Neil Ross

Neil Ross
Neil David Ross is a British–born American voice actor and announcer. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, he has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably G.I. Joe and Transformers, as well as video games. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including Back to the Future Part II, Babe, and Quiz Show. He currently serves as the announcer for the primetime version of Press Your Luck on ABC.
Ross was the announcer for the 75th Annual Academy Awards Telecast in 2003, and the Emmy Awards Telecast in 2004. He has also narrated numerous episodes of A&E's Biography, and many editions of NOVA 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 Salt Lake City, Utah. Following this, he moved on to KORL, KGMB and KKUA in Honolulu, Hawaii, before moving to KCBQ in San Diego 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 Hanna-Barbera. Ross has voiced radio and television commercials for companies including Wal-Mart, AT&T, Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, Mattel, Goodyear, Disney, Hoover, Anheuser-Busch, Southwest Airlines, and Kelloggs, and has done promo works for CBS, NBC, ABC, TBS and Fox Kids, using an American accent in all of his performances. His best-known work in that field was as the promotional announcer for Game Show Network through the late 90s into the mid-2000s.
Filmography
Animation
Live action
Press Your Luck – Announcer / Whammy (voice)
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad – Skorn ("His Master's Voice", "An Un-Helping Hand", "Loose Lips Sink Microchips"), Stupid Virus ("Cheater, Cheater, Megabyte Eater") (voices)
Movies
Lifepod (1981) – Main Cerebral (voice)
Transformers: The Movie (1986) – Bonecrusher / Hook / Springer / Slag (voice)
An American Tail (1986) – Honest John (voice)
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) – Buzzer / Dusty / Monkeywrench / Shipwreck (voice)
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) – Oompa (voice)
Back to the Future Part II (1989) – Biff Tannen Museum Narrator (voice)
Dick Tracy (1990) – Radio Announcer #3 (voice)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) – Announcer (voice)
The Little Engine That Could (1991, Short) – Doc / Control Tower / Handy Pandy (voice)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) – Elder (voice)
The Town Santa Forgot (1993) – Pout the Elf (voice)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) – (voice)
Thumbelina (1994) – Mr. Bear / Mr. Fox (voice)
A Troll in Central Park (1994) – Pansy (voice)
Quiz Show (1994) – Twenty-One Announcer
The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) – Scrawny (voice)
Babe (1995) – (voice)
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998) – Doctor Valentine's assistant
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999) – Mayor Corey (voice)
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) – Sergio (voice)
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown (2000, TV Movie) – Interviewer (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) – Cyclops Diver (voice)
Son of the Mask (2005) – Deep Alvey Voice (voice)
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005) – Dr. Professor (voice)
The Ant Bully (2006) – Wasp #1 / Wasp #5 (voice)
Garfield Gets Real (2007) – Wally / Charles (voice)
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008) – Fizban / Paladine (voice)
Garfield's Pet Force (2009) – Wally / Charles (voice)
The Outback (2012) – Monty (voice)
The Reef 2: High Tide (2012) – Schliemann (voice)
Video and computer games
Call of Duty – Announcer
Disney Universe – VIC
Doom 3 – Sergeant Kelly
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem – Dr. Edwin Lindsey
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Mayor Domino
Legacy of Kain – Malek the Paladin, King Ottmar, Elzevir the Dollmaker, Rahab
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – Navy SEAL
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Colonel Volgin
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
Onimusha Blade Warriors – Guildenstern
RAGE 2 – Dr. Kvasir, Wellspring Guard
Return to Monkey Island – Wally B. Feed
Revenant – Sardok, Verhoevan, Townsmen
Rosewater - Doc Sedgwick, Oberlin, Quentin Ellis, Perry Cloud Smith, Buford, Roderick Nethersole
Spyro: Year of the Dragon – Moneybags, Bentley
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly – Moneybags
Spider-Man 3 – Luke Carlyle
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron – Han Solo, General Rieekan
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
The Bard's Tale – Additional voices
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines – Gary Golden
References
External links
Neil Ross Voiceovers – official website
Voice demos
Neil Ross interview
Neil Ross interview on Insomniac Mania
Living people
20th-century American male actors
20th-century British male actors
20th-century English male actors
21st-century American male actors
21st-century British male actors
21st-century English male actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
American radio personalities
British emigrants to the United States
British radio personalities
British male video game actors
British male voice actors
English emigrants to the United States
English male video game actors
English male voice actors
English radio personalities
Game show announcers
Year of birth missing (living people)