Townsend Coleman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 28, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Transformers Animated - The Battle Begins
Movie
The Grinch
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
Sing
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
Turtles Take Time (and Space)
Movie · as 1980's Michelangelo / Pirate Captain (voice)
The Tick
TV · as Midnight (voice) · 4 eps
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Movie · as Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Classics
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Movie · as Morrie (voice)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Movie · as Morrie / Civilian (voice)
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Movie · as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
TV · as Hercules (voice) · 1 ep
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Movie · as Morrie / Civilian (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV · as '87 Michelangelo (voice) · 3 eps
Justice League: The New Frontier
Movie · as Dr. Magnus (voice)
Superman: Doomsday
Movie · as Drill Operator (voice)
Transformers: Animated
TV · as Sentinel Prime (voice), Tracks (voice) · 13 eps
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Movie · as Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice)
The Batman
TV · as Campus Guard (voice) · 1 ep
Spy TV
TV · 2 eps
The Crippled Lamb
Movie · as Samuel/Daneil/Joseph
Batman Beyond
TV · as Falseface (voice) · 1 ep
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Movie · as Father Joseph Mohr (voice)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Movie · as (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
TV · as Mugsy (voice), Rocco (voice) · 1 ep
The Legend of Calamity Jane
TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 2 eps
Cow and Chicken
TV · as Hector / Prisoner (voice) · 1 ep
I Am Weasel
TV · as Hector / Prisoner (voice) · 1 ep
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
TV · as Canard (voice) · 2 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
TV · as Programmer (voice), Co-Pilot (voice), Death Fist Ninja (voice), Captain (voice), Thug Leader (voice)
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
TV · 26 eps
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
TV · as (voice) · 58 eps
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
TV · as Nerdy Kid (voice) · 1 ep
Pinky and the Brain
TV · as Bobby-Bob Yokel (voice), FBI Agent (voice) · 2 eps
The Jungle King
Movie · as Leonette's Brother
Spider-Man
TV · as Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice), Young Silvermane (voice) · 1 ep
The Tick
TV · as The Tick (voice) · 36 eps
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
TV · as Fango (voice) · 1 ep
Animaniacs
TV · as Pressberg Katzeneisnerman / Clint Eastwood (voice) · 1 ep
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Movie · as Knotty (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as Chick (voice) · 1 ep
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Movie · as Michaelangelo / Groundchuck (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello's Degree
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pizza by the Shred
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Where's Wally?
TV · as Wally (voice) · 13 eps
ProStars
TV · as Wayne Gretzky (voice) · 13 eps
Space Cats
TV · as Scratch (voice) · 13 eps
Darkwing Duck
TV · as Patrick (voice) · 1 ep
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Movie · as Dad / Michaelangelo (voice)
Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
Movie · as Michaelangelo / Krang (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
TaleSpin
TV · as Turkey Client / Newsreel Announcer (voice), Khan Pilot (voice) · 1 ep
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
TV · as Knight (voice) · 1 ep
Dixie's Diner
Movie · as (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Ring Raiders
TV · 5 eps
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
Movie · as Zor 1 (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
Movie · as Michaelangelo (voice)
Dino-Riders
TV · 14 eps
Denver, the Last Dinosaur
TV · as Additional Voices · 50 eps
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie · as Tom Fool
ALF Loves a Mystery
Movie · as Gobo Fraggle (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV · as Michaelangelo (voice) · 193 eps
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
TV · as Gobo Fraggle / Architect / Wrench (voice)
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
TV · as Colt (voice) · 52 eps
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
Movie · as (voice)
Black Moon Rising
Movie · as Waiter
Wildfire
TV · 13 eps
Teen Wolf
TV · as Scott Howard (voice) · 21 eps
The Real Ghostbusters
TV · as Ray Cooger / Rollerghoster (voice), Dr. Gould (voice), Ghost (voice) · 1 ep
Jem
TV · as Riot (voice) · 39 eps
Inspector Gadget
TV · 2 eps