Lukács Bicskey

Lukács Bicskey (1961-2015) was a Hungarian actor and voice artist who dubbed Animal in Muppet-show New Yorkban (Muppets Take Manhattan). He also voiced characters in the 2006 dub of The Dark Crystal.

Bicskey established himself as a stage actor in Budapest in the 1990s while also participating in the dubbing industry. He was mostly heard in small parts, such as Al Mulock in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Buck Kartalian in Planet of the Apes, and minor voices in the Sharpe series. Larger assignments included Will Ferrell in the Austin Powers movies, Benjamin Bratt in Traffic, Udo Kier in Dogville, and Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels.

On-camera, Bicskey had brief stints on the Hungarian soap operas Barátok közt (as a medium) and Szomszédok (an inspector), and appeared in the caper films Argo and Argo 2 as Psycho. He was busiest, however, in the many English-language productions shot in Hungary, beginning with 1998'sTactical Assault. He was usually typecast as villains or mysterious figures, landing parts in The Best Man (with Seth Green, as a thief), A Knight in Camelot (with Whoopi Goldberg), Day of Wrath (a larger role than usual, as mercenary Miguel de Alvarado), Metamorphosis, 2014's Hercules, The Eagle (with Jamie Bell, as a druid), and Spy (with Melissa McCarthy). TV included guest parts on The Collector, World Without End (as a French astrologer), Robin Hood (one-shot as King Richard), Dracula (a shaman), and The Borgias.