Harvey Atkin
| Harvey Atkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 December 1942 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1957-present |
| Spouse(s) | Celia Atkin; 2 children |
Harvey Atkin (born 18 December 1942, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor and voice actor who has worked in feature films and television. He has also done voice-overs, and has voiced animations.
Early life
Atkin was born in 1942 at Toronto. His parents were Russian immigrants. He developed his interest in acting during high school.[1] After school, he initially worked at his father's construction company. He then became a real estate agent eventually transitioning to acting in commercials.[2]
Career
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atkin had a role in William Fruet's 1980 horror film Funeral Home, as well as the role of Sam in The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police, and also played Mario's and Luigi's arch enemy King Koopa on DiC Entertainment's cartoon version of Super Mario Bros. (notably, he is the first English voice actor for the character). Playing Bowser in all three Mario animated series, he is the only voice actor to appear in all three series as the same character.
He voiced Mr. Mushnik on Little Shop, loosely based on the movie Little Shop of Horrors. He also played characters in other shows such as Beetlejuice, Bad Dog and Ruby Gloom. Atkin has appeared in more than 75 films and on many television shows. He has done voice-over work in many television and radio commercials, for which he has won three Clio awards.
He played Morty in the 1979 film Meatballs, for which performance he earned a Genie nomination. He appeared in 95 episodes of Cagney & Lacey as Sergeant Ronald Coleman.[2] Atkin plays a judge in a recurring role on the television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role he also played in Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order, and is the voice-over in Leon's and "Buy Israel Bonds" commercials in Canada. He also made a cameo playing a bus driver in the classic film Atlantic City starring Burt Lancaster, and is the voice for Morty in the television series Jacob Two-Two. He made a guest appearance in 2010 as a rabbi on the CBC TV series 18 to Life.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Silver Streak | ||
| 1978 | High-Ballin' | ||
| 1978 | Power Play | ||
| 1979 | Meatballs | Morty | |
| 1980 | Atlantic City | ||
| 1980 | Funeral Home | ||
| 1981 | The Incubus | ||
| 1981 | Improper Channels | ||
| 1981 | The Last Chase | ||
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Alien / Henchman | voice |
| 1981 | Ticket to Heaven | ||
| 1982 | If You Could See What I Hear | Bert | |
| 1982 | Rubberface | ||
| 1983 | Visiting Hours | ||
| 1983 | All in Good Taste | ||
| 1984 | Finders Keepers | ||
| 1985 | Carried Away | voice | |
| 1985 | Joshua Then and Now | ||
| 1986 | Separate Vacations | ||
| 1987 | Mr. Nice Guy | Jerry Reeman | |
| 1989 | Sped Zone | ||
| 1989 | Mindfield | ||
| 1989 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | ||
| 1991 | Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster | ||
| 1991 | The Lump | voice | |
| 1991 | Every Dog's Guide to the Playground | voice | |
| 1991 | The Apprentice | voice | |
| 1993 | Guilty as Sin | Judge Steinberg | |
| 1996 | The Stupids | Deli Guy | |
| 1997 | Love and Death on Long Island | ||
| 1997 | Critical Care | ||
| 1998 | One Tough Cop | ||
| 1998 | Jo's Wedding | ||
| 2010 | Barney's Version |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The War Between the Tates | ||
| 1992 | Terror on Track 9 | ||
| 1994 | Seasons of the Heart | ||
| 1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal; | ||
| 1995 | Between Love and Honor | ||
| 1995 | Family of Cops | ||
| 1996 | Radiant City | ||
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault | ||
| 2000 | Out of Sync | ||
| 2001 | Club Land | ||
| 2006 | Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Down Home Country | ||
| 1982-1988 | Cagney & Lacey | Sergeant Ronald Coleman | |
| 1982 | Claim to Fame | ||
| 1989 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | Bowser Koopa | voice |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Bowser Koopa | voice |
| 1991 | Super Mario World | Bowser Koopa | voice |
| 1992 | Stunt Dawgs | Badyear | voice |
| 1996 | Goosebumps | Mr. Malik | Episode: "Bad Hare Day" |
| 1997 | The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police | voice | |
| 1998 | Bad Dog | voice | |
| 2000-2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | ||
| 2003 | Jacob Two-Two |
References
External links
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- Official website not in Wikidata
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Canadian male film actors
- Jewish Canadian male actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Canadian people of Russian-Jewish descent
- Ashkenazi Jews
