Monday, January 31, 2022

RIP John William Galt

 Lo Wang’s Voice Actor John William Galt Passed Away Unfortunately

 

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January 31, 2022

We just received heartbreaking news, announcing that American actor and voice actor John William Galt passed away on Sunday (January 30, 2022) at the age of 81. May the legend rest in power.

The tragic passing news was first confirmed by E1M1 Magazine, the world’s 1st old-school shooter publication, in a statement shared on Twitter, writing, “BREAKING NEWS: We’ve learned via reliable sources that the voice actor for Lo Wang, John William Galt, has sadly passed away last night.”

The statement then came to add, “We would like to wish his friends and family our condolences and support; John was an immensely talented, humble, and kind person. R.I.P.”

John William Galt was an actor who voices Joseph Manderley, Jock, Tracer Tong, and Lucius DeBeers in Deus Ex. He additionally had starred in movies such as Forrest Gump and JFK and in other videogames like Daikatana, Nocturne, and Shadow Warrior.

Good to know, the beloved star, born on April 4, 1940, held black belts in Taekwondo and Kung Fu.

In an interview John William Galt had with YouTuber Jake The Voice in January 2019, he opened up, “I’ve always wanted to be an actor all my life. it’s one of the reasons I grew into a young man without a tattoo. I always wanted to play Tarzan or maybe boy, and then I was too tall to playboy and never was tall enough to play Tarzan; so, I wound up without a tattoo, but other than that, when I was about 20, I had won the air force worldwide talent contest in 1958 and was doing entertainment for the air force and everything and wound up in the armed forces radio and television network and assigned to the American forces Korea Network for the rest of my time in the Air Force and that’s how I got started in it.”

He continued that because I toured with different people I toured with Johnny Grant’s operation star lift with Angie Dickinson and June Blair and rasca weights and all kinds of actors that I had heard about as a youth and was delighted to meet and work with and that’s how it started.”

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Although there is no detailed report about john William Galt’s cause of death at this time, official sources mentioned that he lost his life due to natural causes.

Nevertheless, our team does not confirm any rumors; we are trying our best to find related information about the tragedy and provide the latest updates as soon as possible; family privacy should be respected at this difficult time.

Our thoughts and prayers are with John William Galt’s family, friends, fans, and all of his loved ones on these challenging days. You can also leave a condolence message below the comment box to honor him; Fans widely ask, “what happened to him?” So if you have any related information about his passing, please share it with us.

John William Galt also appeared in other games like Deus Ex as the memorable Joseph Manderly, head of UNATCO. As we grow older, voices we love in gaming grow older too and one day they’ll sadly pass as all of us will. RIP Mr. Galt,and thank you for the memories.

Celebrities’ death news always break many hearts; however, fans remember memories, and their idols are alive in their mind even after death.

Here we collected some of his friends, fans, and loved ones’ reactions to the news, including the heart-touching tributes they posted on social media.

Someone said, “John William Galt also appeared in other games such as Deus Ex as the memorable Joseph Manderly, head of UNATCO. As we grow older, voices we love in gaming grow older too and one day they’ll sadly pass as all of us will. RIP Mr. Galt, and thank you for the memories.”

Another added, “I will truly miss John William Galt. He had the voice of a lion, but he couldn’t sing his way out of a wet paper bag. Fortunately, I did that for him in Lo Wang’s Rap.”

A fan wrote, “We just got word that John Galt has died. John was the voice of Lo Wang in the original @ShadowWarrior and Grandfather Enisi in Prey (2006). His career was more than just video games, make sure and check out his IMDB page.”

Another penned, “This is so sad. John’s voice helped bring life to so many classic games, movies, and shows. Deus Ex wouldn’t have been quite as good without him.”

Also a fan tweeted, “The original SW is also one of the best shooters ever made, with great level design and a fantastic weapon roster, as for the racism, it was fair for its day and would not have been included if made today, RIP a true warrior.”

 

GALT, John William

Born: 4/4/1940, Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.

Died: 1/29/2022, U.S.A.

 

John William Galt’s westerns – actor:

The Return of Josey Wales – 1980 (Kelly)

Walker, Texas Ranger (TV) – 1996 (Vern)

Sundown – 2008 (Maynard ‘Dub’ Keller) [writer]

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