Mel Winkler

Mel Winkler (October 23, 1941 – June 12, 2020) was an American actor. He voiced Aku Aku in the Crash Bandicoot video games, from Crash Bandicoot: Warped to Crash Twinsanity.

Early life Winkler was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 23, 1941. He also spent time on Broadway, appearing in The Great White Hope in 1968, in August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone in 1988 and in Neil Simon's Proposals from 1997 to 1998. He voiced of the guardian mask Aku Aku in the Crash Bandicoot series, Lucius Fox in The New Batman Adventures and Johnny Snowman in the TV series Oswald.

Death Winkler died in his sleep from unknown causes in Los Angeles, California, on June 12, 2020, at the age of 78.

Video games YearTitleVoice roleNotes 1998 Crash Bandicoot: Warped Aku Aku 1999 Crash Team Racing 2001 Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex 2003 Crash Nitro Kart 2004 Crash Twinsanity