But he had fans, The Washington Post obituary by Adam Bernstein said "The English-born, classically trained Mr. Case was among the finest". He was nominated for a Grammy Award and received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. Death Case, a lifelong smoker, developed throat cancer in 2000 but kept recording, though his output slowed. He refused to stop smoking and doctors were forced to remove his larynx in May 2005, after which he lost his voice entirely. He died at his home in El Sobrante, California on October 1, 2005, unable to utter a sound. Case once said, "I really believe I was born to record audiobooks." References 1932 births 2005 deaths 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from London English male voice actors Audiobook narrators People educated at St Edward's School, Oxford English gay actors 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people English LGBT actors Deaths from throat cancer Deaths from cancer in California Alumni of RADA English expatriates in the United States