Which actor voiced Cobra Commander in the original 1980s G.I. Joe cartoon?

Chris Latta voiced Cobra Commander in the original 1980s G.I. Joe cartoon. He supplied the villain’s instantly recognizable shrill, raspy delivery in the Sunbow animated series.

Latta was the professional name of Christopher Lawrence Latta, later credited in some productions as Christopher Collins. His Cobra Commander performance helped define the character as both a dangerous terrorist leader and a frequently frustrated, theatrical schemer. The cartoon’s Cobra Commander was the supreme leader of Cobra and the central antagonist of the series.

Chris Latta is also closely associated with another major 1980s animated villain: Starscream in the original Transformers series. That overlap can make voice-cast questions tricky. Peter Cullen voiced Optimus Prime, Frank Welker voiced characters including Megatron and Dr. Claw, and John Ratzenberger was not the original cartoon’s Cobra Commander.