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{{Short description|American actor, voice actor, director and musician}}
{{Other people|Richard Green}}
{{Other people|Richard Green}}


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'''Richard Green''' is an American actor/director/musician with an international career in voice over and film. He had a prominent role as the Magician, in David Lynch's ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'' and produced ''I Don't Know Jack'', about the life and mysterious death of ''[[Eraserhead]]'' star [[Jack Nance]]. His feature directorial debut was for the film ''7 Year ZigZag'' (uniquely told entirely in rhyme and original swing and jazz). He became the replacement voice actor for [[Frank Gorshin]] after Gorshin's death, providing the voice for [[DC Comics]] character Professor [[Hugo Strange]] in ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' animated series. He also voiced Benmummy in the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[Ben 10 (TV series)|Ben 10]]''.
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'''Richard Green''' is an American actor, director and musician with a career in voice over and film. He had a prominent role as the Magician, in David Lynch's ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'' and produced ''I Don't Know Jack'', about the life and death of ''[[Eraserhead]]'' star [[Jack Nance]]. His feature directorial debut was for the film ''7 Year ZigZag'' (told entirely in rhyme and original swing and jazz). He was also the voice for [[DC Comics]] character Professor [[Hugo Strange]] in ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' animated series, replacing [[Frank Gorshin]] after Gorshin's death. He also voiced Benmummy in the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[Ben 10 (TV series)|Ben 10]]''.


Green is also an accomplished singer-songwriter, with two albums and the feature film ''7 Year ZigZag'' to his credit. His songs have appeared such films as ''Burn Hollywood Burn'' and ''Strangers in Paradise''. His TV credits as an actor include ''[[The West Wing]]''.
Green is a singer-songwriter, with two albums and the feature film ''7 Year ZigZag'' to his credit. His songs appeared in ''Burn Hollywood Burn'' and ''Strangers in Paradise''. His credits as an actor include ''[[The West Wing]]''.


His production company Next Step Studios is responsible for scores of commercial and award winning shorts as well as two feature films and the development of The Video Biography Company.
His production company Next Step Studios has produced commercial shorts as well as two feature films and the development of The Video Biography Company.


Green received his BFA in acting from [[California Institute of the Arts]] (Theater BFA 77).
Green received his BFA in acting from [[California Institute of the Arts]] (Theater BFA 77).{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}


