super Babyz (2007)
as Newsperson / Custodian (voice)
The Sea Wolf (1993)
as Chandler / First Mate
Bang Bang You're Dead (2003)
as Chief Bud McGee
Sonic Christmas Blast (1996)
as Grounder (voice)
My Mother the Spy (2000)
as Herb Kulcheck
Try to Remember (2004)
as Stuart Kling
The Karate Dog (2006)
as Brunelli
Cinderella (1994)
as (voice)
The Show (2017)
as Bernie
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle (1994)
as Leo the Lion (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
Disquiet (2023)
as Virgil
Secrets of My Stepdaughter (2017)
as Lt Brian Smith
Ordeal in the Arctic (1993)
as Rescue Pilot Jim
Growing the Big One (2010)
as Edward Miles
Suddenly (2013)
as Sheriff Grant
The Adventures of Corduroy: Home (1997)
Actor
The Game of Love (2016)
as Coach Zimmer
Little Pink House (2018)
as Mayor Lloyd Beachy
The Confirmation (2016)
as Pete
Into Thin Air (1985)
as Gas station attendant
Jungle Book (1995)
as Father Wolf (voice)
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997)
as Wasser (as Gary Chalk)
Battle in Seattle (2007)
as Chief Faherty
Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried (2017)
as David
One Angry Juror (2010)
as Vincent Walsh
Sleeping Beauty (1995)
as King / Valdar (voice)
Caught in the Headlights (2005)
as Sergeant
A Christmas Carol (1994)
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Bounty Hunters (1996)
as Wasser
The Shipment (2001)
as Dale Dixer
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000)
as Milt
A Trace of Danger (2010)
as Frank
ReBoot - Daemon Rising (2001)
as Slash / Turbo / Additional Voices (voice)
Magic Gift of the Snowman (1995)
as (voice)
Black Beauty (1995)
as (voice)
Madeline at the Ballet (—)
as Additional Voices (voice)
At Jesus' Side (2008)
as Seymour / 2nd Pharisee / 1st Soldier (voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
as (voice)
Care Bears: The Giving Festival (2010)
Actor
Five Desperate Hours (1997)
as Capt. Durk
Feed the Gods (2014)
as Sheriff
Accidental Obsession (2015)
as Saul Rubens
Abduction of Innocence (1996)
as Sheriff Evans
Curly - The Littlest Puppy (1995)
as (voice)
Fishing for Love (2021)
as Lee
Touched by a Killer (2001)
as Sheriff Sam
The Spree (1998)
as Det. Colin
Buddy Games: Spring Awakening (2023)
as Marty
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery (2015)
as Mayor Bascomb
Notes from the Heart Healer (2012)
as Sheriff
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe (2016)
as Mayor Bascomb
Encounter with Danger (2010)
as Sheriff Walters
Courage (2009)
as Louis Vale
The Nutcracker (1994)
as (voice) (as Gary Chalk)
The Hollow (2015)
as Donald
Lone Hero (2002)
as Sheriff Cal
The Movie Out Here (2012)
as Vic
Justice for Annie (1996)
as Detective Larson
Circumstances Unknown (1995)
as Mike Kinsey
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
as Lt. Col. Douglas Hart
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy (2005)
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-A-Boo (voice)
Deadly Attraction (2016)
as Ted
Hydee and the Hytops (2011)
as (voice)
A Little Thing Called Murder (2006)
as Jake
Holiday Reunion (2003)
as Fred Hodges
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
as Goss
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery (2016)
as Mayor Bascomb
Silencing Mary (1998)
as Gardner
Mosaic (2007)
as Nathan Nelson (voice)
Unthinkable (2007)
as Captain Laughlan
Care Bears To the Rescue (2010)
as (voice)
Angel and the Badman (2009)
as Steve Carson
LEGO Ninjago: Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu (2018)
as Killow (voice)
Confessions of a Christmas Letter (2024)
as Charles
The Comrades of Summer (1992)
as Ump
Secrets of the Unknown (1991)
Actor
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular (2003)
as Harry the Werewolf / Bug-a-Boo (voice)
In Search of Santa (2004)
as Derridommis / Capn' Cragg (voice)
Amazon Falls (2010)
as Gary Bob
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico (2005)
as Tibor the Terrible / El Haystack Grande (voice)
Camelot: The Legend (1998)
as King Arthur / Bandit #1 / Mason (voice)
Deadly Little Secrets (2002)
as Jack Burtrell
Spot Marks the X (1986)
as Cop on Bridge
A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)
Actor
Bratz: Pampered Petz (2010)
as Officer Blythe / Worker / News Reporter (voice)
Pocahontas (1995)
as (voice)
Quarantine (2000)
Actor
Making Spirits Bright (2021)
as Bill Ryan
Kidz in the Wood (1996)
as Coach
Cowboys & Indians (2003)
as Inspector Ken Dowson
Memories of Christmas (2018)
as Mike
Y2K (1999)
as Edward Mason
Shutterspeed (2000)
as Walter Bradford
ReBoot - My Two Bobs (2001)
as Slash (voice)
I Know What You Did (1998)
as Homicide Captain
Stand Against Fear (1996)
as Coach Peters
Generation X (1996)
as Detective Gaines
Blackmail (1991)
as Kiminski
Taming Tammy (2007)
as Burt
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story (1996)
as Rasmussen
Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie (1995)
as Coach Gilbert
The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers (1996)
as (voice)
Love on Fire (2022)
as Don Hamilton
Not Our Son (1995)
as Mike Dombrowski
Christmas Town (2008)
as Jack Travers
The Vehicle (2012)
as William
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story (2002)
as District Attorney
Patterson's Wager (2015)
as Otter's Grandpa
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena Chronicles (2007)
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Colorblind (2023)
Actor
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows (2023)
as Lawrence
A Champion's Fight (1998)
as Coach
Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance (2012)
as Ferrus (voice)
The Red Spider (1988)
as Hooter
Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace (2009)
as Ferrus Forge (voice)
He-Man and the Battle for Primus (1990)
as He-Man
Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993)
as Tom Walton
Christmas on Chestnut Street (2006)
as Crouch
The New Adventures of Little Toot (1992)
as Captain Dogwood (voice)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning (2002)
as Man-At-Arms / Whiplash / Merchant (voice)
Mama, Do You Love Me? (1999)
as Papa (voice)
Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion (2010)
as Ferrus (voice)
G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die (1994)
as Headbanger / General Blitz (voice)
Late Night Sessions (1999)
as Puppetman
Exile (2023)
as Chief Sanders
Beast Wars — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure (1998)
as Optimus Primal
Little Tikes Land (2008)
as Dusty Dozer / Puffer Fish / Giraffe
Woman on the Ledge (1993)
as Batallion Commander
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos Emerald (2008)
as Dr. Robotnik (voice)
Truth (2006)
as Jack Lycar
Breakdown (2006)
as The Mayor
Imaginext: Fortress of the Dragon (2003)
as King Bravemore (voice)