Bell, Michael

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Michael Bell is an accomplished voice actor known for his extensive work in both video games and animation. In the gaming world, he is particularly recognized for voicing Raziel, Melchiah, and several antagonists across three entries in the Legacy of Kain series. His video game portfolio also includes significant roles such as Haer'Dalis and Vittorio in the Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate II franchise, Karne in Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance, and Galkin and Gatewarden in the original Baldur's Gate. He lent his voice to characters in various other titles including Dark Fact in Ys: Book 1&2, Guts in Sword of the Berserk, Muramasa in Ninja gaiden, and Shenlong in Bloody Roar Extreme. Additionally, he portrayed the Druid and Nihlathak in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, the Druid of the Talon and The Prophet in WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos, and G.I. Joe characters such as Blowtorch, Major Bludd, Clutch, Duke, and Dr. Vandermeer. His gaming credits extend to roles like Calverly and Jabez in Galleon, Echo in Alter Echo, Elahni, Jhaga, and Miyamoto in Revenant, and The Fear in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. He also voiced units and characters in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy, and Emperor: Battle for Dune. In animation, Bell is best known for his long-running role as Charles 'Chas' Finster Sr. in the Rugrats franchise, appearing in the original TV series, The Rugrats Movie, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, A Rugrats Vacation, Rugrats Go Wild!, and the sequel series Rugrats: All Grown Up. He also voiced Drew Pickles in many of these same Rugrats productions. His extensive television work includes voicing Plastic Man in The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, Quackerjack in Darkwing Duck, and Lex Luthor in the 1988 Superman series. He contributed to the SuperFriends franchise as Wonder Twin Zan, appearing in The All-New SuperFriends Hour, The World's Greatest SuperFriends, and SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show. Other notable animated roles include Grouchy Smurf, Handy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, and Johan in The Smurfs; Naugus in Sonic the Hedgehog; Dr. Octopus in both Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and The Incredible Hulk; and characters in The Snorks, The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, The Puppy's Further Adventures, and Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour. He also voiced characters in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Centurions, Robotix, GoBots: War of the Rock Lords, and Star Fairies. Bell's voice work extends to numerous made-for-TV movies and direct-to-video releases, including Dark Skull, Matt Marvelous, and Russell in Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire; Duncan MacGubbin and Mcintyre in Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster; and Dr. Frankenstein in Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein and Frankenstein Meets the Chipmunks. He also voiced Santa Claus in Powerpuff Girls: Twas the Fight Before Christmas and Ferdinand and Straycatcher in Tom and Jerry: The Movie. In live-action and other media, he provided the voiceover for Peter Criss in KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park and appeared in uncredited or minor roles in films such as Airport, The Heist, V.D., and Point Blank. His television acting credits include roles in The Law, Dallas, M*A*S*H, Then Came Bronson, and Dalziel and Pascoe. Throughout his career, he has also utilized aliases such as Michael Neill and Michael Patrick Bell for specific projects.

Seiyuu / Dub

Cobra

Shirogane, Ryou

Shirogane, Takashi

Kurogane, Isamu

Takeda's Grandfather