John David Brimmer (born March 16, 1957) is a retired American voice actor and fight choreographer. He also goes by the names Michael Alston Baley, David J. Brimmer, and J. David Brimmer. As a voice actor, he has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, Central Park Media, DuArt Film & Video, Headline Sound Studios, NYAV Post, and TAJ Productions.
Career[]
Brimmer has been choreographing violence in New York City, as well as in regional theaters around the country for over 20 years: from the current national tour of Jekyll & Hyde and the Off-Broadway productions of Bug and Killer Joe to the Joseph Papp Public Theater's Blood Wedding. His choreography has been nominated for a Douglas Fairbanks Award for Excellence in Theater and his work is currently on file at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Recently he choreographed the violence in the musical Spring Awakening on Broadway.
He is the creator and current instructor of the stage combat program at New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts, and has taught at The Meisner Extension, the Classical Studio, the Stella Adler Conservatory, the Lee Strasberg Institute, the Playwrights Horizons Theater School, Atlantic Theater Company, and the Yale School of Drama. He is a former President of the New York Fight Ensemble (NYFE) and a member of the Society of American Fight Directors, holding the title of "Fight Master."
Brimmer's approach to fight choreography focuses on the reality of pain; an often overlooked element to stage and Hollywood fights. In his classes, students are asked to live through the situation of hurting or getting hurt. Warm up exercises include "Mike Ball," "Assassins," and "The Poison-Arm Samurai."
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
TV Series[]
- Ultraman Tiga (1996-1997) - Additional Voices
Films[]
- Legend of The Devil (1996) - Deizen
- The Dimension Travelers (1998) - Midori's Father
- Cutie Honey (2004) - Chief Investigator
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- Funky Cops (2002-2004) - Additional Voices (4Kids Dub)
- Winx Club (2004-2019) - Headmaster Saladin (4Kids Dub)
- Gladiators (2007-2008) - Drudo
- Kim (2008) - Willy (eps. 7-8, 22, 25), Mr. Wallace (eps. 8-9), Merchant (ep. 11), Navavo Dinar (eps. 16, 21), Additional Voices
- Huntik: Secrets & Seekers (2009-2012) - Additional Voices
- Spike Team (2010-2014) - Vito
- Alisa Knows What to Do! (2013-2016) - Protofelix (eps. 1, 4, 9)
- Lastman (2016) - Dave, Chorum, Wolverine, Additional Voices
Animated Films[]
- The Boy Who Wanted To Be a Bear (2002) - Father Eskimo
- Hammerboy (2003) - Pultaco
- Impy's Island (2006) - Solomon
- Gladiformers (2007) - Magnum Tutor
- The Little Panda Fighter (2008) - Polaris
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime[]
- Dirty Pair (1985) - Blues (ep. 20), Additional Voices
- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (1993) - Makoto Yamamoto
- Berserk (1997-1998) - Zodd Nosferatu
- Pokémon (1997-2002) - Dr. Proctor (ep. 45), Victor (ep. 67), Simon (ep. 195)
- Slayers TRY (1997) - Almayce, Sailor (ep. 19)
- His and Her Circumstances (1998-1999) - Narrator (ep. 25), Additional Voices
- One Piece (1999-present) - Axe-Hand Morgan, Crocodile/Mr. 0, Lucky Roux, Barbarossa (eps. 98-99) (4Kids Dub)
- Now & Then, Here & There (1999-2000) - Drillmaster
- Descendants of Darkness (2000-2001) - Gushoushin the Elder
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000-2004) - Odion Ishtar, Shada
- Fighting Foodons (2001-2002) - King Gorgeous Gorge, Devouron
- Shaman King (2001-2002) - Mosuke, Cadimahide
- Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (2001) - Tadakazu Yamamoto
- Mew Mew Power (2002-2003) - Mr. Rayburn (ep. 24)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002-2003) - Uzumi Nara Athra (NYAV Post Dub)
- Ultimate Muscle (2002-2004) - Sunshine
- Samurai Deeper Kyo (2003) - Nobunaga Oda (eps. 15-25), Bikara (ep. 10), Genma Kitoh (eps. 2-3)
- Genshiken (2004) - Haraguchi
- The Gokusen (2004) - Nakanishi, Professor of Comedy, Additional Voices
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004-2005) - Uzumi Nara Athra (ep. 40) (NYAV Post Dub)
- Phoenix (2004) - Kamamushi (ep. 1)
- Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos (2004) - Musashi Miyamoto
- Aria the Animation (2005) - Arata Izumo (eps. 3, 11)
- Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy (2006) - Shogen Yamano (ep. 5)
- Pokémon Diamond & Pearl (2006-2010) - Crasher Wake (eps. 82-83)
- The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye (2006) - Narrator
- Genshiken 2 (2007) - Haraguchi
- The Slayers Revolution (2008) - Prince Philionel
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008-2011) - Zeman
- Kurokami: The Animation (2009) - Tenma (ep. 18)
- Pokémon XY (2013-2016) - Wulfric
- FLCL: Progressive (2018) - Eye Patch
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition (2022) - Nosferatu Zodd (eps. 2, 12) (archived)
OVAs & Specials[]
- Time Stranger (1985) - Yatta-la Kernagul (Central Park Media Dub)
- Amon Saga (1986) - Gaius
- K.O. Beast (1992-1993) - Czar Master (Headline Sound Studios Dub)
- Jewel BEM Hunter Lime (1996-1997) - Doc
- Harlock Saga (1999) - Tochiro
- Space Travelers: The Animation (2000) - Bomber
- Alien Nine (2001-2002) - Yellowknife
- Magical Witch Punie-chan (2006-07) - Potato-dono, Additional Voices
- Freedom (2006-2008) - Bluearth
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness (2009) - Dusknoir
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010-2014) - Suberoa Zinnerman
Anime Films[]
- Jungle Emperor Leo (1997) - Pagoola, Alan
- Mai Mai Miracle (2009) - Tatara, Additional Voices
- Pokémon the Movie: Black/White - Victini & Reshiram/Zekrom (2011) - Mannes
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King (2012) - Zodd Nosferatu
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III: The Advent (2013) - Zodd Nosferatu
- Lu Over the Wall (2017) - Lu's Father
- MFKZ (2017) - Additional Voices
- Mazinger Z: Infinity (2018) - Boss, Additional Voices
- Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (2018) - Suberoa Zinnerman
- Lupin the 3rd: The First (2019) - Lambert
Video Game Dubbing[]
- One Piece: Grand Battle (2005) - Crocodile
- One Piece: Pirate's Carnival (2005) - Crocodile
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Terminal (2008-2012) - Odion Ishtar
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (2016) - Odion Ishtar
- Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain (2019) - Soldiers
External Links[]
- J. David Brimmer on the Internet Movie Database
- J. David Brimmer at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- J. David Brimmer on Behind The Voice Actors