Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is best known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He voices several other characters on the show as well, including Purple Doctor Fish and various anchovies.
He also voiced The Chief in the animated series Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, and Mr. Besser, the school principal in the animated series The Kids from Room 402. Bumpass has many other credits in animated films, animated television series, and video games.
== Early life ==
Bumpass was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 20, 1951. He attended Little Rock Central High School where he received his first training in theater. He attended Arkansas State University where he majored in radio–TV and minored in theater. He worked at the campus radio station and also at Jonesboro's Raycom Media owned ABC-affiliated television station, KAIT-TV, where he had multiple duties as announcer, film processor, cameraman, audio technician, and technical director.
While at KAIT, he also wrote, produced, and performed in a late-night comedy program called Mid-Century Nonsense Festival Featuring Kumquat Theater. He graduated from A-State in 1976, and when encouraged by an A-State professor to consider professional theater, he went to New York in June 1977.
== Career ==
In 1977 he won a role in the National Lampoon's music and comedy road show That's Not Funny, That's Sick and toured with them until 1978. That same year, he appeared in the TV special Disco Beaver from Outer Space for HBO. In 1979, Bumpass was cast as the leading role in a National Lampoon film to be called Jaws 3, People 0 in which he would have a love scene with Bo Derek. However, the film was canceled due to objections by the creators of the movie Jaws. In 1980, Bumpass created the character of 'Fartman' to appear on the National Lampoon LP The White Album, which later inspired the Howard Stern character by the same name.
Bumpass is best known to present-day viewers as the voice of Squidward Tentacles and various incidental characters on the Nickelodeon animated comedy series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is also known for voicing The Chief from Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Dr. Light on Teen Titans, and Professor Membrane on Invader Zim. Though he has been voicing and acting in films since the 60s, and had also appeared on stage through the mid 70s until the late 80s.Bumpass has over 693 film credits, according to IMDb. In 2012, Bumpass received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Squidward on SpongeBob SquarePants.
== Filmography ==
=== Live-action roles ===
* Disco Beaver from Outer Space (1978) (TV)
* Two Reelers (1981) (TV)[10]
* Escape from New York (1981) (credited as Roger Bumpass)
* Wizards and Warriors (1983) (TV)
* Hot Flashes (1984) (TV)[11]
* Footlight Frenzy (1984)
* National Lampoon's Class of '86 (1986)[12]
* The Running Man (1987) – Phil Hilton
* What Price Victory (1988) (TV)
* Silk Stalkings (1992) (TV)
* Shadow of Obsession (1994) (TV)
* Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995) (TV)
* Bio-Dome (1996)
* Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (1998) (Direct-to-video)
* Santa, Jr. (2002) (TV)
* Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) (TV)
* A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004) (TV)
* Murder Without Conviction (2004) (TV)
* Just Desserts (2004) (TV)
* Marco Polo (2007) (TV)
=== Voice over roles ===
==== Film ====
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1981	Heavy Metal 	Hannover Fiste / Dr. Anrak 	credited as Roger Bumpass
1984	Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar 	Mark Fury 	
1994	The Super Dave Superbowl of Knowledge 	Additional Voices 	TV Movie
1995	Theodore Rex 	Additional Voices 	
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	Additional Voices 	
1997	Hercules 	Additional Voices 	
1997	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	Additional Voices 	Direct-to-video
1998	Quest for Camelot 	Additional Voices 	
1998	A Bug's Life 	Bar Mosquito 	
1999	Toy Story 2 	Additional Voices 	
1999	The Iron Giant 	Additional Voices 	
1999	Tarzan 	Brown Elephant 	credited as Roger Bumpass
1999	The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man 	Dr. Octopus 	
2000	The Emperor's New Groove 	Additional Voices 	
2001	Spirited Away 	Additional Voices 	2002 English dub
2001	Monsters, Inc. 	News Anchor 	
2001	Osmosis Jones 	Announcer for Nerve News Network	
2002	Cinderella II: Dreams Come True 	Additional Voices 	Direct-to-video
