Robert Belgrade | |
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 Belgrade playing tabla on stage. | |
| Born | San Rafael, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Robbie Belgrade |
| Occupation(s) | 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 |
Robert Belgrade is a 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.
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]
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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hang-On GP | System Voice | |
| 1995 | Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2 | Karl Weisemann | |
| 1996 | Soul Blade | Nathaniel 'Rock' Adams, Hephaestus | English dub[2] |
| 1996 | Star Ocean | Captain | English dub[3] |
| 1997 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | Alucard | English dub |
| 1998 | Tenchu: Stealth Assassins | Narratior | English dub |
| 1999 | Tekken Tag Tournament | Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Shenmue | Pedro | English dub |
| 2000 | GunGriffon Blaze | English dub | |
| 2000 | WinBack: Covert Operations | Mike Hawkins | English dub |
| 2000 | Silpheed: The Lost Planet | Narrator | English dub |
| 2000 | Dynasty Warriors 2 | Cao Cao | English dub[2] |
| 2001 | Sky Odyssey | Narrator | |
| 2001 | Shenmue II | Cool Z | English dub |
| 2003 | Mega Man X7 | Signas | English dub[3] |
| 2003 | Way of the Samurai 2 | Goshiro Muto | |
| 2003 | Transformers | Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Narrator | |
| 2004 | Silent Hill 4: The Room | Joseph Schreiber | Uncredited[2] |
| 2004 | Tekken 5 | Narrator | |
| 2005 | Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection | Narrator | |
| 2006 | Lunar Knights | Stoker | |
| 2018 | Soulcalibur VI | Used for Facial Capture | |
| 2019 | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Orlok Dracule | English dub[3] |
| 2020 | Wallachia: Reign of Dracula | Radu cel Frumos | English dub[4] |
| 2023 | Lunacid | Narrator, Crilall |
