Nick Jameson

Nick Jameson (born July 10, 1950) is an American actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Russian president Yuri Suvarov over three seasons on the show 24. He currently resides in Iceland doing live comedy, live music entertainment and remote voice over work.

Nick Jameson
Born (1950-07-10) July 10, 1950
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationActor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, composer, musician, record producer
Years active1968–present

Early life

Jameson was born in Columbia, Missouri, and was raised primarily in Philadelphia.[1] Prior to settling in Philadelphia, however, Jameson moved with his family to various places around Europe, which exposed him to a variety of the accents that inspired his approach to many of the characters that he plays and/or voices.

Career

He has appeared in the television series Mission Hill, The Critic, 24, Lost, The King of Queens and, vocally, in Star Wars: Clone Wars as Palpatine, Darts D'Nar in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the radio adaptation of Dark Empire, and several other productions of Star Wars. He has over 114 film credits. He has also voiced in Spider-Man: The Animated Series as Richard Fisk and Morbius, and provided the voice of Max and Agent/Coach Morceau Oleander in the video games Sam & Max Hit the Road and Psychonauts respectfully. He also voiced Lloyd in Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits. In 2006, his voice was featured in the video game Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops as Colonel Skowronski. He voiced Jim Dear in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure. He also voiced as Aldar Beedo in the video game Star Wars: Episode I Racer. In 2012, he voiced the character Toxic Reapa from the miniseries Hero Factory. He voices Marshall Dune in the point-and-click adventure Broken Age.[2]

Nick has also had a relatively lengthy career in music. Early on, he was a member of The American Dream, a Philadelphia band whose debut album was Todd Rundgren's first production credit. More prominent success soon followed when he briefly became the unofficial fourth member of the British blues-rock band Foghat, producing several of their albums as well, including Fool for the City, which spawned the band's biggest hit "Slow Ride." Nick's bass-playing is prominently featured on this track as well as the rest of the album. He has also released a couple of solo albums: Already Free and A Crowd of One ,[3] the latter of which featured the single "Weatherman," which cracked the Billboard Hot 100.[4] The track has a breezy pop-rock feel that was fairly typical of the mid-'80s. It is somewhat similar in terms of both melody and tempo to Mr. Mister's big hit, "Kyrie," albeit with much lighter percussion. A year later, Jack Wagner recorded a cover version of the tune (under the title "Weatherman Says"). Another track from the A Crowd of One album, "Love's Closing In" was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1986 film, A Fine Mess.

Although an American native, Jameson has become very well known for his ability to perform in a variety of deceptively authentic accents, particularly British English[5] and Australian.[6]

Filmography

Animation film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993The Thief and the Cobbler: The Princess and the CobblerSingers for the Brigands
1994Scooby-Doo! in Arabian NightsKitchen Worker, Dress WorkerTelevision film
1995The Thief and the Cobbler:Arabian KnightSingers for the Brigands
1997Dino: The Great Egg-ScapeScientist, Guard Bird, DinosaurShort film
2000The Life & Adventures of Santa ClausPeter Knook / Andrew
2001Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's AdventureJim DearDirect-to-video
2004Clifford's Really Big MovieSheriff Lewis
2006Queer Duck: The MovieAdditional VoicesDirect-to-video
2008Dragon HuntersLord ArnoldEnglish version
2011Batman: Year OneOfficer Stanley "Stan" Merkel

Animation Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Capitol CrittersAdditional Voices
1993Droopy, Master DetectiveAdditional Voices
1993A Flintstone Family ChristmasAdditional VoicesTelevision Special
1994–2001The CriticVlada Veramirovich, VariousUnknown Episodes
1995–1996The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car CatsAdditional VoicesUnknown Episodes
1995–1997Spider-Man: The Animated SeriesMichael Morbius, Richard Fisk17 Episodes
1996–1998The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the SailorAdditional VoicesUnknown Episodes
1999The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
1999The Wild ThornberrysHuntersEp. "Show Me the Bunny"
1999Godzilla: The SeriesDr. Jonathan InsleyEp. "Future Shock"
1999King of the HillDirectorEp. "Jon Vitti Presents: Return to La Grunta"
1999–2002Mission HillGus Duncz, Ron, Stogie
2001A Kitty Bobo ShowMonkey CarlPilot
2003–2007My Life as a Teenage RobotVarious8 Episodes
2003–2005Star Wars: Clone WarsEmperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious6 Episodes
2005–2008Avatar: The Last AirbenderColonel Shinu / Additional Voices2 Episodes
2011Star Wars: The Clone WarsDarts D'NarEp. "Kidnapped"
2012Hero FactoryToxic ReapaEp. "Breakout"
2014Phineas and Ferb: Star WarsUncle Owen
2014How Murray Saved ChristmasVariousTelevision Special

Live-Action Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Look Who's Talking NowAdditional Dog / Wolf Voices
1998Rusty: A Dog's TaleRatchet the RaccoonVoice
1999King CobraJurgen Werner
2009Immortally YoursDr. George HendersonDirect-to-video
2011Jerusalem CountdownMatthew Dean

Live-Action Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994–1995The Bold and the BeautifulLuc Kooning3 Episodes
1995SeinfeldHorstEp. "The Doorman"
2001Days of Our LivesTristan3 Episodes
2004–2006LostRichard Malkin2 Episodes
2006Criminal MindsEdward HillEp. "Poison"
2006–201024Russian President Yuri Suvarov15 Episodes
2008Ghost WhispererSeanEp. "Pater Familias

Videogames
YearTitleRole
1993Star Wars: X-WingGrand Moff Tarkin
1993Sam & Max Hit the RoadMax
1993Day of the TentacleDoctor Fred Edison / Doctor Red Edison / Zed Edison /Dwayne / John Hancock / Man in Ski Mask
1995Star Wars: Dark ForcesKyle Katarn
1998A Bug's Life
1999Star Wars: Episode I RacerAldar Beedo
2003Arc the Lad: Twilight of the SpiritsLloyd
2004Star Wars: BattlefrontAlliance Officer, Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine
2004EverQuest II
2005Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithChancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious, Ben Kenobi, Neimodian Aide, Neimodian Sniper
2005PsychonautsAgent/Coach Morceau Oleander, Doctor Loboto and Mr. Pokeylope
2005Star Wars: Battlefront IIAlliance Officer No. 2, Emperor Palpatine
2006Metal Gear Solid: Portable OpsColonel Skowronski
2006Justice League HeroesSolovar
2008Star Wars: The Force UnleashedObi-Wan Kenobi
2013Marvel HeroesVincent "Doctor" Strange, MODOK
2015Broken AgeMarshall Dune

Discography

With The American Dream
  • 1970: The American Dream

With Paul Butterfield
  • 1973: Paul Butterfield's Better Days: It All Comes Back (producer only)[7]
  • 1976: Put it in Your Ear[8]

With Tim Moore
  • 1974: Tim Moore
  • 1975: Behind the Eyes (producer only)

With Foghat

Solo albums
  • 1977: Already Free
  • 1986: A Crowd of One
gollark: Honestly, the negative point for wrong guesses rule sort of ruins the strategy of actually guessing ever?
gollark: The trouble is that while I can approximately guess who they *appear to be from*, people are obviously trying to fake that and I can't really process the weird social stuff well enough to get any accurate answers out.
gollark: Or a quintuple bluff.
gollark: A worrying possibility.
gollark: Initiating orbital mind control lasers.

References
  1. Nick Jameson of Foghat Interview Part 1 (interview with Bass Frontiers) on YouTube Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  2. Haas, Pete (September 1, 2013). "Double Fine's Broken Age Cast Includes Jack Black, Jennifer Hale". Cinema Blend. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  3. Mulron, Evin (May 25, 2005). "Foghat Related Discography". Foghat. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  4. A Crowd of One – Nick Jameson|Awards|AllMusic (chart positions) @AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  5. Nick Jameson of Foghat on YouTube Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  6. Lightin' 'Em the **** Up in Reykjavik.mov on YouTube Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  7. Paul Butterfield's Better Days- It All Comes Back @Discogs.com Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  8. Paul Butterfield- Put it in Your Ear @Discogs.com Retrieved August 12, 2013.
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