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Half-Life 2 Voice Actors Revealed

Posted by simoniker on from the from-beyond-the-grave dept.

Thanks to 1UP for its story discussing the full voice-acting cast list for hideously long-awaited FPS Half-Life 2. It's noted: "Only two of the original game's actors will be returning; Mike Shapiro as both the ominous G-Man and security guard Barney Calhoun, and Harry S. Robins as Dr. Isaac Kleiner. Naturally, returning protagonist Gordon Freeman will remain voiceless", before it's revealed: "The voice for Dr. Eli Vance will be supplied by Robert Guillaume, otherwise known as the unforgettable Detective Catfish in the Fish Police TV series. Vance's assistant, Dr. Judith Mossman, will be voiced by Michelle Forbes, known for her roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Homicide, and Guiding Light. Oscar winner Lou Gossett, Jr. will voice each and every one of the Vortigaunt alien slaves (his second alien role, after the cult sci-fi classic Enemy Mine)."

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  1. Release dates by Pentagram · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "Will be" returning? Shouldn't all this have been finished some time ago? I thought Valve claimed they were c. 2 weeks away from shipping the game last autumn.

    1. Re:Release dates by nukem1999 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I think the "Will be" is just in reference to the fact that the game's not out yet, not that they haven't recorded their audio. They've released several demos which include voice audio of G-man, Barney, and Kleiner, so they kind of "have returned".

      But, needless to say, the whole release date thing does blow chunks.

  2. Re:Darn.... by Rethcir · · Score: 3, Insightful

    While ignoring the truth certainly isn't a good way to go through life, I certainly hope you aren't seriously implying that your memory of Phil Hartman is not shaped by the great work he did while he was alive, but merely by the circumstances of his tragic death. (Ditto Ted Williams.) I really don't even see why you had to bring that fact up at all.

  3. Re:Cast by talent, not name by Pluvius · · Score: 1, Insightful

    There are very few hollywood screen actors that can actually act, let alone give a voice to a character.

    You do realize that it's quite possible for a bad voice actor to be a good stage/screen actor and vice versa, right? There's a lot more to screen acting than vocal inflection.

    Rob