Peter Fernandez

Peter Fernandez was an actor, voice actor and director from New York City. Born in 1949, he began as a child model for the John Robert Power Agency and had appeared on both radio and Broadway until he was drafted into the US Army at the age of 18. After his discharge from the Army in 1946, he had become a writer for both radio and pulp fiction, and later on had worked both in voice-acting and as a director. His notable role includes his work in Speed Racer, having voiced Speed Racer and Racer X as well as served as the lyricist of the english version's theme song as well as further voiced Headmaster Spritle and played the role of the racing announcer in the live action 2008 film. The announcer's rapid-fire delivery of dialogue was devised by Fernandez and his fellow co-stars in order to mimic the mouth flaps of its original version.

He was also notable for his work for for Courage the Cowardly Dog, which he noted as among his favorite works, where he was the voice director and voiced cameo roles throughout the series.

Fernandez had lived in Pomona, New York with his wife, Noel Smith. On July 15th, 2010, Fernandez had passed away from lung cancer at age 83.

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Notable roles from Peter Fernandez:
in anime
 * Astro Boy
 * Buttons Brilliant and Johnny in Gigantor
 * Kagaku Kyujotai Techno Voyager
 * Ryuujun Nagamine in Kuro Kami: The Animation
 * Dr. Mariner and Piper in Marine Boy and Under Sea Boy Marine
 * Speed Racer, Racer X and other various roles in Speed Racer
 * Mark Venture in Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars
 * Various roles in Superbook

in western animation
 * Various roles in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
 * Benton Tarantella, Erroll von Volkheim, Robot Randy, the Spirit of the Harvest Moon, and various other roles in Courage the Corwardly Dog
 * Various roles in Kenny the Shark
 * Headmaster Spritle and Speed Racer (Sr.) in Speed Racer: The Next Generation

in video games
 * Elder Banda, Minstrum Yerin, and Old Alatien man in The Longest Journey

in movies
 * Alakazam (voiced) in Alakazam the Great
 * The Enchanted Journey
 * Ryota in Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
 * Lupin III, Dan Dunn, and President Jimmy Carter in Lupin III (1979 Toho dub)
 * Planet of Storms
 * Planet of Vampires
 * Race Commentator in Speed Racer
 * Goro in Son of Godzilla
 * ADR Voice in What's Eating Gilbert Grape

other works


 * Peter Absolute on the Erie Canal (audio book serial)
 * Speed Racer (wrote theme song lyrics)
 * X-Minus One (Radio Series)

Notable titles Peter Fernandez directed:

