Neil Ross
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| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanne Jackson (m. 1977) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | neilross |
Neil Ross is a British-American voice actor and announcer. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, Ross has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably Voltron, G.I. Joe, and Transformers. He has also done voice work in numerous video games, including Mass Effect and Leisure Suit Larry 6 and 7. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including Back to the Future Part II, Babe, Quiz Show, and Being John Malkovich.
Ross was the announcer for the 75th Annual Academy Awards Telecast in 2003, and the Emmy Awards Telecast in 2004. He has also narrated numerous episodes of A&E's Biography, and many editions of NOVA on PBS (including Mars – Dead or Alive, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004).
Career[]
He started working in radio when he finished school. His first station was KMUR in Salt Lake City, Utah. Following this, he moved on to KORL, KGMB and KKUA in Honolulu, Hawaii, before moving to KCBQ in San Diego in 1969. He stayed in California, working on KYA San Francisco and KMPC Los Angeles. He made his last broadcast in 1985.
He began his voice-over work in 1978 when he moved to Los Angeles. His first role was as a salesman in an episode of Richie Rich for Hanna-Barbera. Ross has voiced radio and television commercials for companies including Wal-Mart, AT&T, Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, Mattel, Goodyear, Disney, Hoover, Anheuser-Busch, Southwest Airlines, and Kelloggs, and has done promo works for CBS, NBC, ABC, TBS, Game Show Network and Fox Kids, using an American accent in all of his performances.
Ross lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.
Filmography[]
Animation[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | References |
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| 1981 | Spider-Man (1981) | Green Goblin/Norman Osborn | Unknown episodes | |
| 1982-1983 | Pac-Man | Clyde | ||
| 1983 | Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends | Cyclops | Ep."The X-Men Adventure" | |
| 1983-1986 | G.I. Joe | "Buzzer", "Dusty", "Heavy Metal", "Monkeywrench", "Shipwreck", "Thunder" | Unknown episodes | |
| 1984 | Hermes | |||
| Voltron: Defender of the Universe | Commander Keith, various characters | |||
| 1984–1987 | The Transformers[1][2] | Bonecrusher, Hook, Springer, Slag, Sixshot, Pointblank, Fracas | Unknown episodes | |
| 1985-1992 | Cap'n O. G. Readmore | Cap'n O. G. Readmore | others (Animated specials only) | |
| 1985–1986 | Jem | Howard Sands, Hector Ramirez | Unknown episodes | |
| Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Mean Gene Okerlund | 26 episodes | ||
| 1986 | Galaxy High | Rotten Roland | 13 episodes | |
| Inhumanoids | Herc Armstrong, Tank, Ssslither, Sabre Jet, Ronald Reagan, Hector Ramirez | Unknown episodes | ||
| Rambo: The Force of Freedom | John J. Rambo | 65 episodes | ||
| The Centurions | Ace McCloud | Unknown episodes | ||
| 1987 | Bionic Six | F.L.U.F.F.I. | Unknown episodes | |
| The Little Troll Prince | Prag No. 1 | Television special | ||
| Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light | Leoric | Unknown episodes | ||
| Spiral Zone | Overlord, Wolfgang 'Tank' Schmidt | Unknown episodes | ||
| 1989 | X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men | Nightcrawler | Television pilot | |
| 1990–1991 | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series | Whitley White | Unknown episodes | |
| Wake, Rattle and Roll | Axel, Baba Looey | Unknown episodes | ||
| Zazoo U | Logan Chomper | Unknown episodes | ||
| 1991 | Yo Yogi! | Morocco Mole | Unknown episodes | |
| 1992–1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Dealer, Ratso, Jake | Unknown episodes | |
| 1993-1994 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Mac Mange | 5 episodes | |
| 1994 | Fantastic Four | Doctor Doom (Season 1), Puppet Master Warlord Krang, Super-Skrull (Season 1) |
Unknown episodes | |
| 1994–1996 | Iron Man | Fin Fang Foom, Wellington Yinsen, Howard Walter Stark, Blizzard | Unknown episodes | |
