Kevin Michael Richardson

Kevin Michael Richardson is an American actor and voice actor, known for his distinctive deep voice. He is best known for voicing a multitude of characters in animated series and video games, playing mostly villainous characters since the 1990s. He has done voice work on several Disney productions, most prominently voicing Captain Gantu in the Lilo & Stitch franchise. Richardson's notable voice roles outside of Disney include Cleveland Brown, Jr. in and its spin-off , as well as the Joker in , the latter of which he received two nominations for his work. He is also well-known for voicing Goro in the 1995 film adaptation of , Chairman Drek, the main antagonist of the 2002 video game, Exile in the series , Plato the buffalo in , Slam Tasmanian and Tech E. Coyote in , Bulkhead in , The Shredder in 's 2012 series of , Crusher in , and Kamek in .
==Filmography==
===Films===
Year	Film 	Character 	Studio
2000	Whispers: An Elephant's Tale 	Adult Whispers/Narrator 	Walt Disney Pictures
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins	Space Ranger 	Walt Disney Television AnimationPixar Animation Studios
2001	Recess: School's Out 	Cop #2 	Disneytoon Studios
2002	The Country Bears 	Henry Dixon Taylor 	Walt Disney Pictures
2002	Lilo & Stitch 	Captain Gantu 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2002	Mickey's House of Villains 	Chorus 	Walt Disney Television AnimationToon City Animation
2003	Stitch! The Movie 	Captain Gantu 	Walt Disney Television Animation
2004	Teacher's Pet 	Conductor 	Walt Disney Pictures
2005	Porco Rosso 	Mamma Aiuto Gang 	Studio Ghibli
2005	Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama 	Sumo Ninja and Dr. Gooberman 	Walt Disney Television Animation
2005	Mulan II 	Additional Voices 	Disneytoon Studios
2005	Pom Poko 	Bunta MizunomizawaWonderland President	Studio Ghibli
2006	Leroy & Stitch 	Captain Gantu 	Walt Disney Television Animation
2006	The Wild 	Samson's Father 	C.O.R.E. Feature AnimationHoytyboy Pictures
Contrafilm
2008	The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning 	Cheeks/Ray-Ray 	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
2009	The Princess and the Frog 	Ian the Alligator 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2010	Tales from Earthsea 	Additional Voices 	Studio Ghibli
2011	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension	Norm Bots (deep voice) 	Walt Disney Television Animation
2014	The Pirate Fairy 	Yang 	DisneyToon StudiosPrana Studios
2014	Planes: Fire & Rescue 	Ryker 	DisneyToon Studios
2015	Strange Magic 	Brutus 	Touchstone Pictures
===Television===
Year(s) 	Show 	Character 	Studio 	Network
1998 	Timon & Pumbaa 	Tutan PharaohTumbaa 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	ABC
1998–1999 	Hercules 	Hephaestus 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	ABC
2000 	Recess 	Mr. LaSalle 	AnivisionWalt Disney Television 	ABC (ABC Kids)UPN (Disney's One Too) (1999–2003)Toon DisneyDisney Channel
2000–2001 	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 	TremendorImmensitorBehemorVarg 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	ABC
2001 	The Legend of Tarzan 	Thaddeus HuntMuviro 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	ABC
2001–2005 	The Proud Family 	Omar PhillipsDr. PayneMr. Gross 	Jambalaya Studios Y.R. Studio 	Disney Channel
2001–2003 	House of Mouse 	Dandy CrowPrince John 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	ABC
2002–2007 	Kim Possible 	Slim Possible 	Walt Disney Television AnimationToon City Animation, Inc. 	ABCDisney ChannelToon Disney
2003–2006 	Lilo & Stitch: The Series 	Captain GantuCobra Bubbles 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney Channel
2004–2005 	Dave the Barbarian 	OswidgeKing ThroktarMagic MirrorAdditional Voices 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney Channel/Toon Disney
2004–2006 	Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! 	Antauri and Biff Beefy BoxCloggy Colon Creature 	The Answer Studio 	ABC/Jetix
2006–2008 	The Emperor's New School 	Kavo 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney Channel
2008–2014 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Jabba the Hutt 	Lucasfilm Animation 	Cartoon Network
2009 	Phineas and Ferb 	P. P. Otter 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney ChannelDisney XD
2010 	The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes 	Man-ApeN'Gassi 	Marvel AnimationFilm RomanIngenious Media/Ingenious Broadcasting EIS PLCsDisney XD Original Productions	Disney XD (United States)Teletoon (Canada)
