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Richard James “Rick” May

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Richard James “Rick” May Veteran

Birth
Bassano, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Death
5 Apr 2020 (aged 79)
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Burial
Kent, King County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3V Row A Site 1
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Voice Actor. He was best known for providing the English-language voice for Peppy Hare in Star Fox 64 and Soldier in Team Fortress 2, among other video games. He began by coordinating USO shows in Tokyo while in the US military and stationed in Japan. He returned home to Washington state and in one production of the Cotton Patch Gospel in Renton, he played all 21 roles with a variety of voices. In 2001, he began his own theater company in Kirkland, Washington, and became a full-time actor. In the late 1990s is when he began voice acting in video games including roles as Peppy Hare and Andross in Star Fox 64 as well as other characters including Genghis Khan in Age of Empires II; and Soldier in Team Fortress 2. He performed in numerous roles throughout his theatrical career, including: Brutus (in Julius Caesar); Benjamin Franklin (in 1776); Tevye (in Fiddler on the Roof); Willy Loman (in Death of a Salesman); Alfred Doolittle (in Pygmalion); Theodore Roosevelt (in Bully!); King Henry II (in The Lion in Winter); Captain Hook (in Child in the Night, TV film); Inspector Lestrade (on radio in The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes). His voice-overs include: Peppy Hare and Andross - Star Fox 64; Dr. M - Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves; The Soldier - Team Fortress 2; Genghis Khan - Age of Empires II; Dadfish and Marty Sardini in Freddi Fish 5; and Wingnut in Pajama Sam 2. He had a stroke in February 2020 and was transferred to a nursing home for rehabilitation. He died in April from complications related to COVID-19 at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.
Voice Actor. He was best known for providing the English-language voice for Peppy Hare in Star Fox 64 and Soldier in Team Fortress 2, among other video games. He began by coordinating USO shows in Tokyo while in the US military and stationed in Japan. He returned home to Washington state and in one production of the Cotton Patch Gospel in Renton, he played all 21 roles with a variety of voices. In 2001, he began his own theater company in Kirkland, Washington, and became a full-time actor. In the late 1990s is when he began voice acting in video games including roles as Peppy Hare and Andross in Star Fox 64 as well as other characters including Genghis Khan in Age of Empires II; and Soldier in Team Fortress 2. He performed in numerous roles throughout his theatrical career, including: Brutus (in Julius Caesar); Benjamin Franklin (in 1776); Tevye (in Fiddler on the Roof); Willy Loman (in Death of a Salesman); Alfred Doolittle (in Pygmalion); Theodore Roosevelt (in Bully!); King Henry II (in The Lion in Winter); Captain Hook (in Child in the Night, TV film); Inspector Lestrade (on radio in The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes). His voice-overs include: Peppy Hare and Andross - Star Fox 64; Dr. M - Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves; The Soldier - Team Fortress 2; Genghis Khan - Age of Empires II; Dadfish and Marty Sardini in Freddi Fish 5; and Wingnut in Pajama Sam 2. He had a stroke in February 2020 and was transferred to a nursing home for rehabilitation. He died in April from complications related to COVID-19 at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.

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