José Santa Cruz (March 14, 1929, João Pessoa, Brazil - April 26, 2024, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a Brazilian voice actor and comedian. He played Megatron in the Generation 1 series, but after that, he only returned to the character on Transformers Armada, where he sounded totally bored with the plot (many don't blame him). He did a much better delivery of the villain on the 2007 movie, which probably means he liked it a lot better than Armada. Santa Cruz has was in the business from the 80s until the early 2020s, and literally played hundreds of characters on hundreds of cartoons. Some of this includes King Randor on Masters of the Universe (both the 80s and the 2002 one), Tiamat on Dungeons & Dragons, Sergeant Cosgrove on Freakazoid! and the third voice of Dr. Hibbert on The Simpsons. He was the official voice of Magneto in Brazil, having played the character in about every media he appeared, including the 90s X-Men cartoon, X-Men Evolution and the movies.
In live-action television, he played Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue and Earl Sinclair in Dinosaurs, a role for which he is fondly remembered by fans to this day. In movies, he played Hagrid on the Harry Potter movies and did John Jonah Jameson on the Spider-Man trilogy. He also dubbed Danny De Vito many times.
His work as a comedian includes parts on the (awesomely classic) show "A Praça é Nossa" and the (awesomely bad) "Zorra Total".
In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he had to step away from dubbing, as he could not go to the studios as he was in the risk group for the virus. In 2021, he suffered an accident at home and injured his back, which prevented him from returning to dubbing after the pandemic.
José died on April 26, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, of Parkinson's disease and bronchopneumonia.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 
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Tio Patinhas | Aconteceu no Natal do Mickey |
| 2018 | 
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J. Jonah Jameson Terra-67 | Homem-Aranha: No Aranhaverso |
| 2016 | 
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Bibbly | Trolls |
| 2009-2013 | 
|
Bill Dauterive | O Rei do Pedaço |
| 2011 | 
|
Mel Dorado | Carros 2 |
| 2007-2011 | 
|
Fazendeiro | O Segredo dos Animais: A Série |
| 2009 | 
|
Mr. Fezziwig | Os Fantasmas de Scrooge |
| 2009 | 
|
Velho Joe | Os Fantasmas de Scrooge |
| 2007 | 
|
Gusteau | Ratatouille |
| 2005 | 
|
Grande Soldador | Robôs |
| 2004 | 
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Tio Patinhas | Aconteceu de Novo no Natal do Mickey |
| 2003 | 
|
Sr. Johnson | O Melhor do Natal com Elmo |
| 2001 | 
|
Comandante Lyle Tiberius Rourke | Atlantis: O Reino Perdido |
| 1999 | 
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Mineiro | Toy Story 2 |
| 1999 | 
|
General Rogard | O Gigante de Ferro |
| 1999 | 
|
Ubergonzo | Muppets do Espaço |
| 1999 | 
|
Profesor Archimedes Q. Porter | Tarzan |
| 1998 | 
|
General Lee | Mulan |
| 1995-1997 | 
|
Sergeant Cosgrove | Freakazoid! |
| 1995 | 
|
Long John Silver | Pagemaster - O Mestre da Fantasia |
| 1992-1995 | 
|
Detetive Harvey Bullock | Batman: A Série Animada |
| 1994 | 
|
Mestre | Pagemaster - O Mestre da Fantasia |
| 1991-1994 | 
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Dino da Silva Sauro | Família Dinossauros |
| 1988-1994 | 
|
Roy | Garfield e Seus Amigos |
| 1991-1993 | 
|
Buddy Boar | Taz-Mania |
| 1990-1991 | 
|
Capitão Gancho | As Aventuras de Peter Pan |
| 1990 | 
|
Promotor | As Aventuras de Ichabod e Sr. Sapo |
| 1987 | 
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Rei Randor | He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special |
| 1987 | 
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Caveira Fantasma | Scooby-Doo e os Irmãos Boo |
| 1987 | 
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General | O Cristal Encantado |
| 1983-1985 | 
|
Rei Randor | He-Man e os Defensores do Universo |
| 1966-1967 | 
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Capitão Gancho | Brasinhas do Espaço |
| Live-Action Dubbing | |||
| 2001 | 
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Rúbeo Hagrid | Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal |