Jim Ward, 1959 – 2025

Voice actor Jim Ward, 66, died on Dec. 10 of early-onset Alzheimer’s. Ward was the voice of Captain Qwark (Ratchet & Clank), Chet Ubetcha (The Fairly OddParents), the River Spirit (Spirited Away), Abe Lincoln (Hard Drinkin' Lincoln), and Krackus (My Life as a Teenage Robot); he won an Emmy for voicing Stoker in Biker Mice from Mars. Ward also co-hosted radio’s The Stephanie Miller Show.