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Townsend Coleman
Actor
Born May 28, 1954 (68 years)
As a busy Hollywood voice-actor, Townsend Coleman is perhaps one of the most recognizable voices on TV. For 16 years, he was the voice of NBC's "Must See TV" and "Comedy Night Done Right" primetime comedy promos, including hits from Seinfeld and Frasier to 30 Rock and The Office, as well as the promos for "The Tonight Show" starring Jay Leno (then Conan), "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (then Jimmy Fallon), "Last Call with Carson Daly" and "Saturday Night Live". He currently voices the daily on-air promos for the long-running "Live with Kelly and Michael" and radio spots for "Judge Judy", in addition to regularly voicing primetime promos for ABC Family, The Hub, and now, ABC-TV.
But the character behind the voice really came to life in 1985, when Coleman, having just moved to Los Angeles from Cleveland, Ohio, auditioned for and got a part on the animated hit, "Inspector Gadget". As the voice of Corporal Capeman, Gadget's bumbling assistant, he embarked on an entirely new career, providing the voices for some of the most memorable characters in cartoons and commercials. In addition to thwarting evil as the voice of "The Tick", Fox Kids' hit animated series, he has provided the voices for many popular cartoon characters, including Michaelangelo, Rat King, and Usagi Yojimbo on the original, long-running cartoon series, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". He also voiced Waldo on "Where's Waldo?", Gobo, Architect, and Wrench on NBC's animated "Fraggle Rock", Scott/Teen Wolf on "Teen Wolf", Scratch on "Spacecats", the voice of Wayne Gretzky on "Prostars", Riot on "Jem and the Holograms", Dragonflyer on "Glofriends", Rewind on the 80's "Transformers", and 20 years later, Sentinel Prime on "Transformers: Animated" for Cartoon Network.
Filmography
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood · as The F.B.I. Intro Announcer |
| 2018 | The Grinch · as Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2016 | Sing · as Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2016 | The Tick (2016) (TV Series) · as Midnight (voice) |
| 2016 | Stuck in the Middle (TV Series) · as Announcer |
| 2015 | Mighty Magiswords (TV Series) · as Neddy the Mallet |
| 2013 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 · as Morrie (voice) |
| 2013 | Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite · as Commissioner Gordon (voice) |
| 2013 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns · as Morrie |
| 2013 | Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (TV Series) · as Hercules |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 · as Morrie / Civilian (voice) |
| 2012 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (TV Series) · as '87 Michelangelo |
| 2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier · as Dr. Magnus (voice) |
| 2008 | Big and Small (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2007 | Transformers: Animated (TV Series) · as Sentinel Prime (voice) |
| 2007 | Superman: Doomsday · as Drill Operator (voice) |
| 2004 | The Batman (TV Series) · as Campus Guard (voice) |
| 2003 | Duck Dodgers (TV Series) · as Protectorate Agent #2 |
| 2001 | Spy TV (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | The Christmas Lamb · as Samuel |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Falseface |
| 1998 | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night · as Father Joseph Mohr (voice) |
| 1998 | Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (TV Series) · as Claude Gristle |
| 1998 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero · as Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1997 | Cow and Chicken (TV Series) · as Hector |
| 1997 | I Am Weasel (TV Series) · as Hector |
| 1997 | The Legend of Calamity Jane (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures (TV Series) · as Mugsy (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Captain (voice) |
| 1996 | Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Timon & Pumbaa (TV Series) · as Vulture Police |
| 1995 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (TV Series) · as Accountant |
| 1995 | Pinky and the Brain (TV Series) · as Bobby Bob Yokel |
| 1994 | The Jungle King · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Spider-Man: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Young Silvermane (voice) |
| 1994 | The Tick (TV Series) · as The Tick (voice) |
| 1993 | Animaniacs (TV Series) · as Clint Eastwood |
| 1993 | Droopy: Master Detective (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1993 | Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (TV Series) · as Enforcer Dispatcher |
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest · as Knotty (voice) |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Chick (voice) |
| 1991 | Where's Waldo? (TV Series) · as Wally (voice) |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series) · as Servant |
| 1991 | Darkwing Duck (TV Series) · as Patrick |
| 1990 | Widget, the World Watcher (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1990 | Tom and Jerry Kids Show (1990) (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures (TV Series) · as Major |
| 1990 | TaleSpin (TV Series) · as Turkey Client / Newsreel Announcer (voice) |
| 1989 | Dink, the Little Dinosaur (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1989 | The Karate Kid (TV Series) · as Additional Characters |
| 1988 | Yogi & the Invasion of the Space Bears · as Zor One |
| 1988 | Fantastic Max (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1988 | Denver The Last Dinosaur (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | Superman (1988) (TV Series) · as Teenage Clark Kent |
| 1987 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as Tom Fool |
| 1987 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series) · as Michaelangelo (voice) |
| 1987 | Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (TV Series) · as Colt (voice) |
| 1987 | Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Gobo Fraggle (voice) |
| 1986 | Black Moon Rising · as Waiter |
| 1986 | Teen Wolf: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Scott Howard (Teen Wolf) |
| 1986 | My Little Pony 'n Friends (TV Series) · as Quarterback |
| 1986 | Wildfire (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | The Real Ghostbusters (TV Series) · as Dr. Gould |
| 1985 | The GLO Friends Save Christmas · as actor |
| 1985 | Adventures of the Gummi Bears (TV Series) · as Carney |
| 1985 | Jem (TV Series) · as Cisco |
| 1984 | Snorks (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1984 | The Transformers (TV Series) · as Rewind |
| 1983 | Inspector Gadget (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Bellman Extra |
| 1981 | The Smurfs (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Special (TV Series) · as actor |