Richard Epcar

Richard Epcar
Born	Richard Michael Epcar (1955-04-29) April 29, 1955 Denver, Colorado
Other names	Richard George
Occupation	Actor/Voice Actor/Director/Writer
Notable credit(s)	Mortal Kombat (Spike Video Awards Fighter Game of the Year 2011) as Raiden, Bleach as Zangetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo as Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Digimon as Etemon and Myotismon Ghost in the Shell: SAC as Batou Kingdom Hearts games as "Ansem" (replacing Billy Zane) Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy as Barbarax VR Troopers as Col. Icebot/Dark Heart
Spouse(s)	Ellyn Stern
Children	2
Website
http://www.richardepcar.com/

Richard Epcar (born April 29, 1955) is an American actor, voice actor and director who has voiced over 300 characters in games, cartoon 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.

Filmography

Anime

• Ah! My Goddess: The Movie - Otaki
• Bastard!! - Lord Abigail
• Bleach - Zangetsu, Mr. Kagine, Gō Koga, Medazeppi, Goethe, Baura
• Blue Dragon - Killer Bat
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, BoboPatch, Insurmountable Wall Man
• Buso Renkin - Narrator
• Cyborg 009 - Black Ghost Commander Scarl
• Digimon Adventure - Etemon, MetalEtemon, Myotismon/VenomMyotismon
• Digimon Adventure 02 - MaloMyotismon, Triceramon
• Digimon Frontier - SuperStarmon, Snimon
• Digimon Data Squad - Merukimon
• Dinozaurs - Dino Styraco, Drago Tyran
• Eagle Riders - Rocky
• eX-Driver - Munakata
• Fighting Spirit - Genji Kamogawa
• Fushigi Yūgi - Mitsukake
• Gatchaman (1994) - Rocky
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society - Batou
• Ghost Slayers Ayashi - Tatsusuke Honjo
• Great Teacher Onizuka - Hajime Fukuroda, Toru Ohta, Director Shirosawa, Toshiyuki Saejima
• 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 III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine - Koichi Zenigata
• The Castle of Cagliostro - Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Manga version)
• Macross Plus - Guld Goa Bowman
• MÄR - Halloween, Ruga Rogelu
• Marmalade Boy - Meiko's Father, Reiji Tsuchiya
• Megaman Starforce - Cancer
• Metal Fighter Miku - Dandy Suzuki, Eiichi Suo
• 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
• New Speed Racer - Racer X
• Ninja Scroll - Gemma Himuro
• Noein - Kyouji Kooriyama, Noein
• 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
• Teknoman - Technoman Axe, Mac
• The Twelve Kingdoms - Rou
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise - Armorhide
• Witch Hunter Robin - Kannosaki
• Zatch Bell! - Kotaro Doronma
• Zetman - Mamoru Kabe, Man in Black B, Chameleon EVOL (Ep. 1)

Cartoon

• Count of Monte Cristo - Narrator
• Curious George - Cabby
• Elvenz - Flammy
• Harpo And His Friends - Polkadot
• Huntik - Grier
• The Legend of Korra - Chief Saikhan
• Last Prince of Atlantis - Dock Worker/Crane Guy
• The Mr. Men Show - Mr. Noisy
• Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville - Danny/Zull
• The Reef - Moe
• Space Dogs 3-D - Kazbek
• 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 Morphin Power Rangers - Dark Warrior, 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
• Days of Our Lives - Rick
• Diagnosis Murder - Max
• Diagnosis Murder - Head of Security
• General Hospital - Jake
• Hard Time on Planet Earth - Maro
• Matlock - Jake
• Santa Barbara - Rip
• Who's the Boss? - Repairman
• Women in Prison - Guard
• Falling Skyes - Commandant

Movies

• Broken Spirits]] - Godrick
• 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: Solid State Society - Batou
• Journey of the Heart - Father
• Memoirs of an Invisible Man - Agent Tyler
• Millionaire Dogs - Sherman
• Not of this World - Worker
• Shark Bait - Moe
• Street Hawk - Cop
• Three Putts - Richard
• The Toy Warrior - Dark Warrior/Toy Warrior

