Victor Brandt is an American actor with a career spanning from the 1960s to the present, who is particularly recognized for his extensive voice-over work in animation. He was born on September 19, 1942, in Los Angeles, California. Brandt began his career as a character actor in live-action film and television during the 1960s, appearing in classic series such as Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. In the 1990s, he successfully branched out into voice acting, which became a significant focus of his later career.

In the realm of anime and animated series, Brandt is known for several prominent roles. He provided the English voice for the role of Grandfather in the 2018 English dub of the Japanese anime film Mirai. He is also recognized for his work as Master Pakku, a powerful waterbending master, in the acclaimed series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Other notable voice roles in animation include Professor Emil Hamilton in Superman: The Animated Series, Rupert Thorne in The Batman, and General Crozier in the adult animated series Metalocalypse. His voice work also extends to other animated projects such as Gargoyles, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots.

Beyond television and film, Brandt has lent his voice to numerous video games. Some of his notable credits in this medium include Alexei Stukov in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and its subsequent expansions, as well as roles in games like Jade Empire and Red Dead Redemption 2. Throughout his long career, he has frequently collaborated with a consistent circle of fellow voice actors, including Clancy Brown, Mark Hamill, and Keith David, among others.