Billy West Biography (1950-)

Born April 16, 1950, in Detroit, MI; married; wife's name, Violet. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, voice artist, musician
Birth Details
April 16, 1950
Detroit, Michigan

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Voice of Cecil, Beany and Cecil (animated; also known as The Beany and Cecil Show), ABC, 1988
  • Himself, The Howard Stern Show, WWOR-TV, 1990-1991, 1994-1995
  • Voices of Douglas "Doug" Yancy Funnie, Roger M. Klotz, and other characters, Doug (animated), Nickelodeon, 1991-1994
  • Voices of Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, Ren Hoak, Mr. Horse, and several other characters, The Ren and Stimpy Show (animated; also known as Renand Stimpy and Ren and Stimpy Classics), Nickelodeon, 1991-1996
  • Voice of Timon, The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa (animated; also known as Timon and Pumbaa), CBS and syndicated, 1995-1996 The Disney Channel, c. 1997-1998
  • Voice of Geeker, Project G.eeK.eR. (animated), CBS, 1996-1997
  • Voices of monkey, brute, and other characters, Jumanji (animated),UPN, 1996-1998
  • Voices of Slimer and Mayor McShane, Extreme Ghostbusters (animated), syndicated, 1997
  • Voices of Ted Avery, Freddy the Fly, and Sagebrush Kid, The Wacky World of Tex Avery (animated), syndicated, 1997
  • Announcer and other voices, The Weird Al Show, CBS, 1997-1998
  • Voices of Roger Ebert, Marv Albert, Anthony Hopkins, Regis, and several other characters, Pinky and the Brain (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain), The WB, 1997-1998
  • Voice of Jeebs and other characters, Men in Black: The Series (animated), The WB, c. 1997-2001
  • Voice of Fred Deadman, Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania (animated; also known as Toonsylvania), Fox, 1998
  • Various voices, Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain (animated; also knownas Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain), The WB, 1998-1999
  • Voices of Confucius, Benjamin Franklin, Chit Chatterson, and several other characters, Warner Bros. Histeria! (animated; also known as Histeria!), The WB, 1998-2000
  • Voices of Pidge and Queegqueg, Voltron: The Third Dimension (animated), syndicated, 1998-2000
  • Voices of Rancid Rabbit, Rancidhotep, Rancidhotep II, Mr. Sunshine, Randolph, and Mean Bob, CatDog (animated; also known as Cat Dog), Nickelodeon, c. 1998-2004
  • Voices of Cosmo Cooper, Duc Paparazzo, and other characters, The Magician (animated), Fox, 1999
  • Voices of Emmitt Roswell and Mr. Wickett, Detention (animated), The WB, 1999-2000
  • Voices of Woody Woodpecker and Wally Walrus, The New Woody WoodpeckerShow (animated), Fox, c. 1999-2001 NBC, c. 2001-2002
  • Voices of Philip J. Fry, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, and several other characters, Futurama (animated), Fox, 1999-2003
  • Voice of Bi-Polar Bear, Queer Duck (animated), Showtime, beginningc. 1999
  • Voices of George Klimer, Anita Bidet, James, and several other characters, The Oblongs... (animated), The WB, 2001-2002
  • Voice of Mushu, House of Mouse (animated; also known as Disney's House of Mouse), The Disney Channel, 2001-2003
  • Multiple voices, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (animated;also known as Billy and Mandy and Grim & Evil), The Cartoon Network, 2001-
  • Multiple voices, Johnny Bravo (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2001-
  • Voices of Sam and several other characters, Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (animated; also known as Jimmy Neutron), Nickelodeon, 2001-
  • Voices of Poochini, Walter White, Mr. Garvey, and Lockjaw, Poochini (animated), syndicated, 2002-2003
  • Voices, 3 South (animated), MTV, 2002-2003
  • Provided the voices of Jon Molsh, Mr. Anderson, and Chit Chatterson for Revenge of the Villains and Revenge of the Villains 2; providedthe voices of Bugs Bunny, Red, and Woody Woodpecker for Atomic Holocoare (animated); provided the voice of the fox, The Baby Huey Show (animated); provided the voice of store clerk for A Baseball Story (animated); provided the voice of Shaggy for the various Scooby-Doo animated series; provided the voice of Fryguy and other characters for The Super Mario Bros. Freaky Show (animated); provided the voice of Primex for Warof the Cartoons (animated).
