Richard Newman (actor)

Richard Newman (born November 2, 1946) is an American-Canadian actor and voice actor who is notable for his numerous voice roles in Transformers.

Richard Newman
Newman in 2015
Born (1946-11-02) November 2, 1946
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican, Canadian
OccupationActor, Voice actor
Years active1970–present
Notable credit(s)
Exosquad
as Phaeton
InuYasha
as Tōtōsai
Beast Wars
as Rhinox
Vision of Escaflowne
as Dornkirk

Career

Newman started his voice-over career in 1990 with Dragon Warrior. He has also had roles in Dragon Ball Z, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, and Spider-Man Unlimited as well as InuYasha, Oban Star Racers, MegaMan NT Warrior, and Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of Rhinox in Beast Wars: Transformers (Beasties in Canada) and M. Bison in the Street Fighter cartoon series. Newman also provided arch-villain Phaeton's voice in the animated television series Exosquad. Among his most recent roles are Bear Hugger (a Canadian boxer) in Punch-Out!!, and Cranky Doodle Donkey in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.[1]

In the late 1990s, Newman later went over to Toronto to work at the successful animation company Nelvana and lent his voice to some of their projects including Franklin, Donkey Kong Country and Pippi Longstocking.[2]

Newman's credits also include theatre work. During the 2011 season of Vancouver's Bard on the Beach festival, he was acclaimed for his performance as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and was nominated for a Jessie Award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Large Theatre".[3] His more recent work includes playing the title character in City Stage New West's 2012 production of King Lear,[4] as well as playing Tosca in Neworld Theatre's production of Doost (Friend).[5]

Filmography

Television

Film
List of voice performances in Movies
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The NeverEnding Story III Photographer
1994 The Story of Christmas Fathead, additional voices
1997 The Fearless Four Ackerman English Dub
1998The Mighty KongShip CaptainDirect-to-video
1998The Animated Adventures of Tom SawyerMayorDirect-to-video
2000A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark AnimationWhite Cloud / Reverend Bai YunEnglish Dub
2000Help! I'm a FishBus DriverEnglish Dub
2000Franklin and the Green KnightMr. TurtleTV movie
2001A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's TalesWisely OwlDirect-to-video
2001Franklin's Magic ChristmasMr. Turtle
Great-Great Grandfather Turtle		TV Mocie
2002Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's RevengeOttoTV Movie
2002Dennis the Menace in Cruise ControlJinksTV Movie
2003Ben HurQuintus ArriusDirect-to-video
2003Back to School with FranklinMr. TurtleTV Movie
2003Jester TillAdalbert
2004Dragons: Fire and IceThoronDirect-to-video
2004In Search of SantaNarratorDirect-to-video
2005ArkUmadaEnglish Dub
2005InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable RulerTōtōsaiEnglish Dub
2005Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever: The Case of the Giant Flying LizardMayor Morty Markum
2005Dragons II: The Metal AgesThoronTV Movie
2006Franklin and the Turtle Lake TreasureMr. Turtle
2006Kong: Return to the JungleMayor
2007Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker TaleThe ToymakerDirect-to-video
2008At Jesus' SideCaiaphus / MerchantDirect-to-video
2008Sword of the StrangerZekkaiEnglish Dub
2017Bob the Builder: Mega MachinesTwo-Tonne (US)

    Video games
    List of voice performances in video games
    Year Title Role Notes
    1998 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Eiphar Synapse / Yuri Hasler
    2000 Kessen Kuroda Yoshitaka
    2004 InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask Tōtōsai
    2004 Under the Skin Master Itazura
    2005 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault Commissar / Priest
    2006 The Godfather: The Game Virgil Sollozzo
    2009 Punch-Out!! Bear Hugger
    2018 The Long Dark Methuselah

    Staff work
    • Big Meat Eater – Singer
    • Funky Fables – Additional Director (Voice)
    • Hooray for Sandbox Land – Producer (Goldrush Recording Company)
    • Sugar and Spice – Additional Director (Voice)
    gollark: When I have a shop it won't do anything as ridiculous as umwn's but I already have one and it doesn't.
    gollark: If you pay 1KST for a 0.25KST item sensible shops (basically all) will give you four though.
    gollark: Hello, "new" "player".
    gollark: 🌵
    gollark: Just... keep potatOS?

    References
    1. "Top 10 'My Little Pony' Episodes, Ranked (Photos)". TheWrap. October 7, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
    2. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 219. ISBN 978-1538103739.
    3. The 30th Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. Monday, June 25, 2012, The Commodore Ballroom. jessies.ca
    4. http://www.canada.com/technology/Shakespearean+classic+stage/6476954/story.html
    5. "Beautiful images and stray narrative collide in Doost (Friend)". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. March 23, 2016.
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