William Dufris, who voiced the title character in animated children's series "Bob the Builder", has died of cancer at the age of 62.
Pocket Universe Productions, which Dufris co-founded, confirmed the news on Twitter Tuesday.
"We are heartbroken to announce that the co-founder of @pocketplot and the director of 'EC Comics Presents... The Vault of Horror', William Dufris, has died from cancer.
"There is a hole in a lot of people's hearts right now. We will have more to say later. Bless you, Bill," the tweet read.
Born in 1958, Dufris started voice acting in London during his early 20s.
According to Deadline, he worked on audiobooks, language tapes and the like and also acted in BBC Radio plays opposite the likes of Helena Bonham-Carter, Kathleen Turner, Sharon Gless and Stockard Channing.
Dufris also gave voice to Peter Parker in director Dirk Maggs' audio productions of 'Spider-Man', along with other productions including 'Judge Dredd' and 'An American Werewolf in London'.
Maggs tweeted on Dufris' demise: "A bright light has gone out in the world."
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