| Intro | South African-born American voice actor |
| A.K.A. | David Richard Paul Wittenberg, Dave Lelyveld, Dave Whittenburg |
| Is |
Screenwriter |
| From |
United States of America |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 September 1971, Johannesburg |
| Age: | 48 years |
David Richard Paul Wittenberg is a South African-born American voice actor from the Los Angeles area who provides voice-overs in English dubs of Japanese anime shows, as well as cartoons and video games. His best-known role is voicing Kakashi Hatake in the Naruto series. Other major roles in anime include Michael Lee in Witch Hunter Robin and Takumi Fujiwara in the Tokyopop dub of Initial D. In cartoons, he voices Bash Johnson in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Franz’s singing voice in the Disney animated film, Planes, The Vision from Marvel Heroes and Time Baby from Gravity Falls. In video games, he voices Trigger Happy from the Skylanders series, Mad Doctor from Epic Mickey 2 and Buddy Alexander from Resident Evil: Damnation. He is also a script writer for some dubbed anime whose work includes episodes of the Digimon television series and narrates many documentaries and specials for the Travel Channel and the Food Network.
Filmography
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002001-09-01-00002001–02 | Digimon Tamers | Henry Wong, Sovereign Ebonwumon | ||
| 000000002002-02-26-00002002 | Kurogane Communication | Kanato | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002002-08-27-00002002 | Babel II: Beyond Infinity | Koichi Kamiya / Babel II | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002002-09-04-00002002 | Ys | Adol Christen | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002002-09-09-00002002 | Digimon Frontier | Various characters | ||
| 000000002002-09-24-00002002 | X | Subaru Sumeragi | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002002-11-12-00002002 | Fushigi Yûgi Eikoden | Taka Sukunami | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002003-02-01-00002003 | .hack//SIGN | Sora | ||
| 000000002003-02-24-00002003–04 | Ai Yori Aoshi series | Kaoru Hanabishi | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002003-05-06-00002003 | Please Teacher! | Kei Kusanagi | ||
| 000000002003-06-24-00002003 | Ys II: Castle in the Heavens | Adol Christen | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002003-07-29-00002003 | The Twelve Kingdoms | Enki | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002003-08-05-00002003 | Android Kikaider: The Animation | Jiro / Kikaider | Also Kikaider 01 OVA as Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002003-09-16-00002003–04 | Initial D series | Takumi “Tak” Fujiwara | Tokyopop dub | |
| 000000002004-01-17-00002004 | Astro Boy | Various characters | over 2 dozen characters | |
| 000000002004-02-17-00002004 | Witch Hunter Robin | Michael Lee | ||
| 000000002004-05-25-00002004 | .hack//Legend of the Twilight | Hotaru’s Grunty | ||
| 000000002004-06-22-00002004 | Gad Guard | Katana | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002004-08-31-00002004 | Here is Greenwood | Shinobu Tezuka | As Dave Lelyveld Media Blasters dub |
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| 000000002004-09-21-00002004 | Stellvia | Masaru Odawara | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002004-11-07-00002004–05 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series | Saito | Also 2nd Gig | |
| 000000002004-11-09-00002004 | Submarine 707R | Senta Umino | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002004-11-23-00002004 | Please Twins! | Kei Kusanagi | ||
| 000000002005-03-05-00002005 | Zatch Bell! | Parco Folgore, Ponygon | American Anime Award for Best Male Actor in a Comedy | |
| 000000002005-05-14-00002005–06 | Samurai Champloo | Ryujiro Sasaki, Additional Voices | ||
| 000000002005-09-10-00002005–09 | Naruto | Kakashi Hatake | ||
| 000000002005-11-05-00002005–06 | Immortal Grand Prix | Jan Michael, Timma, Frank Bullitt | ||
| 000000002006-04-15-00002006–07 | Eureka Seven | Woz, various | ||
| 000000002006-04-25-00002006 | Karas: The Prophecy | Kure | ||
| 000000002007-03-11-00002007–08 | Blood+ | Solomon and Karman | ||
| 000000002008-01-01-00002008–09 | Code Geass | Clovis | ||
| 000000002009-09-29-00002009–present | Naruto Shippuden | Kakashi Hatake | ||
| 000000002012-10-12-00002012–13 | Tiger & Bunny | Doc Saito |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002004-08-01-00002004 | Stroker and Hoop | Various characters | ||
