Robert Axelrod (died September 7, 2019), also credited as Axel Roberts and Myron Mensah, was an American actor. He was primarily known for his voice work, which included ''

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'', having started voice acting for the

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versions of anime in 1980; providing the voice of Lord Zedd, the main villain of the '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''; and

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, the original ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' monster maker. He also portrayed a sympathetic doctor, Jennings, in ''

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''. He also portrayed a

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look-alike on the popular sitcom ''

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'', and later in his career appeared in several productions by comedy duo

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Biography

He was born and raised in

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. He has said that he wanted to be in the entertainment industry starting in kindergarten after first entertaining his classmates. He started acting in commercials and theater as a child. He then worked as a full-time guitarist in the early 1970s. Then in 1980 he got his start in voice over roles with '' Banner the Squirrel''. He continued throughout the years performing on stage and in 1983 starred in the rock play ''All the Difference''. In 1984 he started working for

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doing voice over and writing for programs including '' Wowser'' and ''

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'', which he said were "the two finest products we produced." His agency, Mobile Monicker Productions, noted that he voiced over 150 characters in his career.

Death

Axelrod died in

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on September 7, 2019, at the age of 70. He had been suffering from complications from a spinal surgery he had in 2018. He was survived by his sister.

Filmography

Anime

* ''

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'' - Hare * ''

Around the World with Willy Fog ''Around the World with Willy Fog'' ( es, link=no, La vuelta al mundo de Willy Fog) is a Spanish-Japanese animated television adaptation of the 1873 novel ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' by Jules Verne produced by Spanish studio BRB Inte ...

'' - Additional Voices * ''

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'' - Colonel Anthony Gauss - As Axel Roberts * '' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' - Genma Otagaki * '' Codename: Robotech'' - Rico * '' Cowboy Bebop'' - Doctor Londes - As Axel Roberts * ''

Digimon Adventure , known as ''Digimon: Digital Monsters'' in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. It is the first anime series in the '' ...

'' - Wizardmon, Vademon * ''

Digimon Adventure 02 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sequel to ''Digimon Adventure'', and the second anime series in the ''Digimon'' franchise. The series aired in Japan from April 2000 to March 2001. It was originally ...

'' - Armadillomon, Ankylomon, Wizardmon, Shakkoumon (Shared with Dave Mallow) * '' Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' - Blue Falcon, Additional Voices * ''

Gaiking is a Japanese Super Robot mecha anime series produced by Toei Animation. For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as ''Dino-Mecha Gaiking'' or simply ''Gaiking''. It ran from April 1976 through January 1977 and co ...

'' - Prince Darius, Additional voices * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' - Katakura * ''

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics ''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'', also known as ''Grimm Masterpiece Theater'' (グリム名作劇場 ''Gurimu meisaku gekijō'') in the original version and ''The Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (in Australia and New Zealand), is a Japanese anime antholo ...

'' - Hare * ''

Hajime no ippo is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since October 1989 and collected into 135 ''tank� ...

'' - Hachinohe * '' Honeybee Hutch'' - Additional Voices * ''

Little Women ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the live ...

'' - Father * '' Lensman'' - Sol * ''

Maple Town ''Maple Town'', also known as , is a 1986 Japanese anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series, animated by Toei Animation, consists of 52 half-hour episodes, which aired on TV Asahi in Japan from January ...

'' - Additional Voices * '' Neo-Tokyo'' - Tsutomu Sugioka * ''

The Noozles ', also known as ''The Wondrous Koala Blinky'', is a 26-episode anime by Nippon Animation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984. It depicts the adventures of a 12-year-old girl named Sandy and her koala friends, Blinky and Pinky, ...

'' - Additional Voices * ''

Robotech ''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985. The show was adapted from ...

'' - Rico (as Axel Roberts) * ''

Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his wor ...

'' - Sakata, Additional Voices * ''

Samurai Champloo is a 2004 Japanese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television production of studio Manglobe, the 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005. It was first partially broadcast on Fuji TV, then had a complete a ...

'' - Roukishi * ''

Space Pirate Captain Harlock is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto. It was serialized in ''Play Comic'' from 1977 to 1979, with the chapters collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes by Akita Shoten. The series follows the titular Capt ...

'' - Dr. Zero * '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' - Movor * '' Wowser'' - Ratso Catso * '' Ys'' - Jenokris

Animation

* ''

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'' - Bartholomew * ''Chucklewood Critters'' - George,

Easter Bunny The Easter Bunny (also called the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare) is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, depicted as a rabbit—sometimes dressed with clothes—bringing Easter eggs. Originating among German Lutherans, the "Easter Hare" ori ...

* '' Creepy Crawlers'' - Additional Voices * ''

Iznogoud ''Iznogoud'' (pronounced "he's/is no good" with a French accent) is a French comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by the comics writer René Goscinny and comics artist Jean Tabary. The comic series chronicles the life and tim ...

'' - Additional Voices * '' Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol'' - Professor Know-A-Lot, Additional Voices * ''

Journey to the Heart of the World ''Journey to the Heart of the World'' (french: Les Voyages de Corentin) is an animated series that ran from September 6, 1993 to 1994. It was based on the Franco-Belgian comic strip '' Corentin''. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 ...

'' - Scarface * ''

Little Miss "Little Miss" is a song written and recorded by the American country music duo Sugarland. It was released in November 2010 as the second single from the album '' The Incredible Machine''. Before the album's release, the song charted on the ''B ...

'' - Narrator (USA version) * ''

Mickey Mouse Works ''Mickey Mouse Works'' (also known as ''Disney's Mickey Mouse Works'' or simply ''Mouse Works'') is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends in a series of animate ...

'' -

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* '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' -

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* ''

Wisdom of the Gnomes ''Wisdom of the Gnomes'' ( es, La llamada de los gnomos, literally "Call of the gnomes") is an animated series produced by Spanish company BRB Internacional and Televisión Española about Gnomes. It was a spin-off of the series '' The World of Dav ...

'' - Additional Voices Robert Axelrod 2012

Film

References

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