Harvey Atkin (1942-2017)

Harvey Atkin (December 18, 1942 – July 17, 2017) was a Canadian actor and voice actor who hworked in feature films and television. He also did voice-overs, and voiced animations.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Atkin developed his interest in acting during high school. After school, he initially worked at his father's construction company. He then became a real estate agent, eventually transitioning to acting in commercials.
Atkin played Morty Melnick in the comedy film Meatballs (1979), for which performance he earned a Genie nomination. Atkin had a role in William Fruet's horror film Funeral Home (1980), as well as the role of Sam in The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police, and also played Mario's and Luigi's archenemy King Koopa on DiC Entertainment's cartoon version of Super Mario Bros. (notably, he is the first English voice actor for the character). Playing Bowser in all three Mario animated series, he is the only voice actor to appear in all three series as the same character. He voiced Mr. Mushnik on Little Shop, loosely based on the movie Little Shop of Horrors. He also played characters in other series such as Beetlejuice, Bad Dog and Ruby Gloom. Atkin has appeared in more than 75 films and on many television series. He has done voice-over work in many television and radio commercials, for which he has won three Clio Awards. He appeared in 95 episodes of Cagney & Lacey as Sergeant Ronald Coleman. Atkin plays Judge Alan Ridenour in a recurring role on the television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role he also played in Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order, and is the voice-over in Leon's and "Buy Israel Bonds" commercials in Canada. He also made a cameo playing a bus driver in the classic film Atlantic City (1980) starring Burt Lancaster, and is the voice for Morty in the television series Jacob Two-Two. He made a guest appearance in 2010 as a rabbi on the CBC Television series 18 to Life. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series 2000-2011) Judge (18 episodes, 2000-2011).

Atkin passed away on July 17, 2017 in Toronto at the age of 74.