Denny Delk
Encyclopedia
Denny Delk is an American
actor
and voice actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Murray in the Monkey Island series
as well as a range of voices in LucasArts
games.
for first time, playing a minor role in More American Graffiti
for Lucasfilm
. He then played roles in TV series Ewoks and in Howard the Duck
, again for Lucasfilm. Then, in 1992, he got up with LucasArts
, voicing the "talkie" version of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
. He continued working for LucasArts as in-house actor, voicing many roles in their games, although players know Delk most for playing the talking skull Murray from Monkey Island series of quests. Delk tried to make character little more comical than he was and tried to give him a bit of himself. The players liked Murray, and he turned up as frequent comic relief in the series.
Delk is a freelance voice-over artist, but his name is mostly associated with LucasArts. He also has years of improv
experience.
Denny Delk is also known as the spokesman
for the long-running Got Milk?
series of commercials. He is president of broadcast
ing company Delk & Assoc. Inc.
. His wife is writer and producer Karen Jones Delk.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and voice actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Murray in the Monkey Island series
Monkey Island series
Monkey Island is the collective name given to a series of five graphical adventure games produced and published by LucasArts, originally known as LucasFilm Games through the development of the first game in the series; the games have produced a significiant cult following. The fifth installment of...
as well as a range of voices in LucasArts
LucasArts
LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s...
games.
Background and career
Delk learned a knack of acting from his mother, who read bedtime stories to him and had done all voices of characters. After getting education at University of St. Andrews, he worked as a disc jockey and later got in radio, and then into commercials. In the 1970s he got up with George LucasGeorge Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
for first time, playing a minor role in More American Graffiti
More American Graffiti
More American Graffiti is the 1979 sequel film to George Lucas's hit film American Graffiti. Whereas the first film followed a group of friends during the summer evening before they set off for college, this film shows us where the characters from the first film end up a few years later.Most of the...
for Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Limited is an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco, California. Lucas is the company's current chairman and CEO, and Micheline Chau is the president and COO....
. He then played roles in TV series Ewoks and in Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. The character first appeared in Adventure into Fear #19 and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, "funny...
, again for Lucasfilm. Then, in 1992, he got up with LucasArts
LucasArts
LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s...
, voicing the "talkie" version of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a point-and-click adventure game by LucasArts originally released in 1992. Almost a year later, it was reissued on CD-ROM as an enhanced "talkie" edition with full voice acting and digitized sound effects...
. He continued working for LucasArts as in-house actor, voicing many roles in their games, although players know Delk most for playing the talking skull Murray from Monkey Island series of quests. Delk tried to make character little more comical than he was and tried to give him a bit of himself. The players liked Murray, and he turned up as frequent comic relief in the series.
Delk is a freelance voice-over artist, but his name is mostly associated with LucasArts. He also has years of improv
Improv
Improv may refer to:* Improvisation, an act of spontaneous invention* Musical improvisation* Improvisational theatre* The Improv, a chain of U.S. comedy clubs* Lotus Improv, a spreadsheet program...
experience.
Denny Delk is also known as the spokesman
Spokesman
A spokesperson or spokesman or spokeswoman is someone engaged or elected to speak on behalf of others.In the present media-sensitive world, many organizations are increasingly likely to employ professionals who have received formal training in journalism, communications, public relations and...
for the long-running Got Milk?
Got Milk?
Got Milk? is an American advertising campaign encouraging the consumption of cow's milk, which was created by the advertising agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners for the California Milk Processor Board in 1993 and later licensed for use by milk processors and dairy farmers. It has been running...
series of commercials. He is president of broadcast
Broadcast
Broadcast or Broadcasting may refer to:* Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals* Broadcast, an individual television program or radio program* Broadcast , an English electronic music band...
ing company Delk & Assoc. Inc.
Personal life
Delk lives in San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. His wife is writer and producer Karen Jones Delk.
Video games
| Year | Video game | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is a first person shooter computer game. It was developed and published by LucasArts and released on October 9, 1997. It was made available on Steam on September 16, 2009. It is based on the Star Wars franchise and is a sequel to Star Wars: Dark Forces... |
8t88 | |
| 1997 | The Curse of Monkey Island The Curse of Monkey Island The Curse of Monkey Island is an adventure game developed and published by LucasArts, and the third game in the Monkey Island series. It was released in and followed the successful games The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge... |
Murray, Skully, Father Pirate | |
| 2000 | Escape from Monkey Island Escape from Monkey Island Escape from Monkey Island is a computer adventure game developed and released by LucasArts in 2000. It is the fourth game in the Monkey Island series.... |
Murray, Mister Santiago | |
| 2000 | Star Wars: Early Learning Activity Center | Slingshot Announcer | |
| 2006 | Star Wars: Empire at War Star Wars: Empire at War Star Wars: Empire at War is a 2006 real-time strategy game developed by Petroglyph Games and published by LucasArts. Set between Episode III and Episode IV, it focuses on the fledgling struggle between the Empire and the Rebels. It uses Petroglyph's game engine Alamo. The most recent patch was... |
Narrator | |
| 2009 | Tales of Monkey Island Tales of Monkey Island Tales of Monkey Island is a 2009 graphic adventure video game developed by Telltale Games and LucasArts. It is the fifth game in the Monkey Island series, released nearly a decade after the previous installment, Escape from Monkey Island. Developed for Windows and the Wii console, the game was... |
Murray | |
| 2009 | The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition The Secret of Monkey Island The Secret of Monkey Island is a graphic adventure game developed by Lucasfilm Games and published by the same company after its name was changed to LucasArts. The game spawned a number of sequels, collectively known as the Monkey Island series... |
Narrator, Pirate Leader III, Citizen of Mêlée | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 (video game) Iron Man 2 (video game) Iron Man 2 is a 2010 video game loosely-based on the film of the same name. It was released on May 4, 2010, days after the film's international release and days before the film's domestic release. The game was published by Sega and developed by Sega Studios San Francisco , High Voltage Software ... |
A.I.M agent | |
| 2010 | Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge is an adventure game developed and published by LucasArts in 1991. It was the second game of the Monkey Island series, following The Secret of Monkey Island, and the sixth LucasArts game to use the SCUMM engine. It was the first game to use the iMUSE sound... |
Narrator, Bruno, Fred, Larry, Voodoo Priest |