Danny Mann
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| Danny Mann | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 28, 1951 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 1988–present |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Larry D. Mann (father) (1922-2014) |
| 👪 Relatives | Paul Mann (uncle) (1913-1985) |
Danny Mann (born July 28, 1951) is an American voice actor. He is best known for voicing Ferdinand in Babe (1995) and its sequel Babe: Pig in the City (1998), Kaltag in Balto (1995), Serge in Open Season franchise and its video game adaptation, and Sparky in Planes (2013) and its sequel Planes 2: Fire and Rescue (2014).
Career
He wrote Additional Story Material for Oliver & Company (1988).[1]
He voiced Ferdinand the Indian Runner duck in Academy Award-nominated live action/animated hybrid film Babe (1995) and its 1998 sequel Babe: Pig in the City.[2][3][4] For his performance, he worked in Australia to closely match his delivery with the movements of animals.[5]
Mann has also worked in behind the scenes in film production. He provided Special Vocal Effects for the film Born to Be Wild (1995)[6], and served as ADR Group for Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Shrek 2 (2004).[7][8]
Personal life
Mann was born in Mobile, Alabama.[9] He is the son of actor and broadcaster Larry D. Mann (1922-2014) and Gloria Kochberg Mann (1925-2017), and nephew of actor and drama instructor Paul Mann (1913-1985).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Additional Story Material[1] | |
| 1989 | Asterix and the Big Fight | Getafix (Vitamix) | English dub[10] |
| 1991 | Rover Dangerfield | Wolves[11] | |
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Ash/Voice Dispatch[12] | |
| Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Icarus | English dub[13] | |
| 1994 | Thumbelina | Mozo[14] | |
| 1995 | Born to Be Wild | Special Vocal Effects[6] | |
| Pocahontas | Percy[15] | ||
| Babe | Ferdinand[9][16] | ||
| Balto | Kaltag[17] | ||
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Additional Voices[18] | |
| National Lampoon's Men in White | Alien #1 | Television film[19] | |
| Babe: Pig in the City | Ferdinand/Tug[20] | ||
| The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | Allosaurus | Direct-to-video[21] | |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Additional Voices[22] | |
| Bartok the Magnificent | Head Cossack | Direct-to-video[23] | |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Additional Voices[24] | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Ninjas[25] | |
| Osmosis Jones | Additional Voices[26][9][27] | ||
| Monsters, Inc. | |||
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Television film, also Loop Group Voices[28] | |
| 2003 | Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure | Mr. Hirsch | Direct-to-video[29] |
| Finding Nemo | Additional Voices[30] | ||
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Robo Dog/Spy Car[31] | ||
| 2004 | Party Wagon | Three-Eyed Jack/Wall-Eyed Tom | Television film[32] |
| Dawn of the Dead | ADR Group[7][8] | ||
| Shrek 2 | |||
| The Nutcracker and the Mouseking | Cook (Sultan)/Mustache Guy[33] | ||
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Additional Voices[34][35][36] | |
| The Wild | |||
| Cars | |||
| Open Season | Serge[37] | ||
| Happy Feet | Dino/Zoo Penguins[38] | ||
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Additional Voices[39][40] | |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | ||
| Open Season 2 | Serge | Direct-to-video (2009 in North America)[41] | |
| 2009 | Up | Construction Worker Steve[42] | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Additional Voices[43][44] | ||
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | ||
| Open Season 3 | Serge | Direct-to-video (2011 in North America)[45] | |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two | Brokebeak[46] | |
| 2012 | The Lorax | Additional Voices[47] | |
| Thanatos Rising | Thanatos | Short film; english dub[48] | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Additional Voices[49][50] | |
| Despicable Me 2 | |||
| Planes | Sparky[51][52] | ||
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | ||
| Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular | Short film[53] | ||
| 2015 | Minions | Additional Voices[54][55] | |
| 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | ||
| Norman Television | Harold | Short film[56] | |
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Additional Voices[57][58][59][60] | |
| 2018 | The Grinch | ||
| 2021 | Sing 2 | ||
| 2026 | Minions & Monsters |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Mad Thinker | 2 episodes[9] |
| 2013-2014 | Tales from Radiator Springs | Shifty Sidewinder | Episode: "The Radiator Springs 500½"[61] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Shannara | Arion, Hani, Ander Elessedil, Gnome Shaman[62] | |
| 1999 | Y2K: The Game | Main Computer[63] | |
| 2001 | Stupid Invaders | Gorgious Klatoo[64] | |
| 2002 | Age of Mythology | Kemsyt[65] | |
| 2004 | GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | Additional Voices[66] | |
| 2005 | Crash Tag Team Racing | Ebenezer Von Clutch[67] | |
| 2006 | Open Season | Serge/Hunter #1[68] | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Additional Voices[69] | |
| The Darkness | Abe Hunter/Charlie Hazelgrove[70] | ||
| Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction | Pirate #3[71] | ||
| 2012 | Kid Icarus: Uprising | Hewdraw/Thanatos | English dub[72] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Walt Disney Animation Studios (1988). Oliver & Company (Film). Walt Disney Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Story Material.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (August 4, 1995). "Babe". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
- ↑ Savlov, Marc (November 27, 1998). "Babe: Pig in the City Movie Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (August 4, 1995). "FILM REVIEW; A Feisty Pig With Aspirations Beyond the Sty". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2026.
