Neil Ross

Neil David Ross is a British–born American voice actor and announcer. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, he has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably G.I. Joe and Transformers, as well as video games. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including Back to the Future Part II, Babe, and Quiz Show. He currently serves as the announcer for the primetime version of Press Your Luck on ABC.

For the English footballer, see Neil Ross (footballer).

Neil Ross
Ross in 2011
Born
Neil David Ross
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • announcer
Years active1978–present
Children1
Websiteneilross.com

Ross was the announcer for the 75th Annual Academy Awards Telecast in 2003, and the Emmy Awards Telecast in 2004. He has also narrated numerous episodes of A&E's Biography, and many editions of NOVA on PBS (including Mars – Dead or Alive, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004).

Career

He started working in radio when he finished school. His first station was KMUR in Salt Lake City, Utah. Following this, he moved on to KORL, KGMB and KKUA in Honolulu, Hawaii, before moving to KCBQ in San Diego in 1969. He stayed in California, working on KYA San Francisco and KMPC Los Angeles. He made his last broadcast in 1985.

He began his voice-over work in 1978 when he moved to Los Angeles. His first role was as a salesman in an episode of Richie Rich for Hanna-Barbera. Ross has voiced radio and television commercials for companies including Wal-Mart, AT&T, Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, Mattel, Goodyear, Disney, Hoover, Anheuser-Busch, Southwest Airlines, and Kelloggs, and has done promo works for CBS, NBC, ABC, TBS and Fox Kids, using an American accent in all of his performances. His best-known work in that field was as the promotional announcer for Game Show Network through the late 90s into the mid-2000s.

Filmography

Animation
YearTitleRoleNotesReferences
1982–1984Pac-ManClyde19 Episodes[1]
1983–1986G.I. Joe"Buzzer", "Dusty", "Heavy Metal", "Monkeywrench", "Shipwreck", "Thunder"Unknown episodes
1984–1987The TransformersBonecrusher, Hook, Springer, Slag, Sixshot, Pointblank, FracasUnknown episodes[2][3]
1985–1992Cap'n O. G. ReadmoreCap'n O. G. Readmoreothers (Animated specials only)
1985–1986JemHoward Sands, Hector RamirezUnknown episodes
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' WrestlingMean Gene Okerlund26 episodes
1985–1988KissyfurDuane the Pig26 episodes
1986Galaxy HighRotten Roland13 episodes
InhumanoidsHerc Armstrong, Tank, Ssslither, Sabre Jet, Ronald Reagan, Hector RamirezUnknown episodes
Rambo: The Force of FreedomJohn J. Rambo65 episodes
The CenturionsAce McCloudUnknown episodes
1987Bionic SixF.L.U.F.F.I.Unknown episodes
The Little Troll PrincePrag No. 1Television special[4]
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical LightLeoricUnknown episodes
Spiral ZoneOverlord, Wolfgang 'Tank' SchmidtUnknown episodes
1989X-Men: Pryde of the X-MenNightcrawlerTelevision pilot
1990–1991Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated SeriesWhitley WhiteUnknown episodes[4]
Zazoo ULogan ChomperUnknown episodes
1992–1994Batman: The Animated SeriesDealer, Ratso, JakeUnknown episodes[4]
1993–1994SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronMac Mange5 episodes
1994Fantastic FourPuppet Master, Super-Skrull (Season 1)Unknown episodes[4]
1994–1996Iron ManFin Fang Foom, Wellington Yinsen, BlizzardUnknown episodes[4]
1995–1997The Mask: The Animated SeriesLt. Kellaway, Sly EasteneggerUnknown episodes
1995 Freakazoid! Board Member Episode: "The Chip: Part 1" [4]
1995–1998Spider-Man (1994)Green Goblin/Norman OsbornUnknown episodes[4]
1995–1996The Adventures of HypermanNarrator13 episodes
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmShang Tsung
2000Oh Yeah! CartoonsAl, PirateEp. Sick 'n' Tired in Bug Bite![4]
2000–2007Harvey Birdman, Attorney at LawVulturoUnknown episodes[4]
2003–2009My Life as a Teenage RobotDr. Phineas Mogg, Redneck, Special Agent #1Unknown episodes[4]
2003–2005Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley WinksMr. McGandry, Mr. O'HopperUnknown episodes
2004The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusAnnouncerEpisode: "The Junkman Cometh"[4]
2007Ben 10Wainwright, Guard #2, Radio Chatter #1Ep. "Ben 4 Good Buddy"[4]
2012The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest HeroesWilliam Cross / Crossfire, Thug 1, Security GuardEp. "To Steal an Ant-Man"[4]
2012–2013Kung Fu Panda: Legends of AwesomenessConstable Hu7 episodes[4]
2017Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!Scrooge, Symposium HeadEp. "Scroogey Doo"[5]

Live action

Movies

Video and computer games

References
  1. "Pac-Man (1982 TV Show) - Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 21 October 2023. 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)
  2. Lawson, Tim; Persons, Alisa (2004), The magic behind the voices: a who's who of cartoon voice actors, Univ. Press of Mississippi, p. xxx, ISBN 978-1-57806-696-4
  3. "The TCC Presents: Screamers Retro-Views – G1 Interview with Neil Ross". Transformers Collectors Club Magazine. 1 (37): 3.
  4. "Neil Ross (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 21 June 2021. 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)
  5. "Voice Of Cyclops - X-Men franchise | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 27 December 2018. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. "'Press Your Luck' Season 4 on ABC: Release Date, cast, plot and the latest buzz around game show".
  7. Capcom (27 April 2004). Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. Scene: Closing credits, 0:45 in, cast.
  8. "Ron Gilbert (Twitter)".
  9. "Neil Ross (Visual voices guide)".
  10. "Francisco Gonzalez (Twitter)".
  11. InXile Entertainment. The Bard's Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:22 in, More Great Talent.
  12. Troika Games. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. Activision. Scene: Ending credits, 2:21 in, Voice Over Actors.
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