{"id":179821,"date":"2025-07-10T16:05:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/james-carter-cathcart-dead-pokemon-voice-actor-dies-at-71\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T16:05:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:05:52","slug":"james-carter-cathcart-dead-pokemon-voice-actor-dies-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/james-carter-cathcart-dead-pokemon-voice-actor-dies-at-71\/","title":{"rendered":"James Carter Cathcart Dead \u2013 \u2018Pok\u00e9mon\u2019 Voice Actor Dies at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/james-carter-cathcart\/\" title=\"James Carter Cathcart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>James Carter Cathcart<\/strong><\/a> has sadly passed away.<\/p>\n<p>The voice actor, best known his work on Pok\u00e9mon, died at the age of 71 on Tuesday (July 8) after a years-long battle with throat cancer, according to a family member.<\/p>\n<p>He reportedly died in hospice care in Forest Hills, New York, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/10\/pokemon-voice-actor-james-carter-cathcart-zoppi-dead\/#continued\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/10\/pokemon-voice-actor-james-carter-cathcart-zoppi-dead\/#continued&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was responsible for voicing several iconic characters from the series, including Professor Oak, Meowth, Gary Oak and James from Team Rocket.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2124790\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michele Knotz and James Carter Cathcart (Team Rocket) Interview (Sunnycon 2017)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nt-j-n_zde0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>He was also known among <em>Sonic the Hedgehog <\/em>fans for voicing Vector the Crocodile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James<\/strong> was diagnosed with throat cancer back in 2023, and did not respond well to initial treatments, resulting in the need for aggressive chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>He retired from voice acting after finishing his work on the English dub of <em>Pok\u00e9mon: Ultimate Journeys<\/em>. Our thoughts are with <strong>James Carter Cathcart<\/strong>\u2018s loved ones at this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All James Voice Clips \u2022 Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX \u2022 Voice Lines \u2022 (James Carter Cathcart) - ENGLISH\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lNyu9tvx-Ac?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/rip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We have sadly lost many beloved stars in 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/07\/10\/james-carter-cathcart-dead-pokemon-voice-actor-dies-at-71\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Carter Cathcart has sadly passed away. The voice actor, best known his work on Pok\u00e9mon, died at the age of 71 on Tuesday (July 8) after a years-long battle with throat cancer, according to a family member. He reportedly died in hospice care in Forest Hills, New York, via TMZ. 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