Rick Zieff

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Rick Zieff
Born
Richard Evan Zieff

(1961-11-01) November 1, 1961 (age 63)
Occupation(s)Actor, vocal coach
Years active1988–present

Rick Zieff (born November 1, 1961) is an American actor and voice-over coach.

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Career

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 .

Personal life

Zieff teaches a voice course in Los Angeles. [3]

Filmography

Anime

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–2004 SD Gundam Force Zapper Zaku / Kao Lin / Entengo35 episodes; Credited as Danny Katiana
2010 Bleach Shusuke AmagaiRecurring role

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Mississippi Burning Passenger
1994The Hard TruthMichael Durbin
Drop Zone Mike Milton
1995 Nick of Time JBN Videographer
1996 Female Perversions Office Boy
1997 Breakdown ProducerUncredited
1998 I'm Losing You The Dentist
1999Snowden's Christmas(voice)TV movie
2000The Good DoctorJack HiltsShort
2001 When Billie Beat Bobby NY ProducerTV movie
2002 The Chubbchubbs! BouncerShort
Murderous CamouflageFat Guy
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Mr. Jones
2011Neander-Jin: The Return of the Neanderthal ManMartin Arnold
Chop Kick PandaZibo / Slade (voice)Credited as Danny Katiana
Puss in Boots: A Furry TailDenogorgon the Skull (voice)
Tappy ToesNarrator / Buddy / Thrasher (voice)
Daddy, I'm a Zombie Frizcko / Thorko (voice)English Dub; Credited as Danny Katiana
2012Cupid, Inc.AntonioTV movie
Dark CourseHowie (voice)Short
Superman vs. The Elite Desiccated Man (voice)
2014Ross and Gil Are ZombiesRickShort
Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers Devil Tom / Angel Tom (voice)
Strawberry BarbaraLouShort
AbsentBill
2015The Nutcracker SweetMouse King / Screech / Soldiers (voice)
2016The Old & The FeebleRichardShort
2017 Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter Heizo Hattori (voice)English dub
Monkey King ReloadedWild Demon (voice)Credited as Danny Katiana
2019 The Queen's Corgi Chief (voice)US dub
2020 We Bare Bears: The Movie Additional voicesTV movie
2021 Seal Team Crunch (voice)
2022 Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land Meathead / Narrator (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Golden YearsParamedicEpisode: "Not on My Watch"
1991–1996 Law & Order Dr. Cohen / Forensic Technician Rosen3 episodes
1992 Dream On AlEpisode: "It Came from Beneath the Sink"
Camp Wilder CarlEpisode: "Something Wilder"
1993 The New WKRP in Cincinnati Davey GluckEpisode: "Old Boyfriend"
Beverly Hills, 90210 Bobby PandolfoEpisode: "Perfectly Perfect"
Dinosaurs GuardEpisode: "The Clip Show II"
The Mommies Santa #1Episode: "Christmas"
1995 Party of Five Public DefenderEpisode: "All-Nighters"
Living Single SteveEpisode: "Another Saturday Night"
Platypus Man Man #1Episode: "Dying to Live"
1995–1997 Weird Science Mr. Frehley / Shopkeeper / Hygelac3 episodes
1996 Maybe This Time Alvin2 episodes
Saved by the Bell: The New Class Mr. DimmickEpisode: "Unequal Opportunity"
Boston Common EdEpisode: "This Ain't No Party, This Ain't No Disco..."
1997 Between Brothers The GuyEpisode: "The Interview"
1998 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mr. WhitmoreEpisode: "Bad Eggs"
Melrose Place Irv ZuckisEpisode: "Ball n' Jane"
1999 Felicity Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode: "The Force"
Ladies Man ArthurEpisode: "No Cinco, Seis!"
2001 Strong Medicine Vic NabokovEpisode: "Complications"
Boston Public Mr. DelgadoEpisode: "Chapter Sixteen"
The Drew Carey Show SalesmanEpisode: "Mr. Faffoon's Wild Ride"
2002 Providence Episode: "Limbo"
Family Affair Hot Dog GuyEpisode: "Mrs. Beasley Disappears"
ER How Ya Doin' GuyEpisode: "Insurrection"
2003 American Dreams Episode: "Past Imperfect"
The Practice Attorney George CollinsEpisode: "Cause of Action"
2006 Malcolm in the Middle Heidi's DadEpisode: "Lois Strikes Back"
2008 Women's Murder Club David2 episodes
2008–2009 The Mr. Men Show Mr. Nervous / Mr. Nosy103 segments; credited as Danny Katiana
2009–2012 Olivia Father / Other Voices (voice)53 episodes; credited as Danny Katiana
2010 In Plain Sight Eli BeckerEpisode: "WitSec Stepmother"
Hawthorne Dr. EmbryEpisode: "Final Curtain"
Law & Order: LA MoshieEpisode: "Hollywood"
2010–2019 The Jungle Book Bala58 episodes; Credited as Danny Katiana
2011 90210 Director2 episodes
2011–2016 The Extraordinary Adventures of Poppy Cat Rocket CatCredited as Danny Katiana
2011 Weeds Lamp Repair GuyEpisode: "From Trauma Cometh Something"
2012 The Finder Barry VerlingerEpisode: "Swing and a Miss"
2012–2015Oh Noah!Senor Rodriguez, additional voices12 episodes; credited as Danny Katiana
2013 Mad Men Dr. Shelly HechtEpisode: "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 / Director73 episodes
2015RelationFixTMRich
2015–2017 Clarence Belson's Dad / Bald Man / Back Guy / Cubicle Worker 2 (voice)3 episodes
2017What's the Frequency?Slick
The SummoningEvil Guy / Troll / ScaroarEpisode: "Pilot"
Dan Is DeadSol EpstenEpisode: "Never Say No to Greatness"
2017–2018 Barbie Dreamtopia Elephant King3 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
2018–2019Shaboom!Additional Voices / Sakhi (voice)2 episodes; Credited as Danny Katiana
2019WTF 101RaoulEpisode: "Duels"
Sherwood Additional Voices10 episodes
Helluva Boss Voice director: "Pilot"
2020 Infinity Train Ithmush Trundleshank, Nathaniel Trundleshank, Silas Trundleshank (voice)Episode: "The Family Tree Car"
Solve: The PodcastCarlEpisode: "Pretty Dead"
2021 The Loud House Leonard Loud (voice)Recurring role
Tom and Jerry in New York SpikeMain role
2022 The Cuphead Show! Croaks

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Halo 2 ILB: MajorUncredited
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 CarterCredited 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
2021AdiosFarmer
2023 Minecraft Legends The Unbreakable / Portal Guard [4]

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References

  1. "Rick ZIEFF - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. "'Hazbin Hotel' creator Vivziepop teams with Horseless Cowboy on devilishly twisted 'Helluva Boss'". Animation Magazine . October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "Rick Zieff – The Voice Of Reason" . Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. Mojang Studios, Blackbird Interactive. Minecraft Legends . Xbox Game Studios. Scene: Credits. [The Unbreakable, Portal Guard] Rick Zieff