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Rick Zieff | |
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| Born | Richard Evan Zieff November 1, 1961 Weston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, vocal coach |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Rick Zieff (born November 1, 1961) is an American actor and voice-over coach.
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Rick Zieff | |
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| Born | Richard Evan Zieff November 1, 1961 Weston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, vocal coach |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Rick Zieff (born November 1, 1961) is an American actor and voice-over coach.
His career in voice-overs dates back to the mid-1980s. He has also appeared in such films as Mississippi Burning , Nick of Time and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines . He has also done the voice of Shusuke Amagai in season 9 of Bleach as well as Simon in Steamboy . [1]
He voiced Mr. Nosey (or Mr. Nosy) and Mr. Nervous in the American dub of The Mr. Men Show and Rocket Cat in the American dub of Poppy Cat credit under the pseudonym Danny Katiana.
As of 2014, he voiced Spike the Dog on Warner Bros. Animation's The Tom and Jerry Show .
In 2019, Zieff voice directed the pilot episode of Helluva Boss with Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano, in conjunction with Horseless Cowboy. [2]
In 2021, Zieff provided the voice of Lynn Loud Sr.'s father Leonard "Gramps" Loud in The Loud House .
Zieff teaches a voice course in Los Angeles. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003–2004 | SD Gundam Force | Zapper Zaku / Kao Lin / Entengo | 35 episodes; Credited as Danny Katiana |
| 2010 | Bleach | Shusuke Amagai | Recurring role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Passenger | |
| 1994 | The Hard Truth | Michael Durbin | |
| Drop Zone | Mike Milton | ||
| 1995 | Nick of Time | JBN Videographer | |
| 1996 | Female Perversions | Office Boy | |
| 1997 | Breakdown | Producer | Uncredited |
| 1998 | I'm Losing You | The Dentist | |
| 1999 | Snowden's Christmas | (voice) | Television film |
| 2000 | The Good Doctor | Jack Hilts | Short |
| 2001 | When Billie Beat Bobby | NY Producer | Television film |
| 2002 | The Chubbchubbs! | Bouncer | Short |
| Murderous Camouflage | Fat Guy | ||
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Mr. Jones | |
| 2011 | Neander-Jin: The Return of the Neanderthal Man | Martin Arnold | |
| Chop Kick Panda | Zibo / Slade (voice) | Credited as Danny Katiana | |
| Puss in Boots: A Furry Tail | Denogorgon the Skull (voice) | ||
| Tappy Toes | Narrator / Buddy / Thrasher (voice) | ||
| Daddy, I'm a Zombie | Frizcko / Thorko (voice) | English Dub; Credited as Danny Katiana | |
| 2012 | Cupid, Inc. | Antonio | Television film |
| Dark Course | Howie (voice) | Short | |
| Superman vs. The Elite | Desiccated Man (voice) | ||
| 2014 | Ross and Gil Are Zombies | Rick | Short |
| Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers | Devil Tom / Angel Tom (voice) | ||
| Strawberry Barbara | Lou | Short | |
| Absent | Bill | ||
| 2015 | The Nutcracker Sweet | Mouse King / Screech / Soldiers (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Old & The Feeble | Richard | Short |
| 2017 | Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter | Heizo Hattori (voice) | English dub |
| Monkey King Reloaded | Wild Demon (voice) | Credited as Danny Katiana | |
| 2019 | The Queen's Corgi | Chief (voice) | US dub |
| 2020 | We Bare Bears: The Movie | Additional voices | Television film |
| 2021 | Seal Team | Crunch (voice) | |
| 2022 | Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land | Meathead / Narrator (voice) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Golden Years | Paramedic | Episode: "Not on My Watch" |
| 1991–1996 | Law & Order | Dr. Cohen / Forensic Technician Rosen | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Dream On | Al | Episode: "It Came from Beneath the Sink" |
| Camp Wilder | Carl | Episode: "Something Wilder" | |
| 1993 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati | Davey Gluck | Episode: "Old Boyfriend" |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Bobby Pandolfo | Episode: "Perfectly Perfect" | |
| Dinosaurs | Guard | Episode: "The Clip Show II" | |
| The Mommies | Santa #1 | Episode: "Christmas" | |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Public Defender | Episode: "All-Nighters" |
| Living Single | Steve | Episode: "Another Saturday Night" | |
| Platypus Man | Man #1 | Episode: "Dying to Live" | |
| 1995–1997 | Weird Science | Mr. Frehley / Shopkeeper / Hygelac | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Maybe This Time | Alvin | 2 episodes |
| Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Mr. Dimmick | Episode: "Unequal Opportunity" | |
| Boston Common | Ed | Episode: "This Ain't No Party, This Ain't No Disco..." | |
| 1997 | Between Brothers | The Guy | Episode: "The Interview" |
| 1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Mr. Whitmore | Episode: "Bad Eggs" |
| Melrose Place | Irv Zuckis | Episode: "Ball n' Jane" | |
| 1999 | Felicity | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Episode: "The Force" |
| Ladies Man | Arthur | Episode: "No Cinco, Seis!" | |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Vic Nabokov | Episode: "Complications" |
| Boston Public | Mr. Delgado | Episode: "Chapter Sixteen" | |
| The Drew Carey Show | Salesman | Episode: "Mr. Faffoon's Wild Ride" | |
| 2002 | Providence | Episode: "Limbo" | |
| Family Affair | Hot Dog Guy | Episode: "Mrs. Beasley Disappears" | |
| ER | How Ya Doin' Guy | Episode: "Insurrection" | |
| 2003 | American Dreams | Episode: "Past Imperfect" | |
| The Practice | Attorney George Collins | Episode: "Cause of Action" | |
| 2006 | Malcolm in the Middle | Heidi's Dad | Episode: "Lois Strikes Back" |
| 2008 | Women's Murder Club | David | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | The Mr. Men Show | Mr. Nervous / Mr. Nosy | 103 segments; credited as Danny Katiana |
| 2009–2012 | Olivia | Father / Doctor Trouble / Other Voices (voice) | 53 episodes; credited as Danny Katiana |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Eli Becker | Episode: "WitSec Stepmother" |
| Hawthorne | Dr. Embry | Episode: "Final Curtain" | |
| Law & Order: LA | Moshie | Episode: "Hollywood" | |
| 2010–2019 | The Jungle Book | Bala | 58 episodes; Credited as Danny Katiana |
| 2011 | 90210 | Director | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2016 | The Extraordinary Adventures of Poppy Cat | Rocket Cat | Credited as Danny Katiana |
| 2011 | Weeds | Lamp Repair Guy | Episode: "From Trauma Cometh Something" |
| 2012 | The Finder | Barry Verlinger | Episode: "Swing and a Miss" |
| 2012–2015 | Oh Noah! | Senor Rodriguez, additional voices | 12 episodes; credited as Danny Katiana |
| 2013 | Mad Men | Dr. Shelly Hecht | Episode: "The Crash" |
| The Legend of Korra | Gang / Assistant Director (voice) | 4 episodes | |
| 2014–2018 | Space Racers | Coach Pigeon / Voyager One / Trogon (voice) | 70 episodes; Credited as Danny Katiana |
| 2014–2021 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Spike / Meathead / Director | 73 episodes |
| 2015 | RelationFixTM | Rich | |
| 2015–2017 | Clarence | Belson's Dad / Bald Man / Back Guy / Cubicle Worker 2 (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | What's the Frequency? | Slick | |
| The Summoning | Evil Guy / Troll / Scaroar | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Dan Is Dead | Sol Epsten | Episode: "Never Say No to Greatness" | |
| 2017–2018 | Barbie Dreamtopia | Elephant King | 3 episodes; Credited as Danny Katiana |
| GO! Cartoons | Klod / Angry Man / Samuari / Narrator / Bird 1 / Evil Guy / Troll / Scaroar (voice) | ||
| 2017–2019 | We Bare Bears | Additional Voices (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Shaboom! | Additional Voices / Sakhi (voice) | 2 episodes; Credited as Danny Katiana |
| 2019 | WTF 101 | Raoul | Episode: "Duels" |
| Sherwood | Additional Voices | 10 episodes | |
| Helluva Boss | — | Voice director: "Pilot" | |
| 2020 | Infinity Train | Ithmush Trundleshank, Nathaniel Trundleshank, Silas Trundleshank (voice) | Episode: "The Family Tree Car" |
| Solve: The Podcast | Carl | Episode: "Pretty Dead" | |
| 2021 | The Loud House | Leonard Loud | 3 episodes |
| Tom and Jerry in New York | Spike | Main role | |
| 2022 | The Cuphead Show! | Croaks |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Halo 2 | ILB: Major | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Mass Effect | Ethan Jeong | |
| 2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Hylek / Sergei / Dredge / Giant / Norn / Human | |
| 2014 | Smite | Spooky Dreams Kumbhakarna | |
| The Elder Scrolls Online | Additional Voices | ||
| The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | Chad Carter | Credited as Danny Katiana | |
| 2016 | Dishonored 2 | Nestkeeper | |
| 2018 | Fallout 76 | ||
| 2019 | World War Z | Greengold | |
| Asgard's Wrath | Aegir / Tyr's Warmongers | ||
| Shenmue III | Zhengchan Duan | ||
| 2020 | Half-Life: Alyx | Combine Guy | |
| Wasteland 3 | PC Hard Ass - Male | ||
| Bugsnax | Cromdo Face | ||
| 2021 | Adios | Farmer | |
| 2023 | Minecraft Legends | The Unbreakable / Portal Guard [4] |
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[The Unbreakable, Portal Guard] Rick Zieff
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