Jeff Glenn Bennett (born 1962) is an American voice actor and singer who provided the voices for a variety of characters in the Star Wars franchise. These include protagonists Brenn Tantor and Kyle Katarn from the video games Star Wars: Force Commander and Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, respectively, Darth Revan in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Plumestriker from the animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, among other roles.
Biography
Video games
Bennett played Kyle Katarn in Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy.
Jeff Glenn Bennett is an American singer and voice actor born in 1962 in Burbank, California,[1] United States.[2] He worked as a singer before turning to voice work,[1] and would go on to receive an Annie Award[3] and a Daytime Emmy Award for his work in the industry.[4] For the 2000 video game Star Wars: Force Commander, his first Star Wars role, Bennett provided of the voice of protagonist Brenn Tantor as well as a refugee of[5] the world[6] Abridon.[5] Bennett subsequently voiced an Imperial officer in the 2001 video game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader[7] as well as the clone troopers, Count Dooku, bounty hunter Jango Fett, and a captain for[8] the March 11, 2002[9] video game Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter.[8]
The March 26, 2002[10] video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast saw him play protagonist Kyle Katarn and a stormtrooper officer.[11] He also voiced Fett and the clones in[12] the May 15, 2002[13] video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns, itself an expansion pack for 2001's Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.[12] Bennett reprised his role of Katarn and voiced a saboteur for Jedi Outcast's sequel, 2003's Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.[14] He later played[15] Sith Lord[16] Darth Revan in the 2011 video game Star Wars: The Old Republic.[15]
The Freemaker Adventures
Bennett played Plumestriker, a recurring character from LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures.
Bennett lent his voice to the animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, beginning with "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City,"[17] the June 24, 2016[18] fourth episode of the first season, in which he voiced the Sullustan Nien Nunb.[17] In "Peril on Kashyyyk,"[19] the June 27, 2016[18] fifth episode of the first season, he voiced the Twi'lek Ignacio Wortan and the Imperial Lieutenant Plumestriker.[19] He went on to voice Wortan in "The Embersteel Blade,"[20] the August 1, 2017[18] fourth episode of the second season,[20] and Plumestriker in[21] the August 1, 2016[18] ninth episode of the first season, "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase,"[21] the August 15, 2016[18] eleventh episode of the first season, "Showdown on Hoth,"[22] the May 4, 2017[23] short "Beware, the Gamorrean Flu!,"[24][25] the August 7, 2017[18] seventh episode of the second season, "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon,"[26] and[27] the August 9, 2017[18] ninth episode of the second season, "Flight of the Arrowhead."[27]
Bennett also voiced a number of incidental characters in multiple episodes; an Imperial officer in "The Embersteel Blade,"[20] the Lurmen Biz in "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon,"[26] a rebel officer in "Flight of the Arrowhead,"[27] a Rodian junk dealer, their associate Grummgar, and a rebel technician in[25] the May 4, 2017[28] short "Home One,"[29] a rebel pilot in one of the shorts collected in[25] the June 17, 2017[18] first episode of the second season, "A New Home,"[25] and a stormtrooper[25] in "Beware, the Gamorrean Flu!."[24]
Works
Gameography
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Star Wars: Force Commander | Brenn Tantor, Abridon Refugee 1 | Voice; credited as Jeff Glen Bennett[5] |
| 2001 | Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader | Imperial Officer | Voice[7] |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | Clone, Dooku, Jango, Captain | Voice; credited as Jeff Glenn Bennett[8] |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Kyle, Stormtrooper Officer 1 | Voice[11] |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns | Jango Fett, Clones | Voice; credited as Jeff Glenn Bennett[12] |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | Kyle Katarn, Saboteur 1 | Voice[14] |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Darth Revan | Voice[15] |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City" (S1E4) | Nien Numb | Voice[17] |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Peril on Kashyyyk" (S1E5) | Lt. Plumestriker, Ignacio Warton | Voice[19] |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase" (S1E9) | Commander Plumestriker | Voice[21] |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Showdown on Hoth" (S1E11) | Sub-Ensign Plumestriker | Voice[22] |
| 2017[28] | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Home One"[29] | Big Guy, Rebel Tech #1, Rodian Junk Dealer | Voice; roles credited in episode "A New Home"[25] |
| 2017[23] | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Beware, the Gamorrean Flu!"[24] | Lt. Plumestriker, Stormtrooper #2 | Voice; roles credited in episode "A New Home"[25] |
| 2017 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "A New Home" | Pilot #1 | Voice; short containing role unspecified[25] |
| 2017 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Embersteel Blade" (S2E4) | Ignacio Warton, Imperial Officer #1 | Voice[20] |
| 2017 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon" (S2E7) | Plumestriker, Biz | Voice[26] |
| 2017 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Flight of the Arrowhead" (S2E9) | Plumestriker, Rebel Officer | Voice[27] |
Sources
- Star Wars: Force Commander
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City"- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Peril on Kashyyyk"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Showdown on Hoth"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A New Home"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Embersteel Blade"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Flight of the Arrowhead"
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Hischak, Thomas S.. Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2011. ISBN 9780786486946.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
California on Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.: "California, constituent state of the United States of America." (backup link archived on May 15, 2023)
- ↑ "Rango" tops Annie Award Winners by Jerry Beck on Cartoon Brew (February 4, 2012) (original page now obsolete)
- ↑
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Winners for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy® Awards on WordPress (April 29, 2016) (original link is obsolete)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: Force Commander
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 7 ("Abridon")
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- ↑ Hands-on Impressions of Star Wars Jedi Starfighter by Douglass C. Perry on IGN (March 7, 2002) (original page now obsolete)
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
- ↑ Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds: The Clone Campaigns on IGN (backup link archived on May 16, 2023)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Star Wars: The Old Republic — Credits
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 97 ("Revan, Darth")
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 LEGO STAR WARS: THE FREEMAKER ADVENTURES (DISNEY XD) on The Futon Critic (backup link archived on May 16, 2023)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Peril on Kashyyyk"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Embersteel Blade"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Showdown on Hoth"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Beware The Gammorean Flu | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Disney XD on the official Disney XD YouTube channel (May 4, 2017) (backup link)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Beware, the Gamorrean Flu!"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A New Home"
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Flight of the Arrowhead"
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Home One | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Disney XD on the official Disney XD YouTube channel (May 4, 2017) (backup link)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Home One"
External links
- Jeff Bennett on Wikipedia
- Jeff Bennett at the Internet Movie Database
- Jeff Bennett on MobyGames (backup link)
