Richard Epcar

Richard Epcar
Epcar in 2012
Born	Richard Michael Epcar April 29, 1955 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Richard George
Occupation	Actor Director Writer
Years active	1980-present
Notable credit(s)	Injustice: Gods Among Us as Joker Mortal Kombat as Raiden Bleach as Zangetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo as Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Digimon as Etemon and Myotismon Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell: SAC as Batou Kingdom Hearts games as Ansem (replacing Billy Zane) JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders as Joseph Joestar VR Troopers as Col. Icebot/Dark Heart Lupin the Third as Daisuke Jigen
Spouse(s)	Ellyn Stern
Children	2
Website	http://www.richardepcar.com/

Richard Michael Epcar (born April 29, 1955) is an American actor and director who has voiced over 500 characters in games, cartoons and anime. He is the husband of voice actress Ellyn Stern, with whom he owns and operates Epcar Entertainment, Inc., a voiceover production service company based in Los Angeles, California. On September 28, 2011, Epcar appeared on the podcast Disasterpiece Theatre to discuss his ideas for a live-action version of Ghost in the Shell.^[1]

Filmography

Anime

• A Lull in the Sea – Tomoru Sakishima^[2]
• Ah! My Goddess: The Movie – Otaki
• Bastard!! – Lord Abigail
• Bleach – Zangetsu, Mr. Kagine, Gō Koga, Medazeppi, Goethe, Baura
• Blood Lad – Wolf Daddy
• Blue Dragon – Killer Bat
• Blue Exorcist – Gale, Additional Voices
• Brigadoon: Marin & Melan – The President
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo – Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, BoboPatch
• Buso Renkin – Narrator, Saruwatari
• Coppelion – Foreman Kurobe^[3]
• Cyborg 009 – Black Ghost Commander Scarl
• Digimon Adventure – Etemon, MetalEtemon, Myotismon/VenomMyotismon
• Digimon Adventure 02 – MaloMyotismon, Triceramon
• Digimon Tamers – Sinduramon
• Digimon Frontier – SuperStarmon, Snimon
• Digimon Data Squad – Merukimon
• Digimon Fusion – Etemon leader, Tuwarmon
• Dinozaurs – Dino Styraco, Drago Tyran
• Drakengard – Goblin
• Durarara!!x2 – Sloan
• Eagle Riders – Rocky
• eX-Driver – Munakata
• Fighting Spirit – Genji Kamogawa
• Fushigi Yūgi – Mitsukake
• Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo – Narrator
• Gatchaman (1994) – Rocky
• Ghost in the Shell – Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG – Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society – Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: Innocence – Batou
• Ghost Slayers Ayashi – Tatsusuke Honjo
• Great Teacher Onizuka – Hajime Fukuroda, Toru Ohta, Director Shirosawa, Toshiyuki Saejima
• Harmagedon – Salamander
• Hajime no Ippo – Kamogawa Genji
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders – Joseph Joestar^[4]
• Kyo Kara Maoh! – Baxter, Gouda
• Lucky ☆ Star – Tadao Hiiragi, Additional Voices
• Lupin III: Part II – Daisuke Jigen
• Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo – Daisuke Jigen
• Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine – Koichi Zenigata
• Macross Plus – Guld Goa Bowman
• Magi: The Kingdom of Magic – Shambal Ramal
• MÄR – Halloween, Ruga Rogelu
• Marmalade Boy – Meiko's Father, Reiji Tsuchiya
• Megaman Starforce – Cancer
• Metal Fighter Miku – Dandy Suzuki, Eiichi Suo
• Michiko & Hatchin – Police Captain (Ep. 20-22)
• Mobile Suit Gundam – The Movie Trilogy – Flanagan Boone
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory – Kelly Layzner
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Daguza Mackle
• Monster – Inspector Heinrich Lunge
• Naruto – Manda
• Naruto Shippuden – Manda, Hanzo, Land of Lightning Feudal Lord (Episode 217)
• New Speed Racer – Racer X
• Ninja Scroll – Gemma Himuro
• Noein – Kyouji Kooriyama, Noein
• Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital – Tsuchigumo
• One Piece – Additional Voices
• Outlaw Star – Duuz
• Overman King Gainer – Enge Gam
• Robotech – Ben Dixon, Grel, Jim "Lunk" Austin
• Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles – Vince Grant
• Rurouni Kenshin – Hiko Seijuro, Isurugi Raijuta
• Samurai Champloo – Okuru
• Samurai X – Shogo Amakusa, Gohei Hiruma (Sony dub)
• Street Fighter II V – Zochi
• Sword Art Online II – Thor (Ep. 17)
• Teknoman – Technoman Axe, Mac
• The New Adventures of Gigantor – Moldark
• The Seven Deadly Sins – Helbram as Aldrich
• The Twelve Kingdoms – Rou
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise – Armorhide
• Treasure Island (1987 anime movie version) – Long John Silver
• Witch Hunter Robin – Kannosaki
• Zatch Bell! – Kotaro Doronma
• Zetman – Mamoru Kabe, Man in Black B, Chameleon EVOL (Ep. 1)