  • Miniseries
  • Himself, I Love the 90s, VH1, 2004
  • Animated Movies
  • Voices, Escape from Atlantis (animated), Starz!, 1997
  • Voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (animated), The Cartoon Network, 1998
  • Voices of Sam and Corky Shumatsu, Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom, Nickelodeon, 2004
  • Animated Specials
  • Voice of Mr. Eskimo, Olive, the Other Reindeer, Fox, 1999
  • Voices of Dr. Miranda, kid, and potato, "Super Santa in Vegetation," Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Nickelodeon, 2002
  • Voice of Popeye, Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy, 2004
  • Episodic
  • Himself, "Stooges: The Men behind the Mayhem," Biography, Arts andEntertainment, 1994
  • Voice of France Bug, "Bugging Out!," The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (animated; also known as Shnookums and Meat), Toon Disney, 1995
  • Voice of Funny Shnookums, "Send In the Clones," The Shnookums and MeatFunny Cartoon Show (animated; also known as Shnookums and Meat),Toon Disney, 1995
  • Voice of Larry Fine, "Phobophilia: The Love of Fear" (also known as "Penn& Teller Phobophilia: The Love of Fear"), The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller, Channel 4 (England), c. 1995
  • Voice, "Scrubs," Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, 1996
  • Voice of Newt, "A Girl and Her Cat," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1996
  • Voice of Abner, "Abner Comes Home," Hey Arnold (animated), Nickelodeon, 1997
  • Voice of Mr. Holloway, "The Company Man," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1997
  • Television voice, "You Can't Go Home," Space Goofs (animated; alsoknown as Home to Rent), ABC Family Channel, c. 1997
  • Voice, Mad Jack the Pirate (animated), Fox, 1998
  • Voice of Bogart, "Suspicious Minds," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1998
  • Voices of Fleas, Noodle, and Furry, The Secret Files of the SpyDogs (animated), Fox, 1998
  • Voice of Charlton Heston, "Puppetmaster," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1998
  • Voice of Uncle Urnie, "The Importance of Being Urnie," Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania (animated; also known as Toonsylvania), Fox, 1998
  • Voices of Mr. Holloway and Thomas, "Hank's Dirty Laundry," King of theHill (animated), Fox, 1998
  • Voices of Moe, Lar, and Curl, "Beware the Creeper," Batman Gotham Knights (animated; also known as Batman: The Animated Series, The New Adventures of Batman and Robin, and The New Batman Adventures),The WB, 1998
  • Voice of pig, "Old MacDonald Had a House," Space Goofs (animated;also known as Home to Rent), ABC Family Channel, c. 1998
  • Voice, "Death Has a Shadow," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 1999
  • Voice, "Dog Dale Afternoon," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1999
  • Voice of the boss of the pointy-haired boss, "The Name," Dilbert (animated), UPN, 1999
  • Voice of marketing guy, "The Competition," Dilbert (animated), UPN, 1999
  • Voice of marketing guy, "The Prototype," Dilbert (animated), UPN,1999
  • Voice of second Lexie, "A Fish Story," Superman (animated; also known as The New Batman/Superman Adventures and Superman: The Animated Series), The WB, 1999
  • Voice of Sergeant Barber, "Return to La Grunta," King of the Hill(animated), Fox, 1999
  • Voices of lawyer, President Johnson, and television spokesperson, "Dino Checks Out," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999
  • Voice, "Lost in Time," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated; also known as Disney/Pixar's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), ABC, 2000
  • Voice of Captain Righteous, "Fallen Arches," Powerpuff Girls (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2000
  • Voices of horse, little boy, and Tommy, "Two's Company," Pepper Ann (animated; also known as Disney's Pepper Ann), UPN, 2000
  • Voices of Vulturo and Dr. Zin, "Bannon Custody Case," Harvey Birdman,Attorney at Law (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2000
  • Voice of horse, "The Story of K," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2001
  • Voice of Larvel, "Nerd from beyond the Stars," Lloyd in Space (animated), ABC and The Disney Channel, 2001
