Denny Delk (born May 28, 1950) is an American actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Murray in the Monkey Island series as well as a range of voices in LucasArts games.

Denny Delk
Born (1950-05-28) May 28, 1950 (age 74)
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
AgentTisherman Gilbert Motley Drozdoski Talent Agency
SpouseKaren Jones
Websitehttp://www.dennydelk.com

Background and career

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Delk learned a knack of acting from his mother, who read bedtime stories to him and had done all voices of characters. After getting education at University of St. Andrews,[1] he worked as a disc jockey and later got in radio, and then into commercials.[2] In the 1970s he worked with George Lucas for first time, playing a minor role in More American Graffiti for Lucasfilm. He voiced the medical droid 2-1B in The Empire Strikes Back,[3] and later played roles for LucasFilm in Star Wars: Ewoks (the voice of Wicket in the second season) and in Howard the Duck.[4][5] Then, in 1992, he became associated with LucasArts, voicing the "talkie" version of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. He continued working for LucasArts as in-house actor, voicing many roles in their games, although players know Delk most for playing the talking skull Murray from Monkey Island series of quests. Delk tried to make the character a little more comical than he was and tried to give him a bit of himself.[6]

Delk is a freelance voice-over artist, but his name is mostly associated with LucasArts. He also has years of improv experience.[7] Delk was also the spokesman for the long-running Got Milk? series of commercials.[8]

Personal life

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Delk lives in San Francisco Bay Area. His wife is writer and producer Karen Jones Delk.[citation needed]

Known works

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1979 More American Graffiti Police Sergeant
1980 The Empire Strikes Back 2-1B uncredited
1986 Howard the Duck Sergeant
1987 P.K. and the Kid Deputy
1993 Golden Gate Jury foreman
1994 You Not Chinese Charlie Chan
1997 Farmer & Chase Capt. Cornell

Video games

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Year Video game Role Notes
1992 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Omar Al-Jabbar, Nazi U-boat Captain, Nazi CD-ROM version
1993 Day of the Tentacle Hoagie, Purple Tentacle, other voices
1993 Sam & Max Hit the Road Lee Harvey, other voices[9]
1994 Star Wars: TIE Fighter Admiral Zaarin, Priest, Ripoblus Population
1995 Full Throttle Maximum Fish, Blotch[10]
1997 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II 8t88
1997 The Curse of Monkey Island Murray, Skully, Father Pirate
1998 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Narrator, Other Rogue Members uncredited
1999 Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Admiral Zaarin
2000 Escape from Monkey Island Murray, Mister Santiago
2000 Star Wars: Early Learning Activity Center Slingshot Announcer
2001 007: Agent Under Fire Nigel Bloch
2001 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Narrator
2003 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Narrator, Commander 2, Wingman 7
2006 Star Wars: Empire at War Narrator
2009 Tales of Monkey Island Murray
2009 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition Narrator, Pirate Leader III, Citizen of Mêlée
2010 Iron Man 2 AIM agent, Roxxon agent
2010 Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge Narrator, Bruno, Fred, Larry, Voodoo Priest[11]
2022 Return to Monkey Island Murray[12]
2023 Sea of Thieves Murray, Pirate Leader III, Citizen of Mêlée

References

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  1. ^ Denny Delk's profile at LinkedIn.com
  2. ^ Interview with Denny Delk by site The Legend of Monkey Island, 2 June, 2004.
  3. ^ "Denny Delk interview | 2-1B | Star Wars".
  4. ^ Denny Delk talks with Star Wars Book Zone, July 7, 2010.
  5. ^ Howard the Duck (1986): full cast and crew.
  6. ^ Site SCUMM Bar.com gives an interview to Denny Delk, July 22, 2003
  7. ^ Delk's profile at Voice123.com
  8. ^ Denizet-Lewis, Benoit (August 20, 1999). "Voice Factory's Students Learn to Say It So It Sells". SFGate. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "Denny Delk (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Full Throttle (Video Game 1995)". IMDb. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  11. ^ The Secret of Monkey Island 2 Special Edition - Credits
  12. ^ "Ron Gilbert, Dave Grossman – Return to Monkey Island". Adventure Gamers. April 14, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
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