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Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 1,200 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the Mortal Kombat franchise, The Joker in several projects (including Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Injustice 2 and Mortal Kombat 11), Zangetsu in Bleach, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Etemon and Myotismon in Digimon, Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Xehanort/Ansem in Kingdom Hearts, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Black Ghost/Skull in Cyborg 009, Akuma in Street Fighter V, Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third and Andrall in Gormiti Nature Unleashed. He and fellow voice actress Ellyn Stern own and operate Epcar Entertainment, a voice-over production service company based in Los Angeles.

Richard Epcar
Epcar in 2017
Born	Richard Michael Epcar
Other names	Richard George[1]
Education	University of Arizona
Occupation	Voice actor, film director, writer
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Ellyn Stern ​ (m. 1982)​ [1]
Children	2
Website	richardepcar.com

Filmography

Anime

List of English dubbing performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1985	Robotech	Ben Dixon		[2][3]
1994	Macross Plus	Guld Goa Bowman		[1]
1999	Digimon Adventure	Etemon, Myotismon		[4]
2001	Digimon Adventure 02	Monochromon, Apemon, Triceramon, MaloMyotismon		[4]
2001	Digimon Tamers	Sinduramon		[5]
2002	Digimon Frontier	Snimon, Chamelemon, SuperStarmon		[6]
2002	Speed Racer X	Racer X		[1]
2002	Witch Hunter Robin	Kannosaki		[7]
2002	Zentrix		Voice director	[8]
2003	Lupin the Third Part II	Daisuke Jigen	TV series	[9]
2003–05	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo		[10]
2004–10	Bleach	Zangetsu, Gō Koga, others
2004–06	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex	Batou		[11][12]
2006	Digimon Data Squad	Merukimon
2006	Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles	Vince Grant		[2]
2008	Lucky Star	Tadao Hiiragi, others		[13]
2008	Blue Dragon	Killer Bat
2009	Monster	Inspector Heinrich Lunge		[1]
2010	Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn	Daguza Mackle		[14]
2013	Digimon Fusion	Etemon, Tuwarmon, others		[13]
2014	Blood Lad	Wolf Daddy		[15]
2014	Coppelion	Foreman Kurobe		[16]
2015	Lupin the Third Part IV: The Italian Adventure	Daisuke Jigen	TV series	[9]
2015	Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea	Tomoru Sakishima		[17]
2016	Hunter × Hunter	Bendot, Cherry (ep 5), others	2011 series	[18][19][20]
2016	The Asterisk War	Kouichiro Toudou		[21]
2017–18	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders	Joseph Joestar		[22][23]
2018	Lupin the Third Part V	Daisuke Jigen	TV series	[9]
2018–19	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable	Joseph Joestar		[24]
2018	Back Street Girls: Gokudolls	Kimanjiro Inugane		[25]
2019	Carole & Tuesday	Schwartz		[26]
2020–22	Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045	Batou		[13]
2022	Lupin the Third Part 6	Daisuke Jigen	TV series	[9]
2022	Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon	Northern Demon Slayer leader
2022–present	Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War	Yhwach, Zangetsu		[13]

Animation

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Title	Role	Crew role, notes	Source
1997	X-Men	Gladiator		[13]
2008	The Mr. Men Show	Mr. Noisy		[13]
2009–12	Huntik: Secrets & Seekers	Grier		[13]
2012	The Legend of Korra	Captain Saikhan		[13]
2017	Stitch & Ai	Wombat, Mr. Ding, Sage, Elder	Chinese production originally produced in English	[27]

Film

List of voice and English dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[28]
1996	Ghost in the Shell	Batou		Press[12]
2003	Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo	Daisuke Jigen		[9]
2004	Muhammad: The Last Prophet	Abu Jahl, Tribal Leader 2, Counselor		[13]
2005	Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers	Tamashiro, Guillmon, Mephistomon		[13]
2005	The Avenging Apes of Africa	Morocco		[29]
2006	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence	Batou		[30]
2007	Shark Bait	Moe		[13]
2008	The Blue Elephant	King Naresuan, Officer, Ajan		[13]
2010	Space Dogs	Kazbek		[13]
2014	Bayonetta: Bloody Fate	Narrator		[31]
2014	Patema Inverted	Izamura		[32]
2015	Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts	Commissioner Gordon		[13]
2015	Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem	Commissioner Gordon		[13]
2016	Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants	Commissioner Gordon		[13]
2018	Lupin the Third: Legend of the Gold of Babylon	Daisuke Jigen		[9]
2019	Jigen's Gravestone	Inspector Zenigata		[9]
2019	Goemon's Blood Spray	Inspector Zenigata		[9]
2019	Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid	Daisuke Jigen		[9]
2020	Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner	Daisuke Jigen		[9]
2020	Lupin III: The First	Daisuke Jigen		[33]

