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Robert Clotworthy

Robert Clotworthy

American voice actor

For the diver, see Bob Clotworthy.

Robert Clotworthy is an American voice actor and narrator. He is best known as the narrator for the History Channel series Ancient Aliens and The Curse of Oak Island and his role as the voice of Jim Raynor in the StarCraft video game series.[1]

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Career

Early career

Clotworthy's career as a voice actor began when he was fifteen. "My father was a producer of radio commercials and from an early age I would accompany him to recording sessions. I met some of the finest voice talent (Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Mel Blanc, June Foray etc.) and they inspired me."[2]

Role as Jim Raynor

Clotworthy starred as the voice of Jim Raynor in the StarCraft series of real-time strategy video games. Clotworthy first appeared as Raynor in StarCraft, in which Raynor was a major character heavily involved in the game's storyline. He reprised his role in the expansion StarCraft: Brood War.[3] A reader's poll for GameSpot voted Raynor one of video gaming's top ten heroes, with GameSpot giving specific praise to the quality of Clotworthy's voice acting.[4]

Twelve years after the release of StarCraft, Clotworthy reprised his role as Raynor in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.[1] The storyline of Wings of Liberty focuses primarily on the Terrans and Raynor in particular, with Raynor taking the role of main character. A review of Wings of Liberty on ITP.net stated that Raynor was "voiced to perfection" by Clotworthy[5] and he was selected as the winner of "GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting" by reactiontime.co.uk.[6] Clotworthy returned to the role with the expansions StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, as well as Blizzard's crossover video game Heroes of the Storm.[7]

Other roles

Clotworthy has worked in over 100 feature films and television programs.[2] He appeared as "Forensic Technician" in four episodes of the 1980s US TV series Hunter.[8] Clotworthy was the narrator on the Emmy nominated documentaries Empire of Dreams: The Making of the Star Wars Trilogy and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed. Clotworthy even worked on The Lego Movie Videogame. Clotworthy also narrated Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest and Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight.[9] Clotworthy has guest starred on The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men and on China, IL. In 2014, Clotworthy voiced the Espheni (referred to as "The Monk") in the TNT series Falling Skies, and made an on-screen appearance in American Sniper as a Veteran Affairs doctor who consults with Chris Kyle. Clotworthy also voiced the Black Knight/Zelgius and Finn in Nintendo's mobile title, Fire Emblem Heroes.[10]

Filmography

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References

  1. [1]
    Medievaldragon. "Robert Clotworthy confirms he returns as Jim Raynor in StarCraft II". IncGamers. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
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    "Interview with Robert Clotworthy". jitZul.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  3. [3]
    Medievaldragon (2007-06-06). "Starcraft - Robert Clotworthy / Jim Raynor Interview". Blizzplanet.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  4. [4]
    Cheung, James. "Number 10: Jim Raynor". TenSpot: Reader's Choice – Best Heroes. GameSpot. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  5. [5]
    Saundalkar, Jason. "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty - Games - Reviews". ITP.net. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  6. [6]
    Marsden, Joe. "GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting". reactiontime.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  7. [7]
    "Robert Clotworthy Announced Voice Recording for the StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Expansion Has Begun". BlizzPlanet.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  8. [8]
    Abbott, Jon (15 July 2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-4173-0.
  9. [9]
    Clotworthy, Robert. "Biography of Robert Clotworthy". robertclotworthy.com. Robert Clotworthy. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  10. [10]
    "Robert Clotworthy (visual voices guide)". BehindTheVoiceActors.com. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2017-09-15. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  11. [11]
    @Rob_Clotworthy (August 14, 2016). "@harratot33 You are correct" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    Volatile Games. Dead to Rights: Retribution. Namco Bandai Games. Scene: Ending credits, 2:30 and 2:58 in, Voice Over Cast.
  13. [13]
    "Xenoblade Chronicles X (2015 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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