Billy West

**William Richard Werstine** (better known as **Billy West**) (born April 16, 1952) is an American voice actor, musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his voice roles as Professor Hubert Farnsworth, and Dr. John Zoidberg in _Futurama_ and D in Alphablocks. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. West is divorced from his wife Violet Werstine (known as Violet West).

### Film and television

|Year|Title|Role|class = "unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1988|_The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil_|Cecil|Voice role Animated series||
|1991–1994|_Doug_|Doug Funnie (1991–1994) Porkchop Roger Klotz (1991–1994)|Voice role Animated series||
|1991–1996|_The Ren & Stimpy Show_|Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat Ren Höek (1993–1996) Mr. Horse (1993–1996)|Voice role Animated series||
|1994|_The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show_|France Bug|Voice role Animated series||
|1996|_Earthworm Jim_|Additional voices|Voice role Animated series||
|1996–2003|_Dexter's Laboratory_|Additional voices|Voice role Animated series||
|1996|_Joe's Apartment_|Ralph Roach|Voice role Live action film||
|1996|_Space Jam_|Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd|Voice role Live action/animated film||
|1997|_The Wacky World of Tex Avery_|Tex Avery Freddie the Fly Sagebrush Sid|Voice role Animated series||
|1997|_Cow and Chicken_|Additional voices|Voice role Animated series||
|1997–2000|_I Am Weasel_|Additional voices|Voice role Animated series||
|1997|_Project G.e.e.K.e.R._|GeeKeR|Voice role Animated series||
|1997|_The Weird Al Show_|Show announcer Harvey the Wonder Hamster|Voice role Television series||
|1997|_Extreme Ghostbusters_|Slimer Mayor McShane|Voice role Animated series||
|1997|_Space Goofs_|Additional voices|Voice role Animated series||
|1997|_King of the Hill_|Mr. Holloway|Voice role Animated series Episode: "The Company Man"||
|1998|_Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island_|Norville "Shaggy" Rogers|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|1998–1999|_Mad Jack the Pirate_|Snuk Jon LeFeet additional voices|Voice role Animated series||
|1998–1999|_The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs_||Voice role Animated series||
|1998–2000|_Histeria!_|Chit Chatterson Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|1998–2000|_Voltron: The Third Dimension_|Pidge|Voice role Animated show||
|1998–2005|_The Powerpuff Girls_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|1998–2005|_CatDog_|Rancid Rabbit Mr Sunshine Randolph Grant|Voice role Animated series||
|1999|_Queer Duck_|Bi-Polar Bear Other characters|Voice role Animated series||
|1999|_Detention_|Emmitt Roswell Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|1999|_Olive, the Other Reindeer_|Mr. Eskimo|Voice role Animated television film||
|1999|_Rayman: The Animated Series_|Rayman|Voice role Animated series||
|1999|_Dilbert_|Marketing Guy Additional voices|Voice role Animated series||
|1999–2002|_The New Woody Woodpecker Show_|Woody Woodpecker Wally Walrus Smedley Doug Knutts Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|1999–2013|_Futurama_|Philip J. Fry Professor Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg Zapp Brannigan Richard Nixon Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2000|_Baby Felix_|Felix the Cat Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2000|_Poochini's Yard_|Poochini Walter White Mr. Garvey Lockjaw Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2001|_Horrible Histories_|Stitch Narrator various|Voice role Animated series||
|2001|_The Oblongs_|George Klimer Anita Bidet Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2001|_Totally Spies!_|Lester Crawley|Voice role Animated series||
|2001|_Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius_|Various characters|Voice role Animated film||
|2001|_Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring_|Freddie|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2002|_Jackie Chan Adventures_|Monkey King|Voice role Animated series Episode: "Monkey a Go-Go"||
|2002|_Crank Yankers_|Confucious Moo Shu|Voice role||
|2002|_Ozzy & Drix_|Muscle Cell|Voice role Animated series Episode: "Reflex"||
|2002–2007|_The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius_|Sam Additional voices|Voice role Animated series||
|2003|_Looney Tunes: Back in Action_|Elmer Fudd Peter Lorre|Voice role Live action/animated film||
|2003|_Duck Dodgers_|Mother Fudd|Voice role Animated series||
|2003–2009|_My Life as a Teenage Robot_|Principal Razinski Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2004|_Justice League Unlimited_|Skeets|Voice role Animated series Episode: "The Greatest Story Never Told"||
|2004|_Comic Book: The Movie_|Leo Matuzik|Live action role Direct-to-video||
|2004|_Garfield: The Movie_|Dog|Voice role||
|2004|_Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy_|Popeye Pappy|Voice role Direct-to-video Computer-animated film||
|2004, 2006|_Codename: Kids Next Door_|Numbuh 13|Voice role Animated series Episode: "Operation M.A.C.A.R.R.O.N.I." Episode: "Operation I.T."||
