Favorite non-anime VA's

[rocklobster]

I've seen a lot of threads on here about favorite anime voice actors, but none about those who've never done an anime voice. So, I thought up this thread. To be included, a VA cannot have done a single anime voice to your knowledge. Here are some of mine, including some of their characters:
Mel Blanc: Oh, come on, do I even have to tell you who he's famous for? OK, how about most of the Looney Tunes.
Frank Welker: Mostly well-known for voicing animal-like characters, but he also did some evil Transformers. (He did Scooby Doo, Bronx on Gargoyles, Megatron, and Soundwave)
Cree Summer: Numbah Three on Kids Next Door, Elmyra on Animaniacs, Penny on Inspector Gadget
Rob Paulsen: Yakko Warner on Animaniacs, Raphael on the original Ninja Turtles cartoon (my favorite role!), Pinky on Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain, and Gusto on Gummi Bears

[Roy Mustang]

I remove my post.


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[Blitzkrieg1701]

Um, not to nitpick, but a lot of these people HAVE done anime. Mark Hamill did the dub for Castle in the Sky, Frank Welker did Nausicaä , Cree Summer is in Transformers Animated and Karas, and Rob Paulsen is in Porco Rosso.

What can I say? Anime's drawing in more and more vocal talent these days (especially Ghibli dubs, apparently)

[Roy Mustang]

No point in even saying anything.

[Blitzkrieg1701]

Geez, sorry.

[SailorDove]

Mae Questel: voice of Betty Boop & Olive Oil
Jack Mercer: voice of Popeye
Clarence Nash: voice of Donald Duck
Eva Gabor: Miss Bianca in "The Resucers" & Duchess in "The AristoCats"

I'm also partial to the guy who voiced the "Words of Freedom" CD.
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[rocklobster]

Guess that's what I get for not paying attention to credits. Oh, and Transformers Animated doesn't count as anime in my book. Wasn't Transformers originally an American franchise?

[Roy Mustang]

Guess that's what I get for not paying attention to credits. Oh, and Transformers Animated doesn't count as anime in my book. Wasn't Transformers originally an American franchise?

Not really. The toy line was transforming toys originally crated by Japanese toy manufacturer Takara, which were developed into the Transformers line by American company Hasbro.

But the cartoon was written and recorded in America, the series was animated in Japan.

So its kind of has a gray area on what you could call it.

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[Blitzkrieg1701]

Well, you also have to keep in mind that the Transformer franchise has had quite a few programs over the years, some more Japanese than others. And actually, now that I look at it, the character designs in the most recent series are pretty western.

And, for the record, they stuff I mentioned are pretty much exceptions to the rule in the actor's filmography, so it's not really a big deal.

To mention a few VAs of my own, Dan Castellaneta and Harry Shearer from The Simpsons are amazing, as is Futurama's Billy West. Also, he hasn't done a whole lot of voice work, but Michael Dorn (a.k.a. Mr. Worf from Star Trek) has been really good in the roles I've caught. Hopefully he'll do more in the future. Finally, Matt Chapman of Homestarrunner.com may be one of the funniest people on the planet.

I also love Maurice LaMarche of Pinky & The Brain fame... but he was in Tekkonkinkreet, so it'd be a little hypocritical of me to mention him now... woops.

[TGJesusfreak]

Well I'm learning stuff I didn't know before. Thanks Roy.

[rocklobster]

Has Jim Cummings done any anime? I don't count his roles in Kingdom Hearts as anime.

[Roy Mustang]

Has Jim Cummings done any anime? I don't count his roles in Kingdom Hearts as anime.

Yes, he played Cat in Bleach.


I'm going over my list of non anime VA again. Some that I listed had done anime voice work.

Edit: new list.

Bob Hastings as Commissioner Jim Gordon in Batman:TAS/Superman:TAS

Loren Lester as Dick Grayson in Batman:TAS/Hal Jordan/Green Lanter in Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Adam West as Simon Trent / The Gray Ghost in Batman:TAS, Mayor Adam west in Family Guy, also made appearances on The Simpsons, The Critic, The Boondocks, Histeria!, Kim Possible, and Johnny Bravo.

Julie Ann Brown as Lily and Zatanna Zatara in Batman:TAS, Minerva Mink in Animaniacs

Adrienne Barbeau as Catwoman in Batman:TAS, singer in Batman Beyond

Roddy McDowall as Jervis Tetch/The Mad Hatter in Batman:TAS, Superman:TAS, Snowball in Pinky and the Brain, Proteus in Gargoyles and Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles

John Glove as Edward Nygma / The Riddler in Batman:TAS, Superman TAS, also did work on Animaniacs

Michael York as Count Vertigo in Batman:TAS, Kanto in Superman:TAS, Patrick in Ben 10: Alien Force, Mason Fairbanks in The Simpsons, British Man in Family Guy


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[rocklobster]

I don't think Keith David has done an anime role yet. He's a very good actor. You may remember him as Goliath in Gargoyles.

[Roy Mustang]

I don't think Keith David has done an anime role yet. He's a very good actor. You may remember him as Goliath in Gargoyles.

He has done a lot of video games voices and a number of other Disney cartoon series, but no anime.


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