# Unsung heroes: video game voice actors **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2004, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824 "2004-03-27T23:29:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/1 "2004-03-27T23:29:50Z")
I have begun playing the _Baldur’s Gate_ games on PC as well as finishing up _Jedi Academy_. Because I’m a curious fish—and because I recognized David Warner’s voice as Jon Irenicus from _Baldur’s Gate: Shadows of Amn_—I looked up the other voice talents from the games. Now, I thought I was pretty well up to speed on cartoon voice actors, but I was still surprised to discover that I’d heard some of these great voices before. Did you know that the voice of Jedi **Kyle Katarn** is [Jeff Bennett](http://imdb.com/name/nm0071818/), the voice of **Johnny Bravo** , **Foghorn Leghorn** and **Yosemite Sam**? Did you know that [Jim Cummings](http://imdb.com/name/nm0191906/), the voice of **Minsc** , the brain-damaged ranger with the pet hamster from _Baldur’s Gate_, is also **Winnie the Pooh**? Wow. These guys’ voices are amazing. I have a hell of a lot of respect for people who do voices for a living. They’re everywhere and _we don’t know it_. Anybody else have some good video game voice actors they particularly like? Or someone that you were surprised to find out was _also_ the voice of another well-loved character? One ground rule for the thread: nobody gets to call Mel Blanc. (Too talented, too obvious, and too bad he’s dead. ☹ ) Heck, you can name your favorite cartoon voice actors too, not just video games. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/2 "2004-03-27T23:50:18Z")
I just recently picked up the DVD for **Looney Tunes: Back In Action,** and was pleasantly surprised to see that a big chunk of the cartoon voices was done by Joe Alaskey, who even voiced the two starring toons (Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck). And I’ll also note that Peter Cullen, who voiced Optimus Prime in the 80’s **Transformers** cartoon, is now doing the voice of Eeyore for Disney’s **Winnie the Pooh** projects. Supposedly he’s pledged not to do voices for “violent characters” these days, which must limit his options a bit. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/3 "2004-03-28T00:05:52Z")
I recently got Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes (the GC remake), so those actors stick in my memory at the moment. [Cam Clarke](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164682/), voice of the lead villain, was and always be Leonardo the Ninja Turtle to this child of the 80’s. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/4 "2004-03-28T00:07:31Z")
“always will be” Is there a name for that moment of frustration right after you do something wrong but it’s too late to do anything about? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/5 "2004-03-28T00:22:25Z")
Tara Strong (Rikku in Final Fantasy X and X-2) is a favourite (which goes without saying…I’m a major Rikku fanboy. :p), she’s also Raven in Teen Titans. (For some reason, IMDB has reversed her and Hynden Walch’s credits, listing Strong as Starfire and Walch as Raven. Everything else I can find lists Strong as Raven and Walch as Starfire.) Also in FFX-2 Yaibal is voiced by Scott Menville (AKA, Robin). In both games, Khimari and Wakka are played by John DiMaggio, better known as Bender from Futurama. Rin is played by Tom Kenny, who also does Spongebob Squarepants. Yeah, I really like FFX/X-2. Hee. Drizzt Do’Urden in Baldur’s Gate is voiced by Cam Clarke - which amuses me. I haven’t managed to play BG yet (can’t get it working for some reason. \>\_\<) I was reading The Thousand Orcs - the first book in the current Drizzt trilogy - and thought that Clarke would make a great choice for Drizzt. I mentioned this to a friend who hadn’t heard of Clarke - so she looked up his filmography - and noticed he DID play Drizzt. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/6 "2004-03-28T00:47:46Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > In both games, Khimari and Wakka are played by John DiMaggio, better known as Bender from Futurama. Cool! I kept thinking Wakka’s voice sounded familiar, but I just couldn’t place it. That’s a lot more range than I would’ve given DiMaggio credit for; his Futurama stuff all sounds mostly the same (but no less well-done). I’m a fan of [Terry McGovern](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569598/), who’s done a lot of videogame stuff. He was also the voice of the stormtrooper who said, “Look, sir! Droids!” My favorite was as the tutorial voice in _Sim Theme Park_ (or _Theme Park World_), just for this minor touch: if you clicked on anything while the voice was going, he’d stop and clear his throat, as if you’d interrupted him in a real conversation. [Tom Kane](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437454/) has a cool voice, as well – he’s the voice of Professor Utonium from “The Powerpuff Girls” and Monkey Fist from “Kim Possible.” And, my pseudo-brush-with-fame: I’ve worked on two games for which he did a voice. [Pamela Segal](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0781899/) rocks every which way (and I’ve worked on a game with her voice as well!). She’s Bobby from “King of the Hill” and billions of other little boy voices. And I suppose I should give [Raphael Sbarge](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768620/) credit for _Knights of the Old Republic_. Carth Onasi would’ve been way way too annoying, all up in my business with his light side nagging, if his voice hadn’t been calming. ---