|2004–2006|_Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2004–2009|_Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2005|_Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars_|Major Biff Buzzard King Thingg Gardener#2|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2005|__|Board Member Cab Driver|Voice role Animated television film||
|2005|_Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry_|Biff Buzzard President of Hollywood Squirty|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2005|_Camp Lazlo_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2005|_The Buzz on Maggie_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2005|_The Life and Times of Juniper Lee_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2005–2007|_Loonatics Unleashed_|Electro J. Fudd Sagittarius Stomper|Voice role Animated series||
|2006|_Curious George_|Manager|Voice role Animated film||
|2006–2007|Drawn Together|Stimpy Popeye Mall Security Guard Denzel Washington The Lion in The Puddle|Voice role Animated series||
|2006|_Queer Duck: The Movie_|Bi-Polar Bear|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2006|_Zombie College_|Skully Graham|Voice role Web series||
|2006|_Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas_|Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2006–2007|_Squirrel Boy_|Kyle Finster|Voice role Animated series||
|2007|_Chowder_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2007|_El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2007|_TMNT_|Anchorman Jersey Devil Various characters|Voice role Animated film||
|2007|_Futurama: Bender's Big Score_|Philip J. Fry Professor Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg Zapp Brannigan Richard Nixon Additional characters|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2007–2009|_Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World_|Dr. Hunk Anderson Pooper George W. Bush Franz Nerdlinger Log Cabin Tom Various characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2008|_The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2008|_The Mighty B!_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2008|_Random! Cartoons_|Finster #1 Pilot #1 Johnny Space Guy Space Thug Moobeard|Voice role Animated series||
|2008|_Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs_|Philip J. Fry Professor Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg Zapp Brannigan Richard Nixon Additional characters|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2008|_Futurama: Bender's Game_|Philip J. Fry Professor Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg Additional characters|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2009|_Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder_|Philip J. Fry Professor Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg Zapp Brannigan Leo Wong Richard Nixon Additional characters|Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2009–2012|_Jungle Junction_|Ellyvan|Voice role Animated series||
|2010|_Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes_|Tom|Direct-to-video Animated film||
|2010|_Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2010|_T.U.F.F. Puppy_|Additional characters|Voice role Animated series||
|2010|_Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated_|Gunther Gator|Voice role Animated series||
|2010|_Glenn Martin, DDS_|Mr. Vernon|Voice role Animated series Episode: "Camp"||
|2011|_Mongo Wrestling Alliance_|Various|Voice role Animated series||
|2011|_Eric Kaplan's Sketch World_|Additional voices|Voice role Web series||
|2011–2014|_The Looney Tunes Show_|Elmer Fudd|Voice role Animated series||
|2012|_The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange_|Cranberry|Voice role Animated series||
|2013|_Ultimate Spider-Man_|Rocket Raccoon|Voice role Animated series||
|2013|_I Know That Voice_|Himself|Documentary||
|2014|_The Simpsons_|Philip J. Fry Professor Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg|Voice role Animated series Episode: "Simpsorama"||
|2014|_Mixels_|Lunk, Gobba, Balk|Voice role Animated series||
|2014|_Adventure Time_|Goose, Dr. Erik Adamkinson, Mayor|Voice role Animated series Episode: "Everything's Jake"||
|2014|_Turbo FAST_|Fleagor, Mosquito, Adolfo, Waterbug|Voice role Animated series||
|2014|_TripTank_|Sextus Scribonus|Voice role Animated series Episode: "Ahhh, Serenity"||
|2014–present|_The 7D_|Bashful|Voice role Animated series||
|2015|_The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water_|Seagull|Voice role Animated film||
|2015|_Pixels_|Additional video game characters|Voice role Live-action film||
|2018|_Return of Ed Edd n Eddy (2018/2020 TV Series)_|Eddy|Voice acting|Voice role Animated series|
|2022–present|_Regular Show “Adult Party Cartoon”_|Muscle Man, Low Five Ghost|Voice acting|Voice role Animated series|

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Billy West
- **image**: Billy West (52964747921).jpg
- **caption**: West in 2023
- **birth name**: William Richard Werstine
- **birth place**: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- **occupation**: Voice actor, musician, singer, songwriter
- **years active**: 1980–present
- **agent**: DPN