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Richard Epcar
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Epcar in 2017
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| Born |
Richard Michael Epcar
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| Other names | Richard George |
| Education | University of Arizona |
| Occupation | Voice actor, film director, writer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Ellyn Stern
(m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 1,200 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the Mortal Kombat franchise, The Joker in several projects (including Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Injustice 2 and Mortal Kombat 11), Yhwach and Zangetsu in Bleach, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Etemon and Myotismon in Digimon, Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Xehanort/Ansem in Kingdom Hearts, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Black Ghost/Skull in Cyborg 009, Akuma in Street Fighter V (replacing Dave Mallow), Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third and Andrall in Gormiti Nature Unleashed. He and fellow voice actress Ellyn Stern own and operate Epcar Entertainment, a voice-over production service company based in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1985 | Robotech | Ben Dixon | ||
| 1994 | Macross Plus | Guld Goa Bowman | ||
| 1999 | Digimon Adventure | Etemon, Myotismon | ||
| 2001 | Digimon Adventure 02 | Monochromon, Apemon, Triceramon, MaloMyotismon | ||
| Digimon Tamers | Sinduramon | |||
| 2002 | Digimon Frontier | Snimon, Chamelemon, SuperStarmon | ||
| Speed Racer X | Racer X | |||
| Witch Hunter Robin | Kannosaki | |||
| Zentrix | Voice director | |||
| 2003 | Lupin the Third Part II | Daisuke Jigen | TV series | |
| 2003–05 | Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo | Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo | ||
| 2004–10 | Bleach | Zangetsu, Gō Koga, others | ||
| 2004–06 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Batou | ||
| 2006 | Digimon Data Squad | Merukimon | ||
| Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles | Vince Grant | |||
| 2008 | Lucky Star | Tadao Hiiragi, others | ||
| Blue Dragon | Killer Bat | |||
| 2009 | Monster | Inspector Heinrich Lunge | ||
| 2010 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | Daguza Mackle | ||
| 2013 | Digimon Fusion | Etemon, Tuwarmon, others | ||
| 2014 | Blood Lad | Wolf Daddy | ||
| Coppelion | Foreman Kurobe | |||
| 2015 | Lupin the Third Part IV: The Italian Adventure | Daisuke Jigen | TV series | |
| Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea | Tomoru Sakishima | |||
| 2016 | Hunter × Hunter | Bendot, Cherry (ep 5), others | 2011 series | |
| The Asterisk War | Kouichiro Toudou | |||
| 2017–18 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | Joseph Joestar | ||
| 2018 | Lupin the Third Part V | Daisuke Jigen | TV series | |
| 2018–19 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable | Joseph Joestar | ||
| 2018 | Back Street Girls: Gokudolls | Kimanjiro Inugane | ||
| 2019 | Carole & Tuesday | Schwartz | ||
| 2020–22 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 | Batou | ||
| 2022 | Lupin the Third Part 6 | Daisuke Jigen | TV series | |
| Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | Northern Demon Slayer leader | |||
| 2022–present | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Yhwach, Zangetsu | ||
| 2023 | Pluto | Hercules |
Other Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
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| 1997 | X-Men | Gladiator | ||
| 2008 | The Mr. Men Show | Mr. Noisy | ||
| 2009–12 | Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | Grier | ||
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra | Captain Saikhan | ||
| 2017 | Stitch & Ai | Wombat, Mr. Ding, Sage, Elder | Chinese production originally produced in English |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1996 | Ghost in the Shell | Batou | Press | |
| 2003 | Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo | Daisuke Jigen | ||
| 2004 | Muhammad: The Last Prophet | Abu Jahl, Tribal Leader 2, Counselor | ||
| 2005 | Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers | Tamashiro, Guillmon, Mephistomon | ||
| The Avenging Apes of Africa | Morocco | |||
| 2006 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Batou | ||
| 2007 | Shark Bait | Moe | ||
| 2008 | The Blue Elephant | King Naresuan, Officer, Ajan | ||
| 2010 | Space Dogs | Kazbek | ||
| 2014 | Bayonetta: Bloody Fate | Narrator | ||
| Patema Inverted | Izamura | |||
| 2015 | Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts | Commissioner Gordon | ||
| Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem | ||||
| 2016 | Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants | |||
| 2018 | Lupin the Third: Legend of the Gold of Babylon | Daisuke Jigen | ||
| 2019 | Jigen's Gravestone | Inspector Zenigata | ||
| Goemon's Blood Spray | ||||
| Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid | Daisuke Jigen | |||
| 2020 | Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner | |||
| Lupin III: The First | ||||