**Author:** ![Skott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/7 "2004-03-28T00:58:26Z")
I was surprised to see who some of the voice actors in [Zork Grand Inquisitor](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132641/) were. I mean, you’ve got Lenny and Squiggy, Earl Boen (who’s been in tons of things but best known as the psychiatrist in the Terminator series), Chick Vennera (who does Pesto’s voice in Animaniacs), and I think the singing of the spells was done by Rockapella, who did the singing for Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? tv series. And that’s just the **voice** cast. I was suprised to find out that Madame Sophia Hamilton in Zork Nemesis is also Kate Roberts in Days of our Lives. ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/8 "2004-03-28T01:02:14Z")
I always loved the voices of the leading characters in Sam & Max hit the road. Gosh, they are _perfect_. Also, if i’m not mistaken, one third of the working process of Warcraft 2 was spent on making perfect sounds and voices. It shows. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/9 "2004-03-28T01:18:27Z")
**SolGrundy** , do you work for LucasArts? I like Billy West, the voice of Fry and Professor Farnsworth on Futurama. I think good voice actors are worth their weight in gold. Nothing ruins a game faster than bad voice acting. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/10 "2004-03-28T02:08:15Z")
Best game for voice talent I’ve played has got to be Planescape: Torment. Annah - Sheena Easton Dakkon - Mitch Pileggi Deionarra, Fall-From-Grace - Jennifer Hale Ignus - Charlie Adler Morte Rictusgrin - Rob Paulsen Nameless One - Micheal T. Weiss Nordom - Dan Castellaneta Trias - John De Lancie Vhailor - Keith David Great game, too. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/11 "2004-03-28T02:29:43Z")
John De Lancie was especially awesome as Trias. Torment is such an awesome game. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/12 "2004-03-28T04:20:18Z")
Couldn’t find the name, but whoever did the voice for the main character in Sacrifice was great. I saw that Tim Curry participated, but I’m almost certain it wasn’t him… ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/13 "2004-03-28T06:03:22Z")
So far the best I’ve heard is “Knights of the Old Republic.” I would guess that its star, [Jennifer Hale](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354937/), is probably the most prolific voice actor in video games ever. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/14 "2004-03-28T06:06:39Z")
> [@Fish](#): > > Heck, you can name your favorite cartoon voice actors too, not just video games. I only just noticed this part. A lot of the same nominations - Tara Strong, John DiMaggio, and Cam Clarke, particularly, but I’ll also throw in Dan Castelanetta and Scott McNeil (I’ve never, knowingly, heard either of them in a video game, though I know both have done them.). Very talented men with fairly good range. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/15 "2004-03-28T08:49:53Z")
Well if we’re able to add _animation_ seiyuu to the mix… I’ve always been a big fan of [Kath Soucie’s](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815718/) work. And I have an autographed picture of [Venus Terzo](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856197/). [Scott McNeil’s](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573926/) characters shouldn’t go without mention, either. (I’ll leave the Wolverine/Black Arachnia comments for someone else.) And [Gary Chalk,](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149942/) who’s been “the” voice for Optimus Prime, for almost ten years now. Jeez, have I already forgotten [Kevin “Batman” Conroy](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175834/) and [Phil LaMarr](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0482851/)? I’m going to be at this all day… Ranchoth ([Hillary Haag!](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351758/) Can’t leave HER out…) ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/16 "2004-03-28T14:55:36Z")
[Tress MacNeille!!!](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534134/) A selected filmography: _Animaniacs!_ Dot Warner, Hello Nurse! _Tiny Toon Adventures:_ Barbara Anne “Babs” Bunny _Kiki’s Delivery Service:_ Osono the Baker _Rugrats:_ Charlotte Pickles \*Hey Ricky! (Weird Al video): \* Lucy (voice) Plus lots of Disney cartoons, in background and lead (Daisy Duck) roles. (And a few video game roles, just to keep this kind of topic) I also like Hayashibara Megumi, but I suppose that’d be an acquired taste… ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/17 "2004-03-29T02:41:26Z")
> [@RobuSensei](#): > > [Tress MacNeille!!!](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534134/) > A selected filmography[…] Don’t forget [Gadget Hackwrench.](http://www.anterras.net/pics/gadget_archive/depressed.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/18 "2004-03-29T02:53:42Z")
Don’t forget the man who is quite possibly the king of voice actors: [Frank Welker](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919798/). ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/19 "2004-03-29T03:11:25Z")
I like the voice of Goliath from the show _Gargoyles_. He also nararates a couple shows on different networks. Yet, I don’t know who it is. Any help? ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824/20 "2004-03-29T03:20:36Z")
Don’t know the name, but… The voice of Flavie in Diablo II. “Take care! The Corrupted Togues in the wilderness ahead are not to be trifled with.” I love that voice. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-heroes-video-game-voice-actors/236824.md?page=2)