Neil David Ross is a British-American voice actor and announcer. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, he has provided voices in many American

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s, most notably ''

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'', '' G.I. Joe'', and ''

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'', as well as video games, including ''

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'' and ''Leisure Suit Larry'' 6 and 7. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Ross was the announcer for the 75th Annual Academy Awards Telecast in 2003, and the

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Telecast in 2004. He has also narrated numerous episodes of A&E's ''

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'', and many editions of ''

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'' on PBS (including ''Mars – Dead or Alive'', which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004).

Career

He started working in radio when he finished school. His first station was KMUR in

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. Following this, he moved on to KORL,

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and KKUA in

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, before moving to KCBQ in

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in 1969. He stayed in California, working on KYA San Francisco and KMPC Los Angeles. He made his last broadcast in 1985. He began his voice-over work in 1978 when he moved to Los Angeles. His first role was as a salesman in an episode of '' Richie Rich'' for

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. Ross has voiced radio and television

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for companies including

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, Goodyear,

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, and

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, and has done promo works for CBS,

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, ABC, TBS,

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and

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, using an American accent in all of his performances.

Filmography

Animation

Live action

* '' Press Your Luck'' – Announcer / Whammy (voice) * ''

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'' – Skorn ("His Master's Voice", "An Un-Helping Hand", "Loose Lips Sink Microchips"), Stupid Virus ("Cheater, Cheater, Megabyte Eater") (voices) * ''

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'' – Narrator ("I Brake for Whales")

Movies

* '' Lifepod'' (1981) – Main Cerebral (voice) * ''The Little Magician and the Big Bad Mark'' (1984) - (English version, voice) (as Neilson Ross) * ''Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas'' (1984) - Beau Weasel / Fingers (voice) * '' Explorers'' (1985) – (voice) * '' Transformers: The Movie'' (1986) – Bonecrusher /

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/ Slag (voice) * '' An American Tail'' (1986) – Honest John (voice) * '' G.I. Joe: The Movie'' (1987) –

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Dusty Dusty may refer to: Places in the United States * Dusty, New Mexico, an unincorporated community * Dusty, Washington, an unincorporated community * Dusty Glacier, Washington People * Dusty (given name) * Dusty (nickname) * Slim Dusty, Austra ...

/ Monkeywrench /

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(voice) * '' Innerspace'' (1987) – Pod Computer (voice) * '' Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'' (1989) – Oompa (voice) * ''

'' (1989) – Biff Tannen Museum Narrator (voice) * ''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (character), Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''De ...

'' (1990) – Radio Announcer #3 (voice) * '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990) – Announcer (voice) * ''Salute to Life'' (1990) – Doctor * ''Dragon and Slippers'' (1991) – Jester (voice) * '' The Little Engine That Could'' (1991, Short) – Doc / Control Tower / Handy Pandy (voice) * ''

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the feature directorial debut of Pete Hewitt. It is the second film in the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise, and a sequel to '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989 ...

'' (1991) – Station Twin No. 2 (voice) * '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' (1992) – Elder (voice) * ''

The Town Santa Forgot ''The Town Santa Forgot'' is a 1993 animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera, narrated by Dick Van Dyke and originally broadcast on NBC. It is an adaptation of the poem '' Jeremy Creek'', written by Charmaine Severson. S ...

'' (1993) - Pout the Elf (voice) * '' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'' (1993) – (voice) * ''

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'' (1994) – Mr. Bear / Mr. Fox (voice) * ''

A Troll in Central Park ''A Troll in Central Park'' (released in some countries as ''Stanley's Magic Garden'') is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy comedy film co-directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. The film stars the voice talents of Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leach ...

'' (1994) – Pancy (voice) * ''

'' (1994) – Twenty-One Announcer * ''

The Pebble and the Penguin ''The Pebble and the Penguin'' is a 1995 Irish-American independent animated film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. The film stars the voices of Martin Short, Jim Belushi, Tim Curry, and Annie Golden. Based on the true life mating rituals o ...

'' (1995) – Scrawny (voice) * ''

'' (1995) – (voice) * '' The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue'' (1998) - Doctor Valentine's assistant * ''

Speedway Junky ''Speedway Junky'' is a 1999 American crime drama film written and directed by Nickolas Perry and starring Jesse Bradford, Jordan Brower, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Daryl Hannah. Plot The film stars Jesse Bradford as Johnny, a young man wit ...

'' (1999) – (voice) * '' Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost'' (1999) – Mayor Corey (voice) * ''

'' (1999) – Narrator of Malkovich biography show (voice) * '' Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders'' (2000) – Sergio (voice) * ''

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'' (2000, TV Movie) – Interviewer (voice) * '' Red Planet'' (2000) – Space Suit (voice, uncredited) * ''

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' is a 2004 American live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. The film was directed, co-written, and produced by series creat ...

