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Paul Haddad (May 20, 1963 – April 11, 2020) was a Canadian actor. He was the original voice actor of Leon S. Kennedy in the Resident Evil franchise, voicing the character in Resident Evil 2 (1998). Other voice over roles included Uncle Arthur in Babar (1989–1991), Quicksilver and Arkon in (1992–1996), Luke Talbot in Monster Force (1994), the title character in Free Willy (1994–1995), and Lefty in John Callahan's Quads! (2000–2002).
Haddad voiced Uncle Arthur in Babar (1989–1991) and Shrimplips in Medabots (2001–2002).
Haddad's voice roles include Quads, Mythic Warriors, Cyberchase, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Little Bear, The Magic School Bus, RoboRoach, Pearlie, Franny's Feet, The Adventures of Tintin and Rupert.
In 1995, Haddad played Gerald Schulze, Edward Schulze's (Matt Frewer) brother who runs the local market in the DisneyToon Studios animated comedy film BugHunt.
He voiced Willy Stop in the animated series Rescue Heroes.
Haddad was best known for voicing Leon S. Kennedy in the video game Resident Evil 2. Due to the popularity of his voice work in Resident Evil 2, Haddad was asked to voice a character in the similarly themed . Haddad's role in Resident Evil 2 led to him becoming an "icon" among the game's fanbase according to Gamasutra.
In February 2020, Haddad set up a GoFundMe requesting $2,000 for his third neurosurgery. He detailed his personal and financial struggles in a complementing Facebook post, which revealed he had obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) for most of his life. Although Haddad had been managing the disorder through a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device, the device was removed in 2019 due to an infection, causing his battle with OCD to resume.
Two months after creating the fundraiser, Haddad died on April 11, 2020, at the age of 56. The cause of death was not publicly disclosed.
| 1987 | Tomorrow's a Killer | Lover | |
| 1995 | BugHunt | Gerald Schulze (voice) | |
| 1996 | An Angel for Christmas | Additional Voices (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Elevator Boy, Tailor (voices) | ||
| 2000 | Mr. Fox (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | Willy Jollie (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Back to School with Franklin | Mr. Fox (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase | Gloomius Maximus, Wally Jolly (voices) | Direct-to-video Replacing James Woods |
| 2004 | Childstar | Wedge Executive | |
| 1986 | Night Heat | Julian Tobias | Episode: "Fighting Back" |
| 1987 | American Playhouse | The Triumphant Egghead | Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey" |
| 1989–1991 | Babar | Uncle Arthur (voice) | 39 episodes |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Additional Voices (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 1991 | MacGyver | Nikolai Rostov | Episode: "Jerico Games" |
| 1992–1996 | Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff, Arkon, Kiyoek, Various (voices) | 17 episodes | |
| 1993 | E.N.G. | Roger Quigley | Episode: "Love and Marriage" |
| 1994 | Free Willy | Willy the Orca (voice) | 21 episodes |
| 1996 | Any Mother's Son | John Miller | TV film |
| 1998–2000 | Flying Rhino Junior High | Buford, Mr. Needlenose (voices) | 26 episodes |
| 1999 | Mythic Warriors | Theseus, Fisherman (voices) | Episode: "Theseus and the Minotaur" |
| 2000–2002 | John Callahan's Quads! | Lefty (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Medabots | Shrimplips, Calamari, Various (voices) | Seasons: 1–2 |
| 2001–2002 | Rescue Heroes | Willy Stop (voice) | Episodes: "Mayhem in the Mist" and "Blackout" |
| 2002–2004 | Rolie Polie Olie | Gloomius Maximus (voice) | Season 6 only |
| 2004–2010 | Franny's Feet | Additional Voices (voice) | 11 episodes |
| 2009 | Murdoch Mysteries | Morris Bailey | Episode: "Snakes and Ladders" |
| 1998 | Resident Evil 2 | Leon S. Kennedy | |
| 2019 | Cleaner | Final role |
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