Arthur Napier Burghardt (born August 29, 1947) is an American retired actor, best known for portraying Jack Scott on the

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''. In animation, he is known for lending his deep bass voice as Devastator in '' The Transformers'',

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and Iceberg in '' G. I. Joe'' and Pete (as the character's first and so far only Black performer) in several Disney video games.

Career

His first movie appearance was as the Great Ahmed Kahn in ''

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'' (1976). Notable voice roles include

in the animated series ''

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'' and Devastator on '' The Transformers''. He also lent his deep bass voice to

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in ''

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''. and

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in '' Challenge of the Gobots''. Burghardt appeared in the very first episode of the daytime soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' in 1984. He also appeared in the series premiere of the short-lived 1991 sitcom '' Good Sports'' with Ryan O'Neal and

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. In 1997, he was the voice of "Cy" in the family science fiction movie ''

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'' and portrayed Laurant in the 2001 TV series '' Los Luchadores''. Burghardt played a commando in the early-1990s video game '' Night Trap''. In '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'', he lent his distinctive bass voice as Mannoroth and Grom Hellscream in 2002, and later in '' World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' he reprised his role as Mannoroth. In 2010 he lent his powerful bass voice as Thanatos in '' God of War: Ghost of Sparta'' and afterwards retired that year. The fictional Arthur Burghardt Expressway in the 8th season Seinfeld episode, " The Pothole", is named after Burghardt. In 2016, Arthur Burghardt joined the convention circuit with his representative CelebWorx. He appeared at Long Beach Comic Con.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burghardt, Arthur 1947 births Living people American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from New York City 20th-century African-American male actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors