Jesus Christ Superstar Actor Barry Dennen Passes Away at 79

Actor and singer Barry Dennen has pass away at the geezerhood of 79 according toThe Wrap . His death is likely due to a wit injury he stomach back in June after a fall .

Dennen was born in Chicago on February 22 , 1938 . As a child he and his family moved to California . After attending UCLA , he moved to New York and began date Barbara Streisand - though after in life he came out as homosexual . He help oneself Streisand develop the night club act which eventually made her a mavin . He motivate to London for a while and get to find success in dramaturgy . He influence in both the United States and England for tenner , in dramaturgy , film , and telly .

In 1971 he appear in the film version of the musicalFiddler on the Roof . He commend the musicalJesus Christ Superstar- which he appeared in the Broadway translation of - toFiddlerdirector Norman Jewison . The very next yr , Jewison madeSuperstarand Dennen reprised his office as Pontius Pilate in the picture . He followed these two picture musical comedy with role inKentucky Fried Movie , Ragtime , andThe Shining . He also did yet another motion-picture show melodic : Shock Treatment- the subsequence toThe Rocky Horror Picture Show .

These movies were follow by the first of what would be many voiceover function for Dennen . He provided the voices for two characters in the Jim Henson filmThe Dark Crystal . He go along to appear in alive - action roles in films such asTrading PlacesandSuperman III.But he also got mould on the scratch of an extensive voiceover career , voice characters in sequence of animize series such asThe New Scooby - Doo MysteriesandPink Panther and Sons .

Throughout the recent 1980s Dennen did a circle of TV work , furnish voice for series such asJohnny Quest , Ducktales , andPound Puppiesas well as guest star on a numeral of television set shows includingNewhart , tale From the Darkside , Amazing Stories , andL.A. Law .

His calling continued in a similar style when the nineties began , with guest speckle onMurder She Wrote , Murphy BrownandMr . Belvedereand voiceover piece of work onThe Smurfs , Paddington Bear , Batman the Animated Series , Animaniacs , andAdventures of the Gummi Bears . afterwards in the decennium he also get down voicing character for various television game , including severalStar Trekgames and three times voicing Fatman inMetal Gear Solid 2games and videos . He provide voice both forAvatar : The Last Airbendervideo game and on a few episodes of the animated series .

Through last year Dennen stay on sound characters in video games . His last unrecorded - action function was in the 2016 movie musicalAlleluia : The Devil ’s Carnival - which not only allowed him to return to his musical radical , but reunited him with hisJesus Christ Superstarco - star Ted Neeley . He is survived by his two sons and his buddy .