Clay Martin Croker (better known as C. Martin Croker) was an animator and voice actor on various Adult Swim programs.[1] He's best known for voicing the Space Ghost characters Zorak and Moltar on Space Ghost Coast to Coast. It was his idea to have Zorak and Moltar to be Space Ghost's sidekicks.
Death[]
On September 17, 2016, Croker suddenly became ill, vomiting and developing a fever. He believed it to be food poisoning from consuming a recent lunch consisting of sushi. After arriving home, Croker died a few hours later; he was 54. No cause of death has been publicly given. He is survived by his sister.
Adult Swim honored him by re-airing the first Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode produced, "Elevator", on September 19, 2016 as a special presentation.The tribute began with a brief description of Croker's contribution to Space Ghost and Adult Swim, with the words his character Zorak said in one episode: "Think of me when you look to the night sky", then the episode played. At the end of the episode, the screen shows "C. Martin Croker [1962-2016]". In the wake of the news of his death, Croker's friends and colleagues, such as his Coast to Coast friends George Lowe and Andy Merrill, paid tribute to him in posts on social media. Adult Swim made almost every episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast available for free on their website in honor of him.
On September 24, 2016, Croker was honored at the beginning of Toonami in a segment in which T.O.M. receives a transmission from Moltar saying he's returning to his home planet and will not be coming back, then boasting that he was the better Toonami host. T.O.M. wishes Moltar the best of luck and says "May your oven stay forever lit." An image of Croker was then shown, captioned "(1962-2016)".
Voice Acting[]
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Zorak, Moltar, various minor characters (Note: It was his idea to have Zorak and Moltar to be Space Ghost's sidekicks)
- Cartoon Planet - Zorak (Note: In the show's end credits he's credited as Clay)
- Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak - Zorak
- The Brak Show - Zorak, various minor characters
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Dr. Weird, Steve
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters - Dr. Weird, Steve
- Death Fighter - Dr. Weird (film in production)
- Toonami (1997-1999) - Moltar (character replaced by T.O.M)
See also[]
- Adult Swim
- Zorak
- Brak
References[]
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003 2 (illustrated ed.). McFarland & Company. pp. 767 – 769. ISBN 9780786422562. OCLC 57349103. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
External links[]
- C. Martin Croker at the Internet Movie Database
- REDIRECT Template:Space Ghost Coast to Coast
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