Mel Winkler (October 23, 1941 – June 11, 2020) was an American actor, perhaps best known as the voice of Aku Aku in the Crash Bandicoot video games, from Crash Bandicoot: Warped to Crash Twinsanity.

Early life

Winkler was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 23, 1941.

Mel Winkler

Career

In 1970s and 1980s, He moved to his home town St. Louis and New York City. Though Winkler mostly appeared in minor live-action roles, such as Melvin in Doc Hollywood, He also spent time on Broadway, appearing in The Great White Hope in 1968, in August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone in 1988 and in Neil Simon's Proposals from 1997 to 1998. He is the voice of the guardian mask Aku Aku in the Crash Bandicoot series, Lucius Fox in The New Batman Adventures and Johnny Snowman in the TV series Oswald.

Mel Winkler

Death

Winkler died in his sleep on June 11, 2020. The cause of his death was not disclosed. The video game Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is dedicated to his memory.

Mel Winkler

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

1941 births

2020 deaths

African-American male actors

American male film actors

American male television actors

American male voice actors

American male video game actors

Male actors from St. Louis

20th-century American male actors

21st-century American male actors

20th-century African-American people

21st-century African-American people