| Richard Epcar (Grier)
Birthday: 29 April 1955
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA
Birth Name: Richard Michael Epcar
AKA: Richard George, George Richard, Patrick Gilbert
Voicing Huntik Character: Grier
 Richard Michael Epcar is an American voice actor for many dubbed anime series, including Robotech, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, and most recently Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. One of his known aliases is Richard George. He is the husband of voice actress Ellyn Stern, with whom he owns and operates Epcar Entertainment, Inc., a voiceover production service company based in Los Angeles, California. Richard Epcar is voicing Grier in HUNTIK TV Show.
Richard Epcar is one of the only English-speaking voice actors and to voice the same character of all of the Xenosaga video game series. Richard was the only voice actor to provide the English voice of Ziggy in the series.
He is also well-known for some of his past work in various Saban action shows. Some of his best-known roles from that era include the voice of Lightningborg in Beetleborgs Metallix, Barbarax in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, and Colonel Icebot in VR Troopers. He has also voiced many minor characters in the Power Rangers franchise until it moved to New Zealand after the Wild Force season.
Richard also appears with his wife in an episode of the TLC series Clean Sweep, in which he must deal with a lifetime's worth of collectible James Bond memorabilia.
 Currently best known for his voice work as Bato in the English-language dubs of Kokaku kidotai (1995) and "Kokaku kidotai: Stand Alone Complex" (2002), as well as the video-game versions of the English-language dubbed Ghost in the Shell series.
Richard Epcar now owns and operates the Los Angeles based voice production company, "Epcar Entertainment, Inc." along with his wife Ellyn Stern.
Anime
 Bastard!! - Lord Abigail
Bleach - Zangetsu, Mr. Kagine, Go Koga
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, BoboPatch, Insurmountable Wall Man
Buso Renkin - Narrator, other characters
Cyborg 009 - Black Ghost Commander Scarl
Digimon Adventure - Etemon, MetalEtemon, Myotismon / VenomMyotismon
Digimon Adventure 02 - MaloMyotismon
Digimon Frontier - SuperStarmon
Digimon Tamers - Sinduramon
Digimon Data Squad - Merukimon
eX-Driver - Munakata
Fighting Spirit as Genji Kamogawa
Fushigi Yugi - Mitsukake
Gatchaman (1994) - Rocky
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Batou
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Batou
Lucky Star - Tadao Hiiragi
Lupin III
Shin Lupin III, Mystery of Mamo - Daisuke Jigen
The Castle of Cagliostro - Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Manga version)
Macross Plus - Guld Goa Bowman
 MAR - Halloween, Ruga Rogelu
Megaman Starforce - Cancer
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Kelly Layzner
Moribito
Naruto - Manda
Ninja Scroll - Gemma Himuro (as Richard George)
Noein - Kyouji Kooriyama, Noein
Outlaw Star - Duuz
Overman King Gainer - Enge Gam
Robotech - Ben Dixon; Lunk
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles - Vince Grant
Rurouni Kenshin - Hiko Seijuro; Isurugi Raijuta
Samurai Champloo - Okuru
Samurai X - Shogo Amakusa (the Sony dub version of the series)
Street Fighter II V - Zochi
Teknoman - Technoman Axe, Mac
The Twelve Kingdoms - Rou
Transformers: Robots in Disguise - Armorhide
 Zatch Bell! - Kotaro Doronma
Slayers - Garundia
Non Anime Role
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers - Grier
The Mr. Men Show - Mr. Noisy
Live Action Voice Talent
Big Bad Beetleborgs - Karato
Beetleborgs Metallix - Lightningborg (as Richard George)
Masked Rider - Beetletron, Masked Rider Z-Cross / Masked Rider V-3
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Shellshock, Mutitus, Babe Ruthless, Cyclops, Samurai Fan Man, Goatan (Lion voice), Primator (Zedd's Monster Mash), Invenusable Flytrap (Rangers Back in Time and The Wedding), Rhinoblaster (Football Season, The Wedding and Master Vile and the Metallic Armor), Miss Chief (2nd voice), Brick Bully (all uncredited roles)
Power Rangers: Zeo - Defoliator, Autochton, Protectron (all uncredited)
Power Rangers: Turbo - Blazinator (uncredited)
Power Rangers: In Space - Vacsacker (uncredited)
Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy - Fishface, Barbarax
Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue - Cyclopter
