Townsend Coleman
Acting • Born 1954-05-28
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.
Filmography
78 credits
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Movie • 1998
Father Joseph Mohr (voice)
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Movie • 1990
Dad / Michaelangelo (voice)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Movie • 1992
Knotty (voice)
Superman: Doomsday
Movie • 2007
Drill Operator (voice)
Justice League: The New Frontier
Movie • 2008
Dr. Magnus (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Movie • 1992
Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Movie • 1991
Michaelangelo (voice)
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
Movie • 1986
(voice)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Movie • 2012
Morrie / Civilian (voice)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Movie • 2013
Morrie (voice)
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
Movie • 1988
Zor 1 (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Movie • 1991
Michaelangelo / Groundchuck (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Movie • 1988
Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Movie • 1988
Michaelangelo (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie • 1987
Tom Fool
The Crippled Lamb
Movie • 1999
Samuel/Daneil/Joseph
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Movie • 2013
Morrie / Civilian (voice)
Dixie's Diner
Movie • 1989
(voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Movie • 1991
Michaelangelo (voice)
Sing
Movie • 2016
Additional Voices (voice)
The Jungle King
Movie • 1994
Leonette's Brother
Black Moon Rising
Movie • 1986
Waiter
The Grinch
Movie • 2018
Additional Voices (voice)
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Movie • 1997
(voice)
Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Movie • 1990
Michaelangelo (voice)
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Movie • 2013
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Movie • 1998
Additional Voices (voice)
Turtles Take Time (and Space)
Movie • 2016
1980's Michelangelo / Pirate Captain (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Mystery of the Cliffs
Movie • 1992
Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Shredhead
Movie • 1990
Michaelangelo / Krang (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Movie • 1990
Michaelangelo (voice)
Transformers Animated - The Battle Begins
Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
Movie • 1988
Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Movie • 1989
Michaelangelo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV • 1987
Michaelangelo (voice)
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Canard (voice)
Spider-Man
TV • 1994
Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice)
TaleSpin
TV • 1990
Turkey Client / Newsreel Announcer (voice)
Dino-Riders
TV • 1988
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
TV • 1987
Inspector Gadget
TV • 1983
Where's Wally?
TV • 1991
Wally (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Wildfire
TV • 1986
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
TV • 1995
(voice)
ProStars
TV • 1991
Wayne Gretzky (voice)
Denver, the Last Dinosaur
TV • 1988
Space Cats
TV • 1991
Scratch (voice)
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
TV • 1987
Colt (voice)
Ring Raiders
TV • 1989
The Tick
TV • 1994
The Tick (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Co-Pilot (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Programmer (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Death Fist Ninja (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Captain (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Chick (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Thug Leader (voice)
Spy TV
TV • 2001
The New Batman Adventures
TV • 1997
Mugsy (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
TV • 1997
Rocco (voice)
Teen Wolf
TV • 1986
Scott Howard (voice)
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
TV • 1987
Gobo Fraggle / Architect / Wrench (voice)
The Tick
TV • 2016
Midnight (voice)
The Legend of Calamity Jane
TV • 1997
Additional Voices (voice)
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
TV • 1995
Nerdy Kid (voice)
The Batman
TV • 2004
Campus Guard (voice)
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
TV • 1996
TaleSpin
TV • 1990
Khan Pilot (voice)
Spider-Man
TV • 1994
Young Silvermane (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV • 2012
'87 Michelangelo (voice)
Jem
TV • 1985
Riot (voice)
Transformers: Animated
TV • 2007
Sentinel Prime (voice)
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
TV • 1990
Knight (voice)
Transformers: Animated
TV • 2007
Tracks (voice)
Batman Beyond
TV • 1999
Falseface (voice)
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
TV • 2013
Hercules (voice)
Pinky and the Brain
TV • 1995
Bobby-Bob Yokel (voice)
Pinky and the Brain
TV • 1995
FBI Agent (voice)