Vincent Marzello (4 July 1951 - 31 March 2020) was an American voice actor who voiced characters in all the Bob the Builder series, the Original Series, Project: Build It and Ready, Steady, Build!.
Trivia[]
- He, Lorelei King, Rupert Degas, Kate Harbour, Neil Morrissey, and Emma Tate were the only US voice actors to voice for all three shows of the original generation of the franchise. Albeit King voiced for franchise from the very start of the US dub.
- He passed away exactly one week after William Dufris, the original US voice actor of Bob.
Known Voices[]
- Robert (US; 2003-2009)
- Farmer Pickles (US; 2005-2011)
- Angelo Sabatini (US; 2005-2009)
- Flex (US; 2008-2009)
- Tumbler (US; 2008-2009)
- Tony the Hairdresser (US; 2005)
- Mr. Steven (US; 2004)
- Mr. Costello (US; 2005)
- Rupert Reekie (US; 2007-2008)
- Mitch Dixon (US; 2008)
- The Dock Manager (US; 2007)
Early life[]
Marzello was born in the New York borough of Brooklyn in 1951.
Career[]
Marzello was active on screen from 1976 in North America and Europe, his first role being in an episode of The Brothers. Thereafter, he appeared in productions that included The Spy Who Loved Me, Superman, Never Say Never Again, The Witches, Taggart, The House of Eliott, The Fragile Heart, Dalziel and Pascoe, Little Britain, Nuclear Secrets and Mile High.
Marzello also lent his voice to the character of Fernando Ramirez in the UFO: Afterlight computer game and appeared in the U.K. Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel (1990 radio series) (with his wife).
Personal life[]
He was married to the actress Lorelei King. They lived in London.[1] During successful treatment for cancer in 2009, he was diagnosed with early onset dementia. [2]
Vincent Marzello died on March 31, 2020 at the age of 68.[3]
Filmography[]
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - USS Wayne Crewman
- Superman (1978) - 1st Copy Boy (Daily Planet)
- Never Say Never Again (1983) - Major Culpepper
- Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight (1985) - Cyborg / MC (1992) (English version, voice, uncredited)
- Honor Bound (1988) - Hanley
- Venus Wars (1989) - Barkeep / Mechanic (English version, voice, uncredited)
- The Missing Reel (1989) - Mr. Page
- The Witches (1990) - Luke's Father
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) - Dad
- The Fragile Heart (1996) - Hugh Lyle
- Velvet Goldmine (1998) - US Reporter 1
- Lucia (1998) - Mr. Hickox
- Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) - US newsreader
- Laws of Attraction (2004) - Lyman Hersh
- Bob the Builder (2005-2012) - Farmer Pickles and Robert (US voice)
- Manga Latina: Killer on the Loose (2006) - Anchorman
- Planet 51 (2009) - Additional voice