| 1995–1997 | The Mask: The Animated Series | Lt. Kellaway, Sly Eastenegger | Unknown episodes | |
| 1995–1998 | Spider-Man (1994) | Green Goblin/Norman Osborn | Unknown episodes | |
| 1995-1996 | The Adventures of Hyperman | Narrator | 13 episodes | |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Shang Tsung | ||
| 1996–1998 | Jumanji | Additional Voices | ||
| 1997–2001 | Recess | Additional Voices | ||
| 2000 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Al, Pirate | Ep. Sick 'n' Tired in Bug Bite! | |
| 2000–2007 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Vulturo, Dr. Benton Quest, Ding-A-Ling Wolf, Rehnquist | Unknown episodes | |
| 2003–2009 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Dr. Phineas Mogg, Redneck, Special Agent #1 | Unknown episodes | |
| 2003-2005 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | Mr. McGandry, Mr. O'Hopper | Unknown episodes | |
| 2004 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Announcer | Episode: "The Junkman Cometh" | |
| 2007 | Ben 10 | Wainwright, Guard #2, Radio Chatter #1 | Ep. "Ben 4 Good Buddy" | |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | William Cross / Crossfire, Thug 1, Security Guard | Ep. "To Steal an Ant-Man" | |
| 2012–2013 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Constable Hu | 7 episodes | |
| 2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Scrooge, Symposium Head | Ep. "Scroogey Doo"[3] | |
| 2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Cartoon Pidge | Ep. "Launch Date" | |
| 2019 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Dr. Frankenstein | 2 episodes |
Live action[]
- Press Your Luck – Announcer / Whammy (voice)
- Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad – Skorn ("His Master's Voice", "An Un-Helping Hand", "Loose Lips Sink Microchips"), Stupid Virus ("Cheater, Cheater, Megabyte Eater") (voices)
- The Suite Life on Deck – Narrator ("I Brake for Whales")
Movies[]
- Lifepod (1981) – Main Cerebral (voice)
- The Little Magician and the Bad Mark (1984) - (English version, voice) (as Neilson Ross)
- Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (1984) - Beau Weasel / Fingers (voice)
- Explorers (1985) – (voice)
- Transformers: The Movie[1] (1986) – Bonecrusher / Hook / Springer / Slag (voice)
- An American Tail (1986) – Honest John (voice)
- G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) – Buzzer / Dusty / Monkeywrench / Shipwreck (voice)
- Innerspace (1987) – Pod Computer (voice)
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) – Oompa (voice)
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) – Biff Tannen Museum Narrator (voice)
- Dick Tracy (1990) – Radio Announcer #3 (voice)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) – Announcer (voice)
- Salute to Life (1990) – Doctor
- Dragon and Slippers (1991) – Jester (voice)
- The Little Engine That Could (1991, Short) – Doc / Control Tower / Handy Pandy (voice)
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) – Station Twin No. 2 (voice)
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) – Elder (voice)
- The Town Santa Forgot (1993) - Pout the Elf (voice)
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) – (voice)
- Thumbelina (1994) – Mr. Bear / Mr. Fox (voice)
- A Troll in Central Park (1994) – Pancy (voice)
- Quiz Show (1994) – Twenty-One Announcer
- The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) – Scrawny (voice)
- Babe (1995) – (voice)
- Speedway Junky (1999) – (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999) – Mayor Corey (voice)
- Being John Malkovich (1999) – Narrator of Malkovich biography show (voice)
- Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) – Sergio (voice)
- It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown (2000, TV Movie) – Interviewer (voice)
- Red Planet (2000) – Space Suit (voice, uncredited)
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) – Cyclops (voice)
- Son of the Mask (2005) – Deep Alvey Voice (voice)
- Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005) – Dr. Professor / Director (voice)
- The Ant Bully (2006) - Wasp #1 / Wasp #5 (voice)
- Operation: Z.E.R.O. (2006, TV Movie) – Grandfather