  • Voice of radio and television announcer, "Try to Remember This Kind of September," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2001
  • Voices of bug and cyclops, "Beast and Barbarians," The Grim Adventuresof Billy and Mandy (animated; also known as Billy and Mandy and Grim & Evil), The Cartoon Network, 2001
  • Voices of homeowner, mayor, and first hoodlum, "Dishonest Abe/Blackbeard,Warm Heart," Time Squad (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2001
  • "Wish We Weren't Here," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2001
  • Voice of muscle cell, "Reflex," Ozzy & Drix (animated), The WB, 2002
  • Voice of public address announcer, "Grief Counselor," Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Fox, 2002
  • Voices of Moo-Shu and little kid, Crank Yankers, Comedy Central, 2002
  • Voices of old man, wizard, and other characters, "XXVII (Chicken Jack),"Samurai Jack (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2002
  • Billy, "Her Place or Mine?," Good Morning, Miami, NBC, 2003
  • Judge, Pet Star, Animal Planet, 2003
  • Multiple voices, "Sibling Tsunami/I Was a Preschool Dropout," My Lifeas a Teenage Robot (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003
  • Voices, "French Take Woodland," Kid Notorious (animated), Comedy Central, 2003
  • Voices, "The F-You Soup," Kid Notorious (animated), Comedy Central, 2003
  • Voices, "Kim Jong II Must Die," Kid Notorious (animated), Comedy Central, 2003
  • Voice of angry driver, "Yin-Yang: Experiments 501 and 502," Lilo &Stitch: The Series (animated; also known as Disney's Lilo & Stitch: The Series), The Disney Channel, 2003
  • Voice of Mr. Chips, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
  • Voice of second fan, "Father Figure of Our Country," Time Squad (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2003
  • Voice of Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, "Firedogs," Ren & Stimpy "AdultParty Cartoon" (animated), Spike TV, 2003
  • Voice of Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, "Man's Best Friend," Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" (animated), Spike TV, 2003
  • Voice of Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, "Unseen and Uncensored: Man's Best Friend/Big House Blues," Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" (animated), Spike TV, 2003
  • (In archive footage) Voice of Stimpy, "Primetime Cartoons," VH1 Goes Inside..., VH1, 2003
  • Voices of Mr. Chips and Francois, "Monkey Business," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
  • Voices of Mr. Chips and Jay Leno, "Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
  • Voices of Razinski and Mr. Pigott, "Raggedy Android/Class Action," MyLife as a Teenage Robot (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003
  • Himself, "The Breast Is Yet to Come," Family Business (also knownas Porn: A Family Business), Showtime, 2004
  • Voice of Ashley's father, "Fear of Falling," All Grown Up (animated; also known as All Growed Up), Nickelodeon, 2004
  • Voice of game show host, "The Figar/Silly Wiggy," Dave the Barbarian (animated), The Disney Channel, 2004
  • Voice of Skeets, "The Greatest Story Never Told," Justice League: Unlimited (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2004
  • Voices of robot and other characters, "The Wonderful World of Wizzly/CallHating," My Life as a Teenage Robot (animated), Nickelodeon, 2004
  • Provided the voice of Duane Ingalls Glasscock, The Big Mattress; the voice of Chuck Chameleon, The Chameleon Bros.; multiple voices forThe Fairly OddParents (animated), Nickelodeon; the voices of Jack Shrimp and Jackie Android, King Crab: Space Crustacean; the voices of Bolivar and Max, "Planet Kate," Oh Yeah! Cartoons (animated), Nickelodeon;and the voice of Smedly, "Chilly Willy," and the voice of a trout, "Chilly and the Fur-Bearing Trout/Goin' Fishin'," The Woody Woodpecker Show (animated). West's work as the voices of Ren and Stimpy, as well as other characters, have also been featured in broadcasts of A Big Histeria Crossover Party 3: The Summer Party, Cartoon All Stars: Stop Samurai Jack!, Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue: Stop Digimon!, Cartoon Laff-a-Lympics, Disney's Jungle Heck, Histerical Caring, Lost in theCartoon World, Survivor: Cartoon Cartoon vs. Nicktoons, Toons and Doom, and 24 Hours. Appeared in episodes of other series.