Power Rangers: Time Force - Vexicon
Power Rangers: Wild Force - Bowling Org
VR Troopers - Col. Icebot, Slashbot, Dice Swordbot (2nd voice), Slice Swordbot (3rd voice), Frogbot, Cannonbot, Dark Heart, Chrome Dome, Graybot (with Zelton as him)
Movie Roles
Digimon Tamers: The Adventurer's Battle - Ryuuji Tamashiro / Mephistomon
Ghost in the Shell - Batou
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Batou
Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society - Batou
Shark Bait - Moe
Video games
.hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth - Commentator, Taichiro Sugai, Additional voices
.hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce - Commentator, Taichiro Sugai, Additional voices
.hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption - Commentator, Taichiro Sugai, Additional voices
Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia - Bourd Rade (uncredited)
Baten Kaitos Origins - Captain of the Dark Service
Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance - Wallace (uncredited)
Blue Dragon - King Ghost, Heat-Wave Sai, Jeelala
Death by Degrees - Soldiers (uncredited)
Drakengard - Undine (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 4 - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 5 - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
Dynasty Warriors 6 - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
Ghost in the Shell - Batou
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Batou
Jackass: The Game - Additional voices
Kessen III - Shingen Takeda (uncredited)
Kingdom Hearts II - "Ansem" (Xehanort)
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (?) - Master Xenahort
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories - "Ansem" (Xehanort)
Luminous Arc - Andre
Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King - Daisuke Jigen (as Richard George)
Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis - Flay Gunnar, Zeppel Kriever (uncredited)
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Raiden, The Joker
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment - Baofu
Radiata Stories - Achilles (uncredited)
Samurai Warriors - Shingen Takeda (uncredited)
Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Tsar Nicolas (as Richard George)
Star Ocean: First Departure - Del Argosy / The Crimson Shield
Star Ocean: Second Evolution - Indalecio/Gabriel
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Airyglyph XIII, Time Gate (uncredited)
Supreme Commander - Colonel Arnold
Trauma Center: New Blood - Guy Davidson, Thor Gunderson
Warcraft 3 - Priest
Warriors Orochi - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
Warriors Orochi 2 - Dong Zhuo (uncredited)
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht - Ziggy (uncredited)
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose - Ziggy
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra - Ziggy
Documentaries
Adventures in Voice Acting - Himself
Staff Work
Blue Dragon video game - Voice Director
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Voice Director
God Hand - English voice over casting
Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King - English ADR director
Noein - Voice Director
Project Sylpheed - Casting (English voices)
Shark Bait - Voice Director
Star Ocean: First Departure - Voice and ADR director
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Huntik made its debut at the MIPCOM show in Cannes, and premiered January 3, 2009 in the U.S. on The CW4Kids. Created and directed by legendary Italian animator Iginio Straffi (who also created The Winx Club and Monster Allergies), Huntik was awarded as best cartoon for entertainment and business opportunities at MIPJunior, a leading international exhibition dedicated to children's tv programmes.
Huntik TV series was broadcast in Italy on Rai 2 and in foreign channels including the The CW4Kids (United States), Disney XD -previously Jetix- (UK & Ireland), MTV3 (Finland), Rede Record (Brazil), Jetix / Disney XD (Netherlands), Childern Channel (Israel), RTL II (Germany), ZAZ (Mexico), Network Ten (Australia), TV Tokyo (Japan), South Africa, Singapore, Greece, Austria, Portugal and the Philippines.
Huntik trading card game, produced by Upper Deck Entertainment, was released in 2009 in Starter decks and booster packs. A line of Huntik action figures has also been released by Upper Deck. |
