Butz Combrinck
Description
Butz Combrinck, born in 1981 and also known by his legal name Ivar S. Combrinck, is a German voice actor who has been active in the dubbing industry since the 1990s. He was born into a family of voice actors; his parents, Inge Solbrig-Combrinck and Ivar Combrinck, as well as his sister Caroline Combrinck, the German voice of Ash Ketchum in Pokémon, are all in the profession. Combrinck began his career as a child actor, with his early roles including dubbing Elijah Wood in films such as Forever Young from 1992.
While Combrinck is recognized for a wide range of work in live-action dubbing and American animation, he is particularly noted for his roles in anime series. His most prominent anime role is Xellos in the series Slayers Next. He also voiced the character Sid in the German dub of Hey Arnold. Beyond these dedicated anime roles, Combrinck has extensive experience as an off-voice narrator for numerous animated series, frequently taking on additional character voices. This includes voice work for long-running franchises like The Simpsons, Futurama, and Family Guy. In Futurama, he took on specific roles such as Cubert Farnsworth and Nibbler.
Throughout his career, Combrinck has been the consistent German voice for several international actors, including Elijah Wood, Chris Rankin as Percy Weasley in the first two Harry Potter films, and Ben Savage in Das Leben und ich. His work on Futurama also represents notable recurring collaborations with voice actors Kath Soucie and Frank Welker, whose roles he dubbed into German. He is also recognized as the fourth and final German voice actor for the character D.J. Conner in the series Roseanne.
While Combrinck is recognized for a wide range of work in live-action dubbing and American animation, he is particularly noted for his roles in anime series. His most prominent anime role is Xellos in the series Slayers Next. He also voiced the character Sid in the German dub of Hey Arnold. Beyond these dedicated anime roles, Combrinck has extensive experience as an off-voice narrator for numerous animated series, frequently taking on additional character voices. This includes voice work for long-running franchises like The Simpsons, Futurama, and Family Guy. In Futurama, he took on specific roles such as Cubert Farnsworth and Nibbler.
Throughout his career, Combrinck has been the consistent German voice for several international actors, including Elijah Wood, Chris Rankin as Percy Weasley in the first two Harry Potter films, and Ben Savage in Das Leben und ich. His work on Futurama also represents notable recurring collaborations with voice actors Kath Soucie and Frank Welker, whose roles he dubbed into German. He is also recognized as the fourth and final German voice actor for the character D.J. Conner in the series Roseanne.
All Characters
- GermanAnime overview: The Slayers Try
- GermanAnime overview: The Slayers Next