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Bob Papenbrook

Acting Born Sep 18, 1955 San Diego, California, USA 24 credits

Biography

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

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 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.

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.

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).

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Known for

Film

Lust, Caution

as Policeman

JAG

as Russian Judge #1
Film

Wet Hot American Summer

as Wade Ribble

Strong Medicine

as Walt

Boston Public

as Jonathan White

Providence

as George

She Spies

as Eli

Birds of Prey

as Misha Petrov

The Invisible Man

as Mishka
Film

Jeepers Creepers 2

as Man in Station Wagon
Film

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

as Black Knight (voice)

Full filmography

  • ER (1994) as Policeman
  • JAG (1995) as Russian Judge #1
  • Cold Case (2003) as Wade Ribble
  • Strong Medicine (2000) as Walt
  • Boston Public (2000) as Jonathan White
  • Power Rangers (1993) as Rito Revolto (voice)
  • Power Rangers (1993) as Artillicon (voice)
  • Power Rangers (1993) as Deviot (voice)
  • Power Rangers (1993) as Thunderclaw (voice)
  • Power Rangers (1993) as Univolt (voice)
  • Power Rangers (1993) as Amphibitor (voice) (uncredited)
  • Providence (1999) as George
  • She Spies (2002) as Eli
  • Big Bad BeetleBorgs (1996) as Amphead (voice)
  • Big Bad BeetleBorgs (1996) as Shadow Borg (voice)
  • Big Bad BeetleBorgs (1996) as Hammerhands (voice)
  • Big Bad BeetleBorgs (1996) as Scorpix (voice)
  • Big Bad BeetleBorgs (1996) as Aqualungs (voice)
  • Big Bad BeetleBorgs (1996) as Borgslayer (voice)
  • Birds of Prey (2002) as Misha Petrov
  • The Invisible Man (2000) as Mishka
  • Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) as Man in Station Wagon
  • Masked Rider (1995) as Edentada (voice)
  • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) as Black Knight (voice)