Thomas Kane Roberts, better known as Tom Kane, (born April 15, 1962) is an American voice actor.
Life and career
Kane was born in Overland Park, Kansas. He is most widely known for his animation work. Notable roles are Jedi Master Yoda and Admiral Yularen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars feature film and TV series; The Chancellor in Tim Burton's 9, Magneto in Wolverine and the X-Men and Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds; Iron Man and Ultron in Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow; Mr. Herriman, the House Manager in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends; Lord Monkey Fist on Kim Possible; Professor Utonium and Him in The Powerpuff Girls; and Darwin, Eliza's chimpanzee sidekick in The Wild Thornberrys. He is also a prominent video game voice actor, appearing on numerous titles - from bit parts, to major roles such as Gandalf and Professor X, and lead characters in almost every Star Wars game ever made. In the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed he was "on-camera" as Imperial Captain Ozzik Sturn, Lobot, and also Kento Marek, the father of the protagonist: Galen Marek (Sam Witwer) - thanks to ILM's motion capture technology. In Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops, he provides the voice of Takeo Masaki, a Japanese WWII soldier in the Zombies game mode. In the arena of non-animation voiceover work, he records Movie Trailers, TV promos and commercials daily. In addition, he has been the announcer for the AFI Life Achievement Award show twice, as well as the 78th, 80th, 83rd, and 84th Academy Awards. His most recent performance was as Odin, Thor and Loki's father in the video game adaption of Thor as well as the Disneyland attraction: Thor: Treasures of Asgard, taking over the role from Anthony Hopkins from the film. In 2013, he took over as the announcer of The Eric Andre Show, replacing Gary Anthony Williams.
Filmography
Animation roles
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Dean Cain (in "Jimmy Goes to College")
- The Angry Beavers - Oxnard Montalvo
- Archer Vice - Woodhouse
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes - Ultron, Jasper Sitwell
- Back at the Barnyard - Freddy's Dad (in "Meet the Parents")
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Commissioner Gordon
- Ben 10 - Ultimos, Donovan Grand Smith, Arcticguana
- Duck Dodgers - Walter Carbonite
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - Mr. Herriman, Additional Voices
- Grim & Evil - Cap'n Heifer
- Heavy Gear: The Animated Series - Greco
- Histeria! - Martin Luther King, Jr. (in "Heroes of Truth and Justice"), Additional Voices
- Iron Man - HOMER, Stingray, Sunturion
- Kim Possible - Monkey Fist
- The Legend of Korra - Judge Hotah
- MAD - Farto Tuner Announcer, Giant Fish, Narrator, Rejected Smurfs Announcer, Him, Dr. Cameron McCarthy
- The New Woody Woodpecker Show - Santa Claws
- The Powerpuff Girls - Professor Utonium, Him, Talking Dog
- Robot Chicken - Yoda, Morgan Freeman, Additional Voices
- Spider-Man - Doctor Doom
- The Smurfs - Narrator Smurf
- Star Wars: Clone Wars - Yoda
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Master Yoda, Admiral Wulff Yularen, Opening Narrator
- Teen Titans - Bob (in "Employee of the Month")
- Totally Spies!- Helmet (in "Model Citizens")
- Transformers: Prime - Kup, Additional Voices.
- The Wild Thornberrys - Darwin the Chimpanzee
- Wolverine and the X-Men - Magneto, Professor Thorton
- The X's - Lorenzo Suave and Some Old Guy
- Xyber 9: New Dawn
- The Boondocks- Dr Doomis
Live action roles
- 78th Academy Awards - Announcer
- 80th Academy Awards - Announcer
- 83rd Academy Awards - Announcer
- 84th Academy Awards - Announcer
- AFI Tribute to Michael Douglas 2009 - Show Announcer
- AFI Tribute to Sean Connery 2007 - Show Announcer
- Back to You - Narrator
- Samuel L. Jackson: An American Cinematheque Tribute - C-3PO
- Stand Up to Cancer 2009 - Show Announcer
- Stand Up to Cancer 2010 - Show Announcer
- Team Knight Rider - Dante (voice)
- Who's The Boss - TV Newscaster (in "Tony, Can You Spare a Dime?")
- Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular - Show Announcer
- The Eric Andre Show - Announcer (Season 2 - Present)
Movie roles
- 9 - The Dictator
- Dear Santa - Santa Claus
- District 9 - Newscaster
- Dracula II: Ascension - The Doctor
- Dracula III: Legacy - BBC Anchorman
- Dracula 2000 - CNN Anchorman
- Halloween H20: 20 Years Later - Dr. Samuel "Sam" Loomis (voice)
- Hulk Vs - Professor Thorton
- Infinity's Child - Phleig Narrator
- Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time - Lord Monkey Fist
- Next Avengers - Iron Man, Ultron
- Poetry Contest: Poems in History - Himself (guest star)
- The Powerpuff Girls Movie - Professor Utonium
- Powerpuff Girls: Twas the Fight Before Christmas - Professor Utonium
- The Prophecy 3: The Ascent - Angel Voice
- Rugrats Go Wild! - Darwin
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase - Professor Robert Kaufmann
- Shrek the Third - Guard#1
- The Smurfs - Narrator Smurf
- The Smurfs 2 - Narrator Smurf
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Master Yoda, Admiral Yularen, Narrator
- Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump - John F. Kennedy (voice)
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie - Darwin
- The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie - Darwin
- Wish Me Luck - Slag
Video games
- Batman: Arkham Asylum - Commissioner Gordon, Amadeus Arkham, Louie Green, Warden Quincy Sharp
- Batman: Arkham City - Mayor Quincy Sharp
- Batman: Arkham Origins - Quincy Sharp
- Call of Duty: Black Ops - Takeo Masaki, Dr. Schuster
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Takeo Masaki
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Takeo Masaki
- Call of Duty: World at War - Takeo Masaki
- Dance Central 3 - Dr. Tan
- Escape from Monkey Island - Bagel the LUA Bar Patron, Heckler, Pegnose Pete, Pirate 6
- Fat Princess - Announcer
- Final Fantasy XII - Marquis Halim Ondore IV
- Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall - Professor Utonium, Him, and Mr. Herriman
- Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned - Mallory, Jesus
- Grim Fandango - Raoul, 2nd Mayan Mechanic, Gate Keeper, Cat Track Announcer
- Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy - Cardinal Galen Yi, Units #13
- Interstate '76 - Skeeter
- Interstate '76 Nitro Pack - Skeeter, Natty Dread
- Lego Dimensions - Gandalf
- Lego The Lord of the Rings â€" Various different characters in Middle Earth
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - Yoda
- Mercenaries - Additional Voices
- Marvel Super Hero Squad - Magneto
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Grey Gargoyle, Professor X, Kurse, Triton
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds - Magneto
- Pitfall 3-D: Beyond the Jungle - Arcam, Scourge
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale - Fat Princess's Story Announcer
- Playtoons (series) - Dr. Seuss Narrator, The Zax, The Grinch
- Powermove Pro Wrestling (Playstation One, Ring Announcer name Gorgon)
- Resonance of Fate - Antourion
- RTX Red Rock - M.E.L., Panel Voice
- Rugrats Go Wild! - Darwin
- Shadow of Rome - Narrator, Additional Voices
- Soul Calibur IV - Yoda
- Spore - Trailer narrator
- Star Trek: Elite Force II - Additional Voices
- Star Wars: Battlefront - Admiral Ackbar, Yoda
- Star Wars: Battlefront II - Imperial Officer 3, Yoda
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - Longo Two-Guns
- Star Wars: Demolition - Boba Fett, Bib Fortuna, General Otto, Lobot
- Star Wars: Droid Works - C-3PO, F-TO, Rebel Sympathizer, and Narrator.
- Star Wars: Empire at War - C-3PO, Additional Voices
- Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles - Yoda
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer - Elan Mak, Slide Paramita
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - C-3PO, Barbo, Jym Lang, Prisoner, Thug Leader
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Yoda, Cin Drallig, Neimoidian Guard, Neimoidian Brute, Jedi Leader
- Star Wars: Force Commander - AT-AT Driver, ATC-Airfield, ATC-Star Destroyer, C-3PO
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Captain Ozzik Sturn, Kento Marek, (credited as Jedi Knight), Lobot
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Yoda
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds - Boba Fett, C-3PO, Empire Missile Destroyer Captain, Vilmarh Grahrk, Yoda, Naboo Destroyer Captain
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Yoda
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes - Narrator, C-3PO, Yoda
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy - Boba Fett, Cultist 3, Stormtrooper 1, Rodian
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast - Reborn Jedi 2, Rodian 1, Shadow Trooper 1, Stormtrooper 3
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter - Captain Juno, Yoda
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Master Vandar Tokare, Uthar Wynn Additional Voices
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords - Master Kavar
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - M1-4X
- Star Wars: Racer Revenge - Dax Gazaway, Shrivel Braittrand
- Star Wars: Republic Commando - Yoda, Captain Talbot, Trandoshan Slaver #2
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader - Crix Madine, Imperial Pilot 2, Transport Captain 3
- Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike - C-3PO, Crix Madine, Imperial Pilot 2, Imperial Recruiter, Yoda
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - Leebo
- Star Wars: Starfighter - Mercenary Pilot, Wingman
- Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing - Battle Droid, Chancellor Valorum, Yoda
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance - Cmdr. Beckman, Golav Nakhym, Nien Nunb, Imperial Officer
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter -
- Storybook Weaver - Narrator
- Storybook Weaver Deluxe - Narrator
- The Curse of Monkey Island - Captain Rottingham, The Flying Welshman
- The Dark Eye - Narrator
- The Hobbit - Narrator, Additional Voices
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Gandalf
- The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-traction - Professor Utonium, Him
- The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo's Pet Project - Professor Utonium
- Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Magneto
- X-Men Legends - Chuck Simms, Additional Voices
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse - Additional Voices
- Aragorn's Quest - The Narrator
- Thor: God of Thunder - Odin
Disney Parks
- Disneyland/Disney's Hollywood Studios: Jedi Training Academy - Yoda, C-3PO
- Raiders of the Lost Jedi Temple of Doom: A Fan Film of Epic Proportions - Yoda
- Star Tours: The Adventure Continues - Admiral Ackbar
- Star Wars Weekends: Star Wars Parade - 2011 Parade Announcer
- Walt Disney World Monorail System - 2012-present Monorail Narration
References
External links
- Official Website
- Tom Kane at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Kane's Official Facebook fan page