His is “a voice from the Dark Side,” voicing Jabba the Hutt’s cackling court jester, Salacious Crumb, in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. Named by horror fans as “the voice of their childhood nightmares” for the mischievous gremlins and mogwais in the 1984 summer blockbuster hit Gremlins and the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. And he is the voices of many of the zombies in the godfather of zombie films, George Romero’s, 1985 cult classic Day of the Dead.
He is Mark Dodson.
With over 30 years as a voice actor, Mark continues to add his unique style of character voices to video games like Star Trek Online, Nancy Drew, Dungeons and Dragons Neverwinter, Heroes of Newerth, Smashmuck Monsters, Lucius, and hundreds of other titles.
Mark is the ongoing voice of Remington Rifles and Ammunition, Panasonic, Wild Turkey Whiskey, NASCAR, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and has been heard on thousands of other national commercials. Narrating for television series and specials on History Channel, Outdoor Channel, CBS Sports and ESPN, are among the many places you will find the voice of Mark Dodson.
The next time you see a commercial for, or take a trip through a Haunted House at Halloween, the many ghosts, goblins, monsters and zombies are quite likely to be the voices of Mark Dodson.
Mark Dodson, a favorite voice actor of fans at Comic and Horror cons nationwide and an honorary member of the 501st Legion!