Roger Rose
Roger Rose is an American actor, voice actor, and former VH1 VJ, known for such films as Ski Patrol[1] and for voice work in animated films and television series such as Happy Feet, Rugrats, Scooby-Doo, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and Quack Pack. He is also an occasional announcer.
Roger Rose | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Voice actor, actor, VJ |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Agent | Atlas Talent Agency |
Notable credit(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
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| Website | rogerrose |
Career
His first live role was in an episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. He auditioned at Rod Roddy's podium in 2004 for the announcing job on television's longest running game show, The Price Is Right, and was the announcer for the show's 6000th aired episode.
He starred in Ski Patrol (1990) and produced and acted in Comic Book: The Movie (2004). He voices on-air promos for most Major Television networks. He was the in-show Announcer for the Emmy Awards hosted by Jane Lynch on Fox. He voiced both the Dark Fiend Charles the 3rd and Aquatic Terror Gran Bruce in the video game Viewtiful Joe (2003). Some of his notable anime roles include several minor characters of Zatch Bell!. He also did the voice of Garbel of Manicuria on Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. He currently is doing promos for TV shows such as Ugly Betty and Hannah Montana "NCIS" "Big Bang". He has also done a David Letterman impression on several animated series, such as Tiny Toons and Animaniacs. Most recently in 2009, he voiced Doctor Strange on The Super Hero Squad Show and Superman on Batman: The Brave and the Bold. He has narrated documentaries for Animal Planet, (Discovery) and (National Geographic). Rose also announced the 2011 Emmy Awards.
He can be heard on WLS-TV in Chicago, (WLNY) in New York City, and KGO-TV in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Personal life
He is the son of Hilly Rose, a radio personality in Los Angeles, and Sondra B. Gair, a pioneer radio interviewer with Chicago Public Radio. His brother was Judd Rose, of ABC.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women | Sergeant Stone |
| 1984 | Hot Moves | Cliff |
| Micki + Maude | Newscaster | |
| 1986 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Steven |
| 1990 | Ski Patrol | Jerry Cramer |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats | The Five Horsemen |
| 1992 | Double Vision | Salesman |
| 1993 | Love Bites | Dwight Putnam |
| 1994 | Dead On | Russ Russell |
| 2000 | Rugrats in Paris | Finster Wedding DJ (voice) |
| The Brainiacs.com | Smartball (voice) | |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2004 | Comic Book: The Movie | Taylor Donohue |
| 2006 | Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom | Additional Voices |
| Happy Feet | Leopard Seal (voice) | |
| 2007 | Jekyll | Guy #2 |
| 2010 | The Cost of Heaven | Administrator |
| Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers | Brick Masterson (voice) | |
| 2021 | Free Birds | Ice Dragon (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Marcos | Episode: "The Golden Man" |
| Too Close for Comfort | Magician | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Burp?" | |
| 1983 | Alice | Customer #2 | Episode: "Vera's Secret Lover" |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Delivery Boy | Episode: "Random Target" |
| 1985 | Down to Earth | Herbie Schroeder | Episode: "The Radio Show" |
| Knight Rider | Valet | Episode: "Knight by a Nose" | |
| Mr. Belvedere | Police Officer | Episode: "What I Did for Love" | |
| The Jetsons | Episode: "Elroy in Wonderland" | ||
| 1986 | Wildlife | Halavex (voice) | Episode: "The Highwayman" |
| Pound Puppies | Byron P. Fleabottom Clawfinger Spy 1 (voice) | ||
| 1990 | Gravedale High | Vinnie Stoker (voice) | |
| 1991 | Where's Wally? | Additional Voices | |
| 1990-1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures | ||
| 1993 | Tom and Jerry Kids Show | ||
| I Yabba-Dabba Do! | |||
| Seinfeld | Mark | Episode: "The Pilot" | |
| Bonkers | |||
| 2 Stupid Dogs | Platypus Quark | ||
