Cal Dodd
Irish voice actor
Cathal J. Dodd is an Irish-born voice actor based in Canada. He is best known for his portrayal of the Marvel Comics character Wolverine in X-Men: The Animated Series, its revival X-Men '97, and the early entries of the Marvel vs. Capcom series of video games.
01Early life
Dodd's family moved from Ireland to Port Dover, Ontario. His mother was a music teacher at Port Dover Public School. He performed in a band in the 1970s called Deja Vu. He is also the older brother of rock vocalist Rory Dodd. He also has four other siblings.
02Career
Dodd voiced the Random Virus in the BBC series Ace Lightning. He recorded with producer Bob Hahn in Canada, which consisted of demos and material to be submitted to major labels. His recordings ended up on the RCA label, with a full-length album release New Horizons on Hahn's own Rising Records label in 1975. He co-hosted the Canadian series Circus on CTV with Sherisse Laurence from 1978 to 1983.
03Discography
- (1975) Cal Dodd, New Horizons
- (1976) Various Artists, Rockabye Hamlet
- (1976) Déjà Vu, Songs For Everyone
- (1977) Déjà Vu, Get It Up For Love
- (2007) Cal Dodd, Cal Dodd
- (2011) Tom Szczesniak, Waltz For Bill
04Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Rescue Heroes: The Movie | Rip Rockefeller (voice) | |
| 2008 | Gotta Catch Santa Claus | LeFreeze (voice) | |
| 2019 | PAW Patrol: Ready Race Rescue | Ron Rapidfire (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1983 | Circus | Host | |
| 1984 | Fraggle Rock | Singing Doozer (voice) | Episode: "Doozer Is as Doozer Does" |
| 1992-1997 | X-Men: The Animated Series | Logan / Wolverine (voice) | 73 episodes |
| 1995 | Spider-Man: The Animated Series | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Goosebumps | Slappy the Dummy (voice) | Episodes: "Night of the Living Dummy III" |
| 1999 | Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend | Lucius / Palace Guard (voices) | Episode: "Ulysses & Penelope" |
| 2001 | Diabolik | Stone (voice) | |
| 2001-2003 | Rescue Heroes | Rip Rockefeller (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | Ace Lightning | Random Virus (voice) | |
| 2003 | King | Bob Wire (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2003 | Moville Mysteries | Maurice / Angelo (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Time Warp Trio | Blackbeard, Toghrul (voice) | Episode: "The Not-So-Jolly Roger" |
| 2006 | Weird Years | Donko Dorkovitch (voice) | |
| 2006-2007 | Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks | Crushmeister (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Storm Hawks | Ninier (voice) | Episode: "Velocity" |
| 2010 | The Adventures of Chuck and Friends | Mixer Mike, additional voices | 14 episodes |
| 2014 | The Ron James Show | Singer | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Ollie's Pack | Sheriff Grigglemore | 1 episode |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Threatening Paparazzi Guy (voice) | Episode: "Whatever" |
| 2024-present | X-Men '97 | Logan / Wolverine (voice) | 15 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | X-Men: Children of the Atom | Wolverine, Iceman | |
| 1995 | Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods | Mangus' Aid | |
| 1995 | Marvel Super Heroes | Wolverine, Captain America | |
| 1996 | X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Wolverine | |
| 1996 | X-Men Cartoon Maker | ||
| 1997 | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Wolverine, Captain America | |
| 1998 | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Wolverine, Captain America, Iceman | |
| 2000 | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| 2025 | Marvel Cosmic Invasion | Wolverine |
Sources and credits
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