Arthur Burghardt
Arthur Burghardt (born August 29, 1947) is a retired American actor and voice actor, best known for portraying Jack Scott on the soap opera One Life to Live.
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | August 29, 1947
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1974–2010 |
Career
His first movie appearance was as the Great Ahmed Kahn in Network (1976). Notable voice roles include Destro in the animated series G.I. Joe and Devastator on The Transformers. He also played the voice of Venom in Ultimate Spider-Man. He also played Turbo in Challenge of the Gobots. Burghardt appeared in the series premiere of the short-lived 1991 sitcom Good Sports with Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett. In 1997, he was the voice of "Cy" in the family science fiction movie Star Kid and portrayed Laurant in the 2001 TV series Los Luchadores.
Burghardt played a commando in the early-1990s video game Night Trap. In Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, he voiced Mannoroth and Grom Hellscream in 2002, and later in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm he reprised his role as Mannoroth. In 2010 he voiced Thanatos in God of War: Ghost of Sparta and afterwards retired that year.
The fictional Arthur Burghardt Expressway in the 8th season Seinfeld episode, "The Pothole", is named after Burghardt.
In 2016, Arthur Burghardt joined the convention circuit with his representative CelebWorx. He appeared at Long Beach Comic Con.
Filmography
Live-action
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Network | Great Ahmed Kahn | |
1985 | Robotix | Argus, Steth | Direct-to-video |
1991 | A Rage in Harlem | Bo | |
1994 | The Favor | Hotel Clerk | |
Cosmic Slop | Justin Jasper | Television film Segment: "Space Traders" | |
1998 | Denial | Stuffy Man | |
2000 | Killjoy | Homeless Man | Direct-to-video Last film role |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978–1980 | One Life to Live | Dr. Jack Scott | |
1980 | Diff'rent Strokes | Mr. DuPrey | Episode: "First Love" |
1982–1984 | Knots Landing | Louis Bonfort, D.A., Dr. Rosen | 4 episodes |
1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Lt. Stanton | 2 episodes |
1984 | Santa Barbara | TV Reporter | 1 episode |
Partners in Crime | Leon DeRoy | Episode: "Celebrity" | |
Cover Up | Boris Culver | Episode: "Harper-Gate" | |
1985 | Hill Street Blues | Maddy | Episode: "Intestinal Fortitude" |
The Jeffersons | Mr. Harris | Episode: "Last Dance" | |
1986 | The Fall Guy | Tony Maguire | Episode: "The Lucky Stiff" |
1987–1989 | 227 | Walter Gipson, Krieger | 2 episodes |
1987 | Starman | Les Martin | Episode: "The System" |
Bionic Six | Edward Tully | Episode: "The Hive" | |
1988 | Frank's Place | Coach Richards | Episode: "The Recruiting Game" |
1989 | The Robert Guillaume Show | Dr. Hug | Episode: "Fast Friends" |
1991 | Good Sports | Stu Ramsey | Episode: "Pros and Ex-Cons" |
1995 | Live Shot | Episode: "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" | |
2001 | Los Luchadores | Laurant | Recurring role; 16 episodes |
1990 | Bone Chillers | Principal Pussman | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
Voice roles
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines | Professor D. | Uncredited |
1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Turbo, Cop-Tur, Talc | |
The Transformers: The Movie | Devastator | [1] | |
1987 | G.I. Joe: The Movie | Destro, Iceberg | Direct-to-video[1] |
1990 | The Prince and the Pauper | Pete | [1] |
1997 | Star Kid | Cyborsuit |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Additional voices | |
1983–1986 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Destro, Iceberg | Recurring role |
1983 | Super Friends | Head of Volti | Episode: "Day of the Dinosaurs" |
Alvin and the Chipmunks | Additional voices | 13 episodes | |
1984 | Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | General Plankton, Additional voices | 8 episodes |
Saturday Supercade | Borf, Mr. Friendly | ||
Dragon's Lair | Cinge | Episode: "Tale of the Enchanted Gift" | |
Challenge of the GoBots | Turbo, Cop-Tur | 9 episodes | |
1984–1986 | The Transformers | Devastator | 9 episodes |
1985 | Robotix | Argus, Steth | Episode: "Battle of the Titans" |
Sectaurs | Spidrax, Spiderflyer | 5 episodes | |
1986 | Pound Puppies | Dr. Black, Newsreporter | 2 episodes |
Foofur | Additional voices | 3 episodes | |
1987 | Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs | Commander | Episode: "Star Sheriff Round Up" |
The Real Ghostbusters | The Undying One, Ambassador Yali | Episode: "Moaning Stones" | |
1990–1992 | Tom & Jerry Kids | Additional voices | 2 episodes |
1992 | Fievel's American Tails | Hambone | Episode: "The Gift" |
1995 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Elban Bigfoot[1] | Episode: "Bigfoot, Don't Fail Me Now" |
1997–1998 | Conan the Adventurer | The Skull That Talks | 22 episodes |
1998–2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Big Buffalo, Rhino[1] | 2 episodes |
2001 | As Told by Ginger | Santa Claus #2[1] | Episode: "The Even Steven Holiday Special" |
2002 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Roller Ghoster | Episode: "Roller Ghoster Ride" |
2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Commodore Game Master | 2 episodes |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Stonekeep | Khull-Khuum the Shadowking | |
1996 | Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter | Imperial Officer #5 | |
1999 | Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast | Narrator, Demonknight | |
2000 | Freedom: First Resistance | Zared, Oq, Poter PK | |
2002 | Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | Mannoroth, Grom Hellscream | Uncredited |
Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena | Schmidt | ||
Disney Golf | Pete | ||
Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon | Aquanog Crew, Aquanog Mayor, Admiral | [1] | |
Disney Sports Soccer | Pete | ||
Disney Sports Skateboarding | |||
Disney Sports Football | |||
2003 | Disney Sports Basketball | ||
Disney's Party | |||
2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Booger, Haamid, Thunder | |
World of Warcraft | Mannoroth | ||
2005 | Predator: Concrete Jungle | Additional voices | [1] |
Ultimate Spider-Man | Venom | ||
2007 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | Grommash Hellscream, Mannoroth | |
2009 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | Booger, Haamid, Thunder | |
2010 | God of War: Ghost of Sparta | Thanatos | [1] |
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | Mannoroth |
References
- "Arthur Burghardt - 40 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.