Known Star Wars voice actor Tom Kane has died at the age of 64 Star Wars: The Clone Wars 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 just 15 years old. Over the past nearly 50 years, Kane has become a defining figure in the world of voice acting, lending his talents to a variety of popular franchises including Star Warsmarvel, Warhammer, Call of Duty, Scooby-Doo, Shrek, Star Trek, 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 passed away. In their memorial post, Galactic Productions writes:
“From his unforgettable performances in Star Wars to countless animated series, documentaries and plays, 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 behind his incredible career was an extraordinary man. Tom was a devoted husband and father who raised a loving family of nine children alongside his wife.”
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Tom Kane is undoubtedly best known for his work as the voice of Yoda in the range Star Wars the media. He first played the role of the century-old Jedi Master in 2000 Star Wars Episode 1: Battles for the Jedi Powerand continued to play the character for the next two decades, appearing in over 20 more Star Wars video game projects such as Star Wars: Republic Commando, Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sithand both versions Star Wars Battlefront 2. Of course, Tom Kane also voiced Yoda in both iterations of the animated film The Clone Wars shows Kane also voiced Admiral Yularen, who appeared in several The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels episodes and also acts as the former show's iconic narrator.
Even outside of Yoda, Tom Kane had a deep connection with Star Wars franchise. One of Kane's first credited roles in a video game was as Leeb in the PC version 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 during his career, with his most recent being in 2022 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. This was actually Kane's last appearance overall, with the actor officially retiring from the profession in September 2021 after suffering 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 provide the voice of Takeo until Call of Duty: Black Ops 4release in 2018. In addition Call of DutyKane often voiced Magneto in a number of Marvel video games, such as Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3and even dipped his toes into the DC realm, voicing Jim Gordon in both Batman: Arkham Asylum and LEGO DC Super Villains.
