James Carter Cathcart
James Carter Cathcart, often credited as simply Carter Cathcart, is an American former voice actor, screenwriter and musician who is best known for his work on the English-language dub of Pokémon the Series. He has also been credited under his pseudonyms Billy Beach and Jimmy Zoppi. Besides voice acting, he is also a musician. He plays bass, electric guitar, keyboards and drums.
Biography
Cathcart was born on March 8, 1954 in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He is one of the original actors on Pokémon the Series. Aside from his role as Gary Oak, he mainly played characters of the day until Pokémon: Battle Frontier, when TAJ Productions and The Pokémon Company International, then known as Pokémon USA, took over the dub. When his voice-acting duties were increased by becoming the voice of James and Meowth of Team Rocket as well as Professor Oak, he took on the pseudonym Billy Beach. Previously, for the 4Kids-dubbed episodes of the anime, Cathcart went under the pseudonym Jimmy Zoppi, his most well-known pseudonym.
From the fifth season to the end of the twenty-fifth season, he was responsible for the script adaptation of episodes, with him being the sole script adapter for the dub from when Pokémon USA took over the dub until the end of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series. As a script adapter, in 4Kids-dubbed media, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, and the ninth movie, he was credited as Carter Cathcart, the name he used in his voice acting duties in Pokémon Chronicles and in all media recorded at DuArt Media Services from the thirteenth movie until the end of the twenty-second season, and in all other TPCi-dubbed media, he is credited under his full name, James Carter Cathcart, the name he used in his voice acting duties in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, all Pokémon media produced by Iyuno, and Pokémon Masters EX.
Following the retirement of Kayzie Rogers at the start of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, he became the longest-serving voice actor in the English dub. He is the only English voice actor in the series to have been a cast member in the dub of every season of the Ash Ketchum saga. In April 2023, whilst undergoing treatment for cancer, James Carter Cathcart announced he would be retiring from script adapting and voice acting on Pokémon at the end of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, with him being succeeded by Barton Bishop and Rachel Robinson in his script adaptation duties.
Pokémon roles
Animation
Pokémon the Series
Humans
Major
- James (AG146-JN147, M09-M23, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon)
- Gary Oak
- Professor Oak (AG186-JN147, M20, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon)
- Butch (AG176-JN095)
- Dr. Namba
- Tommy (AG177)
- Todd Snap
- Charles Goodshow
- Pryce
- Kaburagi
- Mr. Briney
Minor
- Kurt
- Fergus
- Cleavon Schpielbunk
- Samurai
- Tommy
- Lacy
- Shimajio
- Mayor of Trovitopolis
- Hagatha and Nagatha
- Kenzo
- Old Man Shuckle
- Infernando
- Gan Gogh
- Timothy
- Jack Pollockson
- Myron
- Captain Marius
- Mayor of Diglett Village
- Wings Alexander
- Carter
- Gym Badge thief
- Stephanie's father
- Sigourney
- Evian
- Zeus
- Expert stonecutter
- Godey
- Carny
- Russet
- Mirror James
- Guard C (XY111)
- Alternate World James
Pokémon
Major
- Meowth (AG146-JN147, M09-M23, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon)
- Ash's Muk (SM042-JN147)
- Ash's Snorlax (DP182-JN140)
- Ash's Swellow (AG153-JN147, M09)
- Ash's Torkoal (AG186-JN135)
- Ash's Turtwig, Grotle and Torterra
- Ash's Palpitoad
- May's Munchlax (AG147-DP077, M09)
- May's Blaziken
- James's Carnivine (DP002-DP191)
- Harrison's Sneasel
- Harley's Cacturne (AG174-AG187)
- Harley's Banette (AG174-AG180)
- Paul's Turtwig and Torterra
- Sawyer's Bagon
- Meyer's Blaziken
- Khoury's Croconaw
- Wani-Wani
- Cassidy's Raticate
- Gardenia's Turtwig
- Professor Burnet's Munchlax
Minor
- Ash's Raticate
- James's Aggron
- Paul's Ninjask
- Paul's Lairon and Aggron
- Conway's Aggron
- Officer Jenny's Croconaw
- Casey's Rattata
- Gurkinn's Blaziken
- Candice's Snover
- Lucian's Bronzong
- Brandon's Ninjask
- Maury's Torterra
- Otoshi's Marowak
- Austin's Dustox
- Nando's Armaldo
- Mirror Meowth
- Levi or Cherie's Swampert
- Levi or Cherie's Banette
- Levi or Cherie's Aggron
- Totem Raticate
- Ally Rattata
- Ally Raticate
- Oluolu's Snorlax
- Olivia's Probopass
- Revengers' Muk
- Gozu's Aggron
- Shiny Mareanie and Toxapex
- Rattata
- Spearow
- Grimer
- Muk
- Shellder
- Croconaw
- Quagsire
- Ninjask
- Aggron
- Shieldon
- Palpitoad
- Foongus
- Seismitoad
- Snorlax (XY018)
- Lairon (XY102)
- Aron (M19)
- Munchlax (M19)
- Snubbull
- Slowpoke (SM005)
- Alolan Rattata
- Alolan Raticate
- Cloyster (SM012)
- Darmanitan (SM034)
- Alolan Muk
- Seaking
- Alternate World Meowth
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness
Video games
Pokémon Snap
Pokémon Puzzle League
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
Pokémon Masters EX
Other non-Pokémon roles
- Vector the Crocodile (Sonic X and Shadow the Hedgehog)
- Philionel El Di Saillune (Slayers, from episode 24)
- Dilgear (Slayers)
- Vrumugun (Slayers)
- Miki Kaoru (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
- Weevil Underwood (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Masaki Maruo (The World of Narue)
- Tarb (Mew Mew Power)
Trivia
- Cathcart is a member of Voices for Fosters[1] alongside fellow Pokémon voice actresses Sarah Natochenny and Lisa Ortiz.
External links
References
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