- ↑ King, Susan (November 27, 1998). "The Set Was a Zoo, the Actors Were Animals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Warner Bros. Animation (1995). Born to Be Wild (Film). Warner Bros. Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Special Vocal Effects.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Universal Pictures (2004). Dawn of the Dead (Film). Scene: Closing credits, adr group.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 DreamWorks Animation (2004). Shrek 2 (Film). Scene: Closing credits, ADR Group.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "29 Famous People From Mobile Alabama". Mobile Bay Now. July 14, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
Danny Mann, the man who gave life to some of the iconic characters you see on television, is from Mobile, Alabama. Some of his iconic voiceovers are Lightspeed in Transformers, Ferdinand in Babe, Mad Thinker in The Avengers, Chuck in Monsters, Inc., and more Disney films.
- ↑ B&B Sound Studios (1989). Asterix and the Big Fight (American Dub). Scene: Closing credits, With the voices of.
- ↑ Warner Bros. Animation (1991). Rover Dangerfield (Film). Warner Bros. Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, With the Voice talents of.
- ↑ FAI Films (1992). FernGully: The Last Rainforest (Film). 20th Century Fox. Scene: Closing credits, featuring the voice talents of.
- ↑ TMS Entertainment (1992). Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (Film). Hemdale Film Corporation. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Don Bluth Ireland Entertainment (1994). Thumbelina (Film). 20th Century Fox. Scene: Closing credits, Voices in Order of Performance.
- ↑ Walt Disney Feature Animation (1995). Pocahontas (Film). Buena Vista Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Character Animation.
- ↑ Kennedy Miller Productions (1995). Babe (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Universal Pictures (1995). Balto (Film). Opening sequence: Voice Talents; Scene: Closing credits, Nikki, Kaltag, Star.
- ↑ Warner Bros. Feature Animation (1998). Quest for Camelot (Film). Warner Bros. Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, additional voices.
- ↑ National Lampoon (1998). National Lampoon's Men in White (Television film). Fox Family Channel. Scene: Closing credits, Cast (in Order of Appearance).
- ↑ Kennedy Miller Productions (1998). Babe: Pig in the City (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Voice Talent.
- ↑ Universal Cartoon Studios (1998). The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (Direct-to-video film). Universal Studios Home Video. Scene: Closing credits, Cast, in Order of Appearance:.
- ↑ Walt Disney Feature Animation (1999). Tarzan (Film). Buena Vista Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Fox Animation Studios (1999). Bartok the Magnificent (Direct-to-video film). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, Character Voices.
- ↑ Walt Disney Feature Animation (2000). The Emperor's New Groove (Film). Buena Vista Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Warner Bros. Pictures (2001). Cats & Dogs (Film). Scene: Closing credits, With the Voice Talents of.
- ↑ Warner Bros. Pictures (2001). Osmosis Jones (Film). Scene: Closing credits, Additional Character Voices.
