Jan Rabson was an American actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in animation, including significant contributions to English-language dubs of anime. He was born on June 14, 1954, in East Meadow, New York, and died on October 13, 2022.

Rabson began his career in Los Angeles in the late 1970s, where he performed in improvisational theatre and became a member of the Groundlings. He also spent many years as a performer on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, appearing as part of the Mighty Carson Art Players. His voice was featured in thousands of commercials, television shows, and films over a four-decade career.

In the realm of anime dubbing, Rabson is perhaps best known for voicing the character Tetsuo Shima in the Streamline Pictures English dub of the landmark 1988 film Akira. For this role and some of his other anime and on-camera work, he used the pseudonym Stanley Gurd, Jr.. His other notable anime credits include the role of Kuruku in the film Unico in the Island of Magic and the character Tubby in the Harmony Gold dub of the Little Lulu television series. He also provided voices for several other prominent anime titles, such as the role of Hoot Owl in G-Force: Guardians of Space, various characters in the Robotech: The Macross Saga, and additional voices in films like Mobile Suit Gundam and Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise. He also voiced characters in Street Fighter II V and provided additional voices for the English adaptation of Ponyo.

Beyond his anime work, Rabson was a prolific voice actor in American animation and major studio films. He was a regular contributor to Pixar projects for decades, providing voices in films such as the Toy Story series, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, Up, and WALL-E. He also voiced the character Larry Laffer in the Leisure Suit Larry video game series. His extensive filmography includes roles in The Lion King, Shrek, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Horton Hears a Who!, and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, among countless others.