Overview
- The veteran voice actor died in a Kansas City hospital on Monday at age 64, his representative Zach McGinnis confirmed alongside agency Galactic Productions.
- Representatives said complications from a severe 2020 stroke led to his death and had already forced his retirement in 2021.
- Kane was best known for voicing Yoda and narrating The Clone Wars, as well as playing Professor Utonium and HIM in The Powerpuff Girls and Takeo Masaki in Call of Duty.
- Tributes highlighted his impact on generations of fans, with Galactic Productions calling him a legendary voice and Tara Strong praising his kindness.
- He began voice work as a teen, was born in Overland Park in 1962, and is survived by his wife Cindy Roberts and nine children.