Barry Gjerde
Barry Gjerde | |
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| Born | Oddbjørn Egil Gjerde August 13, 1951 |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, Translator |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Barry Gjerde (born Oddbjørn Egil Gjerde on August 13, 1951)[1] is a Norwegian-born Canadian[2]-Japanese voice actor who has worked for many years in Japan as voice actor, and as a translator; mostly narrating various corporate projects and providing English voice acting for video games.
Career
He is best known for his voicing of the character Barry Burton in the original version of Resident Evil[2]. He also provided the voice of Rick in the game Clock Tower. In Mega Man X7 he provided the voice of Red, a rival Maverick hunter.
He also played guitar and did vocals for a band called "Hotel No-Tell" with Ian MacDougall (vocals, guitar), Tom Gottsman (bass guitar, vocals), Jon MacKenzie (vocals, bass guitar), and John Boudreau (drums). They released an extended play in 1989[3].
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Soar High! Isami | Black Goblin | English dub | |
| 1996 | Yawara! Special Zutto Kimo no Koto ga | Man 2 | ||
| 2016 | Fastening Days | Cruise Ship Captain | English dub |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Robo Aleste | |||
| 1995 | Space Griffon VF-9 | Narrator | ||
| 1996 | Bogey Dead 6 | |||
| Resident Evil | Barry Burton | Voice, uncredited | [2] | |
| Tobal No. 1 | Announcer | |||
| 1997 | Clock Tower | Rick | [4] | |
| I.Q.: Intelligent Qube | ||||
| Tobal 2 | Tobal No.1 Announcer | |||
| 1998 | Legend of Legaia | |||
| Seventh Cross: Evolution | ||||
| 1999 | Countdown Vampires | Sheck Gardner, Randy Jones; additional voices | ||
| Crisis Zone | Additional voices | |||
| Toy Fighter | Hero | [5] | ||
| 2000 | Confidential Mission | Howard Gibson, General; additional voices | ||
| Silpheed: The Lost Planet | ||||
| 2001 | Bloody Roar 3 | Announcer, Yugo Ogami | [4] | |
| 2003 | Glass Rose | Denemon Yoshinodou, Ryouji Ihara | English dub | |
| Mega Man X7 | Red | English dub | [4] | |
| Transformers Tataki | Scourge, Ultra Magnus, Octane, Shockwave | |||
| 2004 | Ghost Squad | Alex Havoc | [4] | |
| Time Crisis: Crisis Zone | Commander Kessler; Additional voices | |||
| 2005 | Musashi: Samurai Legend | Master Mew | English dub | [4] |
| 2005 | Shining Force Neo | Graham | ||
| 2006 | Elebits | Narrator | ||
| 2010 | Deadstorm Pirates | Joseph | [4] | |
| 2015 | Implosion - Never Lose Hope | Dr. Raymond Millar | [6] | |
| 2016 | NightCry | Vigo, Cobie | [4][7] |
Discography
Music
Hotel No-Tell
- 俺は外人 [Ore Wa Gaijin] (EP, 1989; B&I Records); Vocals, Guitar (all tracks)[3]
- Ore Wa Gaijin (2:22)
- Nice People (2:17)
- Mind Your Own Business (2:59)
References
- ^ "Barry Gjerde - 25 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ a b c "Entrevista com Barry Gjerde, dublador de Barry Burton no primeiro Resident Evil (1996)". Resident Evil Database. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ^ a b HOTEL NO-TELL / 俺は外人 [Ore Wa Gaijin], retrieved 2019-11-03
- ^ a b c d e f g "Barry Gjerde | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Search results for "Barry Gjerde" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ Rayark International Limited. Implosion - Never Lose Hope. Rayark International Limited. Scene: Closing credits.
- ^ "English Voice Cast Announced For NightCry ｜ Rely on Horror". Rely on Horror. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
External links
- Barry Gjerde at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Barry Gjerde at IMDb
- Barry Gjerde at Behind The Voice Actors
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