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Townsend Coleman
New York City, New York, USA
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 Don…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2018
The Grinch
Movie Additional Voices (voice)
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2016
Sing
Movie Additional Voices (voice)
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2016
The Tick
TV show Midnight (voice)
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2016
Turtles Take Time (and Space)
Movie 1980's Michelangelo / Pirate Captain (voice)
- 2014
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2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Classics
Movie Michaelangelo (voice)
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2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Movie Morrie / Civilian (voice)
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2013
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
TV show Hercules (voice)
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2013
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Movie Commissioner Gordon (voice)
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2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Movie Morrie (voice)
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2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV show '87 Michelangelo (voice)
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2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Movie Morrie / Civilian (voice)
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2008
Justice League: The New Frontier
Movie Dr. Magnus (voice)
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2007
Transformers: Animated
TV show Sentinel Prime (voice)
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2007
Superman: Doomsday
Movie Drill Operator (voice)
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2004
The Batman
TV show Campus Guard (voice)
More credits
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2004
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Movie Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice)
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2001
Spy TV
TV show
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1999
The Crippled Lamb
Movie Samuel/Daneil/Joseph
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1999
Batman Beyond
TV show Falseface (voice)
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1998
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Movie Father Joseph Mohr (voice)
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1998
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Movie Additional Voices (voice)
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1997
Cow and Chicken
TV show Hector / Prisoner (voice)
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1997
The Legend of Calamity Jane
TV show Additional Voices (voice)
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1997
The New Batman Adventures
TV show Mugsy (voice)
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1997
I Am Weasel
TV show Hector / Prisoner (voice)
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1997
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Movie (voice)
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1996
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
TV show Canard (voice)
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1996
Superman: The Animated Series
TV show
- 1996
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1995
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
TV show (voice)
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1995
Pinky and the Brain
TV show Bobby-Bob Yokel (voice)
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1995
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
TV show Nerdy Kid (voice)
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1994
Spider-Man
TV show Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice)
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1994
The Tick
TV show The Tick (voice)
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1994
The Jungle King
Movie Leonette's Brother
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1993
Animaniacs
TV show Pressberg Katzeneisnerman / Clint Eastwood (voice)
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1993
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
TV show Fango (voice)
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1992
Batman: The Animated Series
TV show Chick (voice)
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1992
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Movie Knotty (voice)
