Ed Gilbert
Edmund Francis Gilbert (June 29, 1931 – May 8, 1999) was an American actor, with extensive credits in both live-action roles and voice work in animation, although he was better known for the latter. He is also credited, under his birth name (Edmund Francis Giesbert), with research in entomology and the discovery of new beetle species. He also replaced Phil Harris, the original voice of Baloo, in "TaleSpin" and for special segments featured on the VHS releases of "Jungle Cubs". Career. During the 1960s, Gilbert appeared on television series such as "The Gallant Men", "Combat!", "The Rogues", and  Mannix. In 1966, he guest starred as Robert Cramer on four episodes of "Ben Casey". He is well known as Fenton Hardy on the 1970s television series "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries". He provided the voices of Superion (originally voiced by Frank Welker), Thrust and Blitzwing in the second and third seasons of "The Transformers", Kissyfur's father Gus in "Kissyfur", Thirty-Thirty, Sandstorm, Shaman and other voices in "BraveStarr", Baloo in the Disney animated series "TaleSpin" and Jungle Cubs, General Hawk in "", Puggsy and Daddy Starling in "", Mr. Smee in "Peter Pan and the Pirates", Phasir in the  Aladdin television series, The Mandarin in the first season of "Iron Man: The Animated Series" and Dormammu in "Spider-Man: The Animated Series". He voiced Tigger on some albums and read-along cassettes in the early 1990s, He voiced minor characters in ""; "", "", and "The New Batman Adventures". He also voiced the security guard Daryl in the computer game, "". Entomology. Under his birth name, Edmund Francis Giesbert, he also pursued the study of Coleoptera and described a number of beetle species and genera, particularly in the family Cerambycidae, such as "Linsleychroma", including "Linsleychroma monnei". Death. In August 1998, Gilbert got sick  from lung cancer and stayed home for nine months but never recovered. He was a heavy smoker and, after suffering from complications, Gilbert died on May 8, 1999, from lung cancer. His interment was at Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary in Newhall, California.