Harvey Atkin

Elliot Harvey Atkin, known as Harvey Atkin (18 December 1942 – 17 July 2017), was a Canadian actor and voice actor who worked in feature films and television. He also did voice-overs, and voiced animations. 2Early life Atkin was born December 18, 1942 in Toronto, Ontario to parents of Russian-Jewish descent. He developed his interest in acting while a student at Northview Heights Secondary School by performing in a high school production of Eugene O'Neill's one-act play The Rope, for which he won an award at the Simpson's Drama Festival. Atkin initially worked at his father's construction company. He then became a real estate agent, eventually transitioning to acting in commercials. 2Career Atkin played Morty Melnick in the comedy film Meatballs (1979), for which performance he earned a Genie nomination. Atkin had a role in William Fruet's horror film Funeral Home (1980), as well as the role of Sam in The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police, and also played Mario's and Luigi's archenemy King Koopa on DiC Entertainment's cartoon version of Super Mario Bros. (notably, he was the first English voice actor for the character). Playing Bowser in all three Mario animated series, he was the only voice actor to appear in all three series as the same characte