Dan Hennessey (August 25, 1941, New Jersey, USA - November 13, 2024, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) was an American-born Canadian voice director and voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe (with John Stocker, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen, and Jerelyn Homer). That same year, in 1973, he played Claudius, King of Denmark in his first film, a Canadian adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet play.
A decade later, he was the voice of Chief Quimby and other characters on DiC's Inspector Gadget and starred as Dizzy in Nelvana's first feature film, Rock & Rule.
His best-known role was as the voice of Brave Heart Lion in the animated Care Bears franchise (he also voiced Loyal Heart Dog as well as the Irish voice of Good Luck Bear on a few episodes of the television series).
During the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, Hennessey had many voice roles to his credit, appearing both in animation and live-action, in films, series, and specials. During this time, Dan also worked as a voice director in the same areas.
From 1995–2003, Hennessey appeared on Nick Jr.'s Little Bear.
He also voiced the characters Thompson and Thomson alongside John Stocker in the TV episodes of the comic series The Adventures of Tintin.
Hennessey died on November 13, 2024 from complications of Parkinson's disease in Kitchener, Ontario, at the age of 82.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 
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Brave Heart Lion | The Rosey & Buddy Show |
| 1988-1989 | 
|
Zed McGlunk | Police Academy: The Series |
| 1988-1989 | 
|
Eugene Tackleberry | Police Academy: The Series |
| 1988 | 
|
RoboCop / Alex J. Murphy | RoboCop: The Animated Series |
| 1986-1988 | 
|
Brave Heart Lion | The Care Bears Family |
| 1987 | 
|
Beastur | My Pet Monster |
| 1987 | 
|
Brave Heart Lion | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland |
| 1987 | 
|
Dum | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland |
| 1986-1987 | 
|
Puzzle | Popples |
| 1986 | 
|
Brave Heart Lion | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation |
| 1985 | 
|
Good Luck Bear | Care Bears |
| 1985 | 
|
Jim | Care Bears |
| 1985 | 
|
Brave Heart Lion | The Care Bears Movie |
| 1985 | 
|
Loyal Heart Dog | The Care Bears Movie |
| 1983 | 
|
Chief Quimby | Inspector Gadget |