Clay Martin Croker
Croker in his home studio in Atlanta, 2001
Born	(1962-01-10)January 10, 1962 Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.
Died	September 17, 2016(2016-09-17) (aged 54) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Voice actor, animator
Years active	1988–2016
Spouse	April Stephens ​ ​ (m. 1988; div. 2014)​

Clay Martin Croker (January 10, 1962 – September 17, 2016), generally credited asC. Martin Croker, was an American animator and voice actor.^[1] He was best known for having provided the voices of Dr. Weird and Steve on the animated seriesAqua Teen Hunger Force, andZorak andMoltar inSpace Ghost Coast to Coast, replacingDon Messick andTed Cassidy, who originally voiced the characters in the 1960s seriesSpace Ghost. He was also an animator for both productions throughout their runs.

Croker began his professional career in animation in 1988 by providing animation of the Laser Show atStone Mountain.^[2]

Croker animated various "TNT Toons" promos forTNT in the early 1990s and helped animate and designbumpers forCartoon Network in 1998. Croker also worked on various commercials andbumpers which often featured well-known cartoon characters.^[3]

Croker is best known for providing the voices ofZorak and Moltar in the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim/GameTap animated seriesSpace Ghost Coast to Coast, throughout its entire run from 1994 until 2008. In addition to being the show's principal animator, it was also his idea to have Zorak and Moltar be Space Ghost's sidekicks. He also voiced Zorak onCartoon Planet andThe Brak Show and voiced Moltar as the host ofToonami from 1997 until 1999.^[3][4]

Croker served as an animator forAqua Teen Hunger Force and its 2007 feature film adaptionAqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. He also provided the voices for Dr. Weird, Steve, and various characters for the series.^[3]

Croker provided the voice of Young Man and other various characters inPerfect Hair Forever.^[4]

Croker died on September 17, 2016.^[5] Adult Swim honored him by re-airing the firstSpace Ghost Coast to Coast episode produced, "Elevator", on September 19, 2016, as a special presentation.^[6] The tribute began with a brief description of Croker's contribution toSpace Ghost and Adult Swim, with the words his character Zorak said in one episode: "Think of me when you look to the night sky", then the episode played. At the end of the episode, the screen shows "C. Martin Croker [1962-2016]". In the wake of the news of his death, Croker's friends and colleagues, such as hisCoast to Coast friends and co-starsGeorge Lowe andAndy Merrill, paid tribute to him in posts onsocial media. Adult Swim made almost every episode ofSpace Ghost Coast to Coast available for free on their website in honor of him.^[7]

On September 24, 2016, Croker was honored at the beginning ofToonami in a segment in which T.O.M. receives a transmission from Moltar saying he's returning to his home planet and will not be coming back, then boasting that he was the better Toonami host. T.O.M. wishes Moltar the best of luck and says "May your oven stay forever lit." An image of Croker was then shown, captioned "(1962–2016)".^[8]

• C. Martin Croker atIMDb
• C. Martin Croker atFind a Grave

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