Rob Roy
Description
Rob Roy is a retired Canadian actor and voice actor, born on October 9, 1946, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. His career in voice acting spanned several decades, with his period of activity documented from 1974 until his retirement around 2012. He was primarily based in Montreal, contributing to the city's dubbing industry.
Roy provided English voices for a variety of animated series and films, with a significant portion of his work being in dubbing for anime and other international productions. He is known for his role as Kuruku in the English dub of the 1983 anime film Unico in the Island of Magic. Another notable credit is his work on the beloved animated series The Mysterious Cities of Gold, to which he contributed additional voices.
His extensive filmography includes a range of other voice roles in anime and animation. In anime, he voiced Alf the Elf in Maya the Bee, provided additional voices for the Cinélume dub of Astro Boy, and played Colt Kangaroo in Adventures of the Little Koala. He also voiced the Nome King in the 1986 anime series The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Beyond anime, Roy's voice work encompassed numerous other animated projects. He was the voice of Pat in both The World of David the Gnome and its film The Gnomes' Great Adventure, and he voiced the title character in Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea. He also took on multiple roles in the animated film Cat City, including Gary Gumshoe and Nero "Blackie" Schwarz. His career in dubbing also extended to live-action, where he voiced the character Dan Moroboshi in a dub of the tokusatsu series Ultra Seven. Roy's body of work reflects a long-standing presence in the Canadian voice-over industry, contributing to the English-language versions of numerous international productions over nearly four decades.
Roy provided English voices for a variety of animated series and films, with a significant portion of his work being in dubbing for anime and other international productions. He is known for his role as Kuruku in the English dub of the 1983 anime film Unico in the Island of Magic. Another notable credit is his work on the beloved animated series The Mysterious Cities of Gold, to which he contributed additional voices.
His extensive filmography includes a range of other voice roles in anime and animation. In anime, he voiced Alf the Elf in Maya the Bee, provided additional voices for the Cinélume dub of Astro Boy, and played Colt Kangaroo in Adventures of the Little Koala. He also voiced the Nome King in the 1986 anime series The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Beyond anime, Roy's voice work encompassed numerous other animated projects. He was the voice of Pat in both The World of David the Gnome and its film The Gnomes' Great Adventure, and he voiced the title character in Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea. He also took on multiple roles in the animated film Cat City, including Gary Gumshoe and Nero "Blackie" Schwarz. His career in dubbing also extended to live-action, where he voiced the character Dan Moroboshi in a dub of the tokusatsu series Ultra Seven. Roy's body of work reflects a long-standing presence in the Canadian voice-over industry, contributing to the English-language versions of numerous international productions over nearly four decades.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Unico in the Island of Magic
- EnglishAnime overview: The Mysterious Cities of Gold