BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor and voice artist. He is well known for his deep voice and has been playing a wide variety of characters since the early 1990s.
Among his many voice roles are Chairman Drek in the video game Ratchet & Clank, Tartarus in the video game Halo 2, Robert Hawkins in Static Shock, Kilowog in Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Captain Gantu in Lilo & Stitch, Bulkhead in Transformers Prime, Antauri in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Cleveland Brown, Jr. in The Cleveland Show, Principal Brian Lewis inAmerican Dad!, The Shredder in the 2012 incarnation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dark Laser on The Fairly OddParents, Mr. Gus in Uncle Grandpa and many others.
Early life
A classically trained actor and a native of the Bronx, New York, Richardson first gained recognition as one of only eight U.S. high school students selected for the National Foundation for the Arts' "Arts '82" program. As a result of this he earned a scholarship toSyracuse University and a spot on a PBS special directed by the esteemed late John Houseman.
Career
Richardson has usually portrayed villainous characters due to his deep and powerful voice.
In 1995 came his first voice role; Mayor Tilton on the animated TV version of The Mask.
His credits include Captain Gantu from Lilo & Stitch, Shnitzel from Chowder (in the first episode but later replaced by John DiMaggio),Goro in Mortal Kombat, the second voice of Skulker on Danny Phantom, Sarevok in the Baldur's Gate series, Jolee Bindo in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Crunch Bandicoot in the Crash Bandicoot games, Tartarus from Halo 2, Ultimate Supreme Executive Chairman Drek in Ratchet & Clank, Antauri in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Openly Gator from Queer Duck, Doctor Payne and others on The Proud Family, Dark Laser on Fairly Oddparents, Maurice from The Penguins of Madagascar, and the voice of Exile in the 1990s animated series Road Rovers. Richardson also replaced Keith David as the voice of Tombstone on The Spectacular Spider-Man.
In 2001, he voiced Barney Rubble on the TV animated movie The Flintstones: On the Rocks, his version of Barney Rubble's voice was more similar to the early Mel Blanc voice than to the Ed Norton imitation, Blanc would later used on the original Flintstones.
In 2004, he became the first African-American to voice the Joker in the Kids WB animated series, The Batman, a role which garnered him two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.
In 2008, he did the voice of Bishop for Wolverine and the X-Men. Later, he did the voice of Nick Fury on The Super Hero Squad Show.
He often plays characters based on comedian Bill Cosby, such as on Family Guy ("Brian Does Hollywood"), where Stewie is a contestant on the comedian's Kids Say the Darndest Things; as Cosby himself on The Boondocks and playing the role of Numbuh 5's father Mr. Lincoln, who is also a homage of Cosby. He also voiced Cleveland Brown, Jr. and Lester Krinklesac and numerous others on The Cleveland Show.
Richardson's voice roles (in 2011) include Panthro in the 2011 Thundercats series, Martian Manhunter on Young Justice, and Bulkhead, one of the lead characters on Transformers: Prime.
He played Kilowog in Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, the video game sequel to the live-action film Green Lantern, and later reprised the role in the animated series Green Lantern: The Animated Series.[1]
Personal life
Richardson married his wife Monica in May 2006. They have two children.
Filmography[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct | Bailiff | Live action |
| 1995 | A Boy Called Hate | Staff Member | |
| Stuart Saves His Family | |||
| Pom Poko | Bunta Wonderland President | English dub | |
| Mortal Kombat | Goro | Voice | |
| 1996 | Spy Hard | "Michael Winslow" Security Guard | uncredited |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | St. Bernard Officer Andrews | Voice | |
| Bound | Cop #2 | Live action | |
| 1998 | BASEketball | Peripatetic Player | |
| 2000 | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Adult Whispers | Voice |
| Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Sumo Singer | ||
| 2001 | Summoning | Bill | Live action |
| Recess: School's Out | Cop #2 | Voice | |
| 2002 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Ojo Tango Rocko Socko | |
| Lilo & Stitch | Captain Gantu | ||
| The Country Bears | Henry Dixon Taylor | ||
| The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Shaman Mnyambo | ||
| 2003 | Stitch! The Movie | Mr. Gantu | |
| Porco Rosso | Mamma Aiuto Gang | 2003 English dub | |
| Elysium | Christopher | Voice | |
