Garry Chalk
Birth Place: Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Date Of Birth: Feb 17, 1952
Voice Over Language: English
Trivia & Fun Facts:
Fave Characters: Optimus Primal, Huckleberry Hound, Grounder (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog), Bugs Bunny, Megatron (Beast Wars), Silverbolt
(Beast Wars)
Fave Series: Beast Wars
Fave VA: Daws Butler
Stated that he and his fellow VAs did their work separately in Armada yet did it as a group in Beast Wars.
Said that if he wasn't a VA he'd be an anthropologist or English teacher.
While he didn't hate Armada, Beast Wars was a lot more fun to him & his fellow VAs.
Says that he & Optimus Primal have plenty of things in common.
Fave Series: Beast Wars
Fave VA: Daws Butler
Stated that he and his fellow VAs did their work separately in Armada yet did it as a group in Beast Wars.
Said that if he wasn't a VA he'd be an anthropologist or English teacher.
While he didn't hate Armada, Beast Wars was a lot more fun to him & his fellow VAs.
Says that he & Optimus Primal have plenty of things in common.
Quotes:
(On acting)
"Hmm... let me see. Well, there are several different types of enjoyment. I like the animation because it doesn't matter what you look like when you come into the studio in the morning, you don't have to memorize lines, and you get to have a laugh and relax the whole day. So that's fun, you get to do fun stuff. On camera, my biggest joy is mixing the technical with the artistic. It's like a contest, you sit there and you say "I can get these words to hit, right on that note," or "I can walk into this room and hit that mark," and know that everything is going to fit in just perfectly. I don't know, each one of them has their own special attraction. Like stage. Working on stage is wonderful, because you get an immediate response from the audience. You get to work things in a run."
(Himself and David Kaye on Beast Wars)
David : There's some fun characters in there to watch, like Alec Willows.
Gary : Yeah, his laugh is just great... he's Tarantulas and he was so funny. I remember Sue Blu said was "Find a jester, a heroic jester or a creepy jester. How does the character laugh? Give me the character's laugh and you'll have the character." You'd go around searching for a laugh for these characters and sure enough, you find one. I've watched Alec and I've watched Parker and Scotty do his Dinobot where he rasps for a laugh... it's quite fun to watch.
(On Silverbolt)
"I love Silverbolt, because he's so straight and so deadly earnest.
"Hmm... let me see. Well, there are several different types of enjoyment. I like the animation because it doesn't matter what you look like when you come into the studio in the morning, you don't have to memorize lines, and you get to have a laugh and relax the whole day. So that's fun, you get to do fun stuff. On camera, my biggest joy is mixing the technical with the artistic. It's like a contest, you sit there and you say "I can get these words to hit, right on that note," or "I can walk into this room and hit that mark," and know that everything is going to fit in just perfectly. I don't know, each one of them has their own special attraction. Like stage. Working on stage is wonderful, because you get an immediate response from the audience. You get to work things in a run."
(Himself and David Kaye on Beast Wars)
David : There's some fun characters in there to watch, like Alec Willows.
Gary : Yeah, his laugh is just great... he's Tarantulas and he was so funny. I remember Sue Blu said was "Find a jester, a heroic jester or a creepy jester. How does the character laugh? Give me the character's laugh and you'll have the character." You'd go around searching for a laugh for these characters and sure enough, you find one. I've watched Alec and I've watched Parker and Scotty do his Dinobot where he rasps for a laugh... it's quite fun to watch.
(On Silverbolt)
"I love Silverbolt, because he's so straight and so deadly earnest.
STARRING ROLES
Credited Roles On BTVA So Far: 110
TV SHOWS
MOVIES
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (2012) |
Bratz: Pampered Petz (2010) | ||||||||
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010) |
Barbie Thumbelina (2009) | ||||||||
At Jesus' Side (2008) |
The Ten Commandments (2007) | ||||||||
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007) |
Barbie as the Island Princess (2007) | ||||||||
Mosaic (2007) |
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006) | ||||||||
Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy (2005) |
In Search of Santa (2004) | ||||||||
¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Malefico (2004) |
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004) | ||||||||
Jester Till (2003) |
Barbie of Swan Lake (2003) | ||||||||
Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktacular (2003) |
Sabrina: Friends Forever (2002) | ||||||||
Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control (2002) |
The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1998) | ||||||||
Warriors of Virtue (1997) |
G.I. Joe Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles (1994) | ||||||||
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1989) |
VIDEO GAMES
Devil Kings (2005) |
Transformers (2004) | |||||
Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (1999) |
COMMERCIALS
NARRATION
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said at 9:57 AM on Sun Jun 17 2012
When I was younger I always thought it was James Avery who voiced Optimus Primal. They sound so alike!
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said at 1:32 PM on Thu Jul 26 2012
@NitroEX Ha ha, they *do* sound alike. I never noticed that before.
Replysaid at 10:06 PM on Fri Feb 17 2012
Happy Birthday, Mr. Chalk! You are in fact, the true Optimus Primal!
Replysaid at 7:12 PM on Tue Mar 8 2011
Gary Chalk is my favorite Optimus Prime voice ever!
Replyjessica (Guest)
said at 6:20 PM on Tue Aug 17 2010
said at 6:20 PM on Tue Aug 17 2010
Garry Chalk is a really good actor. There's no way they could post all the things he played in!
tomi (Guest)
said at 4:11 PM on Mon Nov 2 2009
said at 4:11 PM on Mon Nov 2 2009
Truly talented actor, and honorable second( only to Peter Cullen) Optimus Prime.
His just that Prime!
His just that Prime!








said at 12:03 AM on Sun Feb 17 2013