Richard Epcar is an American actor, voice actor, and director. He provided the voice of Saikhan, Two Toed Ping, the warehouse worker, the Fire Nation councilwoman's husband, and additional characters across five episodes of The Legend of Korra.
The Legend of Korra credits[]
Saikhan[]
- Character information: Saikhan
- 101. "Welcome to Republic City"
- 107. "The Aftermath"
- 108. "When Extremes Meet"
- 109. "Out of the Past"
- 110. "Turning the Tides"
Firebender gangster[]
- Character information: Two Toed Ping
- 101. "Welcome to Republic City"
Warehouse worker[]
- Character information: Warehouse worker
- 107. "The Aftermath"
Husband[]
- 110. "Turning the Tides"
Additional voices[]
- 107. "The Aftermath"
- 110. "Turning the Tides"
Selected other credits[]
Television work[]
- Beetleborgs Metallix
- Bleach
- Blue Dragon
- Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier
- Digimon Data Squad
- Digimon: Digital Monsters
- Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society (TV movie)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Lucky Star
- Lupin the Third: Part II
- Meru hevun
- Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
- Monster
- Naruto Shippūden
- Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures of Pocketville
- Tenchi Muyō! GXP
- The Mr. Men Show
- V.R. Troopers
Filmography[]
- Broken Spirits (2012)
- Neighbors (2012; short)
- The Greatest Miracle (2011)
- The Mr. Men Movie (2010)
- Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
- Nomad: The Warrior (2005)
- Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers (2001)
- Robotech 3000 (2000; short)
- Ghost in the Shell (1995)
- Ninja Scroll (1993)
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
- Escape to Love (1982)
- Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Other credits[]
- Blue Dragon (video game - voice director)
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (writer)
- Fire Emblem: Awakening (video game)
- First of the North Star: Ken's Rage (video game)
- Galerians (video game)
- Ghost in the Shell (video game)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (video game)
- Innocence: Ghost in the Shell (voice director)
- Injustice: Gods Among Us (video game)
- Injustice 2 (video game)
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (video game)
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (video game)
- Lupin the Third: The Secret of Mamo (director)
- ModNation Racers (video game)
- Mortal Kombat (video game)
- Mortal Kombat X (video game)
- Mortal Kombat 11 (video game)
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (video game)
- Noein (voice director)
- Paraworld (video game)
- Phase Paradox (video game)
- Robotech: Invasion (video game)
- Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (voice director)
- Sengoku basara 3 (video game)
- Tales of Graces f (video game)
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise (writer)
- Transformers: War for Cybertron (video game)
- Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment (video game - director/casting director)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (video game)
- Yoga Wii (video game)
Biographical information[]
Personal life[]
Epcar graduated from the University of Arizona in 1979. He is the husband of voice actress Ellyn Stern, with whom he owns and operates Epcar Entertainment, Inc., a voice-over production service company based in Los Angeles, California. They have one son and one daughter.
Career[]
Epcar has been in the voice acting business for over thirty years and has voiced over three hundred characters in games, animation, and anime. He voiced Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Jiggen in Lupin the Third, Mr. Noisy in the Mr. Men Show, and Zangetsu and Koga in Bleach. He has starred in Digimon, Power Rangers, and Bobobo-bobobobo and has worked extensively in video games, voicing characters in Kingdom Hearts, Transformers, Star Wars, Mortal Kombat, Catherine, ModNation Racers, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Call of Duty-Black Ops, Dead Space, Star Craft, Red Faction Guerilla, Command & Conquer, Xenosaga, Guilty Gears, Hack, World of Warcraft, and Resident Evil.
He is also a sought after game-animation voice and ADR director, having directed such games as Star Ocean, Blue Dragon, Unreal Tournament, and Smackdown vs. Raw and Jackass. Some shows he has directed include Lupin the Third, Ghost in the Shell 2, Noein, Fighting Spirit, and Robotech: Shadow Chronicles.
On camera, he has appeared in many films and T.V. shows, including Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Columbo, Diagnosis Murder, Guns of Paradise, Beverly Hills 90210, Matlock, Cheers, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and Broken Spirits. He can also be heard in Rise of the Planet of the Apes as the voice of Buck the big gorilla. He is also the narrator and the voice of forty different characters in the Doc Savage audio book White Eyes.