| 000000002004-09-12-00002004 | Higglytown Heroes | The Musher | ||
| 000000002005-02-21-00002005–08 | Codename Kids Next Door | Numbuh 0 / Montgomery “Monty” Uno, various characters | ||
| 000000002005-09-23-00002005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Various characters | Ep. “The Fortuneteller” | |
| 000000002005-10-14-00002005 | Duck Dodgers | Dodger’s Id | Ep. “A Lame Duck Mind” | |
| 000000002005-10-17-00002005–07 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Various characters | ||
| 000000002006-07-12-00002006–07 | Ben 10 | Upchuck, various characters | ||
| 000000002007-01-28-00002007 | Family Guy | Various characters | Ep. “Road to Rupert” | |
| 000000002010-10-08-00002010 | Generator Rex | The Instigator, Blue Collar Worker | Ep. “The Hunter” | |
| 000000002011-10-05-00002011 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Miek, Korg | Ep. “Planet Hulk! (Six Against Infinity, Part 5)” | |
| 000000002012-04-30-00002012 | Motorcity | Cyborg Dan, Weekend Warriors Leader, various | ||
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000000002012-08-24-00002012; 000000002014-11-10-00002014–15 |
Gravity Falls | Time Baby, Lolph | Eps. “The Time Traveler’s Pig”; “Blendin’s Game”; “Weirdmageddon Part 1” Credited as Additional voices in “The Time Traveler’s Pig” and “Blendin’s Game” |
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| 000000002012-09-13-00002012–15 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Bash Johnson | ||
| 000000002014-02-17-00002014 | Clarence | Marty | ||
| 000000002015-04-20-00002015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Additional voices | Eps. “Diaz Family Vacation”/”Brittney’s Party” |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002002-06-25-00002002 | Armitage: Dual-Matrix | Additional voices | ||
| 000000002002-06-25-00002002 | Gundress | Ryo | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002002-07-30-00002002 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth | Additional voices | ||
| 000000002002-08-11-00002002 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | Lee Samson | ||
| 000000002002-09-24-00002002 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion | SEELE, additional voices | ||
| 000000002003-04-08-00002003 | Patlabor WXIII | Shinichiro Hata | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002003-09-09-00002003 | Sakura Wars: The Movie | Ichiro Oogami | As Dave Lelyveld Bang Zoom/Pioneer dub |
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| 000000002003-11-18-00002003 | Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card | Kerberos (big) | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002004-10-16-00002004 | Appleseed | Yoshitsune | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002004-10-19-00002004 | éX-Driver | Michael (movie), Toma (Danger Zone) | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002004-11-23-00002004 | Mobile Suit Gundam F91 | Dorel Ronah | As Dave Lelyveld | |
| 000000002005-08-05-00002005 | Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers | Henry Wong | ||
| 000000002005-10-02-00002005 | Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon | Henry Wong | ||
| 000000002005-10-23-00002005 | Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon | Takuya Kanbara | ||
| 000000002006-04-25-00002006 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Yazoo | ||
| 000000002007-06-06-00002007 | Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow | Kakashi Hatake | ||
| 000000002007-07-03-00002007 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society | Saito | ||
| 000000002007-07-06-00002007 | Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen | Velma’s dad, Spider #1 | ||
| 000000002007-08-10-00002007 | Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix | Upchuck, Alien #2 | ||
| 000000002008-04-05-00002008 | Dragon Hunters | Hector | ||
| 000000002008-11-08-00002008 | Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom | Kakashi Hatake | ||
| 000000002009-11-10-00002009 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie | Kakashi Hatake, Gitai | ||
| 000000002011-09-06-00002011 | Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur | Cop #1, Grad Student #2, Policeman, miscellaneous bikers | ||
| 000000002011-10-25-00002011 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds | Kakashi Hatake | ||