| The Matrix Revolutions | Deus Ex Machina | ||
| 2004 | Adventures in Animation 3D | Coach | |
| Teacher's Pet | Conductor | ||
| 2005 | Hoodwinked! | P-Biggie | |
| 2006 | The Wild | Samson's Father | |
| Clerks II | Police Officer | ||
| Tales from Earthsea | Hare's guard #2 | ||
| Eragon | Additional voices | ||
| 2007 | Happily N'Ever After | Additional voices | |
| TMNT | General Aguila | ||
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jabba the Hutt | |
| 2009 | La Mission | Dee | Live action |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Prime #2 Rampage | Voice | |
| The Princess and the Frog | Ian the Gator | ||
| 2012 | John Dies at the End | Korrok | |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Additional voices | |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Ryker | |
| 2015 | Ratchet & Clank | Chairman Drek[citation needed] |
Television films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Intern #2 | Live action |
| 2000 | Thrillseekers: Putt n' Perish | Bartender Otto Pig | Voice |
| 2001 | The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Barney Rubble Hector Jewel Guard | |
| 2003 | The Fairly OddParents: Abra-Catastrophe! | Business Man | |
| 2004 | The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers | Adult AJ Mr. Turner's Boss Snoop Donnie Donut Additional Voices | |
| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Sumo Ninja Dr. Gooberman | |
| The Proud Family Movie | Sea Beast The Mangler Narrator | ||
| 2006 | The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide | Morgan Freeman Anti-Fairy | |
| Casper's Scare School | Kibosh | ||
| Class of 3000: The Devil and Lil'D | Big D/The Devil | ||
| 2007 | Eggheads | Live action | |
| 2008 | The Powerpuff Girls Rule! | Fish Balloon | Voice |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Blacksmith Takimoto | |
| The Fairly OddParents: Wishology | Dark Laser | ||
| 2010 | In Security | Live action | |
| Firebreather | Belloc | Voice | |
| 2011 | Night of the Hurricane | Cleveland Brown, Jr., Principal Brian Lewis, Additional |
Direct-to-video films
Television guest appearance
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Mutant Leader | Voice |
| 1998 | The Powerpuff Girls | Boogie Man Giant Fishballoon Glob Monster | |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Various Characters | |
| 2000 | 2000 Essence Awards | Announcer | |
| Disney's Recess | Mr. LaSalle | ||
| 2001 | Disney's House of Mouse | Prince John Crow | |
| The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy | Eldridge Johnson-Mayer | ||
| Time Squad | Announcer George S. Patton George Washington George Washington Carver Lance 9,000,000,000,000 Time Squad Officer Todd Washington Carver | ||
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants | King Neptune | |
| ¡Mucha Lucha! | Potato Patata, Jr. | ||
| What's New Scooby Doo? | Bruce Wilkenson Henry Hunsecker Safari Member | ||
| 2003 | Xiaolin Showdown | Pandabubba | |
| The Fairly Oddparents | Deep Voice From The Microphone | ||
| 2004 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Uncle Pockets Omnizot Foul Larry | |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Tyro The Big Bad Hippo Lion Turtle | |
| Firehouse Tales | Smosh the Steamroller | ||
| 2006 | The Emperor's New School | Kavo | |
| 2008 | Back at the Barnyard | Don Bling Santa Claus | |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Stan "Stanley" | Live action |
| Phineas and Ferb | P. P. Otter | Voice | |
| Fairly Oddparents | Darth Laser | ||
| 2010 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Announcer Soldier | |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jabba the Hutt | ||
| Generator Rex | Enforcer Knuckles | ||
| Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Man-Ape N'Gassi | ||
| 2012 | Mad | War Machine Mailman Rejected Playground Equipment Announcer | |
| Ben 10: Omniverse | Snare-Oh ), Emperor Milleous, Blitzwolfer | ||
| 2013 | Avengers Assemble | Ulik Groot | |
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Ego the Living Planet Groot | ||
| Teen Titans Go! | Trigon | ||
| The Looney Tunes Show | Guard |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Rugrats | Additional Voices | Voice |
| 1995–1997 | The Mask: The Animated Series | Mayor Mortimer Tilton | |
| 1996–1997 | Homeboys in Outer Space | Vashti | Live action |
| Road Rovers | Exile (the Siberian Husky) | Voice | |
| 1996–1997 | Dexter's Laboratory | Action Hank | |
| 1996–2000 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Plato | |
| 1998–2000 | Voltron: The Third Dimension | Hunk Zarkon | |
| 1999–2001 | The PJs | Poppa Hudson Rasta Man | |
| 1999–2001 | The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | Garth | |