- Garfield Gets Real (2007) – Wally / Charles (voice)
- Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008) – Fizban / Paladine (voice)
- Garfield's Pet Force (2009) – Charles (a freakishly deerlike character that persistently shouts "Betty?!") (voice)
- The Outback (2012) – Monty (voice)
- The Reef 2: High Tide (2012) – Schliemann (voice)
Video and computer games[]
- Baldur's Gate – Eldoth Kron, Ogrillon, Scar
- Call of Duty - Ending Voice
- Disney Universe – VIC
- Doom 3 – Sergeant Kelly
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars – Stogg Nexus – AI Fax Anchor
- Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem – Dr. Edwin Lindsey
- Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist – Narrator
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Mayor Domino
- Grand Chase - Dungeon of Monsters
- Kinetica – Crank
- Legacy of Kain – Rahab, Malek the Sarafan, King Ottmar, Elzivir the Dollmaker
- Leisure Suit Larry series – Narrator
- Mass Effect – Codex Narrator
- Mass Effect 2 – Codex Narrator
- Mass Effect 3 – Codex Narrator
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – Navy SEAL
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Colonel Volgin
- Microshaft Winblows 98 - Celebrity and other voices
- Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge – Wally B. Feed
- The Curse of Monkey Island – Wally B. Feed
- Ninja Gaiden – Murai
- Onimusha 3 – Guildenstern[4]
- Onimusha Blade Warriors – Guildenstern[5]
- RAGE 2 – Dr. Kvasir, Legs, Wellspring Guard
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein – Higgs, Nazi Soldier No. 2
- Revenant (video game) – Sardok, Verhoevan, Townsmen [6]
- Spyro: Year of the Dragon – Moneybags, Bentley
- Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly – Moneybags, Additional characters
- Spider-Man 3 – Luke Carlyle/Mad Bomber
- Star Trek: Elite Force II – Stemmons
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds – Han Solo
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron – Narrator, Han Solo, General Rieekan, Moff Kohl Seerdon, narrator
- Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi – Han Solo, Jodo Kast
- Star Wars: Rebellion – Han Solo, Stormtrooper, Imperial Command Center Communications Officer
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance – Admiral Nammo, Concourse PA Announcer, Imperial Officer, Rebel Pilot
- Star Wars: Force Commander – Han Solo, TR-SD Driver, Ruulian Computer Worker
- Star Wars: Starfighter – Trade Federation Officer, Rescue 3, Wingman
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter – Wingmate 2
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Additional Voices
- Summoner 2 – Krobelus, Pirate Medevan Leader, Sharangir
- The Bard's Tale – Additional voices[7]
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines – Gorgeous Gary Golden, Male Sire
- Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory – Axis Commander
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lawson, Tim; Persons, Alisa (2004), The magic behind the voices: a who's who of cartoon voice actors, Univ. Press of Mississippi, p. xxx, ISBN 978-1-57806-696-4
- ^ "The TCC Presents: Screamers Retro-Views – G1 Interview with Neil Ross". Transformers Collectors Club Magazine. 1 (37): 3.
- ^ "Voice Of Cyclops - X-Men franchise | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 27 December 2018. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sourcesCS1 maint: postscript (link)
- ^ Capcom (27 April 2004). Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. Scene: Closing credits, 0:45 in, cast.
- ^ "Neil Ross (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 21 June 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
- ^ https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Neil-Ross/
- ^ InXile Entertainment. The Bard's Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:22 in, More Great Talent.
External links[]
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- Neil Ross Voiceovers – official website
- Voice demos
- Neil Ross at IMDb
- Neil Ross at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Neil Ross interview
- Neil Ross interview on Insomniac Mania
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