Animation

• Big Rig Buddies – Coach the School Bus
• DC Super Friends – Solomon Grundy
• Elvenz – Flammy
• Harpo and His Friends – Polkadot
• Huntik: Secrets & Seekers – Grier^[5]
• Last Prince of Atlantis – Dock Worker, Crane Guy
• Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville – Danny, Zull
• Space Dogs 3-D – Kazbek
• The Legend of Korra – Chief Saikhan, Additional Voices
• The Mr. Men Show – Mr. Noisy
• The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show – Additional Voices^[6]
• The Uglydoll Show – Wage (Season 2 only) Truny
• X-Men – Gladiator

Live-Action

• Adventures in Voice Acting – Himself
• Big Bad Beetleborgs – Karato (as Richard George)
• Beetleborgs Metallix – Lightningborg (as Richard George)
• ER – Many Voices
• Gilmore Girls – Many Voices
• Glory Daze – Announcer
• Hercules – Many Voices
• JAG – Many Voices
• Masked Rider – Beetletron, Masked Rider Z-Cross/Masked Rider V-3 (as Richard George)
• Mighty Med- Mr. Terror (Voice only)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Shellshock, Mutitus, Babe Ruthless, Cyclops, Samurai Fan Man, Goatan (Lion voice), Primator (Zedd's Monster Mash), Invenusable Flytrap (Rangers Back in Time and The Wedding), Rhinoblaster (Football Season, The Wedding and Master Vile and the Metallic Armor), Miss Chief (2nd voice), Brick Bully (all uncredited roles)
• Power Rangers: Zeo – Defoliator, Autochthon, Protectron (all uncredited)
• Power Rangers: Turbo – Blazinator (uncredited)
• Power Rangers: In Space – Vacsacker (uncredited)
• Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy – Fishface, Barbarax
• Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue – Cyclopter
• Power Rangers: Time Force – Vexicon
• Power Rangers: Wild Force – Bowling Org
• Xena – Many Voices
• VR Troopers – Col. Icebot, Slashbot, Dice Swordbot (2nd voice), Slice Swordbot (3rd voice), Frogbot, Cannonbot, Dark Heart, Chrome Dome, Graybot (with Zelton as him) (as Richard George)

Television

• Beverly Hills 90210 – Cop
• Cheers – Security Guard
• Columbo Movie – Anthony
• Days of Our Lives – Bear, Rick
• Diagnosis Murder – Max, Head of Security
• Falling Skies – Commandant
• General Hospital – Jake
• Hard Time on Planet Earth – Maro
• Matlock – Jake
• Santa Barbara – Rip
• Who's the Boss? – Repairman
• Women in Prison – Guard

