Ardwight Chamberlain (sometimes credited as R.D. Chamberlain or R. Dwight; born February 16, 1957) is an American voice actor and

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currently living in

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. He is best known as the voice of

Vorlon The list of ''Babylon 5'' characters contains characters from the entire ''Babylon 5'' universe. The Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place. As such, one of the show's many themes is the cultural and social intera ...

Ambassador Kosh on the science-fiction television series ''

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''. He has also written a number of episodes for the animated TV show '' Digimon: Digital Monsters'', has appeared on the game show ''

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'', and has written and provided voices for the English dubbed versions of several Japanese

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. Chamberlain did the voice for both Kosh (a main cast member of the series) and Ulkesh in the Babylon 5 series starting in 1994 until 1997, totaling 20 episodes. Although he has been "the voice" of Kosh, the man underneath the encounter suit was Jeffrey Willerth. He provides the voice for the character of Nicolai (Nicolas) Conrad in the

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version of the

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'' Shadow Hearts: Covenant'' (2004).

Filmography

Voice Roles

Anime

* ''

8 Man After or or is a manga and superhero anime created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. 8 Man is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, pre-dating '' Kamen Rider.'' The manga was publi ...

'' - Chen * ''

Barefoot Gen is a Japanese historical manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Loosely based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a Hiroshima survivor, the series begins in 1945 in and around Hiroshima, Japan, where the six-year-old boy Gen Nakaoka liv ...

'' - Mr. Pak, Narrator * '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'' - Akubon * ''

Doomed Megalopolis is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) series. It is an adaptation of the historical fantasy novel ''Teito Monogatari'' by Hiroshi Aramata. The anime is darker in tone, more violent, and more sexually explicit than any previous adaptat ...

'' - Kamo * ''Katy Caterpillar'' - Boss Bee * '' Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo'' -

Goemon Ishikawa XIII is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series ''Lupin III'', which debuted in '' Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. Goemon is a thirteenth generation descendant of the renegade samurai Ishikawa Goemon. He is famo ...

(Streamline dub) * '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' - Jean (Streamline dub) * '' Robotech II: The Sentinels'' - Rem * '' Swiss Family Robinson'' - Fritz Robinson * ''

Unico is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Sanrio's manga magazine ' from November 1976 to March 1979 and collected in two volumes. A pilot film for a potential television series was produce ...

'' - Devil, Gods * ''

Zentrix ''Zentrix'' is a 3D- CG Hong Kong donghua TV series directed by Tony Tong and Felix Ip under the Hong Kong-based company Imagi Animation Studios. The original story was written by Tony Tang, Benny Chow, Felix Ip and Francis Kao. Synopsis T ...

'' - Webster

Animation

* ''Lucky Luke: The Dalton on the Run'' - Jolly Jumper, Rantanplan, Small Jean

Television

* ''

'' - Kosh, Ulkesh, Vorlon

Video Games

* '' Shadow Hearts: Covenant'' - Nicolas Conrad

Production Credits

Voice Director

* '' Aladdin and the Magic Lamp'' * ''Katy Caterpillar'' * '' Robotech: The Movie'' * ''

Teknoman is a 1992 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and Sotsu Agency. The series was directed by Hiroshi Negishi and written by Mayori Sekijima and Satoru Akahori. The story follows an organization called the Spa ...

Script Writing

* ''

'' * ''

Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years ''Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years'' is an animated science fiction television series produced by Harmony Gold USA. The series was created by Carl Macek by combining footage from Leiji Matsumoto’s ''Captain Harlock'' and ''Qu ...

'' * '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'' * ''

Crimson Wolf is an anime written and illustrated by Shoichi Masuo. Plot Three warriors battle the forces of darkness when an archaeological expedition unleashes an ancient prophecy. English Cast *Barbara Goodson as Mizuo Mashio *Bob Bergen as Kai *Da ...

'' * '' Digimon: Digital Monsters'' * '' Digimon Adventure Tri'' * '' Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia'' * '' Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy'' * '' Dirty Pair: Project Eden'' * ''DNA Sights 999.9'' * '' Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes'' * ''

Dragon Warrior previously published as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until 2005, is a franchise of Japanese role-playing video games created by Armor Project (Yuji Horii), Bird Studio (Akira Toriyama) and Sugiyama Kobo (Koichi Sugiyama) to its publ ...

