Richard Dumont

Richard Dumont


in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Richard M. Dumont (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian voice actor, writer and director who has worked in both Canada and the United States. One of the well known voice over work he has done include Menator, the aging leader of the Olmecs in The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Grognard in Night Hood, Iron Nose in Iron Nose: The Mysterious Knight, King in The World of David the Gnome, Petronella's henpecked husband A.D. in Bobobobs, Mr. Besser in the Canadian dubbed version of The Kids from Room 402, the laid-back hipster and musician member of the Suntots Cool in The Smoggies, Dr. Hirsch and Al in later episodes of Arthur, Froggy Ball in the English version of Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High, Mr. Murdstone's partner Mr. Grimby in the 1993 animated adaptation of David Copperfield, Maya's nervous, worried and very scared best friend Willi in the English version of Maya the Bee, Hamlet in Gofrette, Theo Sturgeon inFred's Head, a weasel in Merry Christmas Little Moonky, Prince Lothar in the Saban version of The Little Mermaid, Captain Buzz Cheeply in a cartoon short created for the hit Cartoon Network TV series The What-A-Cartoon! Show, Principal Malcolm in Creepschool and Scarecrow in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Dumont is also best known for playing the main character Sardo who owned a magic shop called Sardo's Magic Mansion in many episodes of the Canadian horror fantasy-themed anthology television series for Nickelodeon Are You Afraid of the Dark?. Dumont served as voice director for various films, TV shows, video games and features such as Avatar: The Game,Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, The Little Lulu Show, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Milo, Papa Beaver's Storytime, the Cinelume dubbed version of Winx Club, The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog, Robinson Sucroe, Iron Nose: The Mysterious Knight, the English versions of the Hugo movies, Wimzie's House, Evolution Worlds, The Big Garage andRotten Ralph. Dumont studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, later studying theater-acting at Ryerson University from 1977 to 1979 before joining The Second City.

Movies for Richard Dumont...

Title: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Character: Mister Sardo
Released: October 11, 2019
Type: TV
Each season of this horror anthology series follows a different group of kids, members of the Midnight Society, as they discover terrifying curses and creatures.
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Troll: The