Townsend Coleman
Born
May 28, 1954 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
As a busy Hollywood voice-actor, Townsend Coleman is perhaps one of the most recognizable voices on TV. For 16 years, he was the voice of NBC's "Must See TV" and "Comedy Night Done Right" primetime comedy promos, including hits from Seinfeld and Frasier to 30 Rock and The Office, as well as the promos for "The Tonight Show" starring Jay Leno (then Conan), "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (then Jimmy Fallon), "Last Call with Carson Daly" and "Saturday Night Live". He currently voices the daily on-air promos for the long-running "Live with Kelly and Michael" and radio spots for "Judge Judy", in addition to regularly voicing primetime promos for ABC Family, The Hub, and now, ABC-TV.
But the character behind the voice really came to life in 1985, when Coleman, having just moved to Los Angeles from Cleveland, Ohio, auditioned for and got a part on the animated hit, "Inspector Gadget". As the voice of Corporal Capeman, Gadget's bumbling assistant, he embarked on an entirely new career, providing the voices for some of the most memorable characters in cartoons and commercials. In addition to thwarting evil as the voice of "The Tick", Fox Kids' hit animated series, he has provided the voices for many popular cartoon characters, including Michaelangelo, Rat King, and Usagi Yojimbo on the original, long-running cartoon series, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". He also voiced Waldo on "Where's Waldo?", Gobo, Architect, and Wrench on NBC's animated "Fraggle Rock", Scott/Teen Wolf on "Teen Wolf", Scratch on "Spacecats", the voice of Wayne Gretzky on "Prostars", Riot on "Jem and the Holograms", Dragonflyer on "Glofriends", Rewind on the 80's "Transformers", and 20 years later, Sentinel Prime on "Transformers: Animated" for Cartoon Network.
Known For
The Grinch
Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Sing
Additional Voices (voice)
2016
The Tick
Midnight (voice) · (4 episodes)
2016
Turtles Take Time (and Space)
1980's Michelangelo / Pirate Captain (voice)
2016
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Morrie / Civilian (voice)
2013
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Morrie (voice)
2013
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
'87 Michelangelo (voice) · (3 episodes)
2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Morrie / Civilian (voice)
2012
Big & Small
(78 episodes)
2008
Justice League: The New Frontier
Dr. Magnus (voice)
2008
Transformers: Animated
Sentinel Prime (voice) · (13 episodes)
2007
Transformers: Animated
Tracks (voice) · (2 episodes)
2007
Superman: Doomsday
Drill Operator (voice)
2007
The Batman
Campus Guard (voice) · (1 episode)
2004
Spy TV
(2 episodes)
2001
The Crippled Lamb
Samuel/Daneil/Joseph
1999
Batman Beyond
Falseface (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Father Joseph Mohr (voice)
1998
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Additional Voices (voice)
1998
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Additional Voices (voice) · (2 episodes)
1997
The New Batman Adventures
Mugsy (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
The New Batman Adventures
Rocco (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
(voice)
1997
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
Canard (voice) · (2 episodes)
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
(0 episode)
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Co-Pilot (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Programmer (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Death Fist Ninja (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Captain (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Thug Leader (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
(26 episodes)
1996
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
(voice) · (58 episodes)
1995
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Nerdy Kid (voice) · (1 episode)
1995
Spider-Man
Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice) · (1 episode)
1994
Spider-Man
Young Silvermane (voice) · (1 episode)
1994
The Tick
The Tick (voice) · (36 episodes)
1994
The Jungle King
1994
Batman: The Animated Series
Chick (voice) · (1 episode)
1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Mystery of the Cliffs
Michaelangelo (voice)
1992
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Knotty (voice)
1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Michaelangelo (voice)
1992
Where's Wally?
Wally (voice) · (13 episodes)
1991
ProStars
Wayne Gretzky (voice) · (13 episodes)
1991
Space Cats
Scratch (voice) · (13 episodes)
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Michaelangelo / Groundchuck (voice)
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Michaelangelo (voice)
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Michaelangelo (voice)
1991
TaleSpin
Turkey Client / Newsreel Announcer (voice) · (1 episode)
1990
TaleSpin
Khan Pilot (voice) · (1 episode)
1990
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Knight (voice) · (1 episode)
1990
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Dad / Michaelangelo (voice)
1990
Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Michaelangelo (voice)
1990
Ring Raiders
(5 episodes)
1989
Dixie's Diner
(voice)
1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Michaelangelo (voice)
1988
Dino-Riders
(14 episodes)
1988
Denver, the Last Dinosaur
(50 episodes)
1988
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
Zor 1 (voice)
1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Michaelangelo (voice)
1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Michaelangelo (voice) · (193 episodes)
1987
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
Colt (voice) · (52 episodes)
1987
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
(0 episode)
1987
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
Gobo Fraggle / Architect / Wrench (voice) · (24 episodes)
1987
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Tom Fool
1987
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
(voice)
1986
Wildfire
(13 episodes)
1986
Teen Wolf
Scott Howard (voice) · (21 episodes)
1986
Black Moon Rising
Waiter
1986
Jem
Riot (voice) · (39 episodes)
1985
Inspector Gadget
(2 episodes)
1983