Tim Blaney
American puppeteer and voice actor
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Timothy Patrick Blaney (born April 25, 1959) is an American puppeteer and voice actor. He has provided the voices for Frank the Pug in the Men in Black franchise,[1][2][3][4] and the robot Johnny 5 in Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2.
Born
April 25, 1959
Timothy Patrick Blaney
April 25, 1959
Los Angeles, U.S.
OccupationsPuppeteer, Voice actor
Yearsactive1985–present
Tim Blaney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Timothy Patrick Blaney April 25, 1959 Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Occupations | Puppeteer, Voice actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Hugga Bunch | Additional puppeteer | Television film |
| 1986 | Short Circuit | Number 5/"Johnny Five" (voice) | [5] |
| 1986 | Flight of the Navigator | Puppeteer, Puckmaren (voice) | |
| 1988 | Short Circuit 2 | Johnny 5 (voice) | [5] |
| 1989 | The Abyss | Puppeteer | |
| 1994 | Muppet Classic Theater | Additional Muppet Performer | |
| 1997 | Men in Black | Frank the Pug (voice) | [5] |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Puppeteer | |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Puppeteer | |
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Frank the Pug (voice) | [5] |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Goofy Goober (voice) | [5] |
| 2004 | Team America: World Police | Puppeteer | |
| 2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Puppeteer | |
| 2008 | Studio DC: Almost Live | Puppeteer | |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Puppeteer | |
| 2011 | The Muppets | Additional Muppet Performer | |
| 2012 | Casa de mi padre | Puppeteer | |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Worm Guy #4 (voice) | [5] |
| 2013 | Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | Additional Muppet Performer | |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | LA Muppet Performer | |
| 2017 | Soylent Scrooge: Or, Christmas Is Made of People | Mr. Fezziwig (voice) | |
| 2018 | It's A Tell-Tale Valentine, Eddie Poe! | Edgar Allan Poe, Snooby, Woodraven (voice) | |
| 2018 | The Happytime Murders | Additional puppet performer | |
| 2018 | The Tragicall Historie of Plan the IX | The Ruler (voice) | |
| 2018 | Do Rabbots Dream of Electric Cheepz? | Mr. Marigold (voice) | |
| 2018 | It's the Great Spaghetti Squash, Eddie Poe! | Snooby, Woodraven (voice) | |
| 2019 | Albert Kitschschlock Presents: The Films That Blew Too Much | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2019 | Men in Black: International | Frank the Pug (voice) | |
| 2019 | The Legend of Joan of Arc | Ladvenu (voice) | |
| 2020 | It's the Masque of the Polychrome Death, Eddie Poe! | Snooby (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Young Witchfinder | Mauldrix, Goobley | Television film |
| 2021 | It's A Mystery Trip to the Rue Morgue, Eddie Poe! | Edgar Allan Poe, Snooby, Woodraven (voice) |
Short film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of Grimace Island | Long John Silver, Captain Smollett (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | MIB ADR | Self | |
| 2002 | Creature Featurettes | Self | |
| 2009 | The Macabre World of Lavender Williams | Puppeteer | |
| 2014 | Pillywags Mansion | Greg | [5] |
| 2020 | Life After the Navigator | Self |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Puppeteer | Episode #1.3 |
| 1984-1994 | McDonaldland | Puppeteer | |
| 1994 | Dinosaurs | Additional Dinosaur Performer | "Earl's Big Jackpot" (1994) |
| 1996–1997 | Muppets Tonight | Additional Muppets (voice) | "Cindy Crawford" (1996) Season 2 (1996-1997) episodes 1, 5, 6, 7 |
| 2004 | Angel | Puppeteer, Grufus | Episode: "Smile Time" |
| 2006 | Still Standing | Jess Milton | Episode: "Still Eighteen" |
| 2013 | Community | Puppeteer | Episode: "Intro to Felt Surrogacy" |
| 2013–2017 | Uncle Grandpa | Emperor Krell, additional voices | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | GPC (puppeteer) |
Events
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Muppets Take the Bowl | Additional Muppet Performer | Live show at the Hollywood Bowl, Sept. 8–10 |
| 2018 | The Muppets Take the O2 | Additional Muppet Performer | Live show at the O2 Arena, Jul. 13-14 |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Male Argonians, Usha | |
| 2012 | Asura's Wrath | Kagebosh | English dub |
| 2012 | MIB: Alien Crisis | Frank the Pug, Archeologist, C-YA Programmer Riddick | [5] |
| 2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Vlast | |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Ben Urich | [5] |
| 2017 | Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire | Vlast | |
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Kingpin | [5] |
| 2022 | Men in Black: First Assignment — VR Experience | Frank the Pug | English dub |
| 2025 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | Male Argonians |
