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Stephen Stanton
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Stephen Walter Stanton
August 22, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Steve Stanton Steven Stanton Steven W. Stanton |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
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Stephen Walter Stanton (born August 22, 1961) is an American voice actor and visual effects artist. His roles include Sasha Nein in Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2, Grand Moff Tarkin in the Star Wars franchise, Ben Kenobi in Star Wars Rebels, Admiral Raddus in Rogue One and Griff Halloran on Star Wars Resistance.
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Early life
Stanton was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, West Germany on August 22, 1961.
Career
Stanton is well-known as a voice double for Tim Allen, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Peter Cushing, Robert Downey Jr., Roger Ebert, Jeff Goldblum, Alec Guinness, Clive Owen, Vincent Schiavelli and Bruce Willis, among others. He also provides original voices for Disney television series and theme park attractions.
He voiced Admiral Tarkin and Mas Amedda in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Titan A.E. | Colonist, Alien Prisoner | |
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation | FedNet | Direct-to-video |
| Pink Five Strikes Back | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Short film | |
| 2005 | Sith Apprentice | Yoda | |
| 2006 | Return of Pink Five | ||
| 2008 | Garfield's Fun Fest | Randy Rabbit, Stanislavsky | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Additional Voice-Over | Uncredited |
| Garfield's Pet Force | Randy, News Guy, Skinny Guard | Direct-to-video | |
| 2010 | Secretariat | Triple Crown Race Announcer | Uncredited |
| Yogi Bear | Additional Voice-Over | ||
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Breaking News Announcer | |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins | Security Guard | ||
| Trespass | Additional Voices | ||
| 2012 | Foodfight! | Mr. Clean, Lord Flushington, Additional Voices | |
| Superman vs. The Elite | Bialyian Ambassador, Cartoon Superman, Manchester Black's Father | Direct-to-video | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Additional Voices | Uncredited | |
| Total Recall | |||
| Looper | |||
| The Reef 2: High Tide | Jack | ||
| Playing for Keeps | Additional Voices | Uncredited | |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin | ||
| 2014 | Life Itself | Roger Ebert | Documentary |
| Godzilla | Muto Team Member, Soldier | Uncredited | |
| Unbroken | Olympics Radio Announcer | ||
| 2015 | My All American | Play-by-Play Broadcaster | Uncredited |
| 2016 | Get a Job | Additional Voices | |
| Rogue One | Admiral Raddus | Played on-set by Paul Kasey | |
| 2017 | All About the Money | Voice Over | |
| The Dark Tower | Rat Man | Uncredited | |
| 2018 | The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island | Captain Daniel | |
| Bad Times at the El Royale | J. Edgar Hoover | Uncredited | |
| 2019 | Joker | Gotham City Health Commissioner, GCR Radio Announcer | |
| 2021 | The Guilty | Additional Voices | |
| 2022 | Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up! | Virgil, Prairie Dog Dad | Direct-to-video |
| Marmaduke | King Tut | Netflix film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–present | Robot Chicken | Various | |
| 2006 | Medium | Monkeyheads | |
| 2007 | All Grown Up! | Mantooth, Mr. Plank, Announcer | Ep. "Super Hero Worship" |
| 2007–17 | Family Guy | Various | |
| 2008 | Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy | Jeff Goldblum | Ep. "Jeff Goldblum Wafers" |
| 2008–09 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Fred Dukes / Blob, William Drake | |
| 2009 | Random! Cartoons | Frank | Ep. "Mr. Flavio" |
| King of the Hill | Heck Dorland | Ep. "Born Again on the Fourth of July" | |
| 2010 | Black Panther | Klaw | |
