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Richard Newman (actor)

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Richard Newman
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Newman in 2015
OccupationActor
Years active1970–present
Children1

Richard Newman is an American-born voice, film and television actor based in Canada.

Career

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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 (despite recording his lines in Vancouver) worked with 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

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Film

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List of voice performances in films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The NeverEnding Story III Photographer
The Story of Christmas Fathead, additional voices
1997 The Fearless Four Ackerman English dub[6]
1998The Mighty KongShip CaptainDirect-to-video[6]
The Animated Adventures of Tom SawyerMayorDirect-to-video[6]
1999Little WitchJohn and Mr. Lond-SingerTelevision film
2000A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark AnimationWhite Cloud / Reverend Bai YunEnglish dub[6]
Help! I'm a FishBus DriverEnglish dub[6]
Franklin and the Green KnightMr. TurtleTelevision film[6]
2001A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's TalesWisely OwlDirect-to-video[6]
Franklin's Magic ChristmasMr. Turtle
Great-Great Grandfather Turtle		Television film
2002Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's RevengeOttoTelevision film[6]
Dennis the Menace in Cruise ControlJinksTelevision film[6]
2003Ben HurQuintus ArriusDirect-to-video[6]
Back to School with FranklinMr. TurtleTelevision film
Jester TillAdalbert[6]
2004Dragons: Fire and IceThoronDirect-to-video[6]
In Search of SantaNarratorDirect-to-video
2005ArkUmadaEnglish dub[6]
Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable RulerTōtōsaiEnglish dub[6]
Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever: The Case of the Giant Flying LizardMayor Morty Markum
Dragons II: The Metal AgesThoronTelevision film[6]
2006Franklin and the Turtle Lake TreasureMr. Turtle[6]
Kong: Return to the JungleMayor[6]
2007Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker TaleToymakerDirect-to-video[6]
2008At Jesus' SideCaiaphus, MerchantDirect-to-video[6]
Sword of the StrangerZekkaiEnglish dub[6]
2017Bob the Builder: Mega MachinesTwo-TonneEnglish dub
2018Dragged Across ConcreteFeinbaum
2021 Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park Norbu [6]
2025 Light of the World Fish Monger, Gaius, Town Guy [6]

Television

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Video games

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List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Eiphar Synapse / Yuri Hasler
2000 Kessen Jyosui Kuroda English version[6]
2004 InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask Tōtōsai English version[6]
Under the Skin Master Itazura English version[6]
2005 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault Commissar / Priest
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow Admiral Halberton [6]
2006 The Godfather: The Game Virgil Sollozzo
2009 Punch-Out!! Bear Hugger [6]
2010 Ghost Recon General Pettis, Lieutenant Dan [6]
2018 The Long Dark Methuselah
Dragalia Lost Gauld English version[6]
2020 Legends of Runeterra Nautilus

Staff work

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  • Big Meat Eater – Singer
  • Funky Fables – Additional Director (Voice)
  • Hooray for Sandbox Land – Producer (Goldrush Recording Company)
  • Sugar and Spice – Additional Director (Voice)

References

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  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. ↑ "Canada.Com | Homepage | Canada.Com".
  5. ↑ "Beautiful images and stray narrative collide in Doost (Friend)". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. March 23, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 "Richard Newman (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ TFcon (April 10, 2020), How to Sing In Character Discussion but Dan Gilvezan Just Wants Directions to Donkey Kong Country., YouTube, retrieved March 7, 2025
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