2012–2016 	Gravity Falls 	Sheriff BlubsTatsChutzparPituitorLeaderarBig HenryGhostBlubs (young)Duck-Tective Announcer 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney Channel
2012–present	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja 	Willem Viceroy III 	Titmouse, Inc., and Boulder Media Ltd. 	Disney XD
2012–present	Ultimate Spider-Man 	JuggernautAwesome AndroidHoward the DuckMac PorterBulldozerFrankenstein's Monster 	Marvel AnimationFilm Roman 	Disney XDDisney Channel
2013–present	Mickey Mouse 	Bear Doctor 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney Channel
2013 	Avengers Assemble 	UlikGroot 	Marvel AnimationMan of Action Studios 	Disney XD
2013 	Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. 	Ego the Living PlanetFrankenstein's Monster 	Marvel Animation 	Disney XD
2013 	Wander Over Yonder 	Papa DoomGlenClipperSix-Fingered MenRam GuardsKnucklehead 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney ChannelDisney XD
2014 	Phineas and Ferb Save Summer 	President Barack Obama 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney XD
2014–2016 	The 7D 	HappyScientistNat King TrollKing YoAdditional voices 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney XD
2014–2017 	Sofia the First 	King KameaSir OliverOmar 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney Jr.
2015 	Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates: The Great Never Sea Conquest	King Neptune 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney Jr.
2015 	Miles from Tomorrowland 	Bootjet GroovestarSkellig RoProsperoAutomated VoiceEyeball AlienAlien News Anchor 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney Jr.
2015 	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero 	Additional voices 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Disney XD
2015 	Guardians of the Galaxy 	GrootHeimdallWal RusMandala 	Marvel Animation 	Disney XD
2016–present	Milo Murphy's Law 	Coach Nolan MitchellAdditional voices 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney XDDisney Channel
2017–2020 	Tangled: The Series 	OtterFerry Captain 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Channel
2017 	Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer 	GumbrumpGiantGreat Gork 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney XD
2017–present	Puppy Dog Pals 	Guard DogSmall Dog 	Wild Canary Animation 	Disney Jr.
2018 	Legend of the Three Caballeros 	Lord Felldrake SheldgooseJupiterMoai CommanderMoaiGhost Abraham LincolnMaster JailerVlorpBoard Member #3Devil DonaldBorder Guard	Disney Digital Network 	Disney+Disney XD
2019–present	Amphibia 	Mr. Flour 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Channel
2019–2020 	The Rocketeer 	Mayor Primshell 	Wild Canary Animation 	Disney Jr.
2020–2023 	The Owl House 	Tarak 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Channel
2024 	Hamster & Gretel 	General HuxleySkull PulverizerCleb 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Channel
2024 	Spidey and his Amazing Friends 	Santa Claus 	Marvel Studios Animation 	Disney Jr.
===Video games===
Year(s)	Game 	Character
2001 	Tarzan: Untamed 	Bad Guy #1
2002 	Kingdom Hearts 	Sebastian
2002 	Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 	Captain Gantu
2006 	Kingdom Hearts II/Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix	Sebastian
2010 	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep 	Captain Gantu
2012 	Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 	Black Guard A
2014 	Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition 	Groot
2015 	Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition 	Jabba the Hutt
2023 	Disney Speedstorm 	Captain Gantu
===Theme park attractions===
Year	Attraction 	Character 	Park
2004	Stitch's Great Escape!	Captain Gantu	Magic Kingdom
2005	HalloWishes 	Ghost Host 	Magic Kingdom
2008	Stitch Encounter 	Captain Gantu	Walt Disney Studios Park
==Roles==
==Gallery==
Kevin Michael Richardson by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|Kevin Michael Richardson speaks at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con.
Kevin Michael Richardson by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg|Kevin Michael Richardson speaks at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con.
Kevin and Monica Richardson.jpg|Kevin Michael Richardson with his wife, Monica Richardson, in February 2013.
KMR Wonder-Con.jpg|Kevin Michael Richardson speaks at the 2016 WonderCon.
KMR SDCC19.jpg|Kevin Michael Richardson speaks at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con.
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