== Notable roles ==
== Filmography ==
===Film===
*''[[Mulholland Drive]]'' - The Magician
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="white-space:nowrap"
*''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]'' - The Wasp Leader
|-
*''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]'' - [[Jimmy Olsen|Jimmy Olsen/Mr. Action]]
! Year !! Title !!Role!!Notes
*''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' - [[Hugo Strange]], [[Toyman]]
|-
*''[[Ben 10 (TV series)|Ben 10]]'' - Benmummy
|1984||''[[Strangers in Paradise]]''||M.C.||
*''[[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]]'' - [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]]
|-
*''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'' - [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]]
|rowspan=3|1987||''Timesweep'' || Jeremy Weller ||Direct-to-video <br/> Credited as Richard Greene
*''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' - [[Ocean Master|Orm]]
|-
*''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' - Moon Goon #2
|''In Self Defense''|| ||Television film
*''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' - [[Skyquake]]
|-
*''The Path of Atticus'' - Thor
|''The Price of Life''||Gambler||Short
*''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' - Vido Santiago
|-
*''[[Brute Force (video game)|Brute Force]]'' - Tex
|rowspan=2|1988||''Street of Dreams''|| ||rowspan=2|Television film
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]'' - Rebel Wingman #2
|-
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' - Lo-Taren, Krix
|''[[Shootdown (film)|Shootdown]]''||Radio Host
*''[[Green Lantern: First Flight]]'' - Cuch
|-
|1989||''One Man Force''||Jacobowitz||
|-
|1992||''Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter''|| Reporter #2 ||Television film
|-
|rowspan=2|2001||''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]''||Moon Goon #2||Voice, direct-to-video
|-
|''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]''||The Magician||
|-
|2003||''7 Year Zig Zag''|| ||
|-
|2005||''[[The Batman vs. Dracula]]''||Additional Voices||Direct-to-video
|-
|2006||''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]''|| Wasp Leader<ref name="btva">{{Cite web |title=Richard Green (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Richard-Green/ |accessdate=23 December 2020 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>||Voice
|-
|2008||''Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre''||Mr. Profesional||Voice
|-
|2009||''[[Green Lantern: First Flight]]''||Cuch||Voice, direct-to-video
|-
|rowspan=2|2010||''Vampire''|| Mt. Tanner ||
|-
|''Bob & Bob''||Police Officer||Voice, short
|-
|2011||''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]'' ||[[Jimmy Olsen|Jimmy Olsen/Mr. Action]]<ref name="btva"/>||Voice, direct-to-video
|-
|rowspan=2|2014||''Suit & Tie''|| Land Lord||rowspan=2|Short
|-
|''Techgasm - Apple Watch''|| Ricky
|-
|2018||''Duke''||Narrator||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Year !! Title !!Role!!Notes
|-
|1985||''[[Hill Street Blues]]''||Chauffeur||Episode: "Queen for a Day"
|-
|1985||''[[Airwolf]]''||Soldier||Episode: "Airwolf 2"
|-
|1986||''[[Remington Steele]]''||Wade||Episode: "Steele Spawning"
|-
|1987||''[[St. Elsewhere]]''||Cage||Episode: "Cold War"
|-
|1987||''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]''||Lt. Ray Walters||Episode: "The Court-Martial: Part 1"
|-
|1989||''[[Falcon Crest]]''|| Nathan Farley ||2 episodes
|-
|1989-1990||''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''|| Dan Novack ||5 episodes
|-
|1988-1990||''[[China Beach]]''|| Third Doctor / Dr. Dee ||2 episodes
|-
|1991||''[[American Playhouse]]''||Gambler||Episode: "Triple Play II"
|-
|1994||''[[Melrose Place]]''||Roy ||Episode: "Reunion Blues"
|-
|1997||''[[Chicago Hope]]''||Lance Jordan||Episode: "The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen... by Proxy"
|-
|2000||''[[Judging Amy]]''||Mr. Atwood||Episode: "Waterworld"
|-
|2001||''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' || [[Ocean Master|Orm]]<ref name="btva"/>||Voice, episode: "The Enemy Below"
|-
|2002||''[[The West Wing]]''||Jerry||Episode: The Red Mass
|-
|2007||''[[Ben 10 (TV series)|Ben 10]]'' || Benmummy<ref name="btva"/>||Voice, episode: "The Return"
|-
|2006-2008||''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' || [[Hugo Strange]], [[Toyman]]<ref name="btva"/>||Voice, 5 episodes
|-
|2009||''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''||General Kreegaar<ref name="btva"/>||Voice, episode: "Mystery in Space!"
|-
|2011||''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' || Skyquake<ref name="btva"/>||Voice, episode: "Masters & Students"
|-
|2011||''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' ||Lo-Taren, Krix||Voice, 2 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Year !! Title !!Role!!Notes
|-
|1994||''99.2: A SpyQuest Adventure'' || Nick Noble ||
|-
|2001||''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]''|| Rebel Wingman #2<ref name="btva"/>||
|-
|rowspan=3|2003||''[[Enter the Matrix]]''|| ||
|-
|''[[Brute Force (video game)|Brute Force]]'' ||Tex<ref name="btva"/>||
|-
|''[[Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown]]''||[[Guy of Gisbourne]]||
|-
|2004||''[[World of Warcraft]]''|| ||
|-
|2005||''[[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]]'' ||[[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]]||Credited as Richard Greene
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006||''[[The Ant Bully (video game)|The Ant Bully]]''||Wasp Leader<ref name="btva"/>||
|-
|''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'' ||Magneto||Credited as Richard Greene
|-
|rowspan=2|2008||''[[Condemned 2: Bloodshot]]''||Inferi, Policeman, Speedballer||
|-
|''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]''|| ||
|-
|2010||''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' || Vido Santiago||
|-
|rowspan=2|2012||''[[Diablo III]]''||Additional voices||
|-
|''[[World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria]]''|| ||
|-
|2013||''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''||Kraith<ref name="btva"/>||
|-
|rowspan=2|2014||''[[Diablo III: Reaper of Souls]]''||Additional voices||
|-
|''[[World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor]]''|| ||
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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*[http://www.nextstepstudios.com/ nextstepstudios.com]
*[http://www.nextstepstudios.com/ nextstepstudios.com]

