Barry Gjerde is a Norwegian-born Canadian-Japanese voice actor who has worked for many years in Japan as voice actor, and as a

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; mostly narrating various corporate projects and providing English

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for video games.

Career

He is best known for his voicing of the character

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in the original version of ''

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''. He also provided the voice of Rick in the game ''

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''. In ''

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'' he provided the voice of

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, a rival Maverick hunter. He also played guitar and did vocals for a band called "Hotel No-Tell" with Ian MacDougall (vocals, guitar), Tom Gottsman (bass guitar, vocals), Jon MacKenzie (vocals, bass guitar), and John Boudreau (drums). They released an

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in 1989.

Filmography

Television

Video games

Discography

Music

''Hotel No-Tell''

* ''俺は外人 re Wa Gaijin' ( EP, 1989; B&I Records); Vocals, Guitar (all tracks) *# Ore Wa Gaijin (2:22) *# Nice People (2:17) *# Mind Your Own Business (2:59)

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* * * Living people Norwegian male video game actors Norwegian male voice actors People from Vestnes People from Møre og Romsdal Norwegian expatriates in Japan 20th-century Norwegian male actors 21st-century Norwegian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) {{Norway-actor-stub