Richard Newman (actor)

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Richard Newman (born November 2){{cite web |title=Richard Newman (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Richard-Newman/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=18 September 2022}} is an American-born voice, film and television actor based in Canada.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/my-little-pony-episodes-ranked-photos/|title=Top 10 'My Little Pony' Episodes, Ranked (Photos)|date=2017-10-07|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-13}}

In the late 1990s, Newman went over to Toronto to work with the successful animation company Nelvana and lent his voice to some of their projects including Franklin, Donkey Kong Country and Pippi Longstocking.{{Cite book|last=Perlmutter|first=David|title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|year=2018|isbn=978-1538103739|location=Lanham, MD|pages=219}}

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".[https://web.archive.org/web/20140221073954/http://www.jessies.ca/A2011_12.htm The 30th Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. Monday, June 25, 2012, The Commodore Ballroom]. jessies.ca His more recent work includes playing the title character in City Stage New West's 2012 production of King Lear,{{cite web| url = http://www.canada.com/technology/Shakespearean+classic+stage/6476954/story.html| title = Canada.Com {{!}} Homepage {{!}} Canada.Com}} as well as playing Tosca in Neworld Theatre's production of Doost (Friend).{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/arts/665356/beautiful-images-and-stray-narrative-collide-doost-friend|title=Beautiful images and stray narrative collide in Doost (Friend)|date=March 23, 2016|website=Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly}}

Filmography

=Film=

Year	Title	Role	class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of voice performances in films
1994 \|data-sort-value="NeverEnding Story III, The" \| The NeverEnding Story III \|Photographer \|
1994 \|data-sort-value="Story of Christmas, The" \| The Story of Christmas \|Fathead, additional voices \|
1997 \|data-sort-value="Fearless Four, The" \| The Fearless Four \|Ackerman \|English dub
1998	data-sort-value="Mighty Kong, The" \| The Mighty Kong	Ship Captain	Direct-to-video
1998	data-sort-value="Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The" \| The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Mayor	Direct-to-video
1999	Little Witch	John and Mr. Lond-Singer	Television film
2000	data-sort-value="Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation, A" \| A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation	White Cloud / Reverend Bai Yun	English dub
2000	Help! I'm a Fish	Bus Driver	English dub
2000	Franklin and the Green Knight	Mr. Turtle	Television film
2001	data-sort-value="Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales, A" \| A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales	Wisely Owl	Direct-to-video
2001	Franklin's Magic Christmas	Mr. Turtle Great-Great Grandfather Turtle	Television film
2002	Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge	Otto	Television film
2002	Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control	Jinks	Television film
2003	Ben Hur	Quintus Arrius	Direct-to-video
2003	Back to School with Franklin	Mr. Turtle	Television film
2003	Jester Till	Adalbert
2004	Dragons: Fire and Ice	Thoron	Direct-to-video
2004	In Search of Santa	Narrator	Direct-to-video
2005	Ark	Umada	English dub
2005	Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler	Tōtōsai	English dub
2005	Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever: The Case of the Giant Flying Lizard	Mayor Morty Markum
2005	Dragons II: The Metal Ages	Thoron	Television film
2006	Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure	Mr. Turtle
2006	Kong: Return to the Jungle	Mayor
2007	Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale	Toymaker	Direct-to-video
2008	At Jesus' Side	Caiaphus / Merchant	Direct-to-video
2008	Sword of the Stranger	Zekkai	English dub
2017	Bob the Builder: Mega Machines	Two-Tonne	English dub
2018	Dragged Across Concrete	Feinbaum

