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Donald Fullilove
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Fullilove at London Film and Comic Con 2022
Born (1958-05-16) May 16, 1958 (age 67)
Other names Don Fullilove
Occupation Actor
Years active 1971–present

Donald Fullilove (born May 16, 1958) is an American actor. He is well-known for his voice acting roles in many popular movies and TV shows. You might recognize his voice from films like Mulan, Monsters, Inc., WALL-E, and Up. He also played important characters in the Back to the Future movies.

Early Life and First Roles

Donald Fullilove was born in Dallas, Texas. He grew up in Los Angeles and finished high school there in 1976.

He started acting when he was just 13 years old. His very first role was providing the voice of Michael Jackson in an animated TV series called The Jackson 5ive. He also voiced characters in other cartoons like Kid Power and Emergency +4.

Famous Roles in Movies and TV

Donald Fullilove is perhaps most famous for his roles in the Back to the Future films.

  • In the first movie, Back to the Future (1985), he played Mayor Goldie Wilson.
  • In Back to the Future Part II (1989), he played Goldie Wilson III, who was the mayor's grandson.

He even made a special appearance in the Back to the Future: The Musical on Broadway.

Fullilove has lent his voice to many animated movies that you might have seen:

  • He was the voice of a train foreman in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002).
  • He voiced Nurse George in Pixar's movie Up (2009).
  • He also voiced Chuck E. Duck in Partysaurus Rex, a short film from the Toy Story series.
  • Since 2009, he has had a recurring voice role as Reginald the Koala in the TV show American Dad!.

Personal Life

Outside of acting, Donald Fullilove is also an aircraft pilot.

Filmography

Donald Fullilove has been in many films and television shows. Here are some of his notable roles:

Film
Year Film Role Other notes
1985 Back to the Future Goldie Wilson
1989 Back to the Future Part II Goldie Wilson III
1992 White Men Can't Jump Jake
1998 Mulan Hun Army (voice)
2001 Monsters, Inc. CDA agent (voice)
2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Train Pull Foreman (voice)
2008 WALL-E Axiom Passenger #7 (voice)
2009 Up Nurse George (voice)
2011 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Gorilla Guard #1 (voice)
2012 Partysaurus Rex Chuck E. Duck (voice)
2013 Monsters University Phil (voice)
Television
Year Series Role Other notes
1971 The Jackson 5ive Michael Jackson (voice)
1973–1974 Emergency +4 Jason Phillips (voice) Main role
2009 American Dad! Reginald/Tortoise/Cop (voices) Recurring role
2021 Expedition : Back to the Future Goldie Wilson
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