Deem Bristow

Deem Reginald Bristow (April 11, 1947 – January 15, 2005) was an American actor and voice actor. His most well-known role was that of Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. Bristow was born and raised in Eaton, Ohio. He died on January 15, 2005 after a sudden heart attack. Originally his final game was to be dedicated to him incorporating "In Loving Memory of our Friend Deem Bristow 1947-2005" yet was decided against it after a controversy. Coincidently, Long John Baldry who voiced Robotnik in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog died the same year. Even more ironically, Chikao Ohtsuka, Eggman's Japanese voice actor, passed away exactly ten years to the day Bristow died.

While his death is thought to have been the catalyst for the switch to 4Kids voice actors for the Sonic the Hedgehog games, an interview with Mike Pollock notes that the cast change had already gone into effect prior to this.

Filmography

Video games

Sonic the Hedgehog (series) 1999-2004 - Dr. Ivo Robotnik/Eggman
Blue Stinger as Dogs Bowser
Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas as Kenny Sinclair

Anime

Paranoia Agent as Masami Hirukawa Rumiko Takahashi Anthology as Flower Shop Owner Spirit of Wonder as Dr. Breckenridge Texhnolyze as Chief of Gabe