William Richard Werstine (born April 16, 1952), known professionally as Billy West, 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 Stimpy J. Cat in The Ren & Stimpy Show (on which he also voiced Ren from the third season onward), Doug Funnie and Roger Klotz in the original Doug series, and a number of characters in Futurama including Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg and others. He also does voices for commercials, including 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 in newer iterations.
Christmas specials filmography[]
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 Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg | |
| The New Woody Woodpecker Show: "A Very Woody Christmas" / "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 Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg |
| Super Santa in Vegetation | 2002 | Dr. Miranda Kid Potato |
| Poochini: "Christmas Tree" | unknown | |
| Queer Duck: "Homo for the Holidays" | Bi-Polar Bear | |
| 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 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" | unknown | |
| The 7D: "Gingersnaps and Grumpy Snaps" / "Jollybells" | 2014 | Bashful |
| How Murray Saved Christmas | Various | |
| Wacky Races (2017): "It's a Wacky Life" | 2017 | Muttley Tiny |
| Wacky Races (2017): "Dashing Thru the Snow" | ||
| Futurama: "I Know What You Did Next Xmas" | 2023 | Phillip J. Fry Professor Farnsworth Dr. Zoidberg |
| Big City Greens: "Dream Tree" | 2024 | Nick Mulligan |
Live-action[]
| Production | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch: "A Girl and Her Cat" | 1996 | Newt |
| The Weird Al Show: "The Obligatory Holiday Episode" | 1997 | Show announcer (voice) |
| Spirting Image: "Christmas Special" | 2021 | Voice Artist |