Movies

• Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts – Commissioner James Gordon^[7]
• Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem – Commissioner James Gordon^[8]
• Bayonetta: Bloody Fate – Narrator
• Broken Spirits – Godrick
• Curious George – Cabby
• Dead Man Walking – Prison Guard
• Digimon Tamers: The Adventurer's Battle – Ryuuji Tamashiro/Mephistomon
• Escape to Love – Polish Officer
• Ghost in the Shell – Batou
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence – Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society – Batou
• Journey of the Heart – Father
• Memoirs of an Invisible Man – Agent Tyler
• Millionaire Dogs – Sherman
• The Monster of Frankenstein – Franken
• Muhammad: The Last Prophet – Abu Jahl, Tribal Leaders, Conselor^[9]
• Not of this World – Worker
• Patema Inverted – Izamura
• Shark Bait – Moe
• Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie – E. Honda (as Patrick Gilbert)
• Street Hawk – Cop
• The Blue Elephant – King Narusean, Ajan, Officer
• The Toy Warrior – Dark Warrior/Toy Warrior
• Three Putts – Richard

Video games

• .hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth – Commentator, Taichiro Sugai
• .hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce – Commentator, Taichiro Sugai
• .hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption – Commentator, Taichiro Sugai
• .hack//G.U. Terminal Disc "The End of the World" – Narrator, Jun Bansyoya
• Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed – Souga Kagutsuki
• Ape Escape series – Red Monkey
• Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia – Bourd Rade (uncredited)
• Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk – Keithgriff Hazeldine
• Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea – Keithgriff Hazeldine
• Batman: Arkham Origins – Marco, SWAT 6, Judge Harkness
• Baten Kaitos Origins – Captain of the Dark Service
• Bayonetta – Narrator (uncredited)
• Bravely Default – Argent Heinkel
• Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance – Wallace (uncredited)
• Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Officer
• Blue Dragon – King Ghost, Heat-Wave Sai, Jeelala
• Call of Duty: Black Ops – Adams/The Interrogator
• Catherine – Police Officer/Sheep with Police Hat/Morgan Cortez
• Command and Conquer 4 – Mammoth Tank
• Cross Edge – Demitri Maximoff (uncredited)
• Death by Degrees – Soldiers (uncredited)
• Dead or Alive: Dimensions – Fame Douglas, Leon
• Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories – Overlord Zetta/Orange Prism
• Drakengard – Salamander, Imperial Soldier (uncredited)
• Dynasty Warriors 4-8 – Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
• Earth Defense Force 2025 – HQ
• Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – Gaius Van Baelsar, Ilberd (A Realm Reborn only)
• Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage – Zeed
• Fire Emblem: Awakening – Walhart
• Ghost in the Shell – Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: First Assault – Stand Alone Complex Online – Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Batou
• Ghost Recon 3 – Officer
• Ghost Slayers Ayashi – Honjoi
• Guilty Gear 2: Overture – Scorpio
• Guilty Gear Xrd – Gabriel
• Infinite Crisis – The Joker^[10][11]
• Injustice: Gods Among Us – The Joker
• Jackass: The Game – Director
• Jade Cocoon – Riketz, Earth Boss (uncredited)
• Kessen II – Pang De (uncredited)
• Kessen III – Shingen Takeda (uncredited)
• Kingdom Hearts II – "Ansem", Xehanort
• Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix – "Ansem", Xehanort
• Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories – Ansem
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days – Ansem
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep – Terra-Xehanort
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance – Ansem, Xehanort (Terra-Xehanort)
• Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX – Ansem
• Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX – Ansem, Xehanort (Terra-Xehanort)
• Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue – Ansem, Xehanort (Terra-Xehanort)
• League of Legends – Xin Zhao (The Seneschal of Demacia)
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Additional Voices^[12]
• Luminous Arc – Andre
• Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King – Daisuke Jigen (as Richard George)
• Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis – Flay Gunnar, Zeppel Kriever (uncredited)
• Marvel Heroes – Madison Jeffries
• Medal of Honor – Officer
• ModNation Racers – Biff Tradwell
• Mortal Kombat – Raiden, Shang Tsung (clown)
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe – Raiden, The Joker
• Mortal Kombat X – Raiden^[13]
• Odin Sphere – Brigan/Hindel
• Paraworld – Cole
• Phase Paradox – Stanley Kinabalu (as Richard George)
• Persona 2 Eternal Punishment – Baofu (uncredited)
• Radiata Stories – Achilles (uncredited)
• Saints Row IV – Cyrus Temple
• Samurai Warriors – Shingen Takeda
• Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Kanbe Kuroda
• Shadow Hearts: Covenant – Tsar Nicolas (as Richard George)
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked – Additional voices (uncredited)
• Shin Megami Tensei IV – Hope
• Smite – Poseidon
• Soulcalibur V – Additional voices
• Spectrobes: Origins – Krux (uncredited)
• Spec Ops: The Line – Interrogator
• Splinter Cell 4 & 5 – Terrorist
• Star Gate SG-1 – Gen. George Hammond
• Star Ocean: First Departure – Del Argosy/The Crimson Shield
• Star Ocean: Second Evolution – Indalecio/Gabriel
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time – Airyglyph XIII, Time Gate (uncredited)
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption – Aggressor Destroyer
• Star Wars: The Old Republic – Captain Theraguin, Ironfist, Milosh Varta, Renegin, Sedoya Senn, Ukabi, Additional Voices
• Stonekeep – Farli
• Supreme Commander – Colonel Arnold
• Tales of Graces – Kurt (uncredited)
• Tales of Xillia – Efreet (uncredited)
• Tekken 6 – Azazel (Scenario Campaign only, uncredited)
• Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion – Azazel (Scenario Campaign only, uncredited)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Lokir of Rorikstead
• Transformers: War for Cybertron – Skywarp
• Trauma Center: New Blood – Guy Davidson, Thor Gunderson
• Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment – Daldren Gray, Toroah the Messiah
• Vindictus – Cromm Cruaich
• Warcraft 3 – Priest
• Warriors Orochi series – Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
• Wild Arms XF – Rupert Dandridge
• World of Warcraft – Chrono Lord Deja, Ingvar the Plunderer, Legionnaire 2, NPC Vrykul, Omor, Sathrovar, Crok Scrougebane, Ozruk, Baleroc
• Xenosaga series – Ziggy
• Zoids Assault – Leon Faulkner

