and the Jewel Riders. Additional voice acting credits include in such dubbed anime titles as Astro Boy, Gigantor, Marine Boy, Star Blazers and Superbook. In 2007, he was awarded The Special American Anime Award for Outstanding Achievement. Fernandez was interviewed in 2008 on his activities and voice over work. His last major public appearance was at the 2009 Seattle, Washington Sakura-Con. Personal life and death Fernandez lived in Pomona, New York with his wife, Noel Smith, whom he married in 1978; together they had three children. He died on July 15, 2010, after a battle with lung cancer at the age of 83. Filmography Live-action Captain Video and His Video Rangers City Across the River – Frank Cusack Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Suspense – Miguel Leave It to Papa – Son Armstrong Circle Theatre Speed Racer – Race Commentator Kraft Theatre – Harry Joseph Schildkraut Presents Macbeth – Donalbain Crunch and Des I Spy Japanese animation dubbing Astro Boy Gigantor – Buttons Brilliant, Johnny Kuro Kami: the Animation – Ryuujin Nagamine Marine Boy – Dr. Mariner, Piper Speed Racer – Speed Racer, Racer X, Additional Voices Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars – Mark Venture Superbook – Additional Voices Thunderbirds 2086 – Additional Voices American animation Ace Ventura: Pet Detective – Additional Voices Courage the Cowardly Dog – Benton Tarantella, Robot Randy, the Magic Tree of Nowhere Kenny the Shark – Additional Voices Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders – Max, Grimm the Dragon Speed Racer: The Next Generation – Headmaster Spritle, Speed Racer Sr. Film Alakazam the Great – Alakazam (speaking voice) The Enchanted Journey Godzilla versus the Sea Monster – Ryota Plan Bee – Bellza Planet of Storms Planet of the Vampires Son of Godzilla – Goro Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster – Yukio Spider's Web: A Pig's Tale – Noiman Ja Rahr What's Eating Gilbert Grape – ADR Voice Video games The Longest Journey – Elder Banda, Minstrum Yerin, Old Alatien man Other works Peter Absolute on the Erie Canal (Audio Book Serial) Speed Racer (Theme Song Lyrics) X-Minus One (Radio Series) Baby Animals Just Want to Have Fun (VHS) It Looked Like Spilt Milk (Audio Book on Cassette and Disc) Staff Dialogue direction Blood Link (1982) Bonheur d'occasion (1983) A Question of Silence (1982) Infra-Man (1976) Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982) Kenny the Shark (TV series, 2003, episodes 1-13) La Diagonale du fou (1984) Ultraman (1966) Strange Shadows in