Robert Belgrade
American actor
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Robert Belgrade is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, music educator and narrator, best known as the original English dubbing voice acting for Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and as the narrator in Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection.
as Alucard
Tekken 5
as Narrator
Robert Belgrade | |
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Belgrade playing tabla on stage. | |
| Other name | Robbie Belgrade |
| Occupations | Voice actor, musician |
| Years active | 1991–2007, 2015–present |
| Notable credit(s) | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as Alucard Tekken 5 as Narrator |
| Website | belgrademusic |
Education
Belgrade began his studies in Western classical music on the piano, trumpet and flute. After that he studied the saxophone and improvisation under John Handy. He also studied vocal music under Ali Akbar Khan and tabla under Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain and Swapan Chaudhuri. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan and performs in a wide range of musical genres, including R&B, jazz, Latin and Indian music.[1]
Voice acting
Belgrade worked regularly as a voice actor in video games from 1994 to 2007, with notable roles being Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and the Narrator in Tekken 5.
After some time away to focus on his music career and family he returned to voice over work with the role of Orlok Dracule in Koji Igarashi's Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Filmography
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hang-On GP | System Voice | ||
| Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2 | Karl Weisemann | [2] | ||
| 1996 | Star Ocean | Captain | ||
| 1997 | Soul Blade | Nathaniel 'Rock' Adams, Hephaestus | English dub | [3] |
| Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | Alucard | |||
| 1998 | Tenchu: Stealth Assassins | Narrator | ||
| 1999 | Tekken Tag Tournament | Announcer | Uncredited | |
| 2000 | GunGriffon Blaze | |||
| Silpheed: The Lost Planet | Narrator | |||
| Dynasty Warriors 2 | Cao Cao | English dub | [3] | |
| Shenmue | Pedro | [2] | ||
| Sky Odyssey | Narrator | |||
| WinBack: Covert Operations | Mike Hawkins | English dub | ||
| 2002 | Shenmue II | Cool Z | [2] | |
| 2003 | Mega Man X7 | Signas | ||
| Transformers | Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Narrator | |||
| 2004 | Way of the Samurai 2 | Goshiro Muto | English dub | |
| Silent Hill 4: The Room | Joseph Schreiber | Uncredited | [3] | |
| Tekken 5 | Narrator | |||
| 2005 | Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection | Narrator | ||
| 2007 | Lunar Knights | Stoker | English dub | [2] |
| 2019 | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Orlok Dracule | ||
| 2020 | Wallachia: Reign of Dracula | Radu cel Frumos | [4] | |
| 2023 | Lunacid | Narrator, Crilall |