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Kevin Michael Richardson is an American actor and voice actor, known for his distinctively deep voice. He is best known for voicing a multitude of characters in animated series and video games, playing mostly villainous characters since the 1990s. He has done voice work on several Disney productions, most prominently voicing Captain Gantu in the Lilo & Stitch franchise.

Richardson's notable voice roles outside of Disney include Cleveland Brown, Jr. in Family Guy and its spin-off The Cleveland Show, as well as the Joker in The Batman, the latter of which he received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his work. He is also well-known for voicing Goro in the 1995 film adaptation of Mortal Kombat, Chairman Drek, the main antagonist of the 2002 Ratchet & Clank video game, Exile in Kids' WB Road Rovers, Plato the buffalo in Adventures from the Book of Virtues, Slam Tasmanian and Tech E. Coyote in Loonatics Unleashed, Bulkhead in Transformers: Prime, The Shredder in Nickelodeon's 2012 series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Crusher in Blaze and the Monster Machines, and Kamek in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Character Studio
2000 Whispers: An Elephant's Tale Adult Whispers/Narrator Walt Disney Pictures
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins Space Ranger Walt Disney Television Animation
Pixar Animation Studios
2001 Recess: School's Out Cop #2 Disneytoon Studios
2002 The Country Bears Henry Dixon Taylor Walt Disney Pictures
Lilo & Stitch Captain Gantu Walt Disney Animation Studios
Mickey's House of Villains Chorus Walt Disney Television Animation
Toon City Animation
2003 Stitch! The Movie Captain Gantu Walt Disney Television Animation
2004 Teacher's Pet Conductor Walt Disney Pictures
2005 Porco Rosso Mamma Aiuto Gang Studio Ghibli
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama Sumo Ninja and Dr. Gooberman Walt Disney Television Animation
Mulan II Additional Voices Disneytoon Studios
Pom Poko Bunta Mizunomizawa
Wonderland President
Studio Ghibli
2006 Leroy & Stitch Captain Gantu Walt Disney Television Animation
The Wild Samson's Father C.O.R.E. Feature Animation
Hoytyboy Pictures

Contrafilm

2008 The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning Cheeks/Ray-Ray Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
2009 The Princess and the Frog Ian the Alligator Walt Disney Animation Studios
2010 Tales from Earthsea Additional Voices Studio Ghibli
2011 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension Norm Bots (deep voice) Walt Disney Television Animation
2014 The Pirate Fairy Yang DisneyToon Studios
Prana Studios
Planes: Fire & Rescue Ryker DisneyToon Studios
2015 Strange Magic Brutus Touchstone Pictures

