Herbert Weicker (1921-1997) was a German voice actor who was heard in several Muppet dubs, notably as Sweetums, J. P. Grosse, and as Pa Gorg on the Fraggle Rock co-production Die Fraggles. In Bibos abenteuerliche Flucht (Follow That Bird), he also voiced Snuffy.
Weicker was the German voice of Leonard Nimoy in the dubs of Star Trek and other films and TV appearances, in addition to frequently dubbing Christopher Lee (as both Fu Manchu and Dracula). In Blake Edwards' The Pink Panther movie series, he dubbed Herbert Lom as Clouseau's homicidal boss/nemesis Dreyfuss. He was a staple of the localized James Bond soundtracks, dubbing Walter Gotell as recurring character General Gogol, Yaphet Kotto in Live and Let Die, Christopher Lee in The Man with the Golden Gun, and the unseen Blofeld in For Your Eyes Only.
Weicker also dubbed such varied actors as Vincent Price in Edward Scissorhands and other movies, Jason Bernard in While You Were Sleeping, Roscoe Lee Browne in Twilight's Last Gleaming, Bill Cobbs in The Hudsucker Proxy, and Leslie Nielsen in Nightstick.
In cartoons, Weicker voiced Foghorn Leghorn and was heard in such Eberhard Storeck-directed series as Vicky the Viking and Doctor Snuggles, the animated Star Trek, The Simpsons (as Leonard Nimoy, the Stonecutters' Number 1, and God), The Snorks (Dr. Galeo) and the features Heavy Metal (barbarian leader) and The Secret of NIMH (the Great Owl).
On-camera, Weicker appeared in multiple Shakespeare TV plays and episodes of Tatort and Felix und Oskar (the German version of The Odd Couple).
Muppet dub credits
- Die Muppet Show (The Muppet Show): Sweetums, J.P. Grosse, Jonathan Winters
- Muppet Movie: Sweetums, El Sleezo Cafe Owner
- Der Grosse Muppet Krimi (The Great Muppet Caper): Sweetums
- Die Fraggles (Fraggle Rock): Pa Gorg
- Bibos abenteuerliche Flucht (Follow That Bird): Snuffy
- Das Hasenpicknick (The Tale of the Bunny Picnic): Dog
- Die wundersame Geschichte vom Weihnachtsspielzeug (The Christmas Toy): Belmont
- Die Muppets feiern Jim Henson (The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson): Martin Price
- Muppets Tonight: Leonard Nimoy