Jeff Winkless

Jeffrey Alan Winkless (June 2, 1941 - June 26, 2006) was an American film and voice actor and music composer.

He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.

One of his younger brothers, Daniel Owen Winkless, worked with him on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. He was also credited as Jeffrey Brock.

He has done voice-overs for several anime titles.

Winkless died of a brain tumor on June 26, 2006, 24 days after his 65th birthday. He is survived by his three brothers and Rayonelle Baldwin (his wife).

Anime

 * The Secret of Blue Water (original dub) - Captain Nemo
 * Vampire Hunter D - Count Magnus Lee
 * Doomed Megalopolis - Kato
 * The Castle of Cagliostro - Jodo (MGM version)
 * The Professional: Golgo 13 - Informant
 * Casshan: Robot Hunter - Android BK-01 (Black King)
 * 8 Man After - Tony Gleck
 * Gatchaman (1994) - President Beolute
 * The Dirty Pair's Affair on Nolandia - Chief Gooley
 * Crying Freeman Volume 1: Portrait of a Killer - Ko Tokugen
 * Neo-Tokyo - Robot 444-1
 * Noozles - Osgood, Spike
 * Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - 2nd Little Pig
 * Wowser - Man Walking on Street
 * Crying Freeman Volume 2: Shades of Death Part 1 - Ko Tokugen
 * Wicked City - Mr. Shadow
 * Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy - Chief Gooley
 * Laputa: Castle in the Sky - Muska / Romska Palo Ul Laputa (original English dub) (as Jack Witte)
 * Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo - Police commissioner / Boris
 * Babel II - Yamazaki
 * Crimson Wolf - Various
 * Space Adventure Cobra - Crystal Boy
 * Lily C.A.T. - Various
 * Honeybee Hutch - Additional Voices
 * Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro - Interpol Chairman (Streamline Dub), Jodo (Streamline Dub)
 * Outlaw Star - Various
 * Jin Jin - Additional Voices
 * New Gigantor - Various
 * DNA Sights 999.9 - Trader Doctor
 * Maple Town - Mr. Beaver
 * 3x3 Eyes - Prof. Fuji (Streamline/Manga dub)
 * Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie - Crystal Boy, Preacher Dakoba
 * Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo - Boris, Police Chief
 * The Big O - Additional Voices
 * Blue Dragon - Additional Voices

Live-Action

 * Saturday the 14th Strikes Back - John Wilkes Booth
 * Corporate Affairs - Businessman
 * Rage and Honor - Farmer
 * Free Ride - Waiter
 * Black Scorpion - Auctioneer
 * Look Who's Talking Now - Dogs, Wolves
 * Lady Killer - Len Mirkin
 * Zeiram - Bob, Storeowner
 * The Nest - Church

Trivia

 * Winkless is cast as the antagonist to Steve Bulen's protagonist, in at least two strikingly similar anime; Casshan and 8 Man After.
 * He also worked as a scriptwriter on cartoons for Saban Entertainment including Ox Tales, Samurai Pizza Cats, Wowser, Bob in a Bottle, Noozles, My Favourite Fairy Tales, Iznogoud, The Littl' Bits, Mon Colle Knights, Maple Town, Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid, Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio, Saban's Adventures of Peter Pan, Maya the Bee, Honeybee Hutch, Little Mouse on the Prairie, Jin Jin, Jungle Tales and Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics.
 * He also did various voices for Oliver Twist, Iznogoud, The Return of Dogtanian and The Wisdom of The Gnomes.
 * He is famous for composing the background music for Lady Killer, Not of this Earth and Corporate Affairs.
 * He also does voices for several videogames.