Name
Townsend Coleman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-05-28 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
As a busy Hollywood voice-actor, Townsend Coleman is perhaps one of the most recognizable voices on TV. For 16 years, he was the voice of NBC's "Must See TV" and "Comedy Night Done Right" primetime comedy promos, including hits from Seinfeld and Frasier to 30 Rock and The Office, as well as the promos for "The Tonight Show" starring Jay Leno (then Conan), "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (then Jimmy Fallon), "Last Call with Carson Daly" and "Saturday Night Live". He currently voices the daily on-air promos for the long-running "Live with Kelly and Michael" and radio spots for "Judge Judy", in addition to regularly voicing primetime promos for ABC Family, The Hub, and now, ABC-TV.
But the character behind the voice really came to life in 1985, when Coleman, having just moved to Los Angeles from Cleveland, Ohio, auditioned for and got a part on the animated hit, "Inspector Gadget". As the voice of Corporal Capeman, Gadget's bumbling assistant, he embarked on an entirely new career, providing the voices for some of the most memorable characters in cartoons and commercials. In addition to thwarting evil as the voice of "The Tick", Fox Kids' hit animated series, he has provided the voices for many popular cartoon characters, including Michaelangelo, Rat King, and Usagi Yojimbo on the original, long-running cartoon series, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". He also voiced Waldo on "Where's Waldo?", Gobo, Architect, and Wrench on NBC's animated "Fraggle Rock", Scott/Teen Wolf on "Teen Wolf", Scratch on "Spacecats", the voice of Wayne Gretzky on "Prostars", Riot on "Jem and the Holograms", Dragonflyer on "Glofriends", Rewind on the 80's "Transformers", and 20 years later, Sentinel Prime on "Transformers: Animated" for Cartoon Network.
Known For
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- 1998 Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night as Father Joseph Mohr (voice)
- 1990 Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue as Dad / Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Knotty (voice)
- 2007 Superman: Doomsday as Drill Operator (voice)
- 2008 Justice League: The New Frontier as Dr. Magnus (voice)
- 1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1986 Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure as (voice)
- 2012 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 as Morrie / Civilian (voice)
- 2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 as Morrie (voice)
- 1988 Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears as Zor 1 (voice)
- 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids as Michaelangelo / Groundchuck (voice)
- 1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1987 Alice Through the Looking Glass as Tom Fool
- 1999 The Crippled Lamb as Samuel/Daneil/Joseph
- 2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns as Morrie / Civilian (voice)
- 1989 Dixie's Diner as (voice)
- 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 2016 Sing as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1994 The Jungle King as Leonette's Brother
- 1986 Black Moon Rising as Waiter
- 2018 The Grinch as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1997 Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off as (voice)
- 1990 Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 2013 LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
- 1998 Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2016 Turtles Take Time (and Space) as 1980's Michelangelo / Pirate Captain (voice)
- 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead as Michaelangelo / Krang (voice)
- 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop as Michaelangelo (voice)
- Soon Transformers Animated - The Battle Begins
- 1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello's Degree as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pizza by the Shred as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 2014 Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Self
- 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Classics as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 193 episodes ) as Michaelangelo (voice)
- 1996 Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series ( 2 episodes ) as Canard (voice)
- 1994 Spider-Man ( 1 episode ) as Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice)
- 1990 TaleSpin ( 1 episode ) as Turkey Client / Newsreel Announcer (voice)
- 1988 Dino-Riders ( 14 episodes )
- 1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series ( 0 episode )
- 1983 Inspector Gadget ( 2 episodes )
- 1991 Where's Wally? ( 13 episodes ) as Wally (voice)
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 0 episode )
- 1986 Wildfire ( 13 episodes )
- 1995 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat ( 58 episodes ) as (voice)
- 1991 ProStars ( 13 episodes ) as Wayne Gretzky (voice)
- 1988 Denver, the Last Dinosaur ( 50 episodes )
- 1991 Space Cats ( 13 episodes ) as Scratch (voice)
- 1989 Ring Raiders ( 5 episodes )
- 1987 Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs ( 52 episodes ) as Colt (voice)
- 1994 The Tick ( 36 episodes ) as The Tick (voice)
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Programmer (voice)
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Captain (voice)
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Co-Pilot (voice)
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Death Fist Ninja (voice)
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Thug Leader (voice)
- 1992 Batman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Chick (voice)
- 2001 Spy TV ( 2 episodes )
- 1997 The New Batman Adventures ( 1 episode ) as Mugsy (voice)
- 1997 The New Batman Adventures ( 1 episode ) as Rocco (voice)
- 1986 Teen Wolf ( 21 episodes ) as Scott Howard (voice)
- 1987 Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series ( 24 episodes ) as Gobo Fraggle / Architect / Wrench (voice)
- 2016 The Tick ( 4 episodes ) as Midnight (voice)
- 1997 The Legend of Calamity Jane ( 2 episodes ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1995 The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Nerdy Kid (voice)
- 2004 The Batman ( 1 episode ) as Campus Guard (voice)
- 1996 The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor ( 26 episodes )
- 1990 TaleSpin ( 1 episode ) as Khan Pilot (voice)
- 1994 Spider-Man ( 1 episode ) as Young Silvermane (voice)
- 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 3 episodes ) as '87 Michelangelo (voice)
- 1985 Jem ( 39 episodes ) as Riot (voice)
- 2007 Transformers: Animated ( 13 episodes ) as Sentinel Prime (voice)
- 1990 Tom & Jerry Kids Show ( 1 episode ) as Knight (voice)
- 2007 Transformers: Animated ( 2 episodes ) as Tracks (voice)
- 1999 Batman Beyond ( 1 episode ) as Falseface (voice)
- 2013 Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. ( 1 episode ) as Hercules (voice)
- 1995 Pinky and the Brain ( 2 episodes ) as Bobby-Bob Yokel (voice)
- 1995 Pinky and the Brain ( 1 episode ) as FBI Agent (voice)
- 1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron ( 1 episode ) as Fango (voice)
- 1993 Animaniacs ( 1 episode ) as Pressberg Katzeneisnerman / Clint Eastwood (voice)
- 1997 Cow and Chicken ( 1 episode ) as Hector / Prisoner (voice)
- 1997 I Am Weasel ( 1 episode ) as Hector / Prisoner (voice)
- 1986 The Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Ray Cooger / Rollerghoster (voice)
- 1986 The Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Gould (voice)
- 1986 The Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Ghost (voice)
