The official Hasbro Pulse YouTube account have treated us with an interview with Michael Bell, the voice of G1 Prowl.
Mr Bell is well remembered as Prowl’s voice in the original G1 cartoon, and he also voiced some other Transformers characters like First Aid, Brainstorm, Sideswipe, Swoop, Scrapper and more.
On this 7:12 minute interview, Mr.Bells shares his thoughts about what made G1 so special, his performance as Prowl and other characters and his favorite role, some G1 behind the scenes memories and more!
Watch the interview after the break and let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
QLRformer
YO Joe Mr Bell!
It's always a pleasure to hear from him, though I'm more aware of his non-TF roles (Chaz Finster, Duke, Voltron's Lance).
King Nergil
Even though he identifies more with Prowl, for me he'll always be the voice of Swoop first.
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And he's right that his name will be remembered. It's sad having seen many of his collegues pass away in the recent years.
Lore Keeper
Michael was great as Prowl, but nothing will overshadow his work as Raziel. IMO, that character was his magnum opus.
Rob
I loved the nicer edge to Prowl he gave him. It complimented his seriousness a bit more. Prowl's my fav and I would love to hear him do a hybrid between G1 cartoon friendly Prowl a more IDW Prowl who can switch to serious on a dime.
Something like this
Dark Starscream
That's one of my favorite parts about the Devastation Transformers game, just hearing Michael Bell voice Sideswipe!
DracoPrimal
The extras of Mr. Bell's work in the Legacy of Kain series was one of those things that made me wish I'd been a voice actor. He seems like he was a hoot to work with.
Novaburnhilde
Would love to hear him voice Prowl again.
Road2Earth2
Really had a fun chat with him when he was a guest at Emerald City Comic-Con one year. Turns out one of his early jobs was as an usher at Grauman’s in 1952, and for a red carpet premiere that year, he wound up escorting a late Marlon Brando to his seat.
Dark Starscream
He was also Duke, the leading man on G.I. Joe.
Datsun87
*Michael Bell on voicing G1 Prowl*
Holy crap, I forgot how fun loving and quirky Prowl was originally. How wholesome!
*Michael Bell on BTS shenanigans while voicing G1 Prowl*
Holy crap, this man schemed like IDW Prowl…
Great stuff as always. Man how awesome would it be to see how chaotic and fun those recording sessions were. Everyone always makes them sound so entertaining regardless of how large or small their role was.
Tarphedon
He was in the Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot.
VKittyCat2023
Did he create Taco Bell?
DoctorWho