Bob Papenbrook

Robert DeWayne Papenbrook (September 18, 1955 – March 17, 2006) was an American voice actor.[1]

Bob Papenbrook
Born
Robert DeWayne Papenbrook

(1955-09-18)September 18, 1955
San Diego, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 2006(2006-03-17) (aged 50)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesJohn Smallberries
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1977–2006
AgentAgency 2
Notable credit(s)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
as Rito Revolto
Digimon
as Greymon
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
as Mega Octane
Spouse
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(m. 1978)​
ChildrenBryce Papenbrook

Career

Fellow voice actors often nicknamed him "Pappy". He was very well known in the worlds of anime and video game voice-overs for his voice acting of "gruff" characters. However, he was especially well known in his various live action voice-overs which, most notably, included the Power Rangers franchise. He was discovered by filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, which got him his very first voice acting role in the hit film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as the voices of all the Hovito natives who pursue Indiana Jones in the beginning of the film. His best-known roles included the voices of Rito Revolto in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Zeo, Shadowborg in Big Bad Beetleborgs, Scorpix in Beetleborgs Metallix and Deviot in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy.

Personal life

Aside from acting, he also taught kickboxing and other martial arts. He and his wife Debbie Rothstein married in 1978 and had a son, Bryce Papenbrook, who is also a voice actor.

Death

On March 17, 2006, Papenbrook died of chronic lung problems at the age of 50. The 2008 DVD Adventures in Voice Acting was dedicated to him (whose appearance was filmed before his death).

Filmography

Anime

Live-action

Film

Documentaries

Video games


References
  1. "County Obituaries K-P | the San Diego Union-Tribune". Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. "Bob Papenbrook (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 18, 2019. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. InXile Entertainment. The Bard’s Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:20 in, More Great Talent.
  4. Dimps; Polygon Magic. Seven Samurai 20XX. Sammy Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 5:09:53 in, CAST.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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