Jim Ward, the voice of Ratchet & Clank’s Captain Qwark, has died aged 66.
The information was revealed by his former co-host at The Stephanie Miller Present, who wrote on X/Twitter: “One of the saddest messages I’ve ever obtained from the superb Mrs Jim Ward: Our fantastic ‘voice deity’ as Steph anointed Jim Ward, handed away at the moment at 10:45am.”
Ward co-hosted the present with Miller for 13 years till his departure in 2017. In 2021, it was revealed he had contracted a “extreme case” of COVID-19 after being hospitalized for a light cognitive reminiscence subject, which “utterly paralyzed” him for 4 months. He later developed Alzheimer’s illness. It is because of this that Ward didn’t function in Ratchet and Clank: Rift Aside.
Ward was higher recognized to avid gamers for lending his voice to a plethora of video games from his debut in 1993’s Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin. He not solely starred in the Ratchet & Clank collection, but in addition gave his voice to Krauser in the authentic Resident Evil 4 and Doktor in Steel Gear Rising Revengeance. Other online game credit embody roles in Guild Wars 2, Diablo 3, Steel Gear Stable 3: Snake Eater, EverQuest 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic, Name of Responsibility, and Dragon Age. His remaining recreation credit score is 2022’s Quake Champions.
Nonetheless, he additionally starred in quite a few reveals, together with The Pretty OddParents and Ben 10, and has gained a Daytime Emmy Award for Excellent Performer in an Animated Program.
“I am so sorry to your loss… Mr. Ward was an necessary half of my childhood as the voice of Captain Qwark. I want the household the highest,” commented one fan. One other merely wrote, “The world has misplaced a fantastic expertise and a beautiful human being!”
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