Richard Francis McGonagle (born October 22, 1946) is an American actor and voice actor.

McGonagle was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Hildagard Virginia (née Hiller) and William Francis McGonagle.

As a voice actor he has done many roles such as Fourarms and Exo-Skull on Ben 10, several voices on the show Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack is an American animated television series created by animator Genndy Tartakovsky that aired on both Cartoon Network and Toonami from 2001 to 2004. It is noted for its highly detailed, outline-free, masking-based animation, as well as for its cinematic style and pacing...

, as Bato, a secondary character from the Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

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 show Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated television series that aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. The series was created and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who served as executive producers along with Aaron Ehasz...

, various people in Zatch Bell, Dr. I.Q. Hi in Duck Dodgers

Duck Dodgers

Duck Edgar Dumas Aloysius Eoghain Dodgers is the metafictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. He is actually the famous cartoon star Daffy Duck, cast in the role of an intergalactic future hero....

, Apocalypse

Apocalypse

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 in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

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, the second voice of General Grievous

General Grievous

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 in Star Wars: Clone Wars

Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)

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, Ed Machine in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Abin Sur

Abin Sur

Abin Sur is a fictional character and a superhero from the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Showcase #22 : "SOS Green Lantern". He was a member of the Green Lantern Corps and is best known as the predecessor of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, whom Abin Sur's power ring chose as his replacement...

 in Green Lantern: First Flight

Green Lantern: First Flight

# "Main Title" # "The Ring Chooses Hal" # "Hal Meets / The Flight of The Lanterns" # "Labella's Club" # "Going After Cuch" # "The Way I Heard It" # "Bugs in the Baggage" # "Teleport Pursuit"...

, and various teachers in Recess

Recess (TV series)

Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers...

. He also provided the voice of the Oracles in Jak 3

Jak 3

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and voiced Dr. Peace in No More Heroes

No More Heroes (video game)

, is an action video game for the Wii video game system. It was directed by Goichi Suda , developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Marvelous Entertainment Inc., Ubisoft and Rising Star Games...

, Eight-Armed Willy in The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

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, and Shockwave in Transformers: Prime

Transformers: Prime

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He has also voiced in video games such as Baten Kaitos Origins

Baten Kaitos Origins

is a 2006 role-playing video game first unveiled at the 2005 Tokyo Game Show by Namco and Monolith Soft. The official name was revealed at E3 2006 on May 10, 2006....

, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

is an award-winning stealth action video game directed by Hideo Kojima. Snake Eater was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2, and was released on November 17, 2004 in North America; December 16, 2004 in Japan; March 4, 2005 in Europe; and on...

, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

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, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

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, and The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction is a video game developed by Radical Entertainment and based on Marvel Comics' Hulk. The game was released on August 24, 2005 in the United States and in September 2005 in Europe.-Gameplay:...

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In film, he appeared in The Bucket List

The Bucket List

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for Warner Bros. Pictures. He narrated the acclaimed indie

Independent film

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 film (500) Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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 and Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Claire Deschanel is an American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter. In 1999, Deschanel made her film debut in Mumford, followed by her breakout role as young protagonist William Miller's troubled older sister Anita in Cameron Crowe's 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous...

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And he has also narrated a number of audiobooks, including the New York Times bestseller The Dark Side, by New Yorker

The New Yorker

The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...

 journalist Jane Mayer

Jane Mayer

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In television, he has appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...

and two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...

. He played the recurring character Judge Lathrop on the crime drama Close to Home and provided the voice of Sanders on the sitcom Community

Community (TV series)

Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...

, in the second-season episode "Basic Rocket Science

Basic Rocket Science

"Basic Rocket Science" is the fourth episode of the second season of Community. It was originally broadcast on October 14, 2010, on NBC.In the episode, the study group, except Abed, are trapped in a space flight simulator being towed away from Greendale Community College...

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