- ↑ Pixar Animation Studios (2001). Monsters, Inc. (Film). Walt Disney Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ The Jim Henson Company (2002). It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (Television film). NBC. Scene: Closing credits, loop group voices.
- ↑ Paramount Pictures (2003). Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (Direct-to-video film). Universal Studios Home Video. Scene: Closing credits, CAST.
- ↑ Pixar Animation Studios (2003). Finding Nemo (Film). Walt Disney Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Warner Bros. Pictures (2003). Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Film). Scene: Closing credits, Character Voices.
- ↑ Cartoon Network Studios (2004). Party Wagon (Television film). Scene: Closing credits, Voice Cast.
- ↑ Media Cooperation One (2004). The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (Film). Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Blue Sky Studios (2006). Ice Age: The Meltdown (Film). 20th Century Fox. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Walt Disney Pictures (2006). The Wild (Film). Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Pixar Animation Studios (2006). Cars (Film). Walt Disney Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Sony Pictures Animation (2006). Open Season (Film). Columbia Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Animal Logic (2006). Happy Feet (Film). Warner Bros. Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Skuas; Elephant Seals.
- ↑ Sony Pictures Animation (2007). Surf's Up (Film). Columbia Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Blue Sky Studios (2008). Horton Hears a Who! (Film). 20th Century Fox. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Sony Pictures Animation (2008). Open Season 2 (Direct-to-video film). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Pixar Animation Studios (2009). Up (Film). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, cast.
- ↑ Sony Pictures Animation (2009). Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Film). Columbia Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Pixar Animation Studios (2010). Toy Story 3 (Film). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, additional voices.
- ↑ Sony Pictures Animation (2010). Open Season 3 (Direct-to-video film). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, Cast (In Order of Appearance).
- ↑ Animal Logic (2011). Happy Feet Two (Film). Warner Bros. Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, The Skuas.
- ↑ Illumination Entertainment (2012). The Lorax (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Production I.G (2012). Thanatos Rising (Short film). Nintendo. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Pixar Animation Studios (2013). Monsters University (Film). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Illumination Entertainment (2013). Despicable Me 2 (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Disneytoon Studios (2013). Planes (Film). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Disneytoon Studios (2014). Planes: Fire & Rescue (Film). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Scene: Animated sequence before closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Disneytoon Studios (2014). Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular (Short film). Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Illumination Entertainment (2015). Minions (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Illumination Entertainment (2016). The Secret Life of Pets (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Illumination Entertainment (2016). Norman Television (Short film). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Illumination Entertainment (2017). Despicable Me 3 (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Illumination Entertainment (2018). The Grinch (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Illumination Entertainment (2021). Sing 2 (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Illumination Entertainment (2026). Minions & Monsters (Film). Universal Pictures. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Pixar Animation Studios (2014). Tales from Radiator Springs (Short series). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Episode: "The Radiator Springs 500½"; Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
- ↑ Legend Entertainment (1995). Shannara (PC). Scene: Closing credits, Voice Actors.
- ↑ Interplay Entertainment (1999). Y2K: The Game (PC). Scene: Closing credits, Voice Actors.
- ↑ Xilam (2001). Stupid Invaders (PC). Scene: Closing credits, Voice Characterization.
- ↑ Ensemble Studios (2002). Age of Mythology (PC). Microsoft Game Studios. Scene: Credits, Voice Talent.
- ↑ EA Los Angeles (2004). GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Consoles). Electronic Arts. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voice Talent.
- ↑ Radical Entertainment (2005). Crash Tag Team Racing (Consoles). Sierra Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, Voice Talent.
- ↑ Ubisoft Montreal (2006). Open Season (Consoles). Ubisoft. Scene: Closing credits, Voice Talent.
- ↑ Treyarch (2007). Spider-Man 3 (Consoles). Activision. Scene: Closing credits, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Starbreeze Studios (2007). The Darkness (Consoles). 2K Games. Scene: Closing credits, VoCap Cast.
- ↑ Insomniac Games (2007). Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Consoles). Sony Computer Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, Voice Over Actors.
- ↑ Project Sora (2012). Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo 3DS). Nintendo. Scene: Closing credits, English Cast.
External links
- Danny Mann on IMDb
- Danny Mann at Behind The Voice Actors
Category:1951 births
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:Living people
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