Jim Ward (voice actor)

Jim Ward (voice actor)
Jim Ward is an American retired voice actor, radio personality, and camera operator.
Biography
Radio career
From 2004 to 2014, and again from 2015 to 2017, Ward was the co-host of The Stephanie Miller Show, a nationally syndicated liberal radio talk show that features a number of his impersonations of political figures and other celebrities and news makers.
Voice over career
Ward is known for his dozens of roles in animation and video games. During his long career, he has voiced Captain Copernicus Leslie Qwark in the Ratchet & Clank franchise, Mannimarco in The Elder Scrolls Online, Diamondhead in Ben 10 and Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, Henry Peter Gyrich in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, newscaster Chet Ubetcha and Doug Dimmadome, Owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome on The Fairly OddParents, Angus on The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, and Professor Xavier in Wolverine and the X-Men.
In 2006, Ward played Eyemore, Crusher, and Stoker on Biker Mice from Mars, which was a remake of the 1990s show of the same name. The character Stoker had been played by Peter Strauss on the show, but after he left the series, Ward took over. In 2009, for his roles on the show, he was nominated and won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program.
Health problems and retirement
In 2021, it was reported that Ward had developed symptoms of a precocious form of Alzheimer's disease and contracted a severe case of COVID-19, leaving him unable to continue voice acting.
Dubbing roles
Anime
Yojimbo of the Wind – Master of Tonbo, Tanida
Gokudo
Film
Porco Rosso - Additional voices
Spirited Away – River Spirit
Filmography
Animation
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Headmaster (episode: "The Headband")
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes - Baron Strucker, Henry Peter Gyrich, additional voices
Ben 10 - Diamondhead, XLR8, Wildvine, Mr. Beck, additional voices
Biker Mice from Mars - Stoker Van Rotten (replacing Peter Strauss)
The Brothers Flub - Additional Voices
Crash Nebula - Pa Speevak/Dif
Catscratch - William Champsley
Danny Phantom - Bertrand, Operative L, Additional Voices
The Emperor's New School - Additional voices
The Fairly OddParents - Chet Ubetcha, Doug Dimmadome, Additional voices
Hard Drinkin' Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln
Hey Arnold! - Announcer (episode: "Harold vs. Patty")
Higglytown Heroes - Grandpop Krank
Justice League Action - Brain
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness – Kwan
Last Chance - Marine
Legion of Super Heroes - Mordru (episode: "Trials")
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures - Additional voices
My Life as a Teenage Robot - Krackus, Additional voices
New Looney Tunes - Squint Eatswood
Quick Change - Police Artist
Reader Rabbit - Sam the Lion
The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs - Angus, Dog Chow and one of the Space Slugs
The Super Hero Squad Show - Professor X
Tapeheads - Dutch Reagan
We Bare Bears - Movie Theater Manager (episode: "Shush Ninjas")
Wolverine and the X-Men - Professor X, Sentinels, Warren Worthington, Abraham Cornelius, Rover
Xyber 9: New Dawn - Additional voices
Film
Area 88 - Mickey Simon
Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix - XLR8, Ripjaws Alien, Fourarms Alien, Radio Announcer, Additional voices
Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens - Diamondhead
Casper: A Spirited Beginning - Stretch
Casper Meets Wendy - Stretch
Cars - Additional voices
Cheetah - Announcer
Chillerama - Anne Frank's Father
Despicable Me 2 - Additional voices
Despicable Me 3 - Additional voices
Escape from Planet Earth - Grey #1
Finding Nemo (2003) - Additional voices
Abra-Catastrophe! - Chet Ubetcha
The Grinch - Additional voices
Happily N'Ever After - Additional voices
Hercules (1997) - Ice Titan, Additional voices
Home on the Range - Additional voices
Jetsons: The Movie - Additional voices
The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour - Tour Guide
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! - Outback Ollie
The Lorax - Additional voices
The Macahans - Mountain Man
Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Additional voices
Monsters University - Additional voices
Mosaic - Tour Guide, Belligerent Detective
Minions - Additional voices
The Secret Life of Pets - Additional voices
Party Central - Dad (credited as James Kevin Ward)
Ratchet & Clank - Captain Copernicus Qwark
Spider-Man - Project Coordinator
The Fairly OddParents in School's Out! The Musical - Chet Ubetcha, Flunky
Toy Story 3 - Additional voices
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse - Radio DJ
Treasure Planet - Additional voices
Ultimate Avengers - Herr Kleiser
Ultimate Avengers 2 - Herr Kleiser
WALL-E (2008) - Billboard Announcer
Video games
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties - Tokugawa Ieyasu
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura - Arronax, Gar, Joachim, Nasrudin
Batman: Arkham Knight - Firefighter Adamson, Officer Williams, Sergeant McAllister, additional voices
Ben 10: Protector of Earth - XLR8, Wildvine
Bionicle - Pohatu Nuva
Call of Duty - German PA Officer, Additional voices
Call of Duty: United Offensive - Cpl. Kulikov, Additional voices
