William Richard "Billy" West (born April 16, 1950) is an American voice actor and comedian best known for his voice-work in a number of television shows, films and commercials. He has done hundreds of voices over his his career, such as Ren Höek (Season 3 and onward) and Stimpy J. Cat in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Doug Funnie and Roger Klotz in the original Nickelodeon-show era of Doug, and a number of characters in Futurama including Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg and others. He also does voices for commercials and is the current voice of The Red M&M and Buzz The Honey Nut Cheerios Bee. In addition to his original voices, he has also voiced Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Popeye, and Woody Woodpecker during later renditions of the respective characters.
Voice work in Christmas specials
Animation
| Production | Year | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Ren & Stimpy Show: "Son of Stimpy" | 1992 | Stimpy J. Cat |
| Doug: "Doug's Christmas Story" | 1993 | Doug Funnie |
| The Ren & Stimpy Show: "A Scooter For Yaksmas" | 1995 | Ren Höek Stimpy J. Cat |
| Men in Black: The Series: "The Black Christmas Syndrome" | 1998 | Jeebs |
| CatDog: "A Very CatDog Christmas" | 1999 | Rancid Rabbit Sunshine Randolph Neon Santa |
| Olive, the Other Reindeer | Mr. Eskimo | |
| Futurama: "Xmas Story" | Philip J. Fry Professor Hubert Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg | |
| The New Woody Woodpecker Show: "A Very Woody Christmas" / "It's a Chilly Christmas After All" / "Yule Get Yours" | Woody Woodpecker | |
| Queer Duck: "Santa Claus is Coming Out" | 2000 | Bi-Polar Bear |
| The New Woody Woodpecker Show: "The Twelve Lies of Christmas" | Woody Woodpecker | |
| Futurama: "A Tale of Two Santas" | 2001 | Phillip J. Fry Professor Hubert Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg |
| Super Santa in Vegetation | 2002 | Dr. Miranda Kid Potato |
| Poochini: "Christmas Tree" | ||
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: "Holly Jolly Jimmy" | 2003 | Sam Lou Reporter |
| Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas | 2006 | Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd |
| Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World: "Marry X-Mas" | 2009 | Asspounder Carlton |
| Futurama: "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" | 2010 | Phillip J. Fry Professor Hubert Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg |
| The Looney Tunes Show: "A Christmas Carol" | 2012 | Elmer Fudd |
| Black Dynamite: "A Crisis for Christmas or The Dark Side of the Dark Side of the Moon" | ||
| The 7D: "Gingersnaps and Grumpy Snaps / Jollybells" | 2014 | Bashful |
| How Murray Saved Christmas | Various |
Live-Action
| Production | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|
| The Weird Al Show: "The Obligatory Holiday Episode" | 1997 | Show Announcer (voice) |
External links
- Official website
- Billy West at the Internet Movie Database
