Voice Acting
Endlessly inventive and versatile, voice actor Buddy Woodward has two traits directors love: he’s reliable and pliable. Woodward’s take-no-prisoners approach, in combination with his strict no-ego policy in the booth, have made him a first-call favorite with virtually every producer and director who’s hired him.
Buddy’s palette of voices and ethnicities is vast, but his ear for timbre and pitch comes as no surprise: he’s a gifted musician too. A consummate professional, Buddy narrated an HDTV nature documentary for Cablevision’s VOOM and has guest-starred in Pokémon. His starring role in the U.S. version of hit Japanese show Ping-Pong Club gained him well-deserved praise for his comic timing and improvisational finesse.
Below are selected television and film appearances. Buddy’s reel contains excerpts from these and many other recordings, including an impressive mockumentary on The People’s Temple cult, in which Buddy portrays over 12 distinct characters — both male and female.
Selected Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Shootfighter Tekken | 2005 | Grandpa, Tenshu, additional voices — English version |
| Sacrilege | 2004 | Shingo — English version |
| Behind Closed Doors | 2004 | Additional voices — English version |
| F-Force | 2003 | Briggan, additional voices — English version |
| Bloodshadow | 2003 | Akagane — English version |
| Boogiepop Phantom (TV series) | 2003 | Yuji’s Father, Yoshiki Tabata, additional voices — English version |
| Ping-Pong Club (TV series) | 2002 | Izawa (lead), dubbed singer (titles), additional voices — English version |
| Yakin Byoutou | 2002 | Congressman — English version |
| Jinshin Yugi | 2001 | Hiroshi — English version |
| Weather Report Girl 1: In for Nasty Weather | 2001 | Yamagishi, additional voices — English version |
| Weather Report Girl 2: Warm Fronts in Collision | 2001 | Yamagishi, additional voices — English version |
| Irresponsible Captain Tylor (TV series) | 2001 | Ensign Kojiro Sakai (lead) — English version |
| Assemble Insert | 2001 | Izubuchi (lead), Follower, additional voices — English version |
| Space Travelers | 2000 | Frank (supporting) — English version |
| Dutch Wife 28 | 1998 | Aiwa (lead) — English version |
| His and Her Circumstances (TV series) | 1998 | Kazuma Ikeda, Miyako’s Father — English version |
Selected TV Appearances
Great Africa (2005) — Narrator, five-part HDTV documentary special for Tokyo Broadcasting System’s BS-i and Cablevision’s VOOM
Pokémon “The Crystal Onyx” (2000) — Voice of Mateo The Glassblower (guest star)
Voice Reel
Commercial Spots
- Nissan Altima (0:17)
- Crocker Bank (0:13)
- Circuit City (0:09)
- X-14 Mildew Stain Remover (0:09)
Web Design
- Gremlin
Cartoons
- Hotrod Hillbillies — Both Characters (0:17)
- Ping Pong Club — Indian, Smoothie, Old Man (0:43)
- Assemble Insert — Three Henchmen (0:17)
- Weather Report Girls — Both Characters (0:13)
- A Christmas Carol — Scrooge & Marley (0:36)
- The Jim Jones Story — All Voices (1:31)