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Ranger #1, Shadow Company Soldier #2, Additional voices
Command & Conquer: Generals - Additional voices
Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour - Additional voices
Crusaders of Might and Magic - Additional voices
Defense Grid: The Awakening - Fletcher
Destroy All Humans! - Arkvoodle of the Sacred Crotch
Destroy All Humans! - Bert Whither, Mayor, Power Suit Soldier, Worker 2
2 - Additional voices
Big Willy Unleashed - Mr. Pork, Toxoplasma Gondii, Jimbo the Furontech Correspondent
Path of the Furon - American Males
Diablo III - Belial
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII - Incidental Characters
Doom 3 - Additional voices
Dota 2 - Defense Grid Announcer Pack (as Fletcher)
Dragon Age II - Orsino, additional voices
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard - Sting Sniperscope
The Elder Scrolls Online - Mannimarco
Escape from Monkey Island - Drunk, Tony the Catapult Operator
EverQuest II - Various voices
Evil Dead: Regeneration - Dr. Vladimir Reinhard, Prof. Raymond Knowby
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown - Chet Ubetcha
Fallout 4 - RobCo Battlezone Announcer (Nuka-World) & Old Longfellow (Far Harbor)
Fallout: New Vegas - Dr. Klein, Sink Intelligence Unit, Sink Auto-Doc (Old World Blues)
F.E.A.R. - Commissioner Betters
Final Fantasy XIII - Additional voices
Guild Wars 2 - Tybalt Leftpaw
Grim Fandango - Hector LeMans, Gunnar, Doug
The Hobbit - Gandalf
Killer7 - Toru Fukushima
Kingdom of Paradise - Genra
Lost Planet 2 - Various
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - Ramon Solano
King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity - Armor Seller Gnome, Hillman, Unseen Voice
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Additional voices
MadWorld - Agent XIII, Killseeker D, Police Chief
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds - Sentinel
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order - Additional voices
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Director Aleksandr Leonovich Granin
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Wilhelm "Doktor" Voigt
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots - Chad-bot, Biggest Genius Host, Evil Toy Co. Employee
Ninety-Nine Nights II - Zirrick
Ninja Blade - Tojiro Kurokawa
Nuclear Strike - Additional voices
Painkiller - Asmodeus
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale - Captain Copernicus Qwark, Resistance Soldier
Prey – Additional voices
Quake Champions - Ranger
Ratchet & Clank (2002-2016) - Captain Copernicus Qwark
2002 - Deserter, Gadgetron CEO
2016 Remake - Qwark Bot, Hoverboarder #1, Warbot #2, Blarg #3
Going Commando - Abercrombie Fizzwidget, UltraTech Announcer, Corp Announcer, Qwark Bot Galactic Greetings Announcer
Up Your Arsenal - Tyrranoid Host, Scorpio, Skrunch
Ratchet: Deadlocked - Shellshock, Groom
Size Matters - Otto Destruct, PlantMan, Robot Head, Skrunch, Announcer
Secret Agent Clank
Ratchet & Clank Future subseries
Tools of Destruction
A Crack In Time
All 4 One - Commander Spog
Full Frontal Assault
Red Dead Redemption 2 – The Local Pedestrian Population
Resident Evil - Jack Krauser
4
The Darkside Chronicles
Resonance of Fate - Rowen
Rise of Nightmares - Peter
SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs - Russian Spetznaz Operative Polaris
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis - Additional Voices
Star Fox: Assault - Fox McCloud, Leon Powalski
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness - President Mutal
Star Trek: Armada II - Additional voices
Star Wars - Mars Guo
Bounty Hunter - Alien Thug #2, Dug, Meeko Ghintee
Episode I Racer - Fud Sang
Jedi Starfighter - Additional voices
Knights of the Old Republic - Additional voices
Racer Revenge - Scorch Zanales
Starfighter - Pirate Ground Control, Wingman
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Fox McCloud, Leon Powalski
The Saboteur - Vittore
The Sopranos: Road to Respect - Additional voices
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - Additional voices
Titan Quest - Additional voices
Tomb Raider: Anniversary - Pierre DuPont
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron - Perceptor
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark - Perceptor
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines - additional voices
White Knight Chronicles - Sarvain
White Knight Chronicles II - Sarvain, Ledom
Wolfenstein - Scribe, Additional voices
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse - Colossus, James Hudson
Other
Small Fry - Franklin the Eagle
Super Mario Bros. Super Show - Patty's dad, Count Dracula
Diff'rent Strokes - Voice of "Kit", the car on Knight Rider (1984)
The Haunted Hathaways - Voice of Wags in episode "Haunted Dog" (2013)
References
Young, Steve. "The Lord of Loud Laughs: Meet Jim Ward", American Politics Journal'', April 30, 2006.
External links
Official Web Site
Apocryphal but true
The Stephanie Miller Show
Jim Ward Fan Club
Living people
American radio personalities
American male voice actors
American male video game actors
American impressionists (entertainers)
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Male actors from New York (state)
Comedians from California
People with Alzheimer's disease
Year of birth missing (living people)