Well known Star Wars voice actor Tom Kane has died at the age of 64. Along with being a key voice behind Star Wars: The Clone Wars show, Tom Kane has voiced a plethora of video game characters over the years, including Call of Dutyis Takeo Masaki.
Tom Kane's acting career began in 1977, when he was only 15 years old. Over the past nearly 50 years, Kane has become a seminal figure in the world of voice acting, lending his talents to a wide range of popular franchises that include Star Warsmarvel, Warhammer, Call of Duty, Scooby-Doo, Shrek, Star Trek, The Lord of the Ringsand many, many more.
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Tom Kane, The Voice of Yoda, has died at the age of 64
On May 18, Galactic Productions announced via a social media post that Tom Kane had died. Galactic Productions writes in its memorial post:
“From his unforgettable appearances in Star Wars to countless animated series, documentaries and games, Tom brought wisdom, strength, humor and heart to every role he touched. His voice became a part of our lives, our memories and the stories we carry with us. But beyond that incredible career was an extraordinary man. Tom was a devoted husband and father who built a loving family with his family.”
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Tom Kane is arguably best known for his work as the voice of Yoda in an assortment of Star Wars media. He first played the role of the centuries-old Jedi Master in the 2000s Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battlesand continued to play the character for the next two decades, appearing in over 20 others Star Wars video game projects such as Star Wars: Republic Commando, Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sithand both versions of Star Wars Battlefront 2. Of course, Tom Kane also voiced Yoda in both iterations of the animated one Clone Wars shows. Kane also voiced Admiral Yularen, who appeared in several Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels episode and also serves as the iconic narrator of the previous show.
Even outside of Yoda, Tom Kane had deep connections to Star Wars franchise. One of Kane's first credited video game roles was as Leebo in the PC version of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. While the actor voiced Yoda around 20 Star Wars video games, he has been a part of nearly 50 over the course of his career, and his last is in 2022 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. This was actually Kane's last performance overall, with the actor officially retiring from his profession in September 2021 following a stroke the previous year.
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In the wider gaming world, Tom Kane is probably best known for his work as Call of DutyTakeo Masaki, a character who debuted in 2009 Call of Duty: World at War. Kane continued to voice Takeo until Call of Duty: Black Ops 4s release 2018. On top Call of DutyKane has often voiced Magneto in a number of Marvel video games, such as Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3and has even dipped his toes into the realm of DC, voicing Jim Gordon in both Batman: Arkham Asylum and LEGO DC Super Villains.
