Neil David Ross is a British–born voice actor. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, he has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably G.I. Joe, Spider-Man, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Voltron, and Transformers, as well as video games. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including Back to the Future Part II, Babe, and Quiz Show. He currently serves as the announcer for the primetime version of Press Your Luck on ABC.
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 Ross in 2011 | |
| Born | Neil David Ross |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | neilross |
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
editHe 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 and Fox Kids, using an American accent in all of his performances. His best-known work in that field was as the promotional announcer for Game Show Network through the late 90s into the mid-2000s.
Filmography
editAnimation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1984 | Pac-Man | Clyde | 19 Episodes | [1] |
| 1983–1986 | G.I. Joe | "Buzzer", "Dusty", "Heavy Metal", "Monkeywrench", "Shipwreck", "Thunder" | Unknown episodes | |
| 1984–1985 | Voltron | Keith / Jeff / Pidge / Chip / Prince Bandor | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 1984–1987 | The Transformers | Bonecrusher, Hook, Springer, Slag, Sixshot, Pointblank, Fracas | Unknown episodes | [3][4] |
| 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 | ||
| 1985–1988 | Kissyfur | Duane the Pig | 26 episodes | |
| 1985–1995 | Robotix | Jerrok / Flexor / Gaxon / Steggor | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 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 | [2] | |
| Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light | Leoric | Unknown episodes | ||
| Spiral Zone | Overlord, Wolfgang 'Tank' Schmidt | Unknown episodes | ||
| 1988–1994 | Garfield and Friends | Jon's cousin, Paco, announcer | [2] | |
| 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 | [2] |
| Zazoo U | Logan Chomper | Unknown episodes | ||
| 1991–1993 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Duncan Draconarius | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 1991–1999 | Little Dracula | Maggot | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 1991 | Yo Yogi! | Baba Looey | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 1991–2004 | Rugrats | Professor, Scientist, Santa Claus, Announcer, Clerk, Clown, Mr. Namby, Reporter, President, Dr. Ventnor, The Changeling, F. Lee Barnum, Judge, Press, Various TV Announcers, Fisherman, Policeman, Prince | 11 episodes | [2] |
| 1992–1993 | Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa | Bat Blastagun | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 1992–1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Dealer, Ratso, Jake | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 1993 | Secret Squirrel | Morocco Mole | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 1993–1994 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Mac Mange | 5 episodes | |
| 1994 | Fantastic Four | Puppet Master, Super-Skrull (Season 1) | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 1994–1996 | Iron Man | Fin Fang Foom, Wellington Yinsen, Blizzard | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 1995–1997 | The Mask: The Animated Series | Lt. Kellaway, Sly Eastenegger | Unknown episodes | |
| 1995 | Freakazoid! | Board Member | Episode: "The Chip: Part 1" | [2] |
| 1995–1998 | Spider-Man | Norman Osborn/Green Goblin | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| Pinky and the Brain | Marvin the Martian | Unknown episodes | [2] | |
| 1995–1996 | The Adventures of Hyperman | Narrator | 13 episodes | |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Shang Tsung | ||
| 2000 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Al, Pirate | Ep. Sick 'n' Tired in Bug Bite! | [2] |
| 2000–2007 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Vulturo | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 2003–2009 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Dr. Phineas Mogg, Redneck, Barber, Monitor Voice, Special Agent #1 | Unknown episodes | [2] |
| 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" | [2] |
| 2007 | Ben 10 | Wainwright, Guard #2, Radio Chatter #1 | Ep. "Ben 4 Good Buddy" | [2] |
| 2010–2013 | Planet Sheen | Helmb | [2] | |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | William Cross / Crossfire, Thug 1, Security Guard | Ep. "To Steal an Ant-Man" | [2] |
| 2012–2013 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Constable Hu | 7 episodes | [2] |
| 2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Scrooge, Symposium Head | Ep. "Scroogey Doo" | [5] |
Live action
edit- Press Your Luck – Announcer / Whammy (voice)[6]
- Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad – Skorn ("His Master's Voice", "An Un-Helping Hand", "Loose Lips Sink Microchips"), Stupid Virus ("Cheater, Cheater, Megabyte Eater") (voices)[2]