| 000000002012-09-25-00002012 | Resident Evil: Damnation | Buddy / Alexander “Sasha” Kozachenko | ||
| 000000002012-10-23-00002012 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire | Kakashi Hatake | ||
| 000000002012-12-07-00002012 | Delhi Safari | Hyena, Tortoise | ||
| 000000002013-02-22-00002013 | Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning | Doc Saito | ||
| 000000002013-09-17-00002013 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower | Young Kakashi | ||
| 000000002014-02-18-00002014 | Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison | Kakashi Hatake | ||
| 000000002014-11-25-00002014 | Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie | Kakashi Hatake, Gamariki | ||
| 000000002015-02-24-00002015 | Tiger & Bunny: The Rising | Doc Saito | ||
| 000000002015-10-06-00002015 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Kakashi Hatake | ||
| TBD | Boruto: Naruto the Movie | Kakashi Hatake |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002000-09-20-00002000–05 | Tony Hawk’s series | Various characters | Over two dozen characters Pro Skater 2, 3, 4; Underground 1 and 2 |
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| 000000002002-02-24-00002002 | Digimon Rumble Arena | Henry Wong | ||
| 000000002003-02-25-00002003 | Xenosaga series | Allen Ridgeley | ||
| 000000002003-05-07-00002003 | .hack | Sora | Mutation – Quarantine | |
| 000000002003-10-07-00002003 | Viewtiful Joe | Cameo Leon | ||
| 000000002003-11-18-00002003 | Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | Glitch | Also script writer | |
| 000000002003-01-01-00002003–05 | The Lord of the Rings games | Goblin King, Warriors of Gondor, Orcs, Gollum (War of the Ring | ||
| 000000002004-11-04-00002004 | Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | Tommy Conlin | ||
| 000000002004-11-09-00002004 | EverQuest II | Various characters | Over 30 voices | |
| 000000002004-11-16-00002004 | Fight Club | Jack | ||
| 000000002005-09-20-00002005 | X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | Angel, Archangel | ||
| 000000002005-10-19-00002005 | Zatch Bell! series | Folgore, Ponygon | ||
| 000000002005-11-08-00002005 | Gun | Soapy Jennings | ||
| 000000002005-12-19-00002005 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Various characters | ||
| 000000002006-03-07-00002006–present | Naruto series | Kakashi Hatake | ||
| 000000002006-08-08-00002006 | Dead Rising | Sam Franklin | as Dave Wittenburg | |
| 000000002006-09-07-00002006 | Scooby Doo: Frights! Camera! Mystery! | Duncan Vibes, Terrance Patel | ||
| 000000002006-10-24-00002006 | .hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth | Gaspard, Matsu | ||
| 000000002007-05-08-00002007 | .hack//G.U. Vol. 2: Reminisce | Gaspard, Matsu, Osamu Kawaguchi | ||
| 000000002007-06-01-00002007 | Tomb Raider: Anniversary | Larson Conway | ||
| 000000002007-09-10-00002007 | .hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption | Gaspard, Matsu | ||
| 000000002008-06-05-00002008 | The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game) | Special Forces Soldier, Vulcan Leader | ||
| 000000002008-11-04-00002008 | Valkyria Chronicles | Welkin Gunther | ||
| 000000002008-01-01-00002008 | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 | Teddie | ||
| 000000002009-02-26-00002009 | Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard | Bill the Wizard, Yakuza Guard, Employee Artist | ||
| 000000002009-04-07-00002009 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | Guard | ||
| 000000002009-08-25-00002009 | Dissidia: Final Fantasy | Kefka Palazzo | ||
| 000000002009-10-13-00002009 | Magna Carta 2 | Igton Pin | ||
| 000000002010-03-09-00002010 | Final Fantasy XIII | Lieutenant Amodar | ||
| 000000002010-08-31-00002010 | Valkyria Chronicles II | Welkin Gunther | ||
| 000000002011-02-22-00002011 | Bulletstorm | Ratface, Creeps | ||
| 000000002011-03-22-00002011 | Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy | Kefka Palazzo | ||
| 000000002011-06-14-00002011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon (video game) | Mirage | ||
| 000000002012-01-31-00002012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Captain Cryptic | ||
| 000000002013-06-04-00002013 | Marvel Heroes | Vision, Toad | ||
| 000000002013-11-12-00002013 | Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus | Thug #2 | ||
| 000000002016-01-01-00002016 | Mighty No. 9 | Dr. Sanda, Seijiro Sanda |