| 2010–12 | Hero Factory | Jimi Stringer | |
| 2010–13 | Mad | Various | |
| 2010–20 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Wilhuff Tarkin, Moralo Eval, Meebur Gascon, others | |
| 2010, 2016 | Archer | Captain Lammers, Ken Hinkins, Narrator | |
| 2011 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Tomax and Xamot | |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Barry | Ep. "The Gang Gets Trapped" | |
| 2012 | Parks and Recreation | Political Ad Announcer | Ep. "Campaign Shake-Up" |
| Doc McStuffins | Gustav | Ep. "Gulpy Gulpy Gators!/One Note Wonder" | |
| 2013 | The Legend of Korra | Air Lion Turtle, Old Wan | Ep. "Beginnings, Part 2" |
| Raising Hope | Voiceover, Narrator | ||
| 2014 | Kirstie | Tony Award Announcer | Ep. "When They Met" |
| Girl Meets World | Frank Mantucci | Ep. "Girl Meets Father" | |
| Sofia the First | Jade Jaguar | Ep. "Princess to the Rescue!" | |
| Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever | Jojo the Dog | Television film | |
| 2014–16 | The 7D | Sleepy | |
| 2015 | Tosh.0 | Football Radio Announcer | Ep. "High School Football Fan" |
| Halt and Catch Fire | Commercial Announcer | Ep. "SETI" | |
| 2015–16 | Breadwinners | Judge Pobun, Helmsman Rock, Mr. Chert | |
| 2015–18 | Star Wars Rebels | AP-5, Grand Moff Tarkin, Ben Kenobi | |
| 2016–18 | Bunnicula | Knight Owl | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | All the Way | Newscaster, Convention Announcer | Television film |
| Stuck in the Middle | Man vs. Dumpster Announcer | Ep. "Stuck with My Sister's Boyfriend" | |
| 2016–21 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Rick, Muscles Mouse, Uncle Pecos, others | Replacing Jason Alexander |
| 2016–18 | Lost In Oz | Chief Advisor Scarecrow, Xandort | |
| 2017 | Disjointed | Narrator | |
| Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie | Pigeon Man | Television film | |
| 2018 | Supernatural | Cosgood Creeps | Ep. "Scoobynatural" |
| 2018–20 | Star Wars Resistance | Griff Halloran, Namua | |
| 2020 | Tacoma FD | Pipey | Ep. "A Christmas Story" |
| Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Various | ||
| 2021–present | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Admiral Tarkin | |
| Tom and Jerry in New York | Additional Voices | ||
| Monsters at Work | Smitty, Needleman | Replacing Dan Gerson | |
| 2021–22 | Looney Tunes Cartoons | Pete Puma | |
| 2022 | The Book of Boba Fett | Pyke Traveler | Uncredited Ep. "Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine" |
| Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | Additional Voices | English dub | |
| Oddballs | Chef Throgbort | Ep. "Line Cutters" | |
| American Dad! | John Cena | Ep. "Jambalaya" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Source |
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| 2003 | Tales of Symphonia | Maxwell | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Uruk-Hai Warriors | ||
| 2004 | The Bard's Tale | Additional Voices | |
| EverQuest II | Hunter Vannil, Bartender Coppershot, Galenus Vafia, Rori | ||
| Armies of Exigo | Ancient One, Giant, Knight, Demon, Ogre, Orc | ||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth | Legolas | ||
| 2005 | Psychonauts | Sasha Nein, Bonita Soleil | |
| Madagascar | Melman, Wilbur | ||
| Rogue Galaxy | Alekt Rosencaster, Robert | ||
| Star Wars: Battlefront II | Alliance Officer #1, Ben Kenobi, Darth Maul | ||
| The Matrix: Path of Neo | Agent Jackson, Doberman, Police, Security | ||
| Gun | Alhambra Barkeeper | ||
| The Outfit | Hans von Back | ||
| 2006 | Star Wars: Empire at War | Obi-Wan Kenobi, Captain Wedge Antilles | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II | Legolas | ||
| Over the Hedge | RJ, Ozzie | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Admiral James Norrington | ||
| Saints Row | Radio Voice | ||
| Hot Shots Tennis | Big Chief | ||
| Destroy All Humans! 2 | Agent Sergi, Blisk, Additional Voices | ||
| Spider-Man: Battle for New York | Kingpin | ||
