Early life and education
Fraley grew up in Seattle, Washington. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in dramatic arts from Whitman College and a Master of Fine Arts in acting from Cornell University in 1973.2 He is the cousin of fellow voice actor Cam Clarke.2
Career
Fraley began teaching voice in 1974, before his on-screen work began in earnest. His first voice acting credit came in 1979, providing additional voices for Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood.2
Through the 1980s he became one of the most prolific voice actors working in American animation. He voiced the title character Marshal Moo Montana in Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, Marshall BraveStarr in BraveStarr, Max Ray in The Centurions, Fireball in Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, and Cousin It in The Addams Family animated series. He also voiced Wildcat in TaleSpin, young Scrooge McDuck and Sir Guy Standforth in DuckTales, Tuffy Smurf in The Smurfs, and multiple characters in Rainbow Brite.1
His most recognized role came in the landmark 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, where he voiced Krang, Baxter Stockman, Casey Jones, and numerous additional characters across the run of the show.2 Fraley has placed among the top ten performers of all time by volume of animation casting, with credits spanning more than 125 productions.
In the early years of the Pixar Toy Story franchise, Fraley substituted for Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in video games, merchandise, attractions, and the Disney On Ice Disneyland Adventure.2 Feature film credits include Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Tangled (2010), and Happy Feet Two (2011).1
Beyond performance, Fraley has maintained an active teaching career, conducting voice and speech workshops in Los Angeles, Sausalito, and internationally, including a posting as vocal dynamics instructor at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. He is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers of America and holds membership in SAG and AFTRA.2
Ghostbusters
Filmation's Ghostbusters (1986)
Fraley voiced Jake Kong Jr., one of the two lead characters in Filmation's Ghostbusters animated series (1986), a continuation of Filmation's original 1975 live-action The Ghost Busters TV series. Jake Kong Jr. is the son of one of the original Ghost Busters and partners with Eddie Spencer Jr. to battle Prime Evil and his minions. Fraley discussed his work at Filmation in James Greene Jr.'s history of the animated Ghostbusters franchise, A Convenient Parallel Dimension (2022), where he is quoted on voicing numerous characters for Filmation's productions.4
Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Fraley was a guest voice actor on Extreme Ghostbusters in 1997. He appeared in three episodes, including The Unseen and the two-part series finale Back in the Saddle. In the "Back in the Saddle" two-parter, the original Ghostbusters return: Frank Welker reprised his role as Ray Stantz, but Fraley stepped in to record some of Welker's lines for those sessions when Welker was unavailable, making him the only person other than Welker to voice Ray Stantz in the animated continuity.
Personal life
Fraley has been married to Renee Zimmerman since 1979. They have four children. He resides in Hollywood, California.2
References
Some content on this page was researched using the Ghostbusters Wiki on Fandom.
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"Pat Fraley," IMDb, accessed 2026-06-13, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289710/
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"Pat Fraley," Wikipedia, accessed 2026-06-13, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Fraley
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Behind the Voice Actors, "Jake Kong Jr. -- Filmation's Ghostbusters (TV Show)," accessed 2026-06-13, https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Filmations-Ghostbusters/Jake-Kong-Jr/
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Greene, James Jr. (2022). A Convenient Parallel Dimension: How Ghostbusters Slimed Us Forever. Lyons Press, Essex CT USA. ISBN 9781493048243.
