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William Farmer (born November 14, 1952) is an American voice actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Disney characters Goofy and Pluto. Farmer has done all kinds of voices for other characters, in Western Animation and video games, including a few Looney Tunes characters. However, despite doing a lot of funny-voiced characters, Farmer takes voice acting seriously, emphasis on acting. This was taught to him by his mentor, the late Daws Butler. A Goofy Movie is a fine example of this, really giving Goofy a broad emotional range throughout the film.
Born in Pratt, Kansas, Farmer was always doing voices since his youth. At 15, he had started imitating such Western stars as John Wayne and Walter Brennan, and he would drive up to fast food drive-thru windows and place his orders in character voices, much to the bewilderment of the people at the fast food spots and his friends in the car with him. While studying at the University of Kansas, he worked in TV and radio before moving on to stand-up comedy. In 1982, he worked at the Dallas, Texas-based Comedy Corner. Four years later, as per a suggestion from his agent, he moved out to Hollywood, California to try his character voices there. It was here that Farmer assumed the roles of cartoon voices, especially Goofy, whom he has been voicing since early 1987.
Notable roles:
- Disney: Goofy, Pluto, Horace Horsecollar, the Practical Pig (since 1987)
- Looney Tunes: Foghorn Leghorn (since 1996)
- The 7D: Doc, Sir Yipsalot
- Amphibia : Hop Pop
- Astro Boy: Police Inspector Tawashi (2003 version)
- The Banana Splits : Fleegle (2008 revival)
- Casper Meets Wendy: Stinkie
- Destroy All Humans!: Narrator, Rural Male
- Dead Rising: Cletus Samson
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Rupert, Stank Williams (Expy of Hank Williams), Blort Sportscaster
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Secret Squirrel
- Horton Hears a Who!: Willie Bear (2008 film)
- I Want Your Money: George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Ghostly Bob
- Loonatics Unleashed: Mr. Leghorn (though the voice in the character's last appearance was done by series regular Rob Paulsen)
- Monsters, Inc.: Child Detection Agency member
- Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island: Wise Old Crabnote
- RoboCop (1987): Justin Ballard-Watkins
- Robot Chicken: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Pubertis
- Sam & Max Hit the Road: Sam
- Scooby-Doo, Who's Watching Who?: Ghost of Elias Kingston, Sylvester Sweetsugar, Farmer Burt Harrison, and Captain Quint
- Seal Team as Seal
- Son of the Mask: Masked Otis
- Space Jam: Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn
- Tales of Symphonia: Governor-General Dorr
- Toy Story: Mission Control announcer
- Ty the Tasmanian Tiger series: Wedgwood the Pirate, the Frill Necked Lizard, Parrotbeard, Squeaver, Johno
- Vampirina : Larry Moss
- Yakuza and Yakuza: Like a Dragon: Makoto Date
Tropes featured in his work:
- Acting for Two: Obviously does this when both of Disney's main dogs Goofy and Pluto are involved.
