Aron Tager

Aron Tager
Born(1934-06-30)June 30, 1934
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 28, 2019(2019-02-28) (aged 84)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Actor
  • poet
  • artist
  • sculptor
Years active1950–2019
SpouseAnn Page
Websitearontagerart.wix.com/arontager

Aron Tager (June 30, 1934 – February 28, 2019)[1] was an American actor, poet, artist and sculptor, he is best known for voicing Cranky Kong in the animated television series, Donkey Kong Country and for portraying Dr. Vink on the children's television show Are You Afraid of the Dark?.

Career

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As an artist, Tager had numerous exhibitions of his work and has sculptures installed at the following locations: Mount Anthony Union High School (Bennington, Vermont); Shaftsbury Elementary School (Shaftsbury, Vermont); Delaware County Community College, (Media, Pennsylvania); and the Indianapolis Jewish Center, Battery Park (Burlington, Vermont).

He has earned a number of accolades for his work, including the Gold Key at the National Scholastic Art Competition in 1950, the 1975 Award and Medal at the Norwich University Art Show for "Best Sculpture" and "Most Popular Work in Show", and the Award and Medal, Boston Festival of the Arts, 1985.

Trained as an actor, Tager took a 25-year hiatus to focus solely on art, particularly painting and sculpture, before returning to acting in the early 1990s. He appeared in a variety of theatrical, television and film productions, and has had parts in the movies X-Men, Rocky Marciano, Serendipity, Murder at 1600, 10,000 Black Men Named George, A Holiday Romance, and The Salem Witch Trials.

A member of the repertory cast of the A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), he has also appeared on the television shows At the Hotel, Kojak, Puppets Who Kill, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Monk, Goosebumps, Wild Card, Sirens, Earth: Final Conflict, Lil' Bush, Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, Due South, Wonderfalls, Blue Murder, Relic Hunter, The Zack Files and Billable Hours. He played Max Coleman in the 2002 made-for-TV movie Martin and Lewis.

A long-time resident of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he appeared in television commercials and occasionally performed voices for characters in animated films, children's and adult shows such as Donkey Kong Country, Blazing Dragons, Adventures of the Little Mermaid, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Monster Force, David Copperfield, Stickin' Around, The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police, Silver Surfer, Tommy and the Wildcat, George Shrinks, Adventures in Animation 3D, Jane and the Dragon, The Dating Guy, The Adventures of Chuck and Friends.

Personal life

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Tager was married to Ann Page, who was also an actress.[2] They remained married until his death.[1]

Death

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Tager died on February 28, 2019, at the age of 84 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] His wife Ann died on October 6, 2020, at the age of 86.[2] He had four stepchildren, seven grandchildren, and nephews at the time of his death.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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  • Moïse (1990) - Unknown role
  • Twin Sisters (1992) - Butler
  • Léolo (1992) - Fishmonger
  • Canvas (1992) - Jimmy
  • Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (1992) - Emission télé
  • Mothers and Daughters (1992) - McEwan
  • Armen and Bullik (1993) - Charnac
  • Sweet Killing (1993) - Officer Lipsky
  • Because Why (1993) - Bert
  • Divine Fate (1993) - (voice)
  • David Copperfield (1993) - Additional voices
  • Warriors (1994) - General Moorhead
  • Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994) - Stosh
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde (1995) - Lawyer
  • Curtis's Charm (1995) - Park Worker
  • Murder at 1600 (1997) - Treasury Guard #2
  • PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1997) - County Coroner Louis Arnold
  • Blind Faith (1998) - Judge Aker
  • Tommy and the Wildcat (1998) - Kalle Pokka (english, voice)
  • The Third Miracle (1999) - Cardinal Humes
  • X-Men (2000) - Emcee
  • Century Hotel (2001) - Older Salvatore
  • Serendipity (2001) - Janitor
  • Protection (2001) - Lujak
  • Touch (2002) - Trick #1
  • Fancy Dancing (2002) - Zero
  • Boys Briefs 2 (2002) - Trick #1
  • The Fur Store (2003) - Unknown role
  • Name of the Rose (2003) - Professor Wiseman
  • The Absence of Emily (2003) - Mr. Brewster
  • Adventures in Animation 3D (2004) - Fats, Phil Johnson (voices)
  • A Lobster Tale (2006) - Morty Thorpe
  • Boys Briefs 4 (2006) - Calvin
  • You Kill Me (2007) - Walter Fitzgerald
  • The Echo (2008) - Old Man
  • Green (2008) - Stanley
  • You Might as Well Live (2009) - Rabbi Kirshenblat
  • The Way It Used to Be (2009) - Alfred
  • The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard (2010) - Dr. Max Henreid
  • American Wife (2010) - Elderly Man
  • Searching for Wonder (2011) - Professor
  • Stag (2013) - Old Man
  • 88 (2015) - Dale
  • He Never Died (2015) - Announcer

Television

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Video games

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Aron Tager - Thursday, February 28th, 2019". heritagefuneralcentre.ca. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Ann Page Obituary".
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Aron Tager (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 28, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ Konami. Suikoden Tierkreis. Konami. Scene: ending credits, 8:33 in, Cast.
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