James Carter Cathcart (born March 8, 1954) is an American
voice actor, script adaptor, voice director,
pianist and
vocalist known for providing the English voice for James, Meowth and Professor Oak in the ''
Pokémon
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In terms of ...
'' franchise since 2005.
Career
Cathcart has been playing with bands since high school, including
The Laughing Dogs
The Laughing Dogs were an American rock band, active in the 1970s and associated with the rock/punk scene of New York's CBGB. They released two albums on Columbia.
History
The Laughing Dogs first became popular in the New York underground music ...
who released two albums on
Columbia
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* Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America
Places North America Natural features
* Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...
in 1979-80
and has been the vocalist of the Carter Cathcart Band since 1981. Cathcart also co-wrote the song "Remember Me" with
Kiss guitarist
Ace Frehley that ended up on Frehley's 1989 solo album
Trouble Walkin'
''Trouble Walkin is the second full-length solo album released by Ace Frehley (two previous albums were credited to Frehley's Comet). The album features guest performances by former Kiss drummer Peter Criss, as well as Skid Row members Sebastian ...
.
Cathcart's first voiceover part was
O.G. Readmore on the ABC Weekend Special. After that, he recorded voice overs for
Kit Kat candy bars,
Good Humor,
Coors Light, and others. Cathcart later auditioned in voice acting and has since become known for a prolific amount of
anime dub voice work for
Central Park Media
Central Park Media, often abbreviated as CPM, was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York and was headquartered in the 250 West 57th Street building in Midtown Manhattan (on the corner of Central Park, hence ...
,
Media Blasters,
DuArt Film and Video
DuArt Film & Video is an American film and recording studio founded in New York City by Al Young in 1922.
, TAJ Productions,
NYAV Post and
4Kids Entertainment
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.
Filmography
Animated film
Animation
Anime
Video games
Production credits
Voice director
*''Bride of Darkness''
References
External links
*
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1954 births
Living people
American male singers
American male voice actors
American male video game actors
American voice directors