Billy West
American voice actor
William Richard Werstine (better known as Billy West)[2][3][4] (born April 16, 1952)[1] 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.[5][6][7] West is divorced from his wife Violet Werstine (known as Violet West).
Billy West | |
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| Born | William Richard Werstine April 16, 1952[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, musician, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Agent | DPN |
| Website | www |
Selected filmography
changeFilm and television
change| Year | Title | Role | 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 | The Proud Family Movie | 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[8] | Various | Voice role Animated series |
| 2011 | Eric Kaplan's Sketch World | Additional voices | Voice role Web series |
| 2011 | Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz | Tom (uncredited) | Voice role Direct-to-video Animated film |
| 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 role Animated series |
| 2022-present | Regular Show “Adult Party Cartoon” | Muscle Man, Low Five Ghost | Voice role Animated series |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Billy West • the Whole Story".
- ↑ 1970 Roslindale High School Year Book
- ↑ "U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Registration for Billy Bastard by William R. Werstine a/k/a Billy West". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ "U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Second Registration for Billy Bastard by William R. Werstine a/k/a Billy West". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ "Billy West: The Many (Cartoon) Voices In His Head". NPR. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ "Billy West, voice of Ren and Stimpy, Futurama, on the rough start that shaped his life". Wikinews. 13 February 2008.
- ↑ "Billy West, Ren, Stimpy, and Geekza". Retrieved 2008-07-06.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Mongo Wrestling Alliance on AdultSwim.com". AdultSwim.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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