Rob Rackstraw
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Robert "Rob" Rackstraw is a British voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his various voices in the television series Bob the Builder
, mainly the scarecrow Spud. He has an extensive voice over career over 15 years long and is considered to be one of the UK's leading male voice actors. He also played the main villain Pew in The Legends of Treasure Island
,
and Captain Campion in Watership Down
.
He also wrote episodes of Avenger Penguins
and Fantomcat
.
Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specialising in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of...
, mainly the scarecrow Spud. He has an extensive voice over career over 15 years long and is considered to be one of the UK's leading male voice actors. He also played the main villain Pew in The Legends of Treasure Island
The Legends of Treasure Island
The Legends Of Treasure Island is an animated cartoon from the UK that ran from 1993-1995. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes....
,
and Captain Campion in Watership Down
Watership Down (TV series)
Watership Down is an animated television series, adapted from the novel of the same name by Richard Adams. It was a co-production of Alltime Entertainment of the United Kingdom and Decode Entertainment of Canada, and produced by Martin Rosen, the director of the 1978 feature film...
.
He also wrote episodes of Avenger Penguins
Avenger Penguins
Avenger Penguins was an animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films in 1993, it was animated by Alfonso Productions, a Spanish based animation studio also responsible for bringing Cosgrove's previous show Fantomcat to life. It aired largely on Children's ITV and was originally to be called...
and Fantomcat
Fantomcat
Fantomcat was an animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films, it was first broadcast in 1995 and was animated after Avenger Penguins in 1994 by Alfonso Productions, a Spanish based animation studio. It aired largely on Children's ITV. The show also had a brief run on Pop...
.
List of credits
- The Adventures of Paddington BearThe Adventures of Paddington BearThe Adventures of Paddington Bear was a Canadian/French animated childrens television series. It was based on the book Paddington Bear by Michael Bond and written by Bruce Robb. It was produced by Cinar and Protecrea. The show had 117 episodes....
(1997–2001) - Albie'
- Angelina BallerinaAngelina BallerinaAngelina Ballerina is a fictional mouse, created by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig, who is featured in a popular series of children's books...
- Uncle Louis (2001–2004) - Avenger PenguinsAvenger PenguinsAvenger Penguins was an animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films in 1993, it was animated by Alfonso Productions, a Spanish based animation studio also responsible for bringing Cosgrove's previous show Fantomcat to life. It aired largely on Children's ITV and was originally to be called...
- Rocky, Doc, Cecil Stink, Irv (1993–1994) - Bob the BuilderBob the BuilderBob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specialising in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of...
- Scoop, Muck, Roley, Travis, Spud, Mr Bentley (1999) - Chop Socky ChooksChop Socky ChooksChop Socky Chooks is a British animated television series produced by Aardman Animations and DHX Media that debuted on 7 March 2008. It was created by animator Sergio Delfino, a prominent animator at Aardman. It currently airs only on Teletoon . For now, it airs on Cartoon Network, previously aired...
- Chuckie Chan, Students (2008) - Dennis and Gnasher
- DiscworldDiscworldDiscworld is a comic fantasy book series by English author Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, Great A'Tuin. The books frequently parody, or at least take inspiration from, J. R. R....
- Dr OtterDr OtterDr Otter is a stop-motion animated series produced by Ealing Animation and Cosgrove Hall.It was shown on CBeebies during 2001. There were 3 seasons in all.- Plot :...
- Dr Otter 2001 - Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
- Fantastic Flying Journeys (2001)
- FantomcatFantomcatFantomcat was an animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films, it was first broadcast in 1995 and was animated after Avenger Penguins in 1994 by Alfonso Productions, a Spanish based animation studio. It aired largely on Children's ITV. The show also had a brief run on Pop...
- MacDuff (1995–1996) - FoxbustersFoxbustersThe Foxbusters is a British animation very loosely based on the Dick King-Smith book The Fox Busters. It was made by Cosgrove Hall and consists of two series of thirteen 11-minute episodes each, made between 1999 and 2000. The show was co-written by the animation partnership of David Max Freedman...
- Todd 1999-2000 - GogsGogsGogs! is a claymation-style animated television series which takes the form of a sitcom, originally aired on Welsh television in 1993, and aired to the rest of the United Kingdom on the BBC in 1996...
1993-1996/1998 - Gogwana1997/1998
- Gordon the Garden GnomeGordon the Garden GnomeGordon the Garden Gnome is a British animated children's television series aimed at getting children interested in gardening. The series premiered on CBeebies in 2005...
- Andrew (2005) - Higglytown HeroesHigglytown HeroesHigglytown Heroes is a children's television series currently airing on the Disney Junior portion of the Disney Channel, or, on some cable networks, the Playhouse Disney channel...
(2004) - The Koala BrothersThe Koala BrothersThe Koala Brothers is an animated children's television show that features the adventures of two brothers, Frank and Buster, as they seek to help their neighbors in a sleepy town in the Australian Outback...