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
• Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia - Bourd Rade (uncredited)
• Baten Kaitos Origins - Captain of the Dark Service
• Bayonetta - Narrator (uncredited)
• 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 (video game) - Police Officer
• Command and Conquer 4 - Mammoth Tank
• Cross Edge- Demitri Maximoff (uncredited)
• Death by Degrees - Soldiers (uncredited)
• Dead or Alive: Dimensions - Fame Douglas
• Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories - Overlord Zetta/Orange Prism
• Drakengard - Salamander (uncredited)
• Dynasty Warriors series - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
• Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Male Coward
• Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage - Zeed
• Fire Emblem: Awakening - Walhart
• Ghost in the Shell - Batou
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Batou
• Ghost Recon 3 - Officer
• Ghost Slayers Ayashi - Honjoi
• Guilty Gears 2 - Scorpio
• Injustice: Gods Among Us - The Joker
• Jackass: The Game - Director
• Jade Cocoon - Riketz, Earth Boss (uncredited)
• Kessen III - Shingen Takeda (uncredited)
• Killer Instinct series - Fulgore (uncredited)
• Kingdom Hearts II - "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)
• League of Legends - Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
• 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)
• Mega Man Zero 4 - Heat Genblem (uncredited)
• Medal of Honor - Officer
• ModNation Racers - Biff Tradwell
• Mortal Kombat (2011 video game) - Raiden, Shang Tsung (clown)
• MK vs. DC - Raiden, The Joker
• Odin Sphere - Brigan/Hindel
• Paraworld - Cole
• Phase Paradox - Stanley Kinabalu (as Richard George)
• Persona 2 Eternal Punishment - Baofu
• Radiata Stories - Achilles (uncredited)
• Samurai Warriors - Shingen Takeda (uncredited)
• Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes - Kanbe Kuroda
• Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Tsar Nicolas (as Richard George)
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked - Additional voices (uncredited)
• Soulcalibur V - Male Super Human Voice
• Spectrobes: Origins - Krux (uncredited)
• Spec Ops: The Line - Interrogator
• Splinter Cell 4 & 5 - Terrorist
• Star Craft 2 - Dark Templar
• 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
• Stonekeep - Farli
• Street Fighter 2 - Zochi
• Supreme Commander - Colonel Arnold
• Tales of Graces - Kurt
• Tekken 6 - Azazel (Scenario Campaign only, uncredited)
• Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion - Azazel (Scenario Campaign only, uncredited)
• Transformers: War for Cybertron - Skywarp
• Trauma Center: New Blood - Guy Davidson, Thor Gunderson
• Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment - Daldren Gray, Toroah the Messiah
• 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
• Xenosaga series - Ziggy (uncredited)
• Zoids Assault -Leon Faulkner

Staff work

• Abby video game - Voice Director
• Aymun video game - Voice Director
• Azumi 1 & 2 - ADR Voice Director/Writer
• Betty Blue - English ADR Voice Director/Writer
• Blue Dragon video game - Voice Director
• Dead Head Fred video game - Voice Director
• Digimon - Voice Director
• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars video game - Voice Director
• Fearless - English ADR Voice Director/Writer
• Fighting Spirit 1 & 2 video game - Voice Director
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Voice Director/Writer
• God Hand - English voice over casting
• Iron Monkey - English ADR Director/Writer
• JackAss the game video - Voice Director
• Lost in Blue video game]] - Voice Director
• Lupin the 3rd: Series - English ADR director
• Lupin the 3rd: Mamo - English ADR director
• Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King - English ADR director
• Noein - Voice Director
• Oldboy - English ADR Director/Writer
• Patlabor 3 - English ADR Director/Writer
• Power Rangers - ADR Director
• Project Sylpheed - Casting (English voices)
• The Reef - Voice Director
• Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles - Voice Director
• Shadow Hearts 2 video game - Voice Director
• Shark Bait - Voice Director
• Smack Down vs Raw 2007 video game - Voice Director
• Space Dogs in 3D - Voice Director/Writer
• Star Ocean: First Departure - Voice and ADR director
• Star Ocean: Second Evolution - Voice and ADR director
• Tae Guk Gi - English ADR Voice Director
• Ugly Betty Webisodes - English ADR Director/Writer
• Unreal Tournament 3 - Voice Director
• Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment Casting and voice director
• Vegas video game - Voice Director
• Victorious Boxers video game - Voice Director
• VR Troopers - ADR Director
• Widow of St. Pierre - English ADR Voice Director/Writer
• Zentrix-series - Voice Director

External links

• Richard Epcar on Myspace
• 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