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My Take
Arthur Burghardt is the kind of performer I admire most: the voice you know without knowing the face. Born in New York in 1947, he logged daytime drama time as Jack Scott on One Life to Live, but it's his cavernous bass that earns my respect, voicing Devastator in The Transformers and Destro and Stalker in G.I. Joe. He was also the first Black actor to play Disney's Pete. That quiet, craft-driven career, building memorable characters out of pure sound, is exactly the sort of legacy I think deserves more credit than it usually gets. A true voice artist.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Arthur Burghardt
- Name (Japanese)
- アーサー・バガード
- Reading
- あーさー・ばがーど
- Born
- August 29, 1947 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / television actor / voice actor / actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Arthur Burghardt born?
Born August 29, 1947 (age 78).
Where is Arthur Burghardt from?
Arthur Burghardt is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Arthur Burghardt do?
Arthur Burghardt works as film actor, stage actor, television actor, voice actor, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.