Television

Year(s) Show Character Studio Network
1998 Timon & Pumbaa Tutan Pharaoh
Tumbaa
Walt Disney Television Animation ABC
1998–1999 Hercules Hephaestus
2000 Recess Mr. LaSalle Anivision
Walt Disney Television
ABC (ABC Kids)
UPN (Disney's One Too) (1999–2003)
Toon Disney
Disney Channel
2000–2001 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Tremendor
Immensitor
Behemor
Varg
Walt Disney Television Animation ABC
2001 The Legend of Tarzan Thaddeus Hunt
Muviro
2001–2005 The Proud Family Omar Phillips
Dr. Payne
Mr. Gross
Jambalaya Studios Y.R. Studio Disney Channel
2001–2003 House of Mouse Dandy Crow
Prince John
Walt Disney Television Animation ABC
20022007 Kim Possible Slim Possible Walt Disney Television Animation
Toon City Animation, Inc.
ABC
Disney Channel
Toon Disney
2003–2006 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Captain Gantu
Cobra Bubbles
Walt Disney Television Animation Disney Channel
2004–2005 Dave the Barbarian Oswidge
King Throktar
Magic Mirror
Additional Voices
Disney Channel/Toon Disney
2004–2006 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Antauri and Biff Beefy Box
Cloggy Colon Creature
The Answer Studio ABC/Jetix
2006–2008 The Emperor's New School Kavo Walt Disney Television Animation Disney Channel
2008–2014 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Jabba the Hutt Lucasfilm Animation Cartoon Network
2009 Phineas and Ferb P. P. Otter Disney Television Animation Disney Channel
Disney XD
2010 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Man-Ape
N'Gassi
Marvel Animation
Film Roman
Ingenious Media/Ingenious Broadcasting EIS PLCs
Disney XD Original Productions
Disney XD (United States)
Teletoon (Canada)
20122016 Gravity Falls Sheriff Blubs
Tats
Chutzpar
Pituitor
Leaderar
Big Henry
Ghost
Blubs (young)
Duck-Tective Announcer
Walt Disney Television Animation Disney Channel
2012–present Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Willem Viceroy III Titmouse, Inc., and Boulder Media Ltd. Disney XD
2012–present Ultimate Spider-Man Juggernaut
Awesome Android
Howard the Duck
Mac Porter
Bulldozer
Frankenstein's Monster
Marvel Animation
Film Roman
Disney XD
Disney Channel
2013–present Mickey Mouse Bear Doctor Walt Disney Television Animation Disney Channel
2013 Avengers Assemble Ulik
Groot
Marvel Animation
Man of Action Studios
Disney XD
2013 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Ego the Living Planet
Frankenstein's Monster
Marvel Animation
2013 Wander Over Yonder Papa Doom
Glen
Clipper
Six-Fingered Men
Ram Guards
Knucklehead
Disney Television Animation Disney Channel
Disney XD
2014 Phineas and Ferb Save Summer President Barack Obama Walt Disney Television Animation Disney XD
2014–2016 The 7D Happy
Scientist
Nat King Troll
King Yo
Additional voices
Disney Television Animation
2014–2017 Sofia the First King Kamea
Sir Oliver
Omar
Walt Disney Television Animation Disney Junior
2015 Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates: The Great Never Sea Conquest King Neptune
2015 Miles from Tomorrowland Bootjet Groovestar
Skellig Ro
Prospero
Automated Voice
Eyeball Alien
Alien News Anchor
2015 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Additional voices Disney XD
2015 Guardians of the Galaxy Groot
Heimdall
Wal Rus
Mandala
Marvel Animation
2016–present Milo Murphy's Law Coach Nolan Mitchell
Additional voices
Disney Television Animation Disney XD
Disney Channel
2017–2020 Tangled: The Series Otter
Ferry Captain
Disney Channel
2017 Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer Gumbrump
Giant
Great Gork
Disney XD
2017–present Puppy Dog Pals Guard Dog
Small Dog
Wild Canary Animation Disney Junior
2018 Legend of the Three Caballeros Lord Felldrake Sheldgoose
Jupiter
Moai Commander
Moai
Ghost Abraham Lincoln
Master Jailer
Vlorp
Board Member #3
Devil Donald
Border Guard
Disney Digital Network Disney+
Disney XD
2019–present Amphibia Mr. Flour Disney Television Animation Disney Channel
2019–2020 The Rocketeer Mayor Primshell Wild Canary Animation Disney Junior
2020–2023 The Owl House Tarak Disney Television Animation Disney Channel

Video games

Year(s) Game Character
2001 Tarzan: Untamed Bad Guy #1
2002 Kingdom Hearts Sebastian
Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 Captain Gantu
2006 Kingdom Hearts II/Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix Sebastian
2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Captain Gantu
2012 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Black Guard A
2014 Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition Groot
2015 Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition Jabba the Hutt

Theme park attractions

Year Attraction Character Park
2004 Stitch's Great Escape! Captain Gantu Magic Kingdom
2005 HalloWishes Ghost Host Magic Kingdom
2008 Stitch Encounter Captain Gantu Walt Disney Studios Park

Roles

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