Cast & creator
Townsend Coleman
Best known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs
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.
39
film credits
52
television credits
91
1983–2018 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (91)
Showing 91 of 91 credits
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
'87 Michelangelo (voice)
2012
Batman: The Animated Series
Chick (voice)
1992
Animaniacs
Pressberg Katzeneisnerman / Clint Eastwood (voice)
1993
The Batman
Campus Guard (voice)
2004
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Knight (voice)
1990
Cow and Chicken
Hector / Prisoner (voice)
1997
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Michaelangelo (voice)
1987
Superman: The Animated Series
1996Superman: The Animated Series
Programmer (voice)
1996Superman: The Animated Series
Captain (voice)
1996Superman: The Animated Series
Co-Pilot (voice)
1996Superman: The Animated Series
Death Fist Ninja (voice)
1996Superman: The Animated Series
Thug Leader (voice)
1996
Spider-Man
Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice)
1994Spider-Man
Young Silvermane (voice)
1994
Batman Beyond
Falseface (voice)
1999
Darkwing Duck
Patrick (voice)
1991
The Real Ghostbusters
Ray Cooger / Rollerghoster (voice)
1986The Real Ghostbusters
Dr. Gould (voice)
1986The Real Ghostbusters
Ghost (voice)
1986
TaleSpin
Turkey Client / Newsreel Announcer (voice)
1990TaleSpin
Khan Pilot (voice)
1990
I Am Weasel
Hector / Prisoner (voice)
1997
The New Batman Adventures
Mugsy (voice)
1997The New Batman Adventures
Rocco (voice)
1997
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Nerdy Kid (voice)
1995
Sing
Additional Voices (voice)
2016
The Grinch
Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Pinky and the Brain
Bobby-Bob Yokel (voice)
1995Pinky and the Brain
FBI Agent (voice)
1995
The Tick
The Tick (voice)
1994
Transformers: Animated
Sentinel Prime (voice)
2007Transformers: Animated
Tracks (voice)
2007
The Tick
Midnight (voice)
2016
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
Hercules (voice)
2013
Inspector Gadget
1983
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
Colt (voice)
1987
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Fango (voice)
1993
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
(voice)
1995
Jem
Riot (voice)
1985
Denver, the Last Dinosaur
Additional Voices
1988
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
Canard (voice)
1996
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
1996
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Additional Voices (voice)
1997
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
1987Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
Gobo Fraggle / Architect / Wrench (voice)
1987
Dino-Riders
1988
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Morrie (voice)
2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Morrie / Civilian (voice)
2012
Where's Wally?
Wally (voice)
1991
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Knotty (voice)
1992
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Additional Voices (voice)
1998
Superman: Doomsday
Drill Operator (voice)
2007
Wildfire
1986
Teen Wolf
Scott Howard (voice)
1986
Space Cats
Scratch (voice)
1991
Justice League: The New Frontier
Dr. Magnus (voice)
2008
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Morrie / Civilian (voice)
2013
Black Moon Rising
Waiter
1986Spy TV
2001
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Dad / Michaelangelo (voice)
1990
Ring Raiders
1989
ProStars
Wayne Gretzky (voice)
1991
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
(voice)
1997
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Father Joseph Mohr (voice)
1998
Transformers Animated - The Battle Begins
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Self
2014
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Tom Fool
1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Michaelangelo / Groundchuck (voice)
1991
The Crippled Lamb
Samuel/Daneil/Joseph
1999
Turtles Take Time (and Space)
1980's Michelangelo / Pirate Captain (voice)
2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Michaelangelo (voice)
1988
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
Zor 1 (voice)
1988
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice)
2004Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
(voice)
1986
Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Michaelangelo (voice)
1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Michaelangelo (voice)
1989Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Michaelangelo (voice)
1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
Michaelangelo (voice)
1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas
Michaelangelo (voice)
1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Michaelangelo (voice)
1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Michaelangelo (voice)
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Michaelangelo (voice)
1988Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pizza by the Shred
Michaelangelo (voice)
1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Michaelangelo (voice)
1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello's Degree
Michaelangelo (voice)
1991
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2013Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
Michaelangelo / Krang (voice)
1990
Dixie's Diner
(voice)
1989
The Jungle King
Leonette's Brother
1994Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Classics
Michaelangelo (voice)
2014