- Buster, George (2004) - The LampiesThe LampiesThe Lampies is a children's television series in which fictional engineers defend a lighting network. The series was created by Dave Bonner and features a mixture of 2D and 3D animation....
- Charge, Spark (2001) - Lavender CastleLavender CastleLavender Castle is a British stop motion/CGI television series created by Rodney Matthews and produced by Gerry Anderson. It produced between 1996 and 1998 through a collaboration between Carrington Productions International, Gerry Anderson Productions and Cosgrove Hall Films, and was first...
- Roger, Isambard (1996–1998) - The Legends of Treasure IslandThe Legends of Treasure IslandThe Legends Of Treasure Island is an animated cartoon from the UK that ran from 1993-1995. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes....
- Pew (1993–1995) - Little Grey RabbitLittle Grey RabbitLittle Grey Rabbit is the lead character in an English classic series of children's books, written by Alison Uttley and illustrated by Margaret Tempest.-Characters:* Little Grey Rabbit* Hare* Milkman Hedgehog* Mrs Hedgehog* Fuzzypeg, a hedgehog...
(2000) - Merlin the Magical Puppy - Narrator, Ernie, Oscar, Gull (2001)
- Metalheads
- Okto (Kellogg's Variety Pack Octopus) (2001)
- Philbert FrogPhilbert FrogPhilbert Frog is a British animated television series made by Fat City Films and produced by Heather Pedley & Philbert Frog Ltd. Created by Vincent James, it was first shown on the BBC in November 1992....
- Narrator, Philbert Frog, Tiffany Tortoise, The Doctor, Monty Mole, Kevin, Oscar Owl, Melvin Mouse, Willie Worm, Bertie Bird, The Film Director, Naughty Nora the Naughty Witchbat (1993) - Pond Life - Nobby (1996–2000)
- Preston PigPreston PigPreston Pig is a children's cartoon show, that aired on CITV, based on a series of books by Colin McNaughton. It starred Nicky Croydon as Preston, and Hugh Laurie as Mr. Wolf....
(2000) - Realms of the HauntingRealms of the HauntingRealms of the Haunting is a British adventure game, played from the first-person perspective, released in 1997 by Gremlin. The 3D engine used in this game was borrowed from Gremlin's own Normality.-Story:...
- Additional Voices (1997) Video Game - Retribution (1994)
- Robin Hood: Quest for the King (2007)
- Sooty's Amazing AdventuresSooty's Amazing AdventuresA one season animated spin off of the popular puppet show SootyIn this incarnation of the famous bear he is a full bodied bear; free from the puppeteer's hand.-Setting:...
- Sweep (1996) - The Space PlaceThe Space PlaceRelease in mid-2008, The Space Place is an animated children's television series created by Catalyst Video. It is made up of 12 five-minute-long programmes aimed at autistic children in the 2 - 8 year-old bracket, the core being children with an educational age of 4 - 7 years.The aim of the series...
- Timmy and the Tales From the Waterhole
- Watership DownWatership Down (TV series)Watership Down is an animated television series, adapted from the novel of the same name by Richard Adams. It was a co-production of Alltime Entertainment of the United Kingdom and Decode Entertainment of Canada, and produced by Martin Rosen, the director of the 1978 feature film...
- Captain Campion (1999) - The WitcherThe WitcherThe Witcher, or , by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski is a cult series of fantasy short stories and five novels about the witcher Geralt of Rivia...
(2007) Video game - Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! was a 52-episode animated television series, produced by Collingwood O'Hare and HIT Entertainment, aired from 2003 to 2005, and was part of Cartoon Network's Tickle-U preschool television programming block in the United States...
- Toto (2003) - Zemanovaload - Finger Bob, Finger Pete (2005)
- The Secret ShowThe Secret ShowThe Secret Show is a British animated show commissioned by BBC Children's in partnership with BBC Worldwide. First debuted in 2006, it currently airs on CBBC, The Den, ABC, BBC One, BBC Kids, MBC3 and TSR 2...
- Professor Professor (2006–2008) - The Mr. Men ShowThe Mr. Men ShowThe Mr. Men Show is an animated television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s, 80s and 90s by British author Roger Hargreaves and his son Adam Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, The Mr...
- Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. TickleMr. TickleMr. Tickle is the first book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.-Overview:Like all Mr. Men, Mr. Tickle has a simplistic look. He is orange with long arms and a small blue hat....
, Mr. Happy (Season 2) (2008–2009) - Famous 5: On the CaseFamous 5: On the CaseFamous 5: On The Case is an animated television series which is currently broadcast in the United Kingdom, on the Disney Channel. It is a British and French television co-production, loosely based on The Famous Five series of books created by Enid Blyton...
- Oscar Kirrin (2008) - Octonauts - Kwazii Kitten (2010–2011)