Gordon Hunt has died aged 87.

Gordon and Helen Hunt

Gordon and Helen Hunt

The voice director of several popular video games series including 'Uncharted' and 'God of War' has sadly passed away at his home in Los Angeles following complications from Parkinson's disease.

Gordon's daughter, actress Helen Hunt, confirmed the sad news and paid tribute to her father.

She told The Hollywood Reporter: "He was a master of reinvention, a journeyman artist.

"He knew and taught that the work doesn't always find you. You need to create and re-create the work every day."

Gordon worked on several video games as a voice director, including 'Final Fantasy XIV', 'Pandemonium', 'Lair', and 'Blur'.

He was also part of the team on 'Tomb Raider: Anniversary', 'Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend' and most recently 2011's 'Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception' and 'Uncharted: Golden Abyss'.

As well as video games, Gordon directed animated productions such as 'The Jetsons', 'The Smurfs' and 'Scooby-Doo', and had been teaching his decades-long acting class up until very recently.

Helen added: "If you asked 100 people who knew him, 100 of them would say he was the kindest man they ever knew."

Gordon also helmed several TV sitcoms, including episodes of 'Frasier' and long-running NBC show 'Mad About You', for which Helen won four Emmy Awards.

He worked for a decade at Hanna-Barbera and was recording director on a number of shows, including 'Richie Rich' and 'The Flintstones', and he even lent his voice to roles at times, such as Wally on series 'Dilbert'.

Gordon taught acting for more than four decades and had several star pupils along the way, including Jimmy Fallon, Jonathan Banks, Robert Morse and Robert David Hall.

As well as Helen, Gordon is survived by his wife, voice actress B.J. Ward, who is the 'Twister' star's stepmother, his daughter Colleen, brothers George and Peter, and three grandchildren.


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