Robert Axelrod

Robert Axelrod (May 29, 1949 - September 7, 2019) was an American actor, voice actor and musician, best known for providing the voice of the fearsome Lord Zedd in the Power Rangers franchise.

Biography
Born and raised in New York City, Axelrod had done commercial and theater work since he was a child. He left acting for music work, spending eight years as a rock musician, playing the electric guitar and singing in folk, rock and soul bands. His music career brought him to Los Angeles, where he decided to return to acting.

Since then, Robert appeared in over thirty feature films, including four with Charles Bronson, including The Blob, Sorority House Massacre, Alice in Wonderland, The Revenant, among many others. Some of his notable television appearances include guest appearances in Family Matters, Amazing Stories, Star Trek: Voyager, and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. He also starred in the Michael Jackson music video Stranger in Moscow.

His first voice acting role was as Banner in Banner the Squirrel. He went on to voice characters in several productions dubbed by Intersound, such as Blue Falcon in Dogtanian & the Three Muskehounds, Brainy Smurf in The Smurfs & the Magic Flute, and Rico in Robotech. For over two decades, he lent his voice to many other anime projects such as Akira, The Big O, Cowboy Bebop, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, and multiple characters in Digimon such as Wizardmon, Armadillomon, and Vademon.

His voice acting career propelled him into the spotlight in 1994 when he provided the voice of the villainous Lord Zedd in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. These two roles were so successful that he made appearances in the first Power Rangers feature film, live show tour, and provided voices for multiple other villains spanning the many other sequel series.

In May 2018, Axelrod underwent major back operation, which left him suffering complications and leaving him immobile from the waist down. Axelrod was unable to work, and a GoFundMe was established to help Axelrod pay for his medical bills. Axelrod died in Los Angeles on September 7, 2019 at the age of 70.

Miniseries

 * A Child Called Jesus (1987) - Elijah

Puppet Shows

 * The Hallo Spencer Show (1979-2001) - Elmer

Films

 * Lady Terminator (1988) - Librarian
 * La Femme Nikita (1990) - Computer Teacher

Animated Series

 * Little Miss (1983) - Narrator
 * Ferdy the Ant (1984-1985) - Cricket (Intersound Dub)
 * The Wisdom of the Gnomes (1987-1988) - Igor Igorovich (ep. 14), Ling Chi (ep. 16) , Lamb's Defense Lawyer (ep. 17) , Party Guest (ep. 17)
 * The Return of Dogtanian (1989) - Elexy
 * Journey to the Heart of the World (1993) - Scarface
 * Jin Jin & the Panda Patrol (1994) - Professor Know-a-Lot (ep. 1)
 * Iznogoud (1995) - Teacher's Pet (ep. 3b)

Animated Films

 * The Smurfs & the Magic Flute (1976) - Grouchy Smurf, Fisherman, Deaf Person
 * The Little Train (1980) - Writer
 * The Treasure Planet (1982) - No. 4
 * Peter No-Tail in America (1985) - Bill, Philadelphia Philly (US Dub)
 * The Little Polar Bear (2001) - Seagull 3

Anime

 * Honeybee Hutch (1970-1971) - Additional Voices
 * Lupin the 3rd Part II (1977-1980) - Professor Hunter (ep. 57)
 * Banner the Squirrel (1979) - Banner
 * The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980) - Mike (ep. 8)
 * Don Quixote in the Tales of La Mancha (1980) - Narrator, Poormouth's Subordinate 3 (ep. 1)
 * Dogtanian & the Three Muskehounds (1981-1982) - Innkeeper (ep. 2), Blue Falcon (eps. 20-22)
 * Dr. Slump (1981-1986) - Cop 1, Frog
 * Macron I (1981) - Doughboy (ep. 13)
 * The Magical World of Gigi (1982-1983) - Flasher (ep. 2), Biker (ep. 3)
 * Around the World with Willy Fog (1983) - Innkeeper (ep. 18)
 * Noozles (1984) - Additional Voices
 * Robotech: The Macross Saga (1985) - Rico, Soldier (ep. 4), Additional Voices
 * Fairy Tale Favorites (1986) - Narrator (ep. 1)
 * Maple Town (1986-1987) - Betty's Brother
 * Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1987-1989) - Rooster (ep. 1), Hunter (ep. 9) , Bluebeard's Herald (ep. 11) , Messenger (ep. 17) , Dancing Prince (ep. 17) , The Hare (ep. 35)
 * Wowser (1988-1989) - Ratso
 * Rurouni Kenshin (1996-1998) - Additional Voices (Media Blasters Dub)
 * Cowboy Bebop (1998) - Dr. Londez (ep. 23)
 * Flint the Time Detective (1998-1999) - Leafy Master (ep. 25)
 * The Big O (1999-2003) - Colonel Anthony Gauss (ep. 5)
 * Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999-2000) - Wizardmon, Vademon
 * Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000) - Genma Otagaki (ep. 13)
 * Digimon 02 (2000-2001) - Armadillomon, Ankylomon, Shakkoumon, Wizardmon
 * Fighting Spirit (2000-2002) - Chairman Hachinoe
 * Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000) - Movor
 * Hello Kitty's Paradise (2002) - Broken Robot (ep. 8), Blue Denizen (ep. 11)
 * Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) - Roukishi (ep. 5)

OVAs & Specials

 * Peter of Placid Forest (1980) - Jacob

Anime Films

 * Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978) - Dr. Sane
 * Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978) - Mamo (Howard Lockwood) (Streamline Dub)
 * The Adventures of Manxmouse (1979) - Frank
 * Swan Lake (1981) - Hans (MGM Dub)
 * Undersea Encounter (1981) - Johnson
 * Lensman (1984) - Sol (Streamline Dub)
 * The Brave Frog (1985) - Mr. Hopper
 * The Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure (1985) - Mr. Hopper
 * Neo Tokyo (1987) - Tsutomu Sugioka
 * Akira (1988) - Shimazaki (Animaze Dub)
 * Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) - Master Tsuru (Master Shen) (Harmony Gold Dub)
 * Digimon: The Movie (2000) - Armadillomon
 * Metropolis (2001) - Ham Egg
 * Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) - Koga, Lin (Manga Dub)

Video Game Dubbing

 * The Space Adventure (1991) - Duck, Parrot Grass

Voice Director

 * Back to the Forest
 * The Wisdom of the Gnomes

Writer

 * Around the World in 80 Dreams
 * Button Nose
 * Dragon Warrior
 * Funky Fables
 * Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
 * The Hallo Spencer Show
 * Journey to the Heart of the World
 * Ox Tales
 * Peter of Placid Forest
 * Pinocchio: The Series
 * Samurai Pizza Cats
 * Super Pig (ep. 10)
 * The Wisdom of the Gnomes