Paul Eiding (born March 28, 1957) is an American actor and instructor, best known for his voice roles as Colonel Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear series and Max Tennyson in the Ben 10 franchise.

Paul Eiding
Born (1957-03-28) March 28, 1957 (age 66)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • instructor
Years active1978–present

Early career edit

Eiding was inspired to become an actor by his experience serving in the United States Army's 3rd Infantry Division in Würzburg, Germany. During this time, he joined a performing group named the Marne Glee Club. Although he was one of the youngest G.I.s in the group, he was soon promoted to a directing position due to his music background. The group performed across Germany, Belgium, Denmark, and northern France for soldiers and civilian audiences.[2]

During the 1970s, Eiding was a prolific commercial actor, appearing in advertisements for snowmobiles, granola bars, department stores, and clothing.[3][4] He also worked for theater groups across the Midwest,[4] including Dudley Riggs's Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis.[3][5] Eiding found the Brave New Workshop's improvisational approach exhausting, elaborating that "You have to take time off to think of new ideas. At Dudley Riggs we were doing nine shows a week".[3] Before coming to Wausau, Wisconsin, Eiding played a small part aside Sylvester Stallone in the Norman Jewison film F.I.S.T., which was shot in Iowa.[3] In Wausau, he led a number of workshops, and was a guest director for its community theater's production of the comedy-mystery What the Butler Saw in 1980.[4][5] He was a director and actor for the Chanhassen Dinner Theater of Minneapolis,[5] portraying Max Detweiler in its 1981 production of The Sound of Music.[6] On February 2, 1981, Eiding hosted the Twin Cities' first award ceremony for distinguished achievement in local theater, which was held at the Children's Theatre Company.[7]

In 1983, Eiding starred in a dual role as Joshua and Cathy in Don Amendolia's Los Angeles production of Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9.[8] In the late 1980s, Eiding appeared in the short-lived ABC sitcom The Charmings as the neighbor Don Miller.[4]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Radio edit

Television appearances edit

Live-action edit

Year Title Role Notes Source
1984 Hunter Wally Wallerstean Episode: "A Long Way from L.A."
1986 Cheers Fred Anderson Episode: "Relief Bartender"
1986 Tales from the Darkside Rev. Joy Episode: "Black Widows"
1987-1988 The Charmings Don "King of Carpets" Miller Recurring [4]
1991 Perfect Strangers Speaker of the Hut Episode: "Weekend at Ferdinand's"
1991 Empty Nest Hartman Episode: "Sucking Up Is Hard to Do"
1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation Ambassador Loquel Episode: "Liaisons"
1994 Picket Fences Jason Steinberg 6 episodes
1994 ER Kadalski Episode: "The Gift"
1996-1999 The Pretender Bernie Baxley 2 episodes
2001 The West Wing Labor lawyer Episode: "Ellie"
2006 CSI: Miami Judge Porterson Episode: "Backstabbers"
2009 My Name Is Earl Businessman Episode: "Got the Babysitter Pregnant"
2021 Money Heist Minister Voice, English dub

Animation edit

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Sky Commanders Raider Rath 2 episodes[citation needed]
1988-1989 Fantastic Max Arnold Young 6 episodes[citation needed]
1991 Toxic Crusaders No-Zone 13 episodes[citation needed]
1993 Batman: The Animated Series Ferris Dolan Episode: "Robin's Reckoning"[9]
1993 Animaniacs Miserable Diner Episode: "Les Miseranimals"[9]
1993-1994 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron Dr. N. Zyme 2 episodes[citation needed]
1995 Daisy-Head Mayzie Mr. McGrew Television film[9]
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Bennett 3 episodes[citation needed]
1996 The Tick Gezundheitan Episode: "The Tick vs. Education"[9]
1998-1999 Cow and Chicken Bully, Charles, Patient #1, Patient #3 2 episodes[9]
2004 Evil Con Carne Buster, Dad, Guy Episode: "Gridlocked and Loaded/Fool's Paradise"[citation needed]
2005-2008 Ben 10 Max Tennyson, additional voices 49 episodes[9]
2006-2007 Avatar: The Last Airbender Mai's Father, Dock 2 episodes[9]
2008-2010 Ben 10: Alien Force Max Tennyson 17 episodes[9]
2010-2011 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Max Tennyson 7 episodes[9]
2012-2014 Ben 10: Omniverse Max Tennyson, Blukic, Eye Guy, Liam, Hoodlum, Ultimate Spidermonkey, Highbreed Bailiff, Zed 51 episodes[9]
2019 Amphibia Monroe Episode: "Hop Pop and Lock"[9]