=Television=

Alienators: Evolution Continues – Additional Voices
Animated Classic Showcase – Various characters
Beast Wars – Rhinox, the Vok
Beast Machines – Rhinox-Tankor
Being Ian – Principal Bill McCammon
Beyblade Burst Evolution - Raul Comas (ep. 21-51), Principal Shinoda
Billy the Cat – Additional Voices
Black Lagoon – Ratchman
Bob the Builder – Two-Tonne (US Re-Dub)
Boys Over Flowers – Yasukichi Makino
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars – Toadborg, Wolf
Camp Candy – Additional Voices
Cardcaptors – Keroberos (true form)
Class of the Titans – Chiron
Conan the Adventurer – Set, Conn, Serpent Man, Blacksmith, Pict, Dong Hee, Captain Righello, Sekra (aka The Burning Skull), Grand Wizard, Demetrio, Spellbinder, Jhebbal Sag
The Cramp Twins – Pony Protection Man
Donkey Kong Country – Kong Fu{{cite|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U1cDW7dkj58|title=How to Sing In Character Discussion but Dan Gilvezan Just Wants Directions to Donkey Kong Country.|author=TFcon|date=April 10, 2020 |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 7, 2025}}
Dragon Ball Z (The Ocean Group dub) – Captain Ginyu, Oolong (Second voice), Porunga, Banan, Strock, Additional Voices
Dragon Booster – Dragon Jousting Announcer
Dragon Tales – Mr. Knack Knack
Dragon Warrior – Wizard Moore
Edgar & Ellen – Mayor Knightleigh, Construction Worker, Alien 2
Elemental Gelade – Kinnbart
Exosquad – Phaeton
Fat Dog Mendoza – Additional Voices
Franklin – Mr. Turtle (Original US version)
Franklin and Friends – Mr. Turtle (Original US version)
Funky Fables – Narrator, Sebastian, Doctor
G.I. Joe Extreme – Iron Klaw
Gadget and the Gadgetinis – Additional Voices
Gundam SEED – Lewis Halberton
Gundam Wing – Chief Engineer Tsuborov
Hamtaro – Laura's Grandfather
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – Rattlor, The Faceless One, Lord Dactys, Azdar, Additional Voices
Hurricanes – Additional Voices
Hello Carbot — Proud
Inuyasha – Tōtōsai, Spider-Head Demon, Sōju Asano, Additional Voices
Inuyasha: The Final Act – Tōtōsai, Wolf Demon Tribe ancestors, Bone demon's father, Additional Voices
Johnny Test – Professor Slopsink
Kong: The Animated Series – Howling Jack Crockett
Let's Go Quintuplets – Grampa
Level Up – Merchant
Madeline – Additional Voices
Make Way for Noddy – Mr. Plod (UK/US)
Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! – Additional Voices
Master Keaton – Andrei Semionov
Mega Man – Wood Man, Spark Mandrill
MegaMan NT Warrior – Maysa/Commander Beef
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 – Massoud Rachmadi
Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space – Eiphar Synapse, Yuri Hasler
Monster Rancher – Golem, Daton, Grandfather, Various
¡Mucha Lucha! – El Phantasmo
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic – Cranky Doodle Donkey
NASCAR Racers – Jack Fassler, Spex
The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion – Old Dice
Ninjago – General Cryptor, The Emperor of Ninjago
Ōban Star-Racers – Rush, President McMillan, Creator
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures - Santa Pac
Pippi Longstocking – Additional Voices
Please Save My Earth – Lazlo
Pocket Dragon Adventures – Additional Voices
Project A-ko: Grey Side/Blue Side – Maruten, Kotobuki's Secretary
Pucca – Master Soo
Raggs Kids Club Band – Dumpster the Cat
Ranma ½ – Kimen, Manpukuji Priest, Zardon, Harumaki
RoboCop: Alpha Commando – Additional Voices
Rollbots – Kibi
Ronin Warriors – Anubis/Kale, Dr. Koji/Yagiyu, Saranbou
ReBoot – Daecon
Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy
Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends – Chauf
Saber Marionette J – Hikozaemon, Master Soemon Obiichi
Shadow Raiders – Additional Voices
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century – Professor Moriarty
Silverwing – Brutus, Throbb, Zephyr
Skysurfer Strike Force – Five Eyes, Grenader
Spider-Man Unlimited – High Evolutionary, J. Jonah Jameson, Dr. Brofsky, Additional Voices
Street Fighter – M. Bison
Superbook – Moses
Super Duper Sumos – Wisdom San
The Little Prince - Laudion (B 370 episodes 13-14, Planet of the Globies)
The Vision of Escaflowne – Emperor Dornkirk, Gaou Fanel (Bandai Entertainment dub)
Tico of the Seven Seas
Transformers: Cybertron – Vector Prime
Transformers: Energon – Megatron (Episode 14 only)
Tobot — Tobot V
Trollz – Additional Voices
Trouble Chocolate - Mozzarella
Video Girl Ai – Gokuraku Manager
Video Power (The Power Team)
Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad – Additional Voices
X-Men: Evolution – Omega Red, Additional Voices
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon – Tōtōsai