# Arthur Burghardt

Arthur Napier Burghardt (born August 29, 1947) is an American retired actor, best known for portraying Jack Scott on the soap opera One Life to Live. In animation, he is known for lending his deep bass voice as Devastator in The Transformers, Destro, Stalker and Iceberg in G. I. Joe and Pete (as the character's first and so far only Black performer) in several Disney video games.

## Career

His first movie appearance was as the Great Ahmed Kahn in Network (1976). Notable voice roles include Destro in the animated series G.I. Joe and Devastator on The Transformers. He also lent his deep bass voice to Venom in Ultimate Spider-Man. and Turbo in Challenge of the Gobots. Burghardt appeared in the very first episode of the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara in 1984. He also appeared in the series premiere of the short-lived 1991 sitcom Good Sports with Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett. In 1997, he was the voice of "Cy" in the family science fiction movie Star Kid and portrayed Laurant in the 2001 TV series Los Luchadores.
Burghardt played a commando in the early-1990s video game Night Trap. In Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, he lent his distinctive bass voice as Mannoroth and Grom Hellscream in 2002, and later in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm he reprised his role as Mannoroth. In 2010 he lent his powerful bass voice as Thanatos in God of War: Ghost of Sparta and afterwards retired that year.
The fictional Arthur Burghardt Expressway in the 8th season Seinfeld episode, "The Pothole", is named after Burghardt.
In 2016, Arthur Burghardt joined the convention circuit with his representative CelebWorx. He appeared at Long Beach Comic Con.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Network | Great Ahmed Kahn | |
| 1985 | Robotix | Argus, Steth | Direct-to-video |
| 1985 | Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines | Professor D. (voice) | Uncredited |
| 1985 | Playing with Fire | Harry | |
| 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Turbo, Cop-Tur, Talc (voices) | |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The Movie | Devastator (voice) | |
| 1987 | G.I. Joe: The Movie | Destro, Iceberg (voices) | Direct-to-video |
| 1990 | The Prince and the Pauper | Pete (voice) | Featurette |
| 1991 | A Rage in Harlem | Bo | |
| 1994 | The Favor | Hotel Clerk | |
| 1994 | Cosmic Slop | Justin Jasper | Television film Segment: "Space Traders" |
| 1997 | Star Kid | Cyborsuit (voice) | |
| 1998 | Denial | Stuffy Man | |
| 2000 | Killjoy | Homeless Man | Direct-to-video Last film role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978–1980 | One Life to Live | Dr. Jack Scott | |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Additional voices | |
| 1980 | Diff'rent Strokes | Mr. DuPrey | Episode: "First Love" |
| 1983–1986 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Destro, Stalker, Iceberg (voices) | Recurring role |
| 1982–1984 | Knots Landing | Louis Bonfort, D.A., Dr. Rosen | 4 episodes |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Lt. Stanton | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Super Friends | Head of Volti (voice) | Episode: "Day of the Dinosaurs" |
| 1983 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Additional voices | 13 episodes |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara | TV Reporter | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | Leon DeRoy | Episode: "Celebrity" |
| 1984 | Cover Up | Boris Culver | Episode: "Harper-Gate" |
| 1984 | Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | General Plankton, Additional voices | 8 episodes |
| 1984 | Saturday Supercade | Borf, Mr. Friendly (voices) | |
| 1984 | Dragon's Lair | Cinge (voice) | Episode: "Tale of the Enchanted Gift" |
| 1984 | Challenge of the GoBots | Turbo, Cop-Tur (voices) | 9 episodes |
| 1984–1986 | The Transformers | Devastator (voice) | 9 episodes |
| 1985 | Hill Street Blues | Maddy | Episode: "Intestinal Fortitude" |
| 1985 | The Jeffersons | Mr. Harris | Episode: "Last Dance" |
| 1985 | Robotix | Argus, Steth (voices) | Episode: "Battle of the Titans" |
| 1985 | Sectaurs | Spidrax, Spiderflyer (voices) | 5 episodes |
| 1986 | The Fall Guy | Tony Maguire | Episode: "The Lucky Stiff" |
| 1986 | Pound Puppies | Dr. Black, Newsreporter (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Foofur | Additional voices | 3 episodes |
| 1987–1989 | 227 | Walter Gipson, Krieger | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Starman | Les Martin | Episode: "The System" |
| 1987 | Bionic Six | Edward Tully | Episode: "The Hive" |
| 1987 | Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs | Commander (voice) | Episode: "Star Sheriff Round Up" |
| 1987 | The Real Ghostbusters | The Undying One, Ambassador Yali (voices) | Episode: "Moaning Stones" |
| 1988 | Frank's Place | Coach Richards | Episode: "The Recruiting Game" |
| 1989 | The Robert Guillaume Show | Dr. Hug | Episode: "Fast Friends" |
| 1990–1992 | Tom & Jerry Kids | Additional voices | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Good Sports | Stu Ramsey | Episode: "Pros and Ex-Cons" |
| 1992 | Fievel's American Tails | Hambone (voice) | Episode: "The Gift" |
| 1992 | Conan the Adventurer (Animated Series) | Ram Amon (voice) | Multiple Episodes |
| 1995 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Elban Bigfoot (voice) | Episode: "Bigfoot, Don't Fail Me Now" |
| 1995 | Live Shot | | Episode: "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" |
| 1996 | Bone Chillers | Principal Pussman | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | Conan the Adventurer (Live Action Series) | The Skull That Talks (voice) | 22 episodes |
| 1998–2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Big Buffalo, Rhino (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Los Luchadores | Laurant | Recurring role; 16 episodes |
| 2001 | As Told by Ginger | Santa Claus #2 (voice) | Episode: "The Even Steven Holiday Special" |
| 2002 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Roller Ghoster (voice) | Episode: "Roller Ghoster Ride" |
| 2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Commodore Game Master (voice) | 2 episodes |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Night Trap | Commando | |
| 1995 | Stonekeep | Khull-Khuum the Shadowking | |
| 1996 | Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter | Imperial Officer #5 | |
| 1999 | Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast | Narrator, Demonknight | |
| 2000 | Freedom: First Resistance | Zared, Oq, Poter PK | |
| 2002 | Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | Mannoroth, Grom Hellscream | Uncredited |
| 2002 | Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena | Schmidt | |
| 2002 | Disney Golf | Pete | |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon | Aquanog Crew, Aquanog Mayor, Admiral | |
| 2002 | Disney Sports Soccer | Pete | |
| 2002 | Disney Sports Skateboarding | Pete | |
| 2002 | Disney Sports Football | Pete | |
| 2003 | Disney Sports Basketball | Pete | |
| 2003 | Disney's Party | Pete | |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Booger, Haamid, Thunder | |
| 2004 | World of Warcraft | Mannoroth | |
| 2005 | Predator: Concrete Jungle | Additional voices | |
| 2005 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Venom | |
| 2007 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | Grommash Hellscream, Mannoroth | |
| 2009 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | Booger, Haamid, Thunder | |
| 2010 | God of War: Ghost of Sparta | Thanatos | |
| 2010 | World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | Mannoroth | |