| 2000–2001 | Cardcaptors | Clow card announcer | |
| 2000–2002 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Various characters | |
| Max Steel | Dog Various Characters | ||
| 2000–2004 | Static Shock | Robert Hawkins Kangor Onyx | |
| 2001–2002; 2006 | Invader Zim | Various characters | |
| 2001–2003 | The Mummy: The Animated Series | The Minotaur | |
| 2001–2005 | The Proud Family | Omar Dr. Payne Additional Voices | |
| 2001–present | The Fairly OddParents | AJ's Dad Dark Laser Various Santa Claus | |
| 2002–2008 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Cheese Ninja Cheese Shogun Roguefort Dr. Lincoln Ice Cream Beast Ice Cream Men Teen Ninjas | |
| 2003–2006 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Mr. Gantu | |
| Teen Titans | Mammoth See-More River Guardian Trigon | ||
| 2003–2008 | All Grown Up! | Various | |
| 2004–2005 | Dave the Barbarian | Uncle Oswidge King Throktar | |
| Megas XLR | Glorft Commander Tiny Georgie | ||
| 2004–2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Antauri Morlath | |
| 2004–2007 | Danny Phantom | Dragon Ghost Skulker (2nd voice) | |
| 2004–2008 | Higglytown Heroes | Uncle Lemmo | |
| The Batman | Joker | ||
| 2005 | Danger Rangers | Burble | |
| 2005–2006 | The Buzz on Maggie | Melvin Stinkleton Mrs. Cartflight Uncle Zeb Germy | |
| 2005–2007 | Loonatics Unleashed | Slam Tasmanian Tech E. Coyote | |
| 2005–present | The Boondocks | Martin Luther King, Jr. Additional Voices | |
| American Dad! | Tank Bates (2005–2010) Nelson Mandela Principal Lewis | ||
| 2006–2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Admiral Bozzlebags (of Bozzlebags' Zip) | |
| 2006–2009 | The Replacements | Additional Voices | |
| 2007 | The Knights of Prosperity | Rockefeller Butts | Live action |
| 2008 | Transformers: Animated | Omega Supreme | Voice Season 2 only |
| The Cleaner | Darnell McDowell | Live action | |
| 2008–2009 | Random! Cartoons | Announcer Krunch Alarm Clock Rastamon Prince Charming Dad Zit Applause Fish Infinite Goliah Mechanek, Hondo Ice Monster | Voice |
| Wolverine and the X-Men | Shadow King Bishop | ||
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | L. Lincoln Thompson/Tombstone/Big Man (2nd voice) Principal Davis Coach Smith | ||
| 2008–2010 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Highbreed Commander Forever Knight Ship (Giant Form) Emperor Milleous | |
| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Cammie Additional Voices | ||
| 2008-2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Black Manta B'Wana Beast Despero General Steppenwolf Monsieur Mallah | |
| The Mighty B! | Donald the Postman Additional Voices | ||
| 2008–present | The Penguins of Madagascar | Maurice Bing Pinky Additional Voices | |
| 2009-2011 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Nick Fury Scorpio | |
| 2009-2012 | Fanboy and Chum Chum | Berry the Ice Monster | |
| 2009–2013 | The Cleveland Show | Cleveland Brown, Jr. Lester Krinklesac Thomas The Tank Engine Various Other Voices | |
| 2009–present | The Simpsons | Security guard Additional Voices | |
| 2010 | Black Panther | Wolverine Additional Voices | |
| 2010-2011 | Zevo-3 | Brett Ronson | |
| G.I. Joe: Renegades | Roadblock Road Pig Additional Voices | ||
| 2010–present | Adventure Time | Donny | |
| 2010-2013 | Pound Puppies | Various Guest Voices | |
| Young Justice | Martian Manhunter Nabu Mal Duncan Green Lantern (John Stewart) Thomas Kalmaku Vykin Bruno Mannheim David Reid Blackbriar Thorn Paul Sloane Otis Jim Daniels | ||
| Transformers: Prime | Bulkhead Makeshift Nemesis | ||
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jabba the Hutt | ||
| 2011-2012 | ThunderCats | Panthro Lynx-) Sauro Ancient Spirits of Evil Anet Lizard Soldier Sword Contest Judge Mordax Avistan Guard | |
| 2011-2013 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Kilowog Red Lantern Rings Mogo Dulock Skallox | |
| 2011–present | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Temutai | |
| 2012-2013 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Additional Characters | |
| 2012–present | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Shredder General Unsura | |
| Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Willem Viceroy III | ||
| Gravity Falls | Sheriff Blubbs | ||
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Juggernaut Awesome Android Howard the Duck Mac Porter Bulldozer Frankenstein's Monster Ulik Groot (2nd Voice) | ||
| 2013–present | Teen Titans Go! | Trigon | |
| Uncle Grandpa | Mr. Gus Additional Voices | ||
| 2014-present | Sheriff Callie's Wild West | Farmer Stinky/Uncle Bun/Dr. Wolf |
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