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Little John | Short film |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
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| 1997 | Ghost in the Shell | Batou | ||
| 2000 | Galerians | Dr. Steiner, Dr. Lem, Gangster, Maintenance Man | ||
| Persona 2: Eternal Punishment | Baofu | |||
| 2001 | Kessen II | Pang De | ||
| 2002 | Warcraft III Reign of Chaos (video game) | Priest | ||
| 2003 | Dynasty Warriors series | Dong Zhuo | 4 through 8 | |
| Dynasty Tactics 2 | Lu Bu, Zhang Lu | |||
| 2004 | Samurai Warriors | Shingen Takeda | ||
| 2005 | Xenosaga Episode II | Ziggy | ||
| Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance | Wallace | |||
| Radiata Stories | Achilles | |||
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | Ansem | ||
| Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny | Theodore, Palaxius | |||
| Xenosaga Episode III | Ziggy | |||
| 2006–07 | .hack//G.U. series | Taichiro Sugai, Arena Announcer | ||
| 2007 | Supreme Commander | Colonel Zachary Arnold | ||
| Blue Dragon | Jeeala, Heat-Wave Sai, King Ghost | |||
| 2008 | Star Ocean: First Departure | Del Argosy (The Crimson Shield) | ||
| Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | Raiden, The Joker | |||
| Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories | Ansem | |||
| 2009 | Star Ocean: Second Evolution | Gabriel | ||
| Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | Ansem | |||
| Tekken 6 | Azazel | Scenario Campaign Cinematics | ||
| 2010 | Transformers: War for Cybertron | Skywarp | ||
| Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Terra-Xehanort | |||
| StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Thor, Dark Templar | |||
| Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes | Kanbe Kuroda | |||
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat | Raiden | Tweet | |
| Dead or Alive: Dimensions | Leon, Fame Douglas | |||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Proventus Avenicci, additional voices | |||
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy | Ulrich Olsen (AWACS Keynote) | |||
| 2012 | Tales of Graces f | Kurt Bessel | ||
| Spec Ops: The Line | Interrogator | |||
| Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Ansem | |||
| Demons’ Score | Satan, Berith, Dr. Alister | |||
| 2013 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Walhart | ||
| Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 | Hanzo | |||
| Injustice: Gods Among Us | The Joker | Tweet | ||
| Fuse | Raven Guard, Grigori | |||
| Marvel Heroes | Madison Jeffries | |||
| Saints Row IV | Terrorist Cyrus | |||
| Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Gaius van Baelsar, Ilberd Feare | |||
| Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix | Ansem | |||
| Bravely Default | Argent Heinkel | |||
| 2014 | Earth Defense Force 2025 | HQ | ||
| Smite | Poseidon | |||
| D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die | August Oldmann | |||
| Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | Ansem, Terra-Xehanort | Also 1.5 + 2.5 | ||
| 2015 | Bladestorm: Nightmare | Narrator | ||
| Infinite Crisis | The Joker | |||
| Mortal Kombat X | Raiden | |||
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: First Assault Online | Batou | |||
| 2016 | Street Fighter V | Akuma | ||
| 2017 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | Ansem, Terra-Xehanort | ||
| Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix | ||||
| Fire Emblem Heroes | Oliver, Hardin | |||
| Injustice 2 | The Joker, Raiden (DLC) | Tweet | ||
| Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | Jedah | English voice | ||
| Persona 5 | Principal Kobayakawa | |||
| 2017 | Tekken 7 | Geese Howard | Added through DLC in the console versions and Round 2 | Tweet |
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Ansem, Terra-Xehanort | ||
| 2019–20 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Raiden, The Joker (DLC) | Also in Aftermath and Ultimate | |
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Sandman | ||
| Catherine: Full Body | Morgan Cortez | |||
| Daemon X Machina | Brigadier General | English Voice | ||
| 2020 | Teppen | Akuma | ||
| 2020 | Granblue Fantasy Versus | Eugen, Imperial Soldier | ||
| Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Additional voices | |||
| 2021 | Guilty Gear Strive | Gabriel | ||
| 2022 | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | Count Bergliez | ||
| Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Lombert Klemrath | |||
| 2023 | Octopath Traveler II | Additional voices | ||
| Master Detective Archives: Rain Code | Former CEO |
Live action
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
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| 1999 | Power Rangers Lost Galaxy | Barbarax, Fishface | ||
| 2000 | Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | Cyclopter | ||
| 2001 | Power Rangers Time Force | Vexicon |
- 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 – Bucket of Bolts, Defoliator, Autochthon, Protectron (all uncredited)
- Power Rangers: Turbo – Blazinator (uncredited)
- Power Rangers: In Space – Vacsacker (uncredited)
- 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)
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