'' (2004) – Cyclops (voice) * '' Son of the Mask'' (2005) – Deep Alvey Voice (voice) * '' Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry'' (2005) – Dr. Professor / Director (voice) * ''

The Ant Bully ''The Ant Bully'' () is a 1999 children's book drawn and written by John Nickle. It is about a young boy named Lucas Nickle (also known as Peanut the Destroyer), who is the title character in the book and who likes to torment ants. It was late ...

'' (2006) - Wasp #1 / Wasp #5 (voice) * '' Operation: Z.E.R.O.'' (2006, TV Movie) – Grandfather * '' Garfield Gets Real'' (2007) – Wally / Charles (voice) * '' Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' (2008) – Fizban / Paladine (voice) * ''

Garfield's Pet Force ''Garfield's Pet Force'' is a 2009 computer-animated superhero comedy film based on characters from the Jim Davis comic strip ''Garfield'' and loosely based on the Pet Force novel series. It is the third and final installment of the trilogy ...

'' (2009) – Charles (a freakishly deerlike character that persistently shouts "Betty?!") (voice) * ''

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'' (2012) – Monty (voice) * '' The Reef 2: High Tide'' (2012) – Schliemann (voice)

Video and computer games

* ''

Baldur's Gate ''Baldur's Gate'' is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign setting. The game has spawned two series, known as the ''Bhaalspawn Saga'' and the ''Dark Alliance'', both taking place mostly ...

'' – Eldoth Kron, Ogrillon, Scar * ''

Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter video game franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold War, futuristic ...

'' - Ending Voice * ''

Disney Universe ''Disney Universe'' is a co-operative action-adventure video game developed by Eurocom and published by Disney Interactive Studios. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 in October 2011 in North America and ...

'' – VIC * '' Doom 3'' – Sergeant Kelly * '' Enemy Territory: Quake Wars'' – Stogg Nexus – AI Fax Anchor * '' Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem'' – Dr. Edwin Lindsey * '' Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist'' – Narrator * ''

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'' – Mayor Domino * ''

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'' - Dungeon of Monsters * '' Kinetica'' – Crank * ''

Legacy of Kain ''Legacy of Kain'' is a series of dark fantasy action-adventure video games primarily developed by Crystal Dynamics and formerly published by Eidos Interactive, then Square Enix Europe after 2009. The first title, '' Blood Omen: Legacy of Kai ...

'' –

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, Elzivir the Dollmaker * '' Leisure Suit Larry series'' – Narrator * ''

'' – Codex Narrator * ''

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'' – Codex Narrator * ''

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'' – Codex Narrator * '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' –

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* '' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' – Colonel Volgin * '' Microshaft Winblows 98'' - Celebrity and other voices * '' Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge'' – Wally B. Feed * '' The Curse of Monkey Island'' – Wally B. Feed * '' Ninja Gaiden'' – Murai * '' Onimusha 3'' – Guildenstern * ''

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'' – Guildenstern * '' RAGE 2'' – Dr. Kvasir, Legs, Wellspring Guard * ''

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'' – Higgs, Nazi Soldier No. 2 * '' Return to Monkey Island'' – Wally B. Feed * ''

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'' – Sardok, Verhoevan, Townsmen * '' Spyro: Year of the Dragon'' – Moneybags, Bentley * '' Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly'' – Moneybags, Additional characters * ''

Spider-Man 3 ''Spider-Man 3'' is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by Raimi, his older brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent. It is the final installment in Raimi's ...

'' – Luke Carlyle/Mad Bomber * '' Star Trek: Elite Force II'' – Stemmons * '' Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds'' –

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* '' Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter'' * '' Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'' – Narrator, Han Solo, General Rieekan, Moff Kohl Seerdon, narrator * '' Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi'' – Han Solo, Jodo Kast * '' Star Wars: Rebellion'' – Han Solo, Stormtrooper, Imperial Command Center Communications Officer * '' Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance'' – Admiral Nammo, Concourse PA Announcer, Imperial Officer, Rebel Pilot * '' Star Wars: Force Commander'' – Han Solo, TR-SD Driver, Ruulian Computer Worker * '' Star Wars: Starfighter'' – Trade Federation Officer, Rescue 3, Wingman * '' Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter'' – Wingmate 2 * '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' – Additional Voices * ''

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'' – Krobelus, Pirate Medevan Leader, Sharangir * '' The Bard's Tale'' – Additional voices * '' Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines'' – additional voices * '' Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' – Axis Commander

References

External links

Neil Ross Voiceovers
– official website

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Neil Ross interview
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