  • Animated Pilots
  • Voice of Invader ZIM, Invader ZIM, Nickelodeon, 2001
  • Television Work
  • Animated Series
  • Additional voices, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (also known as All Dogs Go to Heaven), ABC, 1996-1998 Fox Family Channel, 1998
  • Episodic
  • Director, Pet Star, Animal Planet, c. 2003
  • Film Appearances
  • Voice of Ralph Roach, Joe's Apartment, Warner Bros., 1996
  • Voices of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, Space Jam (live action and animated; also known as The Looney Tunes Show), Warner Bros., 1996
  • Voice of sumo singer, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie--Rugrats II (animated; also known as Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and Rugrats in Paris--Der Film), Paramount, 2000
  • Multiple voices, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (animated), Paramount,2001
  • Voice of Ninja Cat (Devon Rex), Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001
  • Voice of Freddie, Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (animated), WarnerHome Video, 2002
  • Voice, Aero-Troopers: The Nemeclous Crusade (animated; also knownas The Icarus Trees), Creative Light Worldwide, 2003
  • Voice of creature, Creature Unknown (also known as Inhuman), Creative Light Entertainment, 2003
  • Voice of Elmer Fudd, Looney Tunes: Reality Check (animated), Warner Bros., 2003
  • Voice of Elmer Fudd, Looney Tunes: Stranger than Fiction (animated), Warner Bros., 2003
  • Voice of Porky Pig, My Generation G ... G ... Gap (animated shortfilm), Warner Bros., 2003
  • Voice of Tweety, Museum Scream (animated short film), Warner Bros., 2003
  • Voices of Elmer Fudd and Peter Lorre, Looney Tunes: Back in Action(live action and animated; also known as Looney Tunes, Back in Action: The Movie and Looney Tunes: The Movie), Warner Bros., 2003
  • Leo Matuzik, Comic Book: The Movie, Miramax Home Entertainment, 2004
  • Voice of Bugs Bunny, Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas (animated), Warner Bros. Animation, 2004
  • Film Work
  • Additional voices, Dinosaur (animated), Buena Vista, 2000
  • Producer, Comic Book: The Movie, Miramax Home Entertainment, 2004
  • Radio Appearances
  • Performed voice characterizations for Howard Stern's morning radio program.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • Narrator, Mind Meld: Secrets behind the Voyage of a Lifetime, 2001
  • Video Games
  • (Uncredited) Voices of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, The Junkyard Run, 1998
  • Voices of Bugs Bunny, Elder Fudd, and other characters, Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time, Infogrames Entertainment, 1999
  • (Uncredited) Voices of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, and Agent Smithos, TheMatwix, 1999
  • Voices of Emilio Baza and first vampire, Gabriel Knight: Blood of theSacred, Blood of the Damned, Sierra On-Line, 1999
  • Voices of Bugs Bunny, Pepe Le Pew, and Elmer Fudd, Looney Tunes Racing, Infogrames Entertainment, 2000
  • Voices of Lehtinan, Lord Skarmaen, and Higgold, Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate II--Shadows of Amn, 2000
  • Voices of Muttley and L'il Gruesome, Wacky Races, Infogrames Entertainment, 2000
  • Voice, Mad Dash Racing, Eidos Interactive, 2001
  • Voice of Bolok, Stupid Invaders, Ubi Soft Entertainment, 2001
  • Voice of Elmer Fudd, Taz Wanted, Infogrames, 2002
  • Voices, Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, 2002
  • Voices of Magus and Ptah, The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian(also known as The Scorpion King), Universal Interactive Studios, 2002
  • Voice, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (also known as Evil Dead 2 and Evil Dead V), THQ Inc., 2003
  • Voice, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, 2003
  • Voice of I-Ninja, I-Ninja, Namco Homotek, 2003
  • Voices of Nash and Zam, Crash Nitro Kart, VU Games, 2003
  • Voices of Philip J. Fry, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, and Dr. John Zoidberg, Futurama, 2003
  • Voices of deejay, soldiers, pilots, and prisoners, ShellShock: Nam '67, Eidos Interactive, 2004
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Music
  • Composer, Comic Book: The Movie, Miramax Home Entertainment, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Cinefantastique, October, 1995, pp. 100-101
    • PR Newswire, August 27, 1999