| Jeanne d'Arc | Prince Charles VII | ||
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Additional Voices | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Admiral James Norrington | ||
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Additional Voices | ||
| BioShock | Big Daddy | ||
| Conan | Additional Voices | ||
| Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey | Happy | ||
| Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | Additional Voices | ||
| Mass Effect | |||
| 2008 | Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law | Phil Ken Sebben | |
| Iron Man | Iron Man, Pilot, Engineer, Afghan Soldier | ||
| Boom Blox | Additional Voices | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | Iron Man, Male Pedestrian #2 | ||
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Melman | ||
| 2009 | Cars Race-O-Rama | Tater | |
| Brütal Legend | Fire Barons, Glitter Fist | ||
| Madagascar Kartz | Melman | ||
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | Happy, Deep Space System | |
| Toy Story 3: The Video Game | Stinky Pete the Prospector, Additional Voices | ||
| BioShock 2 | Big Daddy | ||
| 2011 | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine | Malus Darkblade | |
| Kinect: Disneyland Adventures | Additional Voices | ||
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: The Video Game | Melman | |
| Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes | Malus | ||
| Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | Scurvy Pat, Paulie, Blue Gremlin | ||
| 2013 | The Cave | The Cave, Shopkeeper | |
| Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Blob, Malekith the Accursed, Sentinel | ||
| 2014 | BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea | Big Daddy | |
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Ben Kenobi | |
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Mal'ash, Kaldalis (Reclamation Short) | ||
| 2017 | Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin | Sasha Nein | |
| 2020 | Mafia: Definitive Edition | Llewellyn Greer, Tannoy Announcer | |
| 2021 | Psychonauts 2 | Sasha Nein | |
| 2022 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Ben Kenobi |
Theme parks
- Disney California Adventure Jessie's Critter Carousel – Stinky Pete
- Disney California Adventure Toy Story Midway Mania! – Stinky Pete
- Disney D23 Expo Carousel of Projects – Narrator
- Disneyland Club 33 – Alfred the Vulture
- Disneyland Paris – Woody & Jessie's Wild West Adventure (Lucky Nugget Saloon) – Stinky Pete
- Disneyland Rivers of America – Mark Twain Riverboat Captain
- Disneyland Snow White's Enchanted Wish – Safety Spiel (as Happy)
- Disneyland The Haunted Mansion Phantom Radio app – Phineas
- Hong Kong Disneyland Mystic Manor – Lord Henry Mystic
- Shanghai Disneyland Celebration of Dreams Show (2016) – Happy
- Walt Disney World D23 Destination D: Attraction Rewind – Father
- Walt Disney World Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – Happy
- Walt Disney World Tomorrowland Transit Authority – TTA Announcer
Visual effects work
Tippett Studio
- Starship Troopers (1997) – Digital Scanner Operator
- Armageddon (1998) – Digital Scanner Operator (Uncredited)
- Virus (1999) – Digital Scanner Operator
- Komodo (1999) – Digital Scanner Operator (Uncredited)
- My Favorite Martian (1999) – Digital Scanner Operator
- Hollow Man (2000) – Digital Scanner Operator
- Mission to Mars (2000) – Digital Scanner Operator (Uncredited)
- Cats & Dogs (2001) – Digital Scanner Operator (Uncredited)
- Evolution (2001) – Digital Scanner Operator
Boss Film Studios
- Solar Crisis (1990) – Production Assistant
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992) – Computer Graphics Coordinator
- Alien 3 (1992) – Digital Camera Operator
- Batman Returns (1992) – Digital Camera Operator
- Journey To Technopia (1993) - Digital Film I/O
- Cliffhanger (1993) – Computer Graphics Coordinator
- Last Action Hero (1993) – Computer Graphics Coordinator (Uncredited)
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