James Carter Cathcart

James Carter Cathcart
James Carter Cathcart
Born	March 8, 1954 (age 70); New Jersey, United States
Other names	Billy Beach; Carter Cathcart; Nicole Cathcart; Jimmy Zoppe; Jimmy Zoppi;
Occupation(s)	Voice actor, script adaptor, voice director, pianist, vocalist
Years active	1981–2023
Spouse	Martha Jacobi
	Musical career
Genres	Rock; pop;
Instruments	Keyboard; guitar; vocals;

James Carter Cathcart (born March 8, 1954), also known as Jimmy Zoppi, is an American retired voice actor, script adaptor, voice director, pianist and vocalist known for providing the English voice for James, Meowth and Professor Oak in the Pokémon franchise between 2005 and 2023.

Career

Cathcart has been playing with bands since high school, including The Laughing Dogs who released two albums on Columbia in 1979-80^[3] and has been the vocalist of the Carter Cathcart Band since 1981. Cathcart also co-wrote the song "Remember Me" with Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley that ended up on Frehley's 1989 solo album Trouble Walkin'.

Cathcart's first voiceover part was O.G. Readmore on the ABC Weekend Special. After that, he recorded voice overs for Kit Kat candy bars, Good Humor, Coors Light, and others. Cathcart later auditioned in voice acting and has since become known for a prolific amount of anime dub voice work for Central Park Media, Media Blasters, DuArt Film and Video, TAJ Productions, NYAV Post and 4Kids Entertainment.

Cathcart retired from voice acting in 2023 due to an advanced form of throat cancer.^[4]

Filmography

Animated film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Gall Force	Exanon
1997	Art of Fighting	Ryuhaku Todoh
1998	Pokémon: The First Movie	Fergus
2001	Adolescence of Utena	Miki Kaoru
2006	Impy's Island	Barnaby, Monty, Small Sheik	Credited as Billy Beach & Jimmy Zoppi^[5]
2007	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea	James, Meowth, Swellow	ADR script adaptor
2008	Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai	James, Meowth, Turtwig, Godey
2009	Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior	James, Meowth, Turtwig
2009	Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life	James, Meowth, Grotle
2010	Animals United	Vulture 2	Credited as Billy Beach^[5]
2011	Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions	James, Meowth
2011	Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom		ADR script adaptor
2012	Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
2013	Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
2014	Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
2015	Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
2016	Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		ADR script adaptor
2017	Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!	Professor Oak, James, Meowth
2018	Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us	James, Meowth
2019	Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings	Daddy Boom, Incognito
2020	Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution	James, Meowth, Fergus, Dewgong
2021	Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle	James, Meowth

Animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Twelve Days of Christmas	Silverbell's Messenger	TV movie
2001	Cubix	Mong, Cerebrix
2002–2003	Mission Odyssey	Diomedes, Additional voices
2003	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Raz, Sleeg	3 episodes

Anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Here Is Greenwood	Masato Ikeda, Mr. Ikeda	Credited as Jimmy Zoppe^[5]
1996	Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter	Baki Hanma, Mitsunari Tokugawa
1996–2001	The Slayers	Prince Philionel El Di Seyruun, Dilgear, Vrumugan, Demia, Additional voices
1997	Battle Arena Toshinden	Fo Fai
1998	Revolutionary Girl Utena	Miki Kaoru, Suzuki, Tanaka, Yamada	Credited as Jimmy Zoppi^[5]
1998–2023	Pokémon	Gary Oak, James, Meowth, Professor Oak	ADR script adaptor
2001	The Ping Pong Club	Maeno
2001	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters	Weevil Underwood, Lumis
2002	Maetel Legend	Jam
	Ultimate Muscle	Kid Muscle’s Grandpa
	Kirby: Right Back at Ya!	Sir Gallant, Chef Nagoya
	Fighting Foodons	Cinnamonkey
2004–2006	Sonic X	Vector the Crocodile
2004	The World of Narue	Masaki Maruo, Mr. Iizuka
	Seven of Seven	Mayor
	One Piece	Butchie	4Kids dub
	Gokusen	Principal Gonzou Shirakawa
	Shura no Mon	Munenori Yagyu
2005	Tokyo Mew Mew	Cyniclons Tarb
2018–2020	Aria	Udo Ayanokohji the 51st

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Shadow the Hedgehog		Grouped under English Character Voices^[6]

Production credits

Voice director

Bride of Darkness

References

^ ^a ^b "BAAFゲスト". 2005-08-17. Archived from the original on August 17, 2005. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
^ "James Carter". CaringBridge. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
^ "The Laughing Dogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
^ "Pokémon's Team Rocket, Professor Oak Voice Actor Retires Due To Cancer". Kotaku. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "James Carter Cathcart (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
^ Sega Studio USA. Shadow the Hedgehog. Sega. Scene: Closing credits, 1:42 in, English Character Voices.

External links

James Carter Cathcart at IMDb

[archive1-1] "BAAFゲスト". 2005-08-17. Archived from the original on August 17, 2005. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

[2] "James Carter". CaringBridge. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

[3] "The Laughing Dogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-10-03.

[4] "Pokémon's Team Rocket, Professor Oak Voice Actor Retires Due To Cancer". Kotaku. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

[btva-5] "James Carter Cathcart (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

[6] Sega Studio USA. Shadow the Hedgehog. Sega. Scene: Closing credits, 1:42 in, English Character Voices.

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