John Kassir John Kassir is an American actor and voice actor who appeared on in , playing the role of Gar in the episode . Kassir first acquired fame in 1984 , when he bested Sinbad in the stand - up comedy talent competition on Ed McMahon ' s " Star Search " . Today , he is perhaps best recognized as the voice of the cackling , maniacal Crypt Keeper on the HBO horror anthology series " Tales from the Crypt " and its subsequent movie spin - offs . As The Crypt Keeper , Kassir provided a pun - filled opening and closing narrative for each episode , similar to Alfred Hitchcock or host Rod Serling . Kassir reprised his role as the Crypt Keeper for the feature films " Tales From the Crypt : Demon Knight " ( with Brenda Bakke , Tim DeZarn , John Larroquette , Dick Miller , William Sadler , and John Schuck ) and " Tales From the Crypt : Bordello of Blood " . Sadler appeared alongside the Crypt Keeper in the prologues of both " Bordello of Blood " and an episode of the series , playing a mummy and the Grim Reaper , respectively . Kassir is also known for his role as Bulgarian football player Zagreb Shkenusky on another HBO series , " 1st & Ten " , which aired from 1984 through 1990 . Although he became primarily a voice actor following the end of " 1st & Ten " , he made occasional live - action appearances on television . Besides his role on " Voyager " , he has also been seen on " The Facts of Life " , " Tour of Duty " ( along with fellow " Star Trek " guest stars Dan Gauthier , Robert Ito , and Patrick Kilpatrick ) , " Dream On " ( starring Michael McKean and Paul Dooley ) , " The Single Guy " ( with Mark Moses and Olivia d ' Abo ) , " Malcolm & Eddie " ( with Tucker Smallwood ) , " Sliders " , and " Friends " , and more recently in " Philly " ( starring Ron Canada ) , " CSI " , " Joan of Arcadia " , " Cold Case " , " CSI : Miami " , " Charmed " , and " Bones " . He was also a regular performer on the hit Nickelodeon sketch comedy series " The Amanda Show " . In 1997 , Kassir played The Atom ( and his alter ego , Ray Palmer ) in the made - for - TV adaptation of DC Comics ' " Justice League of America " , which co - starred David Ogden Stiers and Miguel Ferrer . In 2000 , Kassir proved he had a knack for drama as well as comedy with his portrayal of Shemp Howard in the telefilm " The Three Stooges " . Kassir ' s other TV movie credits include 1996 ' s " Encino Woman " ( co - starring Clarence Williams III ) . Kassir has also appeared in a few live - action feature films . These include 1995 ' s " Monster Mash : The Movie " and " CyberTracker II " ( the latter also featuring Anthony De Longis , Stephen Rowe , Stacie Foster and Athena Massey ) , and the 1996 comedy spoof " Spy Hard " ( with Michael Berryman , Bruce Gray , and the Klimazsewski twins Diane and Elaine ) . In 2002 , Kassir co - starred with star Armin Shimerman in a short film called " Who Slew Simon Thaddeus Mulberry Pew " , with Kassir playing the title role . Kassir also starred in 2005 ' s " Reefer Madness : The Movie Musical " with Steven Weber . As a voice actor , he has worked on such series as " Eek ! The Cat " , " Tiny Toon Adventures " , " The Wild Thornberrys " , " CatDog " , " The Simpsons " , " Buzz Lightyear of Star Command " , and " Samurai Jack " . He also voiced Meeko the raccoon in the 1995 Disney animated film " Pocahontas " and its 1998 direct - to - video sequel " Pocahontas II : Journey to a New World " .