John Hostetter

Born

October 6, 1946

Died

September 2, 2016 · age 69

From

Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA

John Hostetter was an accomplished American character actor, voice artist, and painter. While widely recognized for playing John the stage manager on the hit live-action sitcom Murphy Brown, he also built a highly successful 20-year voice acting career. He lent his signature gruff voice to prominent Western cartoons, video games and iconic Studio Ghibli anime localizations.