Richard Dumont
Richard M. Dumont (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian voice actor,[1] writer and director who has worked in both Canada and the United States.
One of the well known voice over work he has done include Menator, the aging leader of the Olmecs in The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Grognard in Night Hood, Iron Nose in Iron Nose: The Mysterious Knight, King in The World of David the Gnome, Petronella's henpecked husband A.D. in Bobobobs, Mr. Besser in the Canadian dubbed version of The Kids from Room 402, the laid-back hipster and musician member of the Suntots Cool in The Smoggies, Dr. Hirsch and Al in later episodes of Arthur, Froggy Ball in the English version of Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High, Mr. Murdstone's partner Mr. Grimby in the 1993 animated adaptation of David Copperfield, Maya's nervous, worried and very scared best friend Willi in the English version of Maya the Bee, Hamlet in Gofrette, Theo Sturgeon in Fred's Head, a weasel in Merry Christmas Little Moonky, Prince Lothar in the Saban version of The Little Mermaid, Captain Buzz Cheeply in a cartoon short created for the hit Cartoon Network TV series The What-A-Cartoon! Show, Principal Malcolm in Creepschool and Scarecrow in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Dumont is also best known for playing the main character Sardo who owned a magic shop called Sardo's Magic Mansion in many episodes of the Canadian horror fantasy-themed anthology television series for Nickelodeon Are You Afraid of the Dark?.
Dumont served as voice director for various films, TV shows, video games and features such as Avatar: The Game, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, The Little Lulu Show, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Milo, Papa Beaver's Storytime, the Cinelume dubbed version of Winx Club, The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog, Robinson Sucroe, Iron Nose: The Mysterious Knight, the English versions of the Hugo movies, Wimzie's House, Evolution Worlds, The Big Garage and Rotten Ralph.
Dumont studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, later studying theater-acting at Ryerson University from 1977 to 1979 before joining The Second City.
Filmography
Voice Work
Animation
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Additional Voices
- The Adventures of the Little Koala - Weather, Maki-Maki
- Animal Crackers - Additional Voices
- The Animal Train - Charlie
- Around the World in 80 Dreams - Additional Voices
- Arthur - Dr. Hirsch, Al
- Billy and Buddy - Dad
- Bob in a Bottle - Mr. Carter
- Bobobobs - A.D.
- Bumpety Boo - Additional Voices
- A Bunch of Munsch - Various
- Calimero - Additional Voices
- Cat Tales - Additional Voices
- Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High - Froggy Ball (English version)
- Christopher Columbus - Additional Voices
- Cosmic Cowboys - Additional Voices
- The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures - Additional Voices
- Creepschool - Principal Malcolm
- C.L.Y.D.E. - Additional Voices
- David Copperfield - Mr. Grimby
- Diplodos - Additional Voices
- Dragon Hunters - Additional Voices
- Favorite Songs/The Real Story of... - Additional Voices
- Flatmania - Additional Voices
- For Better or For Worse - Additional Voices
- Fred's Head - Theo Sturgeon
- Gofrette - Hamlet
- Gulliver's Travels - Additional Voices
- How the Toys Saved Christmas - Skipper, Conductor
- Iron Nose: The Mysterious Knight - Iron Nose
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver - Additional Voices
- Jungle Tales - Additional Voices
- The Kids from Room 402 - Mr. Besser
- The Legend of the North Wind - Martin
- The Legend of White Fang - Additional Voices
- The Little Flying Bears - Additional Voices
- The Little Lulu Show - Additional Voices
- Little Misses and the Mr. Men - Mr. Funny (USA & Canadian dubbed version)
- The Lost World - Additional Voices
- Lucky Luke - Additional Voices
- Madeline - Additional Voices
- The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo - Additional Voices
- Marsupilami - Additional Voices
- Maya the Bee - Willi
- Mega Babies - Announcer
- Merry Christmas Little Moonky - Weasel
- A Miss Mallard Mystery - Additional Voices
- Mona the Vampire - Officer Halcroft (2003)
- Mrs. Pepper Pot - Additional Voices
- The Mysterious Cities of Gold - Menator
- Night Hood - Grognard
- Papa Beaver's Storytime - Additional Voices
- Patrol 03 - Additional Voices
- Princess Sissi - Additional Voices
- Prudence Gumshoe - Crook
- The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep - Additional Voices
- Ripley's Believe It or Not - Additional Voices
- Rotten Ralph - TV Announcer, Manfred Moon, Bongo Bob
- Saban's Adventures of Peter Pan - Additional Voices
- Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio - Additional Voices
- Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid - Prince Lothar
- Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat - Additional Voices
- Samurai Pizza Cats - Children
- Sandokan - Additional Voices
- The Secret World of Santa Claus - Additional Voices
- Sharky and George - Additional Voices
- Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings - Additional Voices
- The Smoggies - Cool
- Snailympics - Announcer
- Spirou - Additional Voices
- Three Little Ghosts - Additional Voices
- Tripping the Rift - Additional Voices
- The True Story of Puss 'n Boots - Puss
- Ulysses 31 - Chronos
- The What-A-Cartoon! Show - Captain Buzz Cheeply (The Adventures of Captain Buzz Cheeply in A Clean Getaway)
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Scarecrow
- The World of David the Gnome - King
- Wunschpunsch - Additional Voices
- Young Robin Hood - Additional Voices
Puppetry
- Wimzie's House - Santa Claus, Announcer
Live-Action
TV series
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Sardo
- The Foundation - Narrator
Film
- A Dennis The Menace Christmas - Principal Purdy
- The Kiss - Abe
- Million Dollar Babies - Porcetta
Voice Director
Animation
- Anpanman
- The Babaloos
- The Bellflower Bunnies
- A Bunch of Munsch
- Calimero
- Cat Tales
- Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High
- Chip and Charlie
- Cosmic Cowboys
- Favorite Songs
- Gawain 2
- Go Hugo Go
- How the Toys Saved Christmas
- Hugo The Movie Star
- Iron Nose: The Mysterious Knight
- The Legend of White Fang
- The Little Lulu Show
- The Little Twins
- Merry Christmas Little Moonky
- Milo
- Miffy
- The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog
- Night Hood
- Papa Beaver's Storytime
- Patrol 03
- Pirate Family
- Potatoes and Dragons
- Robinson Sucroe
- Rotten Ralph
- Sandokan
- Simba the King Lion
- Snailympics
- Winx Club
Puppetry
Live-Action
Video games
- Assassin's Creed Rogue - Christopher Gist
- Avatar: The Game
- Evolution Worlds
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - Dahaka
- Splinter Cell
- Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
- Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Writer
Animation
- Bob in a Bottle
- Calimero
- Papa Beaver's Storytime
- Robinson Sucroe
- Zoe and Charlie
Puppetry
References
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television cartoon shows : an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003. (2nd ed. ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: Mcfarland & company. p. 536. ISBN 9780786420995.