Rick May

Rick May
Born(1940-09-21)September 21, 1940
DiedApril 5, 2020(2020-04-05) (aged 79)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation(s)Voice actor, teacher, director, actor

Rick May (September 21, 1940 – April 5, 2020) was a Canadian-American voice actor from Seattle. He voiced the Soldier in Team Fortress 2 and Peppy Hare in Star Fox 64. He also voiced many other characters from other video games. May was infected with COVID-19 in March 2020 and later died on April 5.

Roles

Death

May suffered a stroke in February 2020. Because of this, he was moved to a nursing home so that he could recover. On April 5, 2020, May died due to complications related to COVID-19 at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, with his death being reported on April 8.

Legacy

On May 1, 2020, Valve made an update to Team Fortress 2, dedicating their tributes to May, who voiced the Soldier. They added memorial statues of Soldier to various maps in-game for the rest of May 2020, as a tribute for May's work for his work on voice-acting.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rick May – In Memoriam". Rekindle School. April 8, 2020. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Chalk, Andy (April 13, 2020). "Rick May, voice of the Soldier in Team Fortress 2, has died". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Richard May - 2020 - Seattle Times". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  4. ↑ Wilde, Tyler. "Rick May tribute added to Team Fortress 2". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-05-01.