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For other people named Richard Green, see Richard Green (disambiguation).
Richard Green
Occupation(s)Actor, director, musician
Years active1984–present

Richard Green is an American actor, director and musician with a career in voice over and film. He had a prominent role as the Magician, in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive and produced I Don't Know Jack, about the life and death of Eraserhead star Jack Nance. His feature directorial debut was for the film 7 Year ZigZag (told entirely in rhyme and original swing and jazz). He was also the voice for DC Comics character Professor Hugo Strange in The Batman animated series, replacing Frank Gorshin after Gorshin's death. He also voiced Benmummy in the Cartoon Network series Ben 10.

Green is a singer-songwriter, with two albums and the feature film 7 Year ZigZag to his credit. His songs appeared in Burn Hollywood Burn and Strangers in Paradise. His credits as an actor include The West Wing.

His production company Next Step Studios has produced commercial shorts as well as two feature films and the development of The Video Biography Company.

Green received his BFA in acting from California Institute of the Arts (Theater BFA 77).[citation needed]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Strangers in Paradise M.C.
1987 Timesweep Jeremy Weller Direct-to-video
Credited as Richard Greene
In Self Defense Television film
The Price of Life Gambler Short
1988 Street of Dreams Television film
Shootdown Radio Host
1989 One Man Force Jacobowitz
1992 Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter Reporter #2 Television film
2001 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Moon Goon #2 Voice, direct-to-video
Mulholland Drive The Magician
2003 7 Year Zig Zag
2005 The Batman vs. Dracula Additional Voices Direct-to-video
2006 The Ant Bully Wasp Leader[1] Voice
2008 Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre Mr. Profesional Voice
2009 Green Lantern: First Flight Cuch Voice, direct-to-video
2010 Vampire Mt. Tanner
Bob & Bob Police Officer Voice, short
2011 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Jimmy Olsen/Mr. Action[1] Voice, direct-to-video
2014 Suit & Tie Land Lord Short
Techgasm - Apple Watch Ricky
2018 Duke Narrator

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Hill Street Blues Chauffeur Episode: "Queen for a Day"
1985 Airwolf Soldier Episode: "Airwolf 2"
1986 Remington Steele Wade Episode: "Steele Spawning"
1987 St. Elsewhere Cage Episode: "Cold War"
1987 Matlock Lt. Ray Walters Episode: "The Court-Martial: Part 1"
1989 Falcon Crest Nathan Farley 2 episodes
1989-1990 Santa Barbara Dan Novack 5 episodes
1988-1990 China Beach Third Doctor / Dr. Dee 2 episodes
1991 American Playhouse Gambler Episode: "Triple Play II"
1994 Melrose Place Roy Episode: "Reunion Blues"
1997 Chicago Hope Lance Jordan Episode: "The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen... by Proxy"
2000 Judging Amy Mr. Atwood Episode: "Waterworld"
2001 Justice League Orm[1] Voice, episode: "The Enemy Below"
2002 The West Wing Jerry Episode: The Red Mass
2007 Ben 10 Benmummy[1] Voice, episode: "The Return"
2006-2008 The Batman Hugo Strange, Toyman[1] Voice, 5 episodes
2009 Batman: The Brave and the Bold General Kreegaar[1] Voice, episode: "Mystery in Space!"
2011 Transformers: Prime Skyquake[1] Voice, episode: "Masters & Students"
2011 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lo-Taren, Krix Voice, 2 episodes

Video games

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1994 99.2: A SpyQuest Adventure Nick Noble
2001 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Rebel Wingman #2[1]
2003 Enter the Matrix
Brute Force Tex[1]
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown Guy of Gisbourne
2004 World of Warcraft
2005 X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Magneto Credited as Richard Greene
2006 The Ant Bully Wasp Leader[1]
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Magneto Credited as Richard Greene
2008 Condemned 2: Bloodshot Inferi, Policeman, Speedballer
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
2010 Mass Effect 2 Vido Santiago
2012 Diablo III Additional voices
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
2013 StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Kraith[1]
2014 Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Additional voices
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Richard Green (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 23 December 2020. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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