Production Credits

Casting Director

• Crime Story
• Nirvana
• Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment

Voice Director

• Batman: Arkham Origins
• Blue Dragon
• Cyborg 009
• Digimon
• Eagle Riders
• Fighting Spirit
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Manga UK dub)
• Honeybee Hutch
• Jackass: The Game
• Jungle Shuffle
• Kick-Heart
• Lupin III: Part II
• Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo (Pioneer dub)
• Noein
• Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
• Samurai X
• Shadow Hearts: Covenant
• Swiss Family Robinson
• Teknoman
• Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
• WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
• Zentrix

Script

• Cinema Paradiso
• Daigunder
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Manga UK dub)
• Iron Monkey (dubbed version)
• Mon Colle Knights
• Teknoman
• Tokyo Revelation
• WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3

References

1. , Disasterpiece Theatre, September 28, 2011
2. "A Lull in the Sea – Staff – NIS America". NIS America.com. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
3. "Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley". Anime News Network. 2014-11-24.
4. Macias, Patrick (June 23, 2014). "Crunchyroll to Stream English Dub of "JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: STARDUST CRUSADERS"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
5. "A Seeker Is Born". Huntik. Season 1. Episode 1.
6. "New Sponsor/Cleopatra". The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show. Season 1. Episode 5. October 9, 2015. Netflix.
7. Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts (film). 2015.
8. Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem (film). 2015.
9. Muhammad: The Last Prophet (film). 2004.
10. Turbine, Inc. Infinite Crisis. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Talent.
11. "Infinite Crisis Credits".
12. Square Enix. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
13. Brian Chard [bcharred] (April 14, 2015). "Huge thanks to the stellar MKX voice actors: Troy @TroyBakerVA (Shinnok/EBlack/Fujin), Ronald M. Banks (Quan Chi); Ashly Burch (Cassie)..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015.
    Brian Chard [bcharred] (April 14, 2015). "... Vic Chao (Kenshi/Sektor/Goro); Tom Choi (Liu Kang); Richard @RichardEpcar (Raiden); Jennifer Hale (Tanya); Tricia Helfer (Sonya)..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015.

External links

• Richard Epcar's official site
• Richard Epcar at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard Epcar at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Richard Epcar convention appearances on AnimeCons.com