Movies
edit- Lifepod (1981) – Main Cerebral (voice)
- The Transformers: The Movie[3] (1986) – Bonecrusher / Hook / Springer / Slag (voice)[2]
- An American Tail (1986) – Honest John (voice)[2]
- G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) – Buzzer / Dusty / Monkeywrench / Shipwreck (voice)[2]
- Innerspace (1987) – Pod Computer (voice) [7]
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) – Oompa (voice)[2]
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) – Biff Tannen Museum Narrator (voice)[2]
- Dick Tracy (1990) – Radio Announcer #3 (voice)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) – Announcer (voice)[2]
- The Little Engine That Could (1991, Short) – Doc / Control Tower / Handy Pandy (voice)[2]
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) – Elder (voice)[2]
- The Town Santa Forgot (1993) – Pout the Elf (voice)
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) – (voice)
- Thumbelina (1994) – Mr. Bear / Mr. Fox (voice)[2]
- A Troll in Central Park (1994) – Pansy (voice)[2]
- Quiz Show (1994) – Twenty-One Announcer
- The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) – Scrawny (voice)[2]
- Babe (1995) – (voice)
- The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998) – Doctor Valentine's assistant
- Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999) – Mayor Corey (voice)[2]
- Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) – Sergio (voice)[2]
- It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown (2000, TV Movie) – Interviewer (voice)[2]
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) – Cyclops Diver (voice)[2]
- Son of the Mask (2005) – Deep Alvey Voice (voice)[2]
- Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005) – Dr. Professor (voice)[2]
- The Ant Bully (2006) – Wasp #1 / Wasp #5 (voice)[2]
- Garfield Gets Real (2007) – Wally / Charles (voice)[2]
- Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008) – Fizban / Paladine (voice)[2]
- Garfield's Pet Force (2009) – Wally / Charles (voice)[2]
- The Outback (2012) – Monty (voice)[2]
- The Reef 2: High Tide (2012) – Schliemann (voice)[2]
Video and computer games
edit- Command & Conquer: Renegade – Additional Voices[8]
- Command & Conquer: Generals – Additional Voices[9]
- Disney Universe – VIC[2]
- Doom 3 – Sergeant Kelly[2]
- Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem – Dr. Edwin Lindsey[2]
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Mayor Domino[2]
- Legacy of Kain – Malek the Paladin, King Ottmar, Elzevir the Dollmaker, Rahab[2]
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – Navy SEAL[2]
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Colonel Volgin[2]
- Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge – Wally B. Feed[2]
- The Curse of Monkey Island – Wally B. Feed[2]
- Ninja Gaiden – Murai[2]
- Onimusha 3 – Guildenstern[10]
- Onimusha Blade Warriors – Guildenstern[2]
- RAGE 2 – Dr. Kvasir, Wellspring Guard[2]
- Return to Monkey Island – Wally B. Feed[11]
- Revenant – Sardok, Verhoevan, Townsmen [12]
- Rosewater - Doc Sedgwick, Oberlin, Quentin Ellis, Perry Cloud Smith, Buford, Roderick Nethersole[13]
- Spyro: Year of the Dragon – Moneybags, Bentley[2]
- Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly – Moneybags[2]
- Spider-Man 3 – Luke Carlyle[2]
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron – Han Solo, General Rieekan[2]
- Star Wars: Rebellion – Han Solo, Stormtrooper, Imperial Command Center Communications Officer[2]
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance – Admiral Nammo, Concourse PA Announcer, Imperial Officer, Rebel Pilot[2]
- The Bard's Tale – Additional voices[14]
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines – Gary Golden[15]
References
edit- ^ "Pac-Man (1982 TV Show) - Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 21 October 2023. 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo "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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ 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 sources
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "'Press Your Luck' Season 4 on ABC: Release Date, cast, plot and the latest buzz around game show".
- ^ "Neil Ross | Actor, Additional Crew, Soundtrack". IMDb.
- ^ Command & Conquer: Renegade Game Manual
- ^ Command & Conquer: Generals Game Manual
- ^ Capcom (27 April 2004). Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. Scene: Closing credits, 0:45 in, cast.
- ^ "Ron Gilbert (Twitter)".
- ^ "Neil Ross (Visual voices guide)".
- ^ "Francisco Gonzalez (Twitter)".
- ^ InXile Entertainment. The Bard's Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:22 in, More Great Talent.
- ^ Troika Games. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. Activision. Scene: Ending credits, 2:21 in, Voice Over Actors.
External links
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