Voiceover artist
Voiceover artist Tony Pope died Feb. 11 of an arterial rupture during heart surgery at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank. He was 56.
Born in Cleveland, Pope came to Los Angeles in 1973 and worked on hundreds of films and television shows, including “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” and “Back to the Future.”
He was the voice of Goofy for Disney for more than 11 years. He also performed the revised voices of the Cheshire Cat and the King of Hearts in Disneyland’s Alice in Wonderland ride. He also worked for Mattel and Fisher Price doing toy voices, including that of the popular Furby character.
In addition, he had been developing a one-man show based on the life of George Burns.
He is survived by wife Pat Lentz, two daughters, a son, and four siblings.
Donations may be made to the Tony Pope Memorial Fund at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Library North, Room 1034, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032.
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