Roy Conrad

Roy Conrad passed away January 18, 2002, at the age of 61. He died from lung cancer, even though he had never smoked a day in his life. Along with the many film and television roles Roy had in his career, Roy provided the voice for Ben, the starring character in the 1995 LucasArts game Full Throttle. His skill as an actor and his unique charm in that role earned him many fans, and the outpouring of mail they sent him during his illness was, according to Roy himself, a great comfort and inspiration. 

Roy was one of the sweetest guys you'll ever meet, and a joy to work with. It was hilarious to watch him act, and see that stern, gravelly voice of Ben coming out of this gentle, soft-spoken man. Casting Roy was definitely the easiest decision we ever had to make at LucasArts. We had been through boxes of audition tapes without much luck--When you advertise that you're looking for a tough, biker character, you get a lot of guys trying to be tough; Growling, yelling, and forcing a lot of attitude--And then we put in Roy's tape, and out came this effortless, deep, rich, bass sound. (Check out some samples.) And that was that. We didn't even listen to another tape. 

Roy showed us that when you actually ARE tough, you don't have to try to hard to prove it.