Film edit

Voice performances in films
Year Title Role Notes Source
1986 The Transformers: The Movie Perceptor [9]
1991 Adventures in Dinosaur City King [9]
1992 Porco Rosso Additional voices English dub
1993 Once Upon a Forest Abigail's father [9]
1994 Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights Scribe Television film [9]
Tom the Chief Engineer
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Frollo's soldiers, additional voices
1997 Cats Don't Dance Additional voices
1998 Quest for Camelot [9]
Mulan Ping soldier #2, additional voices [9]
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Additional voices Direct-to-video [9]
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Additional voices [9]
A Bug's Life Male ants, additional voices [9]
Antz Ant worker, additional voices [9]
The Prince of Egypt Rameses's soldiers, additional voices [9]
1999 Tarzan Larry, additional voices [9]
The Iron Giant John the army diver sub, additional voices [9]
Seasons of Giving Bees, additional voices Direct-to-video [9]
2000 Chicken Run Additional voices [9]
2001 Spirited Away Chichiyaku, additional voices English Dub [9]
Shrek Lord Farquaad's guards, Hunter #1, ADR group [9]
Atlantis: The Lost Empire Loop Group, Sergeant [9]
Monsters, Inc. Frank, Interviewee #2 [9]
2002 Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Additional voices Direct-to-video [9]
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Colonel's soldiers, ADR group [9]
Treasure Planet Verne, additional voices [9]
2003 Finding Nemo Grey Fish [9]
Brother Bear Inuit Tribe Member #1, additional voices [9]
2004 Home on the Range Buck, additional voices [9]
The Incredibles Metroville man, additional voices [9]
The Polar Express Additional voices [9]
2005 Madagascar Crowd Member, ADR group [9]
Chicken Little Bear #1, additional voices [9]
2006 Curious George Crocodile, Sailor #2, additional voices [9]
Cars Haul Inngas, Sage Vanderspin [9]
Flushed Away Henchfrog #7 [9]
2007 Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix Max Tennyson Television film [9]
2008 WALL-E Axiom Passenger #12, additional voices [9]
2009 Up Horrified dog, additional voices [9]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Man, additional voices [9]
2012 Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens Max Tennyson Television film [9]
Superman vs. The Elite Jonathan Kent Direct-to-video [9]
2013 Monsters University Clive Carver, additional voices [9]
2015 Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Captain Direct-to-video [9]
2018 Incredibles 2 Gus Burns / Reflux, additional voices [9]
The Death of Superman Jonathan Kent Direct-to-video [9]
2019 Reign of the Supermen Jonathan Kent, Cemetery Worker Direct-to-video [9]