 * 2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York (Voice director, 1983)
 * Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Voice Director for TV series, 1996, episodes 27-41)
 * Al Andalus (Voice director 1989)
 * Au nom de touse les miens (Voice director 1983 and Voice director for TV miniseries 1985)
 * Bidaya wa nihaya (Voice director 1960)
 * Blood Link (Dialogue director 1982)
 * Bonheur d'occasion (Dialogue director 1982)
 * Bordella (Voice director 1976, uncredited)
 * Christmas in Cartoontown (Voice director for OAV 1996)
 * Ciske de Rat (Voice director 1984, uncredited)
 * Coup de tête (Director 1979, uncredited)
 * Coup de torchon (Voice director 1981)
 * Courage the Cowardly Dog (Voice director for TV series, 1999)
 * De Stilte rond Christie M. (Dialogue director 1982)
 * Dogs of Hell (Voice director 1982)
 * El Nido (Voice director 1979)
 * Fei zhou chao ren (Voice director 1994)
 * Film d'amore e d'anarchia (Voice director 1973)
 * Gandahar (Voice director 1988)
 * Goha (Voice director 1958)
 * Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster / Gojira-Ebira-Mosura: Nankai no daiketto (Voice director 1966)
 * II Corsaro nero (Voice Director 1976)
 * II Deserto dei Tartari (Voice Director 1976)
 * II Segreto del vestito rosso (Voice director 1965)
 * Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982)
 * Jalna (Voice director of TV miniseries 1994)
 * Jung-Gwok chiu-yan (Voice director 1975)
 * Kenny the Shark (Dialogue director for TV series, 2003, episodes 1-13)
 * Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Zettai zetsumi (Voice director 1967)
 * L'Anticristo (Voice director 1974)
 * La Diagonale du fou (Dialogue director 1984)
 * Le Choix des armes (Voice director 1981)
 * Le Grand pardon (Voice director 1982)
 * L'Homme de Rio (Voice director 1964)
 * Les Chevaliers du ciel (Voice director of TV series 1967)
 * Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore (Voice director 1972, uncredited)
 * Nattens engel (Dubbing director 1998)
 * Nuovo cinema Paradiso (Voice director 1989)
 * Onna hissatsu ken (Voice director 1974)
 * Piedone a Hong Kong (Voice director 1975)
 * Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders (Voice director of TV Series 1995)
 * Puss 'N Boots Travels Around the World (Voice director 1976)
 * Satsujin ken 2 (Voice director 1974)
 * Schrei - denn ich werde dich töten! (Director 1999, uncredited)
 * Shaka (Voice director 1961)
 * Stavisky... (Voice director 1974, uncredited)
 * The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (Voice director of TV series, 1986)
 * The Enchanted Journey (Director 1984, uncredited)
 * The Magic Snowman (Voice director 1988)
 * The Secret of Anastasia (Voice director of OAV 1997)
 * The Secret of Mulan (Voice director of OAV 1998)
 * The Space Giants (Voice director of TV series 1967)
 * ''Topâzu" (Voice director 1992)
 * Tutto a posto e niente in ordine (Voice director 1973)
 * Ultraman (Dialogue director 1966)
 * Un amour de Swann (Voice director 1984)
 * Una Magnum Special per Tony Saitta (Dialogue director 1976)
 * "Un moment d'égarement" (Voice director 1977)
 * Une histoire simple (Voice director 1978)
 * Vabank (Voice director 1981)

Notable works Peter Fernandez wrote:

 * 2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York (1983, uncredited)
 * Al Andalus (1989, uncredited)
 * Au nom de tous les miens (1983, uncredited)
 * Bedtime Stories from the Bible
 * Ciske de Rat (1984, uncredited)
 * Coup de tête (1979, uncredited)
 * Coup de tchon (1981, uncredited)
 * El Nido (1979, uncredited)
 * Faire l'amur - Emmanuelle et ses soeure (1971)
 * Fei zhou chao ren (1994, uncredited)
 * Gandahar (1988, uncredited)
 * Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster / Gojira-Ebira-Mosura: Nankai no daiketto (1966, uncredited)
 * Il Deserto dei Tartari (1976, uncredited)
 * Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982, uncredited)
 * Jalna (TV miniseries, 1994, uncredited)
 * Le Choix des armes (1981, uncredited)
 * Le Grand prdon (1982, uncredited)
 * Les Chevaliers du ciel (TV series, 1967, uncredited)
 * Mélodie en sous-sol (1963, uncredited)
 * Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore (1972, uncredited)
 * Nattens engel (1998, uncredited)
 * Onna hissatsu ken (1974, uncredited)
 * Puss 'N Boots Travels Around the World (1976)
 * Satsujin ken 2 (1974, uncredited)
 * Schrei - denn ich werde dich töten! (TV, 1999, uncredited)
 * Stavisky... (1974, uncredited)
 * Tatsu no ko Tarô (1979, uncredited)
 * The Alley Cats (1968)
 * The Dirty Girls (1964)
 * The Enchanted Journey (1984)
 * The Mad Doctor Hump (1969)
 * The Night the Animals Talked (1970)
 * The Space Giants (TV series, 1967, uncredited)
 * Topâzu (1992, uncredited)
 * Ultraman (TV series, 1966)
 * Un amour de Swann
 * Une histoire simple
 * Un moment d'égarement
 * Woof! (1989)

Radio appearances Peter Fernandez made:

 * Mr. District Attorney
 * Let's Pretend
 * Gangbusters
 * My Best Girls
 * Superman
 * Suspense