Biography
Edward L. Jones (December 12, 1943 β September 16, 2014) was an American voice actor and television host.
He is probably best known from his roles as Black Vulcan in Super Friends, Blaster in The Transformers, Doc in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Winston Zeddemore in The Real Ghostbusters (replacing Arsenio Hall) and later Extreme Ghostbusters.
He was born in Paris, Tennessee. He attended Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, where he played in a band and got a job as a disc jockey. During his career as a DJ he worked in Washington, D.C., and in Los Angeles. He also did voice work in commercials, which led to his career as a voice actor in TV series.Jones appeared as the host of Soul Unlimited, Dick Clark's short-lived all-black version of American Bandstand that Clark had created as an answer to Soul Train.He also provided voices for Defenders of the Earth (as Lothar), The Super Globetrotters (as Spaghetti Man), Captain Planet and the Planeteers and The New Batman Adventures.
Jones died at home in North Hollywood, California, on September 16, 2014, at age 70.
Filmography
all 19
TV Shows 11
Voice 9
Movies 8
The New Batman Adventures (1997)
Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters (1988)
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
Defenders of the Earth Movie: Prince of Kro-Tan (1987)
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1986)
The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
Defenders of the Earth (1986)
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Defenders of the Earth Movie: The Book of Mysteries (1985)
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984)
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
Spider-Man (1981)
The Super Globetrotters (1979)
Captain America (1979)
Challenge of the Super Friends (1978)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
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GenderMale
Birthday1943-01-07
Deathday2014-09-16 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceParis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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