Kevin Michael Richardson is an American actor and voice artist, known for his distinctively deep voice. He has portrayed a multitude of characters in animated series and video games, playing mostly villainous characters since the 1990s. He has done work on several Disney productions, most prominently voicing Captain Gantu in the Lilo & Stitch franchise.
Richardson's notable roles outside Disney include Cleveland Brown Jr. in Family Guy and The Cleveland Show, and the Joker in The Batman, for the latter of which he received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his work.
Disney filmography[]
Movies[]
| 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 Auto 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 and 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 | Walt Disney Television Animation | ABC |
| 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 | Walt Disney Television Animation | ABC |
| 2001–2005 | The Proud Family | Omar Phillips Dr. Payne Mr. Gross |
Jambalaya Studios Y.R. Studio | Disney Channel |
| 2001–2003 | House of Mouse | Jim Crow/Prince John | Walt Disney Television Animation | ABC |
| 2002-2007 | 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 | Walt Disney Television Animation | 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 Original Productions |
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) |
| 2012-2016 | Gravity Falls | Sheriff Blubs | Walt Disney Television Animation | Disney Channel |
| 2012-present | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Willem Viceroy III | Titmouse, Inc., and Boulder Media Limited. | 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 | Disney XD |
| 2013 | Wander Over Yonder | Papa Doom Glen Clipper |
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 Additional voices |
Disney Television Animation | Disney XD |
| 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 | Disney Television Animation | Disney Junior |
| 2015 | Miles from Tomorrowland | Bootjet Groovestar/Skellig Ro | Disney Television Animation | Disney Junior |
| 2015 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Additional voices | Disney Television Animation | Disney XD |
| 2015 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Groot/Heimdall/Wal Rus/Mandala | Marvel Animation | Disney XD |
| 2016-present | Milo Murphy's Law | Coach Nolan Mitchell Additional voices |
Disney Television Animation | Disney XD Disney Channel |
| 2019-present | Amphibia | Mr. Flour | Disney Television Animation | Disney Channel |
Video games[]
| Year(s) | Game | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tarzan: Untamed | |
| 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 |
Disney Roles[]
Dr. Gooberman
(Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama)
(Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama)
Ray-Ray
(The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning)
(The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning)
Tumbaa
(Timon & Pumbaa)
(Timon & Pumbaa)
Muviro
(The Legend of Tarzan)
(The Legend of Tarzan)
Omar Phillips
(The Proud Family)
(The Proud Family)
Magic Mirror
(Dave the Barbarian)
(Dave the Barbarian)
Throktar
(Dave the Barbarian)
(Dave the Barbarian)
Antauri
(Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!)
(Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!)
Bear Doctor
(Mickey Mouse)
(Mickey Mouse)
Glen
(Wander Over Yonder)
(Wander Over Yonder)
Clipper
(Wander Over Yonder)
(Wander Over Yonder)
Omar
(Sofia the First)
(Sofia the First)
King Kamea (left)
(Sofia the First)
(Sofia the First)
Santa Claus
(Mickey Mouse TV series)
(Mickey Mouse TV series)
Bootjet Groovestar
(Miles from Tomorrowland)
(Miles from Tomorrowland)
Groot
(Several Marvel productions)
(Several Marvel productions)
Farmer Stinky
(Sheriff Callie's Wild West)
(Sheriff Callie's Wild West)
Oswald
(Sheriff Callie's Wild West)
(Sheriff Callie's Wild West)
Rhombulus
(Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
(Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
Coach Nolan Mitchell
(Milo Murphy's Law)
(Milo Murphy's Law)
The Pumpkin Monster
(Higglytown Heroes)
(Higglytown Heroes)
Ragga Goose
(Pickle and Peanut)
(Pickle and Peanut)
Gallery[]
Kevin Michael Richardson attending the 2010 San Diego Comic Con.
Kevin Richardson with his wife, Monica Richardson in February 2013.
Kevin M. Richardson attending the 2016 WonderCon.
Kevin Michael Richardson speaks at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con.
External links[]
pl:Kevin Michael Richardson