Nicholas Jameson (born December 5, 1950) is an American actor, musician and producer, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Russian president Yuri Suvarov over three seasons on the show '' 24''. He currently resides in Reykjavík doing live comedy, live music entertainment and remote voice-over work.

Early life

Jameson was born in

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, Missouri, to Michael H. Jameson, a classicist, and Virginia Broyles, a teacher and a scholar, and was raised primarily in

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. Prior to settling in Philadelphia, however, Jameson moved with his family to various places around Europe, which exposed him to a variety of the accents that inspired his approach to many of the characters that he plays and/or voices.

Career

He has appeared in the television series '' Mission Hill'', '' The Critic'', '' 24'', ''

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'', '' The King of Queens'' and, vocally, in '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'' as

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, Darts D'Nar in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', the radio adaptation of

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, and several other productions of

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. He has over 114 film credits. He has also voiced in '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' as Richard Fisk and Morbius, and provided the voice of Max and Agent/Coach Morceau Oleander in the video games ''

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'' respectfully. He also voiced Lloyd in '' Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits''. In 2006, his voice was featured in the video game '' Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops'' as Colonel Skowronski. He voiced Jim Dear in '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure''. He also voiced as Aldar Beedo in the video game '' Star Wars: Episode I Racer.'' In 2012, he voiced the character Toxic Reapa from the

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'' Hero Factory''. He voices Marshall Dune in the point-and-click adventure '' Broken Age''. Nick has also had a relatively lengthy career in music. Early on, he was a member of The American Dream (1970), a

band whose debut album was Todd Rundgren's first production credit. More prominent success soon followed when he briefly became the unofficial fourth member of the British blues-rock band Foghat, producing several of their albums as well, including '' Fool for the City'', which spawned the band's biggest hit "Slow Ride." Nick's bass-playing is prominently featured on this track as well as the rest of the album. One of the tracks on the "Fool For The City" album, a cover of the Muddy Waters song "My Babe", was a song that Nick had originally recorded with The American Dream in 1970. He has also released a couple of solo albums: '' Already Free'' and '' A Crowd of One'' , the latter of which featured the single "Weatherman," which cracked the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The track has a breezy pop-rock feel that was fairly typical of the mid-'80s. It is somewhat similar in terms of both melody and tempo to Mr. Mister's big hit, "Kyrie," albeit with much lighter percussion. A year later, Jack Wagner recorded a cover version of the tune (under the title "Weatherman Says"). Another track from the ''A Crowd of One'' album, "Love's Closing In" was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1986 film, '' A Fine Mess''. Although an American native, Jameson has become very well known for his ability to perform in a variety of deceptively authentic accents, particularly

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and Australian. In 2014, after living in

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for years, Jameson moved to Reykjavík.

Filmography

Animation film

Animation Television

Live-Action Film

Live-Action Television

Video Games

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Already Free'' (1977) * ''A Crowd of One'' (1986)

with The American Dream

* The American Dream (1970)

with Paul Butterfield

* Paul Butterfield's Better Days – ''It All Comes Back'' (1973) (producer only) *''Put it in Your Ear'' (1976)Paul Butterfield- ''Put it in Your Ear'' @Discogs.com
Retrieved August 12, 2013.

with Tim Moore

* ''Tim Moore'' (1974) * '' Behind the Eyes'' (1975) (producer only)

with Foghat

* ''

Rock and Roll Outlaws ''Rock and Roll Outlaws'' is the fourth album by Foghat, released in October 1974. The album cover shows a picture of the band near a Learjet in the Mojave Desert. Though the airplane displayed the band's logo, it did not belong to them; the ...

'' (1974) (producer only) * '' Fool for the City'' (1975)

References

External links

*
Promotional photograph of Nick for his Warner Bros. album "Already Free."
*http://dfki.de/~jameson/mhj/memorial-service/mhj-memorial-service.html#nick-jameson (Nick delivers the "Family Remembrance" part, which includes some biographical info) *

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