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Richard Doyle (actor)

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Richard Doyle
NationalityAmerican
Other namesRichard Doyal
OccupationActor
Years active1971–present

Richard Doyle, sometimes credited as Richard Doyal, is an American actor.

Early life

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At age six, Richard Doyle had his first taste of entertainment when a recreation director at a naval base in Norfolk, Virginia, put him in front of a crowd of Navy wives; he sang "Oh, You Beautiful Doll".[1]

His acting education included studies at Long Beach City College.[1]

Career

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Doyle had an early role in the second season of Barnaby Jones in an episode titled "Blind Terror" (September 16, 1973). He has appeared on such TV series as Cheers, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Charlie's Angels, Dallas, M*A*S*H, Cannon and The Mod Squad, and worked with Ernest Borgnine on the science fiction series Future Cop.

Doyle has also acted in non-traditional films for the museum field. In 1984, coinciding with the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he performed in a special effects holographic show entitled "Wizard of Change", at the California Science Center, for the General Motors-hosted exhibit "Wheels of Change" which, following the Olympics, was transferred to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The 3D illusion show, designed by the award-winning experience designer Bob Rogers and the design team BRC Imagination Arts,[2] involved Doyle as a charming wizard character who explains that manufacturing is like magic that can transform base materials into modern miracles. Doyle worked again with Rogers and BRC Imagination Arts in 2005 when he acted in the leading role for an educational 4D special effects film they produced for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, "Lincoln's Eyes".[3] In this educational film, presented on three screens with supporting dimensional sets and in-theater atmospheric special effects, Doyle played the role of an artist who narrates the show and discusses how he came about exploring the subject of Abraham Lincoln through Lincoln's life events.

Beyond film, Doyle has earned much of his living as a voice actor, but says that he always preferred theatre work. He was a founding member of the South Coast Repertory theatre company.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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List of film performances
Year Title Role
1978 Coma Pathologist
1984 Mass Appeal Priest
1986 Trick or Treat Voice role
1997 Air Force One Colonel Bob Jackson
2012 Heathens and Thieves Bill
2017 Abduction of Angie Leonard

Television

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List of television performances
Year Title Role Notes
1968 Twelve O'clock High Capt Glen King 1 episode
1971 Night Gallery Bruce Episode: "Class of '99"
1973 Cannon Episode: "Murder for Murder"
1976 M*A*S*H M.P. Episode: "Hawkeye Get Your Gun"
1977 Black Sheep Squadron Bartender Episode: "The Last Mission Over Sengai"
1977 Switch Station Manager Episode: "Eyewitness"
1978 Police Story Alexander Davis Episode: "The Broken Badge"
1978 Project U.F.O. Sargent Brown, Alex Sanders 2 episodes
1978 The Rockford Files Paramedic Episode: "The Attractive Nuisance"
1979 Barnaby Jones Alan Simmons Episode: "Design for Madness"
1979 Lou Grant Paul Glover Episode: "Bomb"
1979 Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love Herb Television film
1980 The Women's Room Television film
1982 The Greatest American Hero Biff Anderson Episode: "Just Another Three-Ring Circus"
1983 Fame Priest Episode: "Ending on a High Note"
1985 Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story Journalist #1 Television film
1986 Dallas Thomas Perry Episode: "Hello... Goodbye... Hello"
1986 Dress Gray AIA Agent 2 episodes
1987 Mr. Belvedere TV Announcer, Man #2 2 episodes
1989–1993 Cheers Mr. Walter Gaines 8 episodes
1989 Knots Landing Walter Glendon Episode: "The Spin Doctor"
1991 Down Home Morton Episode: "Evian Spelled Backwards Is Naive"
1996 NYPD Blue Paul Wilson Episode: "A Tushful of Dollars"
1996 Once You Meet a Stranger Mr. Anthony Television film
1996 Sisters John Morris Episode: "Nothing Personal"
1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Edward Episode: "Power Play"
1998 The Lost World Various roles Television film
1998 The Practice Judge Warren Halperin 2 episodes
1999 The Pretender Dr. Wolverton Episode: "Wild Child"
2001 The Lot Dr. Anderson Episode: "The Accident"
2006 Justice Judge Kurtz Episode: "Prior Convictions"
2010 Brothers & Sisters Benjamin Wright Episode: "Lights Out"
2011 Raising Hope Narrator Episode: "Mongooses"
2017 NCIS 1st Veteran Episode: "The Wall"

Animation

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List of animation performances
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Sky Commanders "Brooks" Baxter 2 episodes
1991-1992 The Legend of Prince Valiant Harold, Soldier 2 episodes
1995 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Chippendale, Little Chip Episode: "A Room with No Viewfinder"[4]
1995 Batman: The Animated Series Ernie Episode: "The Lion and the Unicorn"[4]
1996 Pinky and the Brain Phileas Fogg Episode: "Around the World in 80 Narfs"[4]
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest DB Graves Episode: "Manhattan Maneater"[4]
1996-1998 Life with Louie Mr. Stevenson, FBI Agent 3 episodes
1997 The Legend of Calamity Jane Additional voices 13 episodes
1998 The New Batman Adventures Harry Episode: "Love Is a Croc"[4]
2001-2004 Justice League Assembly Leader, Dr. Louis, Doctor 5 episodes[4]
2006-2007 Ben 10 Enoch, Forever King/Driscoll, additional voices 8 episodes[4]
2008-2009 Wolverine and the X-Men Robert Kelly 7 episodes
2010 Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers Hogar the Troll [4]
2011 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Driscoll 2 episodes[4]
2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 Mayor of Gotham City [4]
2013 Regular Show Balding Old Guy Episode: "The Last Laserdisc Player"[4]
2017 Spider-Man Police Officer Episode: "Horizon High"[4]

Video games

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List of video game performances
Year Title Role
1996 Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Moebius, Anarcrothe, Nupraptor[4]
1999 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Moebius, Tomb Guardian[4]
1999 Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned John Wilkes[4]
2000 Grandia II Zera, Gonzola, Village Chief[4]
2001 Soul Reaver 2 Moebius[4]
2001 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Rebel Wingman, Transport Captain[4]
2002 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Pious Augustus, Ulyaoth[4]
2003 Legacy of Kain: Defiance Moebius[4]
2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater The Fury[4]
2004 Ninja Gaiden Narrator
2004 Onimusha Blade Warriors Nobunaga Oda[4]
2004 Onimusha 3: Demon Siege Nobunaga Oda[4]
2004 X-Men Legends Beast[4]
2005 Age of Empires III Alain Magnan
2005 X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Beast[4]
2006 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops High Official[4]
2007 Ben 10: Protector of Earth Enoch, Fangface[4]
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Big Boss[4]
2008 Too Human Pilot, Henchman #6
2010 Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction Enoch[4]
2010 Splatterhouse Dr. West[4]
2011 Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Pierre La Pointe
2011 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution Lord General Castor[4]
2012 Ben 10: Omniverse Driscoll
2012 Starhawk Cutter[4]
2013 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel Shalim Avesta[4]
2014 Murdered: Soul Suspect Security Guard, Detective Howell, Examiner

Theme park attractions

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List of theme park attraction performances
Year Title Role
1992 Phantom Theater Maestro, Usher (voices)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Herman, Jan (September 20, 1988). "For Richard Doyle, an Actor's Life Is Driving". Los Angeles Times. p. 9. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Wizard of Change" (PDF). BRC Imagination Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Lincoln's Eyes". Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
  4. ^ 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 "Richard Doyle (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 14, 2024. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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