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Richard Yearwood is a British-Canadian actor, television host, director and producer, who is best known for providing the voice of Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Country . [1]
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Richard Yearwood is a British-Canadian actor, television host, director and producer, who is best known for providing the voice of Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Country . [1]
Yearwood began his acting career in 1980, in the television series The Littlest Hobo as Danny McLean. His other recurring roles include, Special Agent Bush in Due South , Mr. Smith in Once a Thief , Jor in Relic Hunter , Nestov in Tracker and Benjamin N'Udu in InSecurity .
He also acted in several feature and television films, such as Vincent in Unnatural Causes , Wilson Carlisle in X-Rated , Marco in Down in the Delta , Habersham in Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble , Randy Benson in Bojangles and Lucius in Blizzard .
Yearwood had also provided occasional voice over work in animated television shows and video games, most notably the Nintendo character Donkey Kong in the Canadian animated television series Donkey Kong Country , he also voiced Rick in Dino Crisis , J.T. in Swamp Thing and voiced T-Bear in Blood Brothers.
In video games, he did the sounds for Rick in the Dino coliseum unlockable mini-game, but was uncredited. He also voiced President Hamilton in True Crime: New York City and Stilwater's Resident in Saints Row .
He was also the television host of the reality television series Date with Design and was the co-host of the television series Love by Design.
Outside of acting, Yearwood has also worked as a director and producer. He has directed and produced various television shows such as Restaurant Makeover , Marriage Under Construction, Fashion File Host Hunt, Gods of Accident and Love It or List It .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | Snow | — | Short film |
| 1986 | Where's Pete | — | Short film |
| Unnatural Causes | Vincent | Television film | |
| 1993 | X-Rated | Wilson Carlisle | Television film |
| Blood Brothers | T-Bear | ||
| Survive the Night | Skinhead | Television film | |
| 1995 | No Contest | Young Cop | |
| Street Law | Michelangelo | ||
| 1997 | Elvis Meets Nixon | Brother #1 | Television film |
| 1998 | Blind Faith | Tough Kid Mercer | |
| 1998 | Sanctuary | Ritter Wells | |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Marco | |
| 1999 | Freak City | Aise Jefferson | Television film |
| Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story | Cpl. Lindsey Scott | ||
| 2000 | Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble | Habersham | |
| Songs in Ordinary Time | Earlie Jones | ||
| 2001 | Bojangles | Randy Benson | |
| 2002 | Christmas Rush | Kid Blast | |
| 2003 | Blizzard | Lucius | |
| Webs | Ray | ||
| Detention | Leon | ||
| 2005 | Mayday | Ensign Kyle Eggers | |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Marine | Television film |
| 2013 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Ganymede | |
| 2014 | River of Fundament | REN Sales Executive Singer | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980–1984 | The Littlest Hobo | Danny McLean / Shawn Turner | Episodes: "License to Steal", "Finders Keepers", "Arrividerci Roma" |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey | Randy | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1987 | Dinosaucers | Paul (voice) | 18 episodes |
| 1988 | Chasing Rainbows | Shoeshine Pete | 14 episodes |
| 1989 | Srating from Scratch | — | Episode: "Robbie and Friends" |
| 1990 | T. and T. | Buzz | Episode: "Halfway to Nowhere" |
| 1990–1991 | Swamp Thing | J.T. (voice) | TV Mini-series 5 episodes |
| 1991 | Shining Time Station | Customer | Episode: "A Dog's Life" |
| Hammerman | Additional voices | ||
| Scales of Justice | Sutcliffe Logan | Episode "Regina v Logan" | |
| 1994 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Joshua | Episode: "Saturday at the Museum with George" |
| Monster Force | Additional voices | 13 episodes | |
| 1994–1999 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Nathan / Dennis the Store Manager (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Ultraforce | Additional voices | Episode: "Prime Time" |
| 1996 | Due South | Special Agent Bush | Episode: "The Edge" |
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Additional voices | ||
| Can I Get a Witness? | — | ||
| 1997 | The Magic School Bus | Jake's Owner (voice) | Episode: "In the City" |
| 1997–2000 | Donkey Kong Country | Donkey Kong (voice) | 40 episodes |
| 1998 | Once a Thief | Mr. Smith | Episode: "Mama's Boys" |
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Lawrence | Episode: "Small Friends" |
| 2000 | The City | Homestyle | |
| Relic Hunter | Jor | Episode: "Used Hearts" | |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Daddy | Episode: "Used Hearts" | |
| 2001 | Shotgun Love Dolls | Bosworth Yardley | Television film |
| 2001–2002 | Tracker | Nestov | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Love by Design | Co-Host | Reality television series |
| 2003 | Alen Tracker | Nestove | |
| Date with Design | Host | Reality television series | |
| Platinum | Shorty Boy | 4 episodes | |
| 2006–2008 | Growing Up Creepie | Budge Bentley (voice) [2] | 10 episodes |
| 2010 | InSecurity | Benjamin N'Udu | 23 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | True Crime: New York City | President Hamilton | [3] |
| 2006 | Saints Row | Stilwater's Resident | |
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