Video games edit

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Math Blaster Episode I: In Search of Spot Narrator
1996 Diablo Narrator, Warrior, Pepin, Lachdanan, Archbishop Lazarus
1998 StarCraft Judicator Aldaris
1998 Metal Gear Solid Colonel Roy Campbell Credited as Paul Otis[9]
1999 Evil Zone Gally "Vanish" Gregman, Brian Zar Deline [9]
1999 Battlezone II: Combat Commander Padishah Frank Burns
2000 Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage Duneth, Gyove [9]
2000 Diablo II Mephisto [9]
2000 Sacrifice Eldred
2000 Orphen: Scion of Sorcery Rufus [9]
2000 Escape from Monkey Island Gunner Simkins, Mr. Quidworth
2000 Grandia II Skye, Oro, Carpaccio, Brother 3 [9]
2001 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty The Colonel [9]
2002 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Paul Luther, Monk, Supervisor [9]
2002 EOE: Eve of Extinction Z
2003 Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Gul'dan, Varimathras, Jailor Kassan
2004 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Colonel Roy Campbell [9]
2004 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Gary Stoneman
2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Colonel Roy Campbell [9]
2004 Onimusha 3 Akechi Mitsuhide [10]
2005 God of War Gravedigger, Zeus [9]
2005 Jade Empire Kang
2005 Samurai Western Franklin Goldberg, Group Leader #1 [9]
2005 Total Overdose Trust, Elvez, Agent Pierson, Montanez 2 [9]
2006 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Professor Hojo [9]
2006 Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror Gary Stoneman
2006 Avatar: The Last Airbender Dock, Xu, Bushi [9]
2006 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Ymir [9]
2007 Chili Con Carnage Elvez [9]
2007 God of War II Theseus [9]
2007 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Zephyr [9]
2007 Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth Ukano
2007 Guild Wars: Eye of the North Jalis Ironhammer
2007 Ben 10: Protector of Earth Max Tennyson [9]
2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Roy Campbell
2008 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Professor Hojo [9]
2008 Ninja Gaiden II Muramasa [9]
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Roy Campbell [9]
2008 Condemned 2: Bloodshot Ike Farrell, Malcolm Vanhorn
2008 Fallout 3 Nathan, Abraham Washington, Tree Father Birch [9]
2008 Lost: Via Domus John Locke
2008 Too Human Bragi, Wolf Veteran, Barkeep
2008 Ben 10: Alien Force Max Tennyson, Security System [9]
2008 Rise of the Argonauts Argos
2009 FusionFall Max Tennyson
2009 Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Guardian [9]
2009 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 President
2009 Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks Max Tennyson [9]
2009 Avatar: The Game Karl Falco
2010 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Executor, Overmind [9]
2010 Dead to Rights: Retribution Frank Slate, GAC Sniper, Brawlers [11]
2010 No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Million Gunman, Captain Vladimir [9]
2010 God of War: Ghost of Sparta Gravedigger [9]
2011 Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Zephyr [9]
2011 Resistance 3 Herbert Sawicki [9]
2011 Rage Redstone
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Galmar Stone-Fist, Septimus Signus, Felldir [9]
2012 Ninja Gaiden 3 Muramasa [9]
2012 Diablo III Mayor Holus, Chancellor Eamon
2012 Spec Ops: The Line Soldiers [9]
2012 Guild Wars 2 Warmaster Forgal Kernsson
2012 Doom 3: BFG Edition Richard Meyers
2012 Ben 10: Omniverse Max Tennyson, Eye Guy, Blukic, Khyber's Dog [9]
2013 Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Ben [9]
2013 StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Executor [9]
2015 Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Scarecrow [9]
2015 Heroes of the Storm Mephisto
2015 Fallout 4 Vault-Tec Rep, Arlen Glass [9]
2016 Fire Emblem Fates Yukimura [9]
2018 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Roy Campbell Archival audio
2021 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Lucifer [9]
2021 Shin Megami Tensei V Lucifer [9]

References edit

  1. ^ Paul Eiding's page on VoiceChasers.com
  2. ^ Reljic, Teodor (October 29, 2014). "Hearing is believing". Malta Today. Media Today. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Lundquist, Barbara (September 9, 1977). "Actor thrives on theater of today". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. p. 24.
  4. ^ a b c d e Williams, Joanne (January 10, 1988). "Features: Town & Country". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. p. 37.
  5. ^ a b c "What the Butler Saw auditions". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. May 23, 1980. p. 19.
  6. ^ Vaughan, Peter (March 20, 1981). "Artistic war of wills ends in Sound of Music". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 27.
  7. ^ Vaughan, Peter (February 3, 1981). "Children's Theatre's 500 Hats is big Kudos winner". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 15.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Dan (May 29, 1983). "Flying High on Cloud Nine". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 228.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs "Paul Eiding (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 30 April 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  10. ^ Capcom (2004-04-27). Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. Scene: Closing credits, 0:45 in, cast.
  11. ^ Volatile Games. Dead to Rights: Retribution. Namco Bandai Games. Scene: Ending credits, 2:32 and 2:59 in, Voice Over Cast.

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