Richard Doyle (actor)
Encyclopedia
Richard Doyle sometimes credited as Richard Doyal, is an American
actor
and voice actor
.
. At age six, he got his first taste of entertainment when a recreation director at a naval base in Norfolk, Virginia
put him in front of a crowd of Navy wives; he sang "Oh, You Beautiful Doll
".
His acting education included studies at Long Beach City College
.
, Dallas
, M*A*S*H, Cannon
, The Mod Squad
, and he worked with Ernest Borgnine
on the science fiction series Future Cop
. He also had some film roles, and earned much of his living as a voice actor, but he said that he always preferred theatre work; he was a founding member of the South Coast Repertory
theatre company.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and voice actor
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
.
Early life
Richard Doyle was born in 1945 in Brockton, MassachusettsBrockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
. At age six, he got his first taste of entertainment when a recreation director at a naval base in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
put him in front of a crowd of Navy wives; he sang "Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
"Oh, You Beautiful Doll" is a ragtime love song published in 1911 with words by Seymour Brown and music by Nat D. Ayer. The song was one of the first with a twelve-bar opening. It is well-known by its chorus:*...
".
His acting education included studies at Long Beach City College
Long Beach City College
Long Beach City College, established in 1927, is a community college located in Long Beach, California. It is divided into two campuses. The Liberal Arts Campus, known as LAC, is located in the residential community of the Lakewood Village section of Long Beach, on Carson Street west of Clark Avenue...
.
Career
He appeared on such TV series as Charlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
, Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
, M*A*S*H, Cannon
Cannon (TV series)
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976.The primary protagonist was the title character, Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad....
, The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad is a television series that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III, and Tige Andrews...
, and he worked with Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine is an American actor of television and film. His career has spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the 1955 film Marty...
on the science fiction series Future Cop
Future Cop (TV series)
Future Cop is an American science fiction television series which starred Ernest Borgnine and Michael Shannon. It was based on the TV movie of the same name and predated RoboCop by ten years. The series was aired on ABC in 1976 and was re-piloted as "Cops and Robin" on NBC in 1978...
. He also had some film roles, and earned much of his living as a voice actor, but he said that he always preferred theatre work; he was a founding member of the South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
theatre company.
Animation
- Ben 10 – Enoch, Forever King, additional voices
- Wolverine and the X-Men – Sen. KellyRobert Kelly (comics)Robert Edward Kelly is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He most often appears in Marvel's X-Men and X-Men-related comic books. He is a prominent United States Senator who began his career on an anti-mutant platform, and as the X-Men team is made up entirely of mutants, his role...
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien - Enoch
Film
- Lego: The Adventures of Clutch PowersLego: The Adventures of Clutch PowersLego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers is a 2010 American CGI comedy-adventure film. The film is based on the toy series of the same name, Lego. It's the first movie in the Clutch Powers series. It is a homage to the former president of Lego, Kjeld Kristiansen with one of the characters of the movie...
- Hogar the Troll - Coma Coma (film)Coma is a 1978 suspense film based on the novel of the same name by Robin Cook. The film rights were acquired by director Michael Crichton, and the movie was produced by Martin Erlichmann for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
– Pathologist - Mass AppealMass Appeal (film)Mass Appeal is a 1984 American dramedy film starring Jack Lemmon, directed by Glenn Jordan. The screenplay by Bill C. Davis is based on his 1980 play of the same title.-Plot:...
– Priest - Air Force OneAir Force One (film)Air Force One is a 1997 American action-thriller film written by Andrew W. Marlowe and directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It stars Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, and Glenn Close, and also features Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell and Paul Guilfoyle...
– Colonel Bob Jackson
Television
- CheersCheersCheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...
– Mr. Walter Graines (8 episodes) - The PracticeThe PracticeThe Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
– Judge Warren Halperin (2 episodes) - Once You Meet a StrangerOnce You Meet a StrangerOnce You Meet a Stranger is a 1996 Warner Bros. Television thriller directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. It is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train. Yet in the remake the genders of the principal characters have been switched from male to female...
- Mr Anthony (TV film)
Video games
- Ben 10: Protector of EarthBen 10: Protector of EarthBen 10: Protector of Earth is a video game based on the American animated television series Ben 10. The game was released in North America on October 30, 2007, and in Europe on November 9, 2007...
- Enoch - Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic DestructionBen 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic DestructionBen 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction is the fifth video game in the Ben 10 game series, based on Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. The game revolves around Ben traveling across real-world locations including Tokyo, Paris, the Great Wall of China, the Amazon Rainforest, and Rome to find ancient Galvan...
- Enoch - Blood Omen: Legacy of KainBlood Omen: Legacy of KainBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a cult top-down action-adventure game developed by Silicon Knights and published by Crystal Dynamics...
- Moebius the Timestreamer, Anacrothe the Alchemist, Nupraptor the Mentalist - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's RequiemEternal Darkness: Sanity's RequiemEternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is a psychological horror action-adventure video game released for the Nintendo GameCube. Developed by Canadian developer Silicon Knights and originally planned for the Nintendo 64, it was first released and published by Nintendo on June 24, 2002 in North America...
– Pious Augustus, Paul Augustine, Pious Augustus/Liche, Ulyaoth - Grandia IIGrandia IIis a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts originally for the Dreamcast console as part of their Grandia series. Initially released in Japan in August 2000 by Sega, the game was later made available in English for North America the following December, and in Europe in February 2001, with...
– Zera, Gonzola, Village Chief - Legacy of Kain: DefianceLegacy of Kain: DefianceLegacy of Kain: Defiance is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos. It is the fifth and thus far final game in the Legacy of Kain series. It was released in North America in November and December 2003, and in Europe in February 2004...
- Moebius the Timestreamer - Legacy of Kain: Soul ReaverLegacy of Kain: Soul ReaverLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1999 and for the Dreamcast in 2000. As the second game in the Legacy of Kain series, Soul Reaver is the sequel to...
- Moebius the Timestreamer, Morlock - Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 is an action-adventure game that was released on the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and the third game in the Legacy of Kain series. It was released in 2001 developed by Crystal Dynamics & published by Eidos...
- Moebius the Timestreamer, Turel - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eateris an award-winning stealth action video game directed by Hideo Kojima. Snake Eater was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2, and was released on November 17, 2004 in North America; December 16, 2004 in Japan; March 4, 2005 in Europe; and on...
– The Fury - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriotsis a video game developed by Kojima Productions for the PlayStation 3 console. The game was directed by Hideo Kojima and made its worldwide release on June 12, 2008, ten years after the release of Metal Gear Solid and twenty years after the North American release of Metal Gear.Guns of the Patriots...
– Big Boss - Ninja GaidenNinja Gaiden (Xbox)Ninja Gaiden is an action-adventure game developed by Team Ninja for the Xbox video game console. It went through five years of development before its release by Tecmo in 2004, and has been progressively enhanced with a number of expansion packs and two remakes, Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden...
– Narrator - Onimusha Blade WarriorsOnimusha Blade WarriorsOnimusha Blade Warriors, released in Japan as , is a multi-player game from the Onimusha series. Similar to Super Smash Bros., Blade Warriors is a simple 2D fighter game featuring many of the characters of the Onimusha franchise....
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– Nobunaga Oda - Splatterhouse (2010 video game) - Dr. West
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- Lord General Castor - X-Men LegendsX-Men LegendsX-Men Legends is an action role-playing video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It was released on the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles in the fall of . Barking Lizards Technologies developed the N-Gage port of the game, which was released in early...
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