Walter Reichelt

Walter Reichelt (1923-2002) was a German voice actor who dubbed Waldorf in Die Muppet Show and in all other productions through the German dub of Muppets Tonight. He also dubbed Daddy Dodo in Bibos abenteuerliche Flucht (Follow That Bird).

In cartoons, Reichelt was the German voice of Yosemite Sam, the Commissioner in the Inspector segments of The Pink Panther Show, Halvar on Vicky the Viking, Grandpa Simpson on The Simpsons, Colonel K. on Danger Mouse, and Sir Tuxford on Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, while feature animation credits included Valhalla (the father), Heavy Metal (Rudnick and senator), and Asterix in Britain (Seebigbos).

Reichelt's live action dub credits include Walter Gotell as General Gogol in two James Bond films, Orson Welles in Napoleon, Edward Asner in Hard Rain, Brian Doyle-Murray in Groundhog Day, Gerard Parkes in It Takes Two, Guy Kibbee in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and I. M. Hobson in The Hudsucker Proxy. For TV, he dubbed Leo McKern as Number 2 on The Prisoner, Ned Beatty on Roseanne, and various guests on Law & Order (including Louis Zorich, Allen Swift, and multiple judges). Periodic on-camera work included appearances on Tatort and Das Kriminalmuseum.

Muppet dub credits

as Waldorf unless otherwise noted