Richard Newman

Richard Newman (November 2, 1946) is an American-Canadian actor, voice actor and voice director who is notable for his numerous voice roles in Transformers cartoons.

Career
Newman started his voice-over career in 1990 with Dragon Warrior. He has also had roles in Dragon Ball Z, RoboCop: Alpha Commando, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, and Spider-Man Unlimited as well as InuYasha, Ōban Star-Racers, MegaMan NT Warrior, and Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of Rhinox in Beast Wars: Transformers (Beasties in Canada) and M. Bison in the Street Fighter cartoon series. Newman also provided arch-villain Phaeton's voice in the animated television series Exosquad. Among his most recent roles are Bear Hugger (a Canadian boxer) in Punch-Out!!, and Cranky Doodle Donkey in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

In the late 1990s, Newman later went over to Toronto to work at the successful animation company Nelvana and lent his voice to some of their projects including Franklin, Donkey Kong Country and Pippi Longstocking.

Newman's credits also include theatre work. During the 2011 season of Vancouver's Bard on the Beach festival, he was acclaimed for his performance as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and was nominated for a Jessie Award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Large Theatre". His more recent work includes playing the title character in City Stage New West's 2012 production of King Lear, as well as playing Tosca in Neworld Theatre's production of Doost (Friend).

Animated Series

 * Donkey Kong Country (1996-2000) - Green Croc
 * Make Way for Noddy (2002-2007) - Mr. Plod (US Dub)
 * Bob the Builder (2015-present) - Two-Tonne (US Dub)

Anime

 * Ronin Warriors (1988-1989) - Cale, Dr. Koji, Saranbou (eps. 20-21)
 * Dragon Ball Z (1989-1996) - Master Roshi (ep. 53), Oolong (eps. 127-291) , Captain Ginyu, Porunga, King Furry, Additional Voices (Ocean Dub)
 * Ranma ½ (1989-1994) - Harumaki (ep. 144), Additional Voices
 * The Vision of Escaflowne (1996) - Lord Dornkirk, Pyle, Additional Voices (Ocean Dub)
 * Monster Rancher (1999-2001) - Golem, Additional Voices
 * InuYasha (2000-2004) - Totosai, Soju Asano, Spider-Head Demon (ep. 13), Additional Voices
 * Powerpuff Girls Z (2006-2007) - Additional Voices
 * InuYasha: The Final Act (2009-2010) - Totosai, Additional Voices