'' * '' Dream-Star Button Nose'' * '' Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals'' * '' Glitter Force'' * '' Golgo 13: Queen Bee'' * '' Goku: Midnight Eye'' * ''

Grimm Masterpiece Theater ''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'', also known as ''Grimm Masterpiece Theater'' (グリム名作劇場 ''Gurimu meisaku gekijō'') in the original version and ''The Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (in Australia and New Zealand), is a Japanese anime antholo ...

'' * ''

The Littl' Bits is a Japanese anime television series with 26 episodes, produced in 1980 by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in cooperation with TV Tokyo (then an independent station; what became the TV Tokyo network was not organised until 1982, thus the show ...

'' * '' Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo'' * ''

Maple Town Stories ''Maple Town'', also known as , is a 1986 Japanese anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series, animated by Toei Animation, consists of 52 half-hour episodes, which aired on TV Asahi in Japan from January ...

'' * ''

Marvel Anime Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics * ...

'' * ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' * '' Neo-Tokyo'' * '' Ninja Scroll: The Series'' * ''

Noozles ', also known as ''The Wondrous Koala Blinky'', is a 26-episode anime by Nippon Animation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984. It depicts the adventures of a 12-year-old girl named Sandy and her koala friends, Blinky and Pinky, ...

'' * ''

Ox Tales ''Ox Tales'', also known as , is an anime television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. in association with Saban Entertainment and animated by Telescreen Japan. It was a co-production between Japan and the Netherlands based on a Dut ...

'' * '' Reign: The Conqueror'' * ''

Robotech ''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985. The show was adapted from ...

'' * ''

Saban's Adventures of Peter Pan is an anime series by Nippon Animation, directed by Yoshio Kuroda, which first aired in Japan on Fuji Television between January 15, 1989, and December 24, 1989, and It is also popular in the United Kingdom. Outline An adaptation of the class ...

'' * ''

Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio ''Pinocchio: The Series'', also known as ''Saban's The Adventures of Pinocchio'' and known as in Japan, is a 52-episode anime series by Tatsunoko Productions first aired on Fuji Television in 1972, which was edited by Saban in 1990. The story ...

'' * ''

Sailor Moon SuperS The fourth season of the '' Sailor Moon'' anime series, ''Sailor Moon SuperS'' (originally released in Japan as , and later as ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon SuperS'') was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. It adapts the ...

'' * ''

Saint Tail is a manga and anime series. Originally a twenty-four part manga by Megumi Tachikawa, the story was adapted into an anime television series by producer Tokyo Movie Shinsha, with forty-three episodes and one short, broadcast by ABC. Tokyopop ...

'' * ''

Samurai Pizza Cats ''Samurai Pizza Cats'' is an American animated television adaptation of the anime series ''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee'' (''Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee''), produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Sotsu Agency. The series originally aired in Japan on T ...

'' * ''

The Sea Prince and the Fire Child is a 1981 Japanese anime film by Sanrio, based on a story by Shintaro Tsuji. It is said to be a loose retelling of ''Romeo and Juliet'', itself a European version of many tales of star-crossed lovers in a variety of cultures and eras. In this ...

'' * ''

Stitch! is a Japanese anime television series. It is a spin-off of Disney's ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, serving as the franchise's second television series after '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series''. The anime series aired in Japan from October 20 ...

'' * '' Tiger & Bunny'' * ''

'' * ''

Wowser "Wowser" is an Australian and New Zealand term that refers to a person who seeks to deprive others of behaviour deemed to be immoral or sinful. History The term originated in Australia, at first carrying a similar meaning to "lout" (an annoying ...

'' * ''

Zatch Bell! ''Zatch Bell!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' between January 2001 and December 2007, with ...

References

External links

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The Great Machine: Babylon 5 Encyclopedia
American male voice actors Robotech cast and crew 1957 births Living people People from San Mateo, California American television writers American male television writers Screenwriters from California {{US-tv-writer-stub