Can you guess the famous actor’s voice-only roles?

Many know Mandy Patinkin for his work in famous films and musicals like The Princess Bride and Sunday in the Park With George. He has starred in Broadway shows including Evita where his portrayal of Che Guevarra earned him a Tony for best actor. Patinkin’s role as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride cemented his place in pop culture. In 2014, Patinkin’s line: “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die,” was ranked one of IGN’s best movie moments.

Although many may be familiar with Patinkin’s live-action roles, Patinkin has also portrayed characters in animated films and television series. Can you guess the films/series Patinkin was part of and the characters he voiced?

1.) What famous British actor does Mandy Patinkin parody in The Simpsons?

2.) What is the name of the founding father Patinkin voices in a Ken Burns docuseries?

3.) Patinkin’s voice can be heard in which of the following movies:

Secret Life of Pets
Despicable Me 3
Smurf’s: The Lost Village
Monsters, Inc

4.) Patinkin has voiced which of the following animals?

Dog
Sloth
Lion
Snake

1.) Patinkin appeared in Season 6, Episode 19 “Lisa’s Wedding” as Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield, a parody of British actor Hugh Grant. “Lisa’s Wedding” won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Animated Program. The episode is among the top ranked episodes in the series.

2.) Patinkin provides the voice for Benjamin Franklin in the Ken Burns docu-series Benjamin Franklin: “I consider getting to be his voice for those sessions when we recorded it one of the privileges of my artistic life,” Patinkin said in a March 2022 interview with KGET. “I really just focused and learned that some of it almost sounds like a foreign language at times, but I wanted to understand what was being said, what were the ideas at hand.”

3.) Patinkin is featured as the voice of Papa Smurf in Smurfs: The Lost Village. In an April 2017 interview with People Magazine, Patinkin compared his role as Papa Smurf to his role as a father: “I give them advice; they don’t listen to me; they go do what they want anyway and then I run out in the forest to look for them: to make sure they’re safe. I get in trouble, just like in real life. Then my kids come and help me and save me so it’s pretty much the story of my life.”

4.) Patinkin is featured as the voice of Basil, a dog, in Jock the Hero Dog, which is loosely based on the 1907 book Jock the Bushveld by Sir James Percy FitzPatrick.

Mandy Patinkin will be at Tilles Center for a moderated conversation following a screening of The Princess Bride on October 5th at 7 pm.

Photo by Joan Marcus.