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George Buza
Buza in 2024
Born
Other namesGeorge Busa
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Canada
  • OccupationActor
    Years active1975–present

    George Buza is an American and Canadian actor who is best known for voicing Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy) in X-Men: The Animated Series and X-Men '97.

    Personal life[edit]

    Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, as a young man and became a Canadian citizen in 1998.

    Career[edit]

    Buza played Turner Edison on Maniac Mansion for the entirety of its 1991–1993 run on YTV and The Family Channel. He also had a recurring role on the Red Green Show as Dwight Cardiff, the extremely lazy marina operator. He appeared as Chief Jake McKenna several times in the TV series Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show. In addition, he portrayed Doubar, the older brother of Sinbad, in The Adventures of Sinbad syndicated TV series, as well as a recurring role on the syndicated Mutant X. Buza was also in episode 11 of TVOntario's Read All About It!, and played Buck Norris on The Strain. He was one of the Kzamm tribe in Quest for Fire.

    He also makes a small appearance as a trucker in 2000's X-Men movie, and a biker in George Romero's Diary of the Dead. He played Stuckmore in 2002's Men with Brooms. Buza also played Lenny "The Brain" Lepinski in the Quebec-Ontario TV show called "The Last Chapter". He also played Santa, the character that fought Krampus in the horror movie A Christmas Horror Story.[1][2]

    Voiceover work[edit]

    Buza is probably best known for voicing Beast in the X-Men Animated Series. He was the only voice actor out of the main leads that was familiar with the comic prior to being cast.[3] He also reprised the role in the video games X-Men: Children of the Atom and both X-Men: Mutant Academy games.

    Buza has also provided character voices in many animated series.[4] He voiced Grandpa Granger in the English dub of Beyblade, Chief Chirpa on Star Wars: Ewoks, and additional roles in Star Wars: Droids, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend, The Neverending Story, Babar, Hammerman, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Grossology, Iggy Arbuckle, Dog City, Pecola, Monster Force, Franny's Feet, Starlink: Battle for Atlas and Tales from the Cryptkeeper.

    He also provided his voice in the English dubs of the Medabots and Power Stone video games.

    Filmography[edit]

    Film[edit]

  • Fast Company (1979) - Meatball
  • The Amateur (1981) - Terrorist #4
  • Quest for Fire (1981) - The Kzamm Tribe
  • Highpoint (1982) - Alex
  • Martin's Day (1985) - Prison Guard 1
  • Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) - Mean Gene
  • Busted Up (1986) - Captain Hook
  • The Last Season (1986) - Patterson
  • Oklahoma Smugglers (1987) - Hugo
  • Sticky Fingers (1988) - Policeman
  • The Brain (1988) - Varna
  • Destiny to Order (1989) - Burgundy Red
  • Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster (1989) - Rico
  • Stella (1990) - George
  • Straight Line (1990) - Big Boy
  • Open Season (1995) - Orly Travis
  • Pocahontas: The Legend (1995) - Jules
  • The Michelle Apts. (1995) - Burt
  • Henry & Verlin (1996) - Butch
  • Shoemaker (1996) - Jerry
  • The Arrangement (1999) - Willy Morton
  • X-Men (2000) - Trucker
  • Knockaround Guys (2001) - Earl at the Gun Shop
  • Men with Brooms (2002) - Stuckmore
  • Duct Tape Forever (2002) - Motel Manager
  • Cold Creek Manor (2003) - Antique Dealer
  • Still Small Voices (2007) - Wife Beater Terrance Reed
  • Diary of the Dead (2007) - Tattooed Biker
  • Production Office (2008) - Big John
  • Camille (2008) - Motel Manager
  • You Might as Well Live (2009) - Bartender
  • The Mountie (2011) - Kleus
  • A Little Bit Zombie (2012) - Capt'n Cletus
  • Fish N Chips: The Movie (2013) - Chipsus Barbotus / The Admiral (voice)[4]
  • The Christmas Switch (2014) - Burly Man
  • A Christmas Horror Story (2015) - Santa Claus / Norman
  • Mean Dreams (2016) - Pawnshop Clerk
  • Elliot the Littlest Reindeer (2018) - Santa Claus (voice)[4]
  • Television[edit]

    Video games[edit]

    Awards and nominations[edit]

    In 1992, he was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble) for Maniac Mansion. He was nominated again in 2001 for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series for The Red Green Show.[5]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Spiegel, Janel (October 15, 2015). "Interview: George Buza (A Christmas Horror Story)". Horrornews.net. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Interview with George Buza". The Action Elite. September 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  • ^ Cal Dodd Interview! Original Voice Of Wolverine In X-Men, And Slappy In Goosebumps! | Daniel Fee33. YouTube. Daniel Fee33. October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "George Buza". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  • ^ "16th Annual Gemini Awards: All Nominees". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Archived from the original on September 19, 2001.
  • External links[edit]


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