| 1994 | All-New Dennis the Menace | Additional Voices | |
| Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? | |||
| The Super Dave Superbowl of Knowledge | |||
| Taz-Mania | Arnie | Episode: "The Return of the Road to Taz-Mania Strikes Back" | |
| Gargoyles | Cop 2 Doyle Spokesman | Episode: "Ransom" | |
| 1992-1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Gilbert Jaguar Shaman Additional Voices | |
| 1995 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Additional Voices | |
| 1991-1995 | Silk Stalkings | Dwight Guernsey Eddie | |
| 1994-1996 | The Tick | Additional Voices | |
| 1996-1997 | Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Carbone | Episodes: "The One with Lisa Kudrow in a Small Role" "Dammit, Hollywood" |
| 1995-1997 | Pinky and the Brain | David Letterman Man #1 Additional Voices | Episodes: "TV or Not TV" "It's Only a Paper World" "Hoop Schemes" |
| 1996 | Quack Pack | Kent Powers | multiple episodes |
| 1997 | The Weird Al Show | Talk Show Host | Episode: "Talent Show" |
| 1999 | The Brothers Flub | Additional Voices | |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Additional Voices | |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project | Ad-Bot | Episode: "Hicksburg" |
| 2001-2005 | Growing Up... | Narrator | |
| 2002 | What's New Scooby-Doo | Additional Voices | |
| 2003 | Grim & Evil | Announcer Big Zombie Chad Additional Voices | |
| 2005 | Zatch Bell! | Hige Rembrant Zoboron Fein Additional Voices | |
| 2005-2006 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Little Juan | Episodes: "Operation L.U.N.C.H./Operation M.U.N.C.H.I.E.S." "Operation: E.N.G.L.A.N.D./Operation: A.W.A.R.D.S." |
| 2007 | The Batman | Worker #2 | Episode: "The Joining: Part 1" |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Superman Amazo C.C. WHIZ Reporter | |
| 2009-2011 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Dr. Strange Bulldozer Goodman | |
| 2013-2015 | Monsters and Mysteries in America | Narrator |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Blazing Dragons | Sir Juicealot, Police Officer | |
| 1997 | Zork: Grand Inquisitor | Marvin the Mythical Goatfish | |
| Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant | Pinky Flamingo | ||
| 2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Russian Soldier | (English version) |
| 2002 | Dead to Rights | Augie Blatz Tattoo Fat Chow | [2] |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance | Russian Soldier | ||
| 2003 | Viewtiful Joe | Charles the 3rd Gran Bruce | |
| 2004 | Viewtiful Joe 2 | Flinty Stone | |
| 2005 | Shadow of Rome | Sextus, Additional Voices | [3] |
| 2006 | Gothic 3 | Additional Voices | |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Vision Captain Marvel | ||
| Downhill Jam | Antonio Segul | ||
| Happy Feet | Adult Penguin #6 Leopard Seal Additional Voices | ||
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Peasant 1 Bandit 1 Pirate 3 | |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Additional Voices | |
| Assassin's Creed II | Thieves | ||
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | Guard William North Masked Guard #4 Masked Orderly #1 | ||
| 2010 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | Thieves | |
| 2011 | Rage | Additional Voice | |
| PlayStation Move Heroes | Buccaneer | ||
| Batman: Arkham City | M.P.T. Officer William North GCPD Officer Strictland | ||
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Soldiers/Extras | [4] |
| 2016 | Fire Emblem Fates | Takumi Niles Hisame | [5] |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | |
| 2018 | World of Final Fantasy Maxima | The Immortal Dark Dragon | [6] |
References
- James, Caryn (January 13, 1990). "Ski Patrol (1989) Review/Film; Meanwhile, Pops Is Back At the Lodge". The New York Times.
- Namco. Dead to Rights. Namco. Scene: Ending credits, 5:43:50 in, Voice Talent.
- "Roger Rose". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 23 January 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- Konami (2015). Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Scene: Closing credits, 0:32 in, Cast.
- Roger Rose [@theRogerRose] (21 April 2016). "@HylianBelmont if zimmerman directed then yes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTaXr_me_OY&t=67m30s