2002	Treasure Planet 	Additional Voices 	
2002	Lilo & Stitch 	Additional Voices 	
2003	Brother Bear 	Additional Voices 	
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	Squidward Tentacles 	
2006	Cars 	Additional Voices 	
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown 	Additional Voices 	
2009	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto 	Screaming Patron 	Direct-to-video(credited as Roger Bumpass)
2010	Kung-Fu Magoo 	General Smith, Driver 	
2013	Monsters University 	Additional Voices 	
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 	Squidward Tentacles 	
2019	Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus 	Professor Membrane 	Netflix Original
2021	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run 	Squidward Tentacles 	
==== Television ====
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1989 	Ring Raiders 	Scorch 	5 episodes
1991 	Tiny Toon Adventures 	Ronald Grump / Snowman 	Ep. "Pollution Solution"
1991 	The Toxic Crusaders 	Toxie / Dr. Killemoff 	13 episodes(credited as Roger Bumpass)
1993 	Batman: The Animated Series 	Hoffman 	Ep. "Paging the Crime Doctor"
1993 	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog 	Robots 	Ep. "Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad"(uncredited)
1993–1994 	Bonkers 	Grumbles Grizzly 	10 episodes
1994 	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 	Titanus 	3 episodes
1994–1999 	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	Chief 	40 episodes
1999–present	SpongeBob SquarePants 	Squidward Tentacles / various 	Main role
1999–2000 	The Kids from Room 402 	Mr. Besser the Principle 	13 episodes
2000 	Batman Beyond 	Cop 	Ep. "Betrayal"
2001–2003 	Invader ZIM 	Professor Membrane / Others 	18 episodes
2003–2005 	Teen Titans 	Doctor Light 	3 episodes
2003–2008 	ChalkZone 	Biclops / Man 	10 episodes
2013–2014 	Teen Titans Go! 	Doctor Light 	Eps. "Colors of Raven" and "Mr. Butt"
2015–2016 	Mixels 	Flamzer / Naut / Major Nixel ("Moon Madness") / Gate Keeper / Narrator / other	2 episodes
*Alvin and the Chipmunks (13 episodes, 1984) (TV) – Additional Voices
*The Jetsons (1 episode, 1985) (TV) – Additional Voices
*Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987) (TV)
*The Real Ghostbusters (12 episodes, 1989–1991) (TV) – Louis Tully
*TaleSpin (1990) (TV)
*Petal to the Metal (1992)
*Kurenai no buta (1992)
*Raw Toonage (12 episodes, 1992) (TV)
*Problem Child (1993) (TV)
*Timon and Pumbaa (1995) (TV) – Savage Lion
*Theodore Rex (1995)
*Quack Pack (1996) (TV) – Countdown Voice
*101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997) (TV)
*The Angry Beavers (1998) (TV)
*CatDog (1998) – Pig (CatDogPig)
*Sacrifice (2000) – Gammel
*Time Squad (2001) (TV)
*3-South (2002) (TV)
*What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) – Steve
*Yin Yang Yo! (2 episodes, 2007–2008) – The Lesson
*Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (2007)
*Random! Cartoons (2008)
*Chuggington (2010)
*Gravity Falls (2012) – Various
*We Bare Bears (2015) – Theater Manager ("Shush Ninjas" only)
===Video games===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1995	Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective 	Chief 	
2001	SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty 	Squidward Tentacles 	
2001	SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge 	Squidward Tentacles 	
2002	Blood Omen 2 	Magnus / Additional Voices 	
2002	Command & Conquer: Renegade 	Gen. Gideon Raveshaw 	
2002	SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month 	Squidward Tentacles 	
2002	SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman	Squidward Tentacles 	
2002	Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon 	Zirrelian Crew / Zirrelian Mayor / Arcturian Commander	
2003	SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom 	Squidward Tentacles 	
2003	Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando 	The Unknown, Inventor, Announcer 	
2004	X-Men Legends 	Sentinel Scientist 	
2005	Teen Titans 	Doctor Light 	
2005	SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! 	Squidward Tentacles 	
2018	Lego DC Super-Villains 	Doctor Arthur Light 	
==Awards and nominations==
* 2012 – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program – Nominated
Category:1951 births
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:Arkansas State University alumni
Category:Little Rock Central High School alumni
Category:Living people
Category:Male actors from Arkansas
Category:People from Jonesboro, Arkansas
Category:Film producers
Category:American male writers
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