Video games

List of voice and English dubbing performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Crew role, notes	Source[28]
1997	Ghost in the Shell	Batou
2000	Galerians	Dr. Steiner, Dr. Lem, Gangster, Maintenance Man		[13]
2000	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Baofu		[34]
2002	Warcraft III Reign of Chaos (video game)	Priest		[13]
2003	Dynasty Warriors series	Dong Zhuo	4 through 8	[27]
2003	Dynasty Tactics 2	Lu Bu, Zhang Lu		[27]
2004	Samurai Warriors	Shingen Takeda		[27]
2005	Xenosaga Episode II	Ziggy		[13]
2006	Kingdom Hearts II	Ansem		[13]
2006	Xenosaga Episode III	Ziggy		[13]
2006–07	.hack//G.U. series	Taichiro Sugai, Arena Announcer		[13]
2007	Supreme Commander	Colonel Zachary Arnold		[13]
2007	Blue Dragon	Jeeala, Heat-Wave Sai, King Ghost		[13]
2008	Star Ocean: First Departure	Del Argosy (The Crimson Shield)		[13]
2008	Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe	Raiden, The Joker		[13]
2008	Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories	Ansem		[13]
2009	Star Ocean: Second Evolution	Gabriel		[13]
2009	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days	Ansem		[13]
2009	Tekken 6	Azazel	Scenario Campaign Cinematics	[27]
2010	Transformers: War for Cybertron	Skywarp		[13]
2010	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep	Terra-Xehanort		[13]
2010	StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty	Thor, Dark Templar
2010	Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes	Kanbe Kuroda		[35]
2011	Mortal Kombat	Raiden		Tweet[36]
2011	Dead or Alive: Dimensions	Leon, Fame Douglas		[13]
2011	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Proventus Avenicci, additional voices		[13]
2011	Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy	Ulrich Olsen (AWACS Keynote)		[37]
2012	Spec Ops: The Line	Interrogator		[13]
2012	Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance	Ansem		[13]
2012	Demons’ Score	Satan, Berith, Dr. Alister		[38]
2013	Fire Emblem Awakening	Walhart		[13]
2013	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3	Hanzo		[13]
2013	Injustice: Gods Among Us	The Joker		Tweet[39]
2013	Fuse	Raven Guard, Grigori		[13]
2013	Marvel Heroes	Madison Jeffries		[13]
2013	Saints Row IV	Terrorist Cyrus		[13]
2013	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	Gaius van Baelsar, Ilberd Feare		[13]
2013	Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix	Ansem		[13]
2013	Bravely Default	Argent Heinkel		[13]
2014	Earth Defense Force 2025	HQ		[40]
2014	Smite	Poseidon		[13]
2014	D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die	August Oldmann		[13]
2014	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix	Ansem, Terra-Xehanort	Also 1.5 + 2.5	[13]
2015	Bladestorm: Nightmare	Narrator		[28]
2015	Infinite Crisis	The Joker		[41][42]
2015	Mortal Kombat X	Raiden		[43]
2015	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: First Assault Online	Batou		[44]
2016	Street Fighter V	Akuma		[45][46]
2017	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue	Ansem, Terra-Xehanort		[13]
2017	Fire Emblem Heroes	Oliver, Hardin, Walhart		[13]
2017	Injustice 2	The Joker, Raiden (DLC)		Tweet[47][36]
2017	Zero Escape: The Nonary Games	Ace	English Voice	[13]
2017	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	Jedah	English voice	[48]
2017	Persona 5	Principal Kobayakawa		[13]
2017	Tekken 7	Geese Howard	Added through DLC in the console versions and Round 2	Tweet[49]
2019	Kingdom Hearts III	Ansem, Terra-Xehanort		[13]
2019–20	Mortal Kombat 11	Raiden, The Joker (DLC)	Also in Aftermath and Ultimate	Instagram[50][51]
2019	Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order	Sandman		[13]
2019	Catherine: Full Body	Morgan Cortez		[13]
2019	Daemon X Machina	Brigadier General	English Voice
2020	Teppen	Akuma		[52]
2020	Granblue Fantasy Versus	Eugen, Imperial Soldier		[13]
2020	Yakuza: Like a Dragon	Additional voices		[53]
2021	Guilty Gear Strive	Gabriel		[54]
2022	Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes	Count Bergliez		[13]
2022	Star Ocean: The Divine Force	Lombert Klemrath		[13]

Live action

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List of voice performances in live action series

Year	Title	Role	Crew role, notes	Source
1999	Power Rangers Lost Galaxy	Barbarax, Fishface		[13]
2000	Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue	Cyclopter		[13]
2001	Power Rangers Time Force	Vexicon		[13]

• Adventures in Voice Acting – Himself
• Big Bad Beetleborgs – Karato (as Richard George)
• Beetleborgs Metallix – Lightningborg (as Richard George)
• ER – Many Voices
• Gilmore Girls – Many Voices
• Glory Daze^{[citation needed]} – Announcer
• Hercules^{[citation needed]} – Many Voices
• JAG – Many Voices
• Masked Rider – Beetletron, Masked Rider Z-Cross/Masked Rider V-3 (as Richard George)
• Mighty Med- Mr. Terror (Voice only)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Shellshock, Mutitus, Babe Ruthless, Cyclops, Samurai Fan Man, Goatan (Lion voice), Primator (Zedd's Monster Mash), Invenusable Flytrap (Rangers Back in Time and The Wedding), Rhinoblaster (Football Season, The Wedding and Master Vile and the Metallic Armor), Miss Chief (2nd voice), Brick Bully (all uncredited roles)
• Power Rangers: Zeo – Bucket of Bolts, Defoliator, Autochthon, Protectron (all uncredited)
• Power Rangers: Turbo – Blazinator (uncredited)
• Power Rangers: In Space – Vacsacker (uncredited)
• Power Rangers: Wild Force – Bowling Org
• Xena^{[citation needed]} – Many Voices
• VR Troopers – Col. Icebot, Slashbot, Dice Swordbot (2nd voice), Slice Swordbot (3rd voice), Frogbot, Cannonbot, Dark Heart, Chrome Dome, Graybot (with Zelton as him) (as Richard George)

References

External links

• Official website
• Richard Epcar convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
• Richard Epcar at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Richard Epcar at IMDb

Preceded by Mark Hamill (1992-present)	Actor to voice the Joker 2008-present	Succeeded by Troy Baker (2013-present)

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