Richard Green (actor)

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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). Green has also had a substantial voice acting career, with his roles including Hugo Strange in The Batman and guest roles in Justice League , Batman: The Brave and the Bold , and Ben 10 .

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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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Strangers in Paradise M.C.
1987TimesweepJeremy WellerDirect-to-video
Credited as Richard Greene
In Self DefenseTelevision film
The Price of LifeGamblerShort
1988Street of DreamsTelevision film
Shootdown Radio Host
1989One Man ForceJacobowitz
1992Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last ChapterReporterTelevision film
2001 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Moon GoonVoice, direct-to-video
Mulholland Drive The Magician
20037 Year Zig Zag
2005 The Batman vs. Dracula Additional VoicesDirect-to-video
2006 The Ant Bully Wasp LeaderVoice [1]
2008Los Campeones de la Lucha LibreMr. ProfesionalVoice
2009 Green Lantern: First Flight CuchVoice, direct-to-video
2010VampireMt. Tanner
Bob & BobPolice OfficerVoice, short
2011 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Jimmy Olsen/Mr. Action Voice, direct-to-video [1]
2014Suit & TieLand LordShort
Techgasm - Apple WatchRicky
2018DukeNarrator

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Hill Street Blues ChauffeurEpisode: "Queen for a Day"
1985 Airwolf SoldierEpisode: "Airwolf 2"
1986 Remington Steele WadeEpisode: "Steele Spawning"
1987 St. Elsewhere CageEpisode: "Cold War"
1987 Matlock Lt. Ray WaltersEpisode: "The Court-Martial: Part 1"
1989 Falcon Crest Nathan Farley2 episodes
1989–1990 Santa Barbara Dan Novack5 episodes
1988–1990 China Beach Third Doctor / Dr. Dee2 episodes
1991 American Playhouse GamblerEpisode: "Triple Play II"
1994 Melrose Place RoyEpisode: "Reunion Blues"
1997 Chicago Hope Lance JordanEpisode: "The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen... by Proxy"
2000 Judging Amy Mr. AtwoodEpisode: "Waterworld"
2001 Justice League Orm Voice, episode: "The Enemy Below" [1]
2002 The West Wing JerryEpisode: The Red Mass
2007 Ben 10 BenmummyVoice, episode: "The Return" [1]
2006–2008 The Batman Hugo Strange, Toyman Voice, 5 episodes [1]
2009 Batman: The Brave and the Bold General KreegaarVoice, episode: "Mystery in Space!" [1]
2011 Transformers: Prime SkyquakeVoice, episode: "Masters & Students" [1]
2011 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lo-Taren, KrixVoice, 2 episodes [1]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
199499.2: A SpyQuest AdventureNick Noble
2001 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Rebel Wingman [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 MagnetoCredited 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

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Richard Green (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 23, 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.