Richard Green (actor) explained

Occupation:Actor, director, musician
Years Active:1984–present

Richard Green is an American actor, director and musician with an career in voice over and film. He had a prominent role as the Magician, in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive and produced I Don't Know Jack, about the life and death of Eraserhead star Jack Nance. His feature directorial debut was for the film 7 Year ZigZag (told entirely in rhyme and original swing and jazz). He was also the voice for DC Comics character Professor Hugo Strange in The Batman animated series, replacing Frank Gorshin after Gorshin's death. He also voiced Benmummy in the Cartoon Network series Ben 10.

Green is a singer-songwriter, with two albums and the feature film 7 Year ZigZag to his credit. His songs appeared in Burn Hollywood Burn and Strangers in Paradise. His credits as an actor include The West Wing.

His production company Next Step Studios has produced commercial shorts as well as two feature films and the development of The Video Biography Company.

Green received his BFA in acting from California Institute of the Arts (Theater BFA 77).

Filmography

Film

Year Title RoleNotes
1984Strangers in ParadiseM.C.
1987Timesweep Jeremy Weller Direct-to-video
Credited as Richard Greene
In Self DefenseTelevision film
The Price of LifeGamblerShort
1988Street of DreamsTelevision film
ShootdownRadio Host
1989One Man ForceJacobowitz
1992Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last ChapterReporter #2 Television film
2001Scooby-Doo and the Cyber ChaseMoon Goon #2Voice, direct-to-video
Mulholland DriveThe Magician
20037 Year Zig Zag
2005The Batman vs. DraculaAdditional VoicesDirect-to-video
2006The Ant BullyWasp Leader[1] Voice
2008Los Campeones de la Lucha LibreMr. ProfesionalVoice
2009CuchVoice, direct-to-video
2010VampireMt. Tanner
Bob & BobPolice OfficerVoice, short
2011 Jimmy Olsen/Mr. ActionVoice, direct-to-video
2014Suit & TieLand LordShort
Techgasm - Apple WatchRicky
2018DukeNarrator

Television

Year Title RoleNotes
1985Hill Street BluesChauffeurEpisode: "Queen for a Day"
1985AirwolfSoldierEpisode: "Airwolf 2"
1986Remington SteeleWadeEpisode: "Steele Spawning"
1987St. ElsewhereCageEpisode: "Cold War"
1987MatlockLt. Ray WaltersEpisode: "The Court-Martial: Part 1"
1989Falcon CrestNathan Farley 2 episodes
1989-1990Santa BarbaraDan Novack 5 episodes
1988-1990China BeachThird Doctor / Dr. Dee 2 episodes
1991American PlayhouseGamblerEpisode: "Triple Play II"
1994Melrose PlaceRoy Episode: "Reunion Blues"
1997Chicago HopeLance JordanEpisode: "The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen... by Proxy"
2000Judging AmyMr. AtwoodEpisode: "Waterworld"
2001Justice League OrmVoice, episode: "The Enemy Below"
2002The West WingJerryEpisode: The Red Mass
2007Ben 10 BenmummyVoice, episode: "The Return"
2006-2008The Batman Hugo Strange, ToymanVoice, 5 episodes
2009General KreegaarVoice, episode: "Mystery in Space!"
2011 SkyquakeVoice, episode: "Masters & Students"
2011Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lo-Taren, KrixVoice, 2 episodes

Video games

Year Title RoleNotes
199499.2: A SpyQuest Adventure Nick Noble
2001Rebel Wingman #2
2003Enter the Matrix
Brute Force Tex
Guy of Gisbourne
2004World of Warcraft
2005 MagnetoCredited as Richard Greene
2006The Ant BullyWasp Leader
MagnetoCredited as Richard Greene
2008Inferi, Policeman, Speedballer
2010Mass Effect 2 Vido Santiago
2012Diablo IIIAdditional voices
2013Kraith
2014Additional voices

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Green (visual voices guide) . 23 December 2020 . Behind The Voice Actors . . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information..