Paul Eiding facts for kids

Paul Eiding (born March 28, 1957) is an American actor. He is famous for his many voice roles in cartoons and video games. You might know him as the voice of Grandpa Max Tennyson in the Ben 10 series. He also voiced Colonel Roy Campbell in the popular Metal Gear video games and Perceptor in the original The Transformers cartoon.

Early Life and Career

Paul Eiding's journey to becoming an actor started in an interesting place: the United States Army. While serving in Germany, he joined a singing group called the Marne Glee Club. Even though he was one of the youngest members, his talent for music led to him becoming the group's director. They traveled and performed for soldiers and audiences all over Europe.

After his time in the army, Eiding began acting in the 1970s. He appeared in many TV commercials for all sorts of products. He also worked with theater groups in the Midwest. In 1978, he had a small part in the movie F.I.S.T., acting alongside Sylvester Stallone.

In the late 1980s, he played Don Miller, a friendly neighbor, in the TV show The Charmings. This was one of his most well-known live-action roles.

Famous Voice Roles

Paul Eiding is best known for his amazing voice work. He has brought to life many characters in animation and video games.

Animation

Eiding has voiced characters in many popular cartoons. His most famous role is Grandpa Max Tennyson, the wise and adventurous grandfather in the Ben 10 franchise, including Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and Ben 10: Omniverse.

Some of his other notable animation roles include:

• Perceptor in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
• No-Zone in Toxic Crusaders (1991)
• Dr. N. Zyme in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993-1994)
• Mai's Father in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006-2007)
• Gus Burns / Reflux in the Pixar movie Incredibles 2 (2018)
• He also provided voices for characters in Disney movies like Mulan, Tarzan, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo.

Video Games

Video game fans will recognize Paul Eiding's voice from many classic and modern games. His role as Colonel Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear Solid series is one of his most iconic.

Here are some of his other major video game roles:

• Narrator and other characters in Diablo (1996) and Mephisto in Diablo II (2000)
• Judicator Aldaris in StarCraft (1998)
• Gravedigger and Zeus in God of War (2005)
• Professor Hojo in Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006) and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2008)
• Nathan and Abraham Washington in Fallout 3 (2008)
• Galmar Stone-Fist and Septimus Signus in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
• Vault-Tec Rep in Fallout 4 (2015)
• Lucifer in Shin Megami Tensei V (2021)

Live-Action Roles

Besides his voice work, Paul Eiding has also appeared in person on TV and in movies.

Television

• Don Miller in The Charmings (1987-1988) - His main role in a TV series.
• Ambassador Loquel in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993) - He appeared in the episode "Liaisons".
• Jason Steinberg in Picket Fences (1994) - He appeared in 6 episodes.
• Bernie Baxley in The Pretender (1996-1999) - He appeared in 2 episodes.
• He also had guest roles in shows like Cheers, ER, and CSI: Miami.

Film

• F.I.S.T. (1978) - One of his first movie roles.
• Madhouse (1990) - as Stark.
• American Zombie (2007) - as Hank Baker.

See also

In Spanish: Paul Eiding para niños