American actor (born 1951)
Pons Maar (born August 4, 1951) is an American actor, puppeteer, artist and filmmaker.[1]
Career
His first feature film as an actor was Return to Oz (1985), in which he played the lead Wheeler; he also worked behind the scenes as a performance co-ordinator. His work on Return to Oz led to roles in other fantasy films, including The Golden Child (1986) and Masters of the Universe (1987).[2]
Maar performed as the voice and body model for the Noid in the popular Domino's Pizza commercials of the 1980s.[3]
Maar also worked as a performer for the entire 65-episode run of the television series Dinosaurs and co-starred in the film Theodore Rex (1995).[4]
Recently, he served for two years as co-head of the puppeteer committee for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
Filmography
Film
Television
- Straight Up (1988) - Heroin
- The Simple Life (1998) - Barry the Dinosaur
- Dinosaurs (1991–1994) - Roy Hess (in-suit performer), Fran Sinclair (in-suit performer; occasionally), Ansel (in-suit performer), Brigitte (in-suit performer), Chef (in-suit performer), Dr. Fricus (in-suit performer), Bert (in-suit performer), various characters
- Don't Eat the Neighbours (2001–2002) - Puppeteer
Commercials
Production work
References
- ^ Cinefex, Issues 20-24. D. Shay. 1985. p. 93.
- ^ "He-Man.org Forums". www.he-man.org. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Higgins, Chris (26 June 2015). "6 Obscure Facts About the Noid". Mental Floss. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b Berry, Mark F. (2002). The Dinosaur Filmography. Berry. ISBN 9780786486946.
External links
- Q & A with actor Pons Maar
- Pons Maar at IMDb