Edwin Neal

Edwin Neal (born July 12, 1945) is an American actor and voice actor, perhaps best known for his role as the hitchhiker in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. He has been a voice talent and actor for years appearing on screen and off, including three voices in Wii's Metroid Prime 3. He set a record doing 26 different voices in the only completely unedited version of all 103 episodes of Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets), which included the lead villain Berg Katse. Neal also provides three voices in the DC Universe Online game; those of Two-Face, Killer Croc, and Harvey Bullock.

Early Life and Career
Neal, after high school, studied at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, before moving on to acting and directing studies at the University of Texas at Austin. While there, Neal auditioned for the role of the Hitchhiker in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and got it. He has said that when auditioning he acted as an eccentric relative of his. The movie went on to become a cult classic.

Neal still continues to act. His most notable roles since The Texas Chain Saw Massacre were playing the Mercer interrogator in Oliver Stone's JFK, and Big Chuck's Henchman in the 1993 movie My Boyfriend's Back. He has also done some voice work, for films, computer games and cartoons. Neal also annually tours worldwide making many public appearances as "The Hitchhiker" at horror conventions and related gatherings.

Anime

 * Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972-1974) - Berg Katse, Additional Voices
 * Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990-1991) - Additional Voices (ADV Dub)
 * Wedding Peach (1995-1996) - Additional Voices
 * Devil Lady (1998-1999) - Director, Algoth, Tachibana, Ume, U.S. Presidential Aide, Chiyoko's Grandfather, Beast (ep. 7), Additional Voices
 * Lost Universe (1998) - Roy Glen, Drunk Man, Additional Voices
 * Soul Hunter (1999) - Lisei, Additional Voices
 * Sakura Wars (2000) - Additional Voices
 * Jing: King of Bandits (2002) - Emcee
 * GetBackers (2002-2003) - Additional Voices

OVAs & Specials

 * Gatchaman (1994-1995) - Berg Kattse, Additional Voices
 * Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1996) - Dr. Robotnik, President
 * Ninja Resurrection (1997-1998) - Mori Soiken
 * Getter Robo: Armageddon (1998-1999) - Gai
 * Mazinkaiser (2001-2002) - Nuke, Dr. Morimori

Anime Films

 * Gatchaman: The Movie (1978) - Berg Katse
 * Blade of the Phantom Master (2004) - Additional Voices
 * The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012) - Professor Kubo