William Salyers
American actor
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William Salyers is an American actor, best known for his vocal performances, such as Reverend Putty and Mr. Littler on Moral Orel, Rigby on Regular Show, Toranosuke Yoshida in Persona 5, and Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus in the 2018 video game Spider-Man.
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William Salyers | |
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Salyers at Animate! Raleigh in 2026 | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouses | Selah Brown (divorced)Nancy Elizabeth Dustin
(m. 2007) |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
Salyers grew up in Pawhuska, Oklahoma and graduated from Pawhuska High School in 1982.[1] He is known as the voice of Rigby, amongst other characters, on Regular Show, Reverend Putty and Mr. Littler on Moral Orel, and Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus in the video game Spider-Man as well as its 2023 sequel Spider-Man 2 and its 2020 spin-off Spider-Man: Miles Morales and the unrelated 2019 video game Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Salyers also provided the voices of the Penguin in Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two-Face, Virman Vundabar in Justice League Action, Truman Marsh in Avengers Assemble, Sensei Wu, Master Chen, Gorzan, Mayor Hubert, and The Scarecrow in Lego Dimensions, and Bruce Banner in Marvel's Midnight Suns. He has also had live-action roles in the film Bedazzled and the television series Judging Amy.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Book of Stars | Hospital Doctor | |
| 2000 | Bedazzled | Devil (Elegant) | |
| 2016 | Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders | Penguin (voice) | Direct-to-video[3][4] |
| 2017 | Deep | Darcy (voice) | [4] |
| Batman vs. Two-Face | Penguin (voice)[5] | Direct-to-video[4] | |
| 2018 | Batman: Gotham by Gaslight | Hugo Strange (voice)[6] | |
| 2019 | DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock | The Iron Major (voice) | Short film[7][4] |
| 2020 | Superman: Red Son | Joseph Stalin (voice) | Direct-to-video[8][4] |
| 2022 | Pompo: The Cinéphile | Additional Voices | English dub |
| 2023 | Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham | Penguin, Professor Manfurd (voice) | Direct-to-video[9] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993, 1995 | Northern Exposure | Mitch, Shakespeare | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Medicine Ball | Scalpel Wielding Maniac | Episode: "Wizard of Bras" |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock | Controller | Miniseries |
| 2000, 2003 | Judging Amy | Phil Dyer | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | ER Doctor | Episode: "Maternity" |
| The Huntress | Douglas Quinn | Episode: "Generations" | |
| 2005–08 | Moral Orel | Reverend Putty, Mr. Littler (voices) | 28 episodes |
| 2009 | iCarly | Judge Phillipe | Episode: "iCook" |
| 2010–12 | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | The Invisible Man, John Hancock (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2010–17 | Regular Show | Rigby, additional voices | 245 episodes[4] |
| 2015 | Regular Show: The Movie | Rigby (voice) | Television film[4] |
| 2016–17 | Avengers Assemble | Truman Marsh, World Security Council Member (voice) | 6 episodes[4] |
| 2017 | Ant-Man | Yellowjacket (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Justice League Action | Virman Vundabar (voice) | Episode: "Under a Red Sun"[4] | |
| 2018 | Persona 5: The Animation | Toranosuke Yoshida (voice) | English dub[4] |
| The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Additional Voices | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Who Killed Little Gregory? | Etienne Sesmat | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Curious George | Nature Host (voice) | Episode: "George in His Own Backyard" |
| 2020–22 | Close Enough | Dog Boy, Doctor, Additional Voices | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Shaman King | Hang Zang-Ching, Olona (voice) | English dub 6 episodes[4] |
| Teenage Euthanasia | Stephen Hawking, Security Guard, Extreme Voice | Episode: "First Date with the Second Coming" | |
| 2022 | Spriggan | Major Fatman, Professor Mauser, Steve Foster (voice) | English dub[4] |
| 2024 | Batman: Caped Crusader | Mayor Jessop, Emil Potter (voice) | 2 episodes[4] |
| 2025 | Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. | Shibafuji (voice) | English dub[4] |
