Robert Clotworthy is an American actor and voice actor with a career spanning several decades, beginning in the early 1970s. He was born on October 24, 1955, in Los Angeles, California. His introduction to voice acting came during his teenage years when he would accompany his father, a radio commercial producer, to recording sessions where he met and was inspired by legendary voice actors like Mel Blanc and June Foray.

Clotworthy began his career with on-screen appearances in numerous episodic television series throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He had recurring roles on shows such as Hunter and The Young and the Restless. By the 1990s, he transitioned significantly into voice acting and automated dialogue replacement for films and animation.

In the realm of anime and English dubs, Clotworthy has contributed his voice to several notable projects. His work includes providing additional voices for the Disney English-language version of the seminal Studio Ghibli film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. He also lent his voice to another Ghibli title, The Cat Returns, for its English adaptation. He voiced the character Yukihito Tsuge in the Bandai Entertainment English dub of Patlabor 2: The Movie. More recently, he took on the role of Johansen in the 2023 Netflix anime series PLUTO, an adaptation of the classic Astro Boy story arc. The user specifically mentioned his role as Rakugan in the anime series Magical Meow Meow Taruto, a credit that is confirmed across multiple sources.

While his anime roles form a part of his extensive body of work, Clotworthy is perhaps most widely recognized for two other major areas of voice performance. He is the iconic voice of Jim Raynor, the protagonist of Blizzard Entertainment's critically acclaimed and hugely popular StarCraft video game series, a role he has reprised across multiple installments and expansions. Additionally, he has become a familiar voice to audiences as the narrator for numerous History Channel documentary series, most notably Ancient Aliens and The Curse of Oak Island. He has also provided narration for documentaries about the Star Wars franchise, such as Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy.

Beyond these signature roles, Clotworthy has been a highly prolific voice actor in animation and video games. His credits include voicing characters in series like Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, and Ultimate Spider-Man. He has also appeared in numerous live-action television shows in minor and recurring roles, including The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men. His extensive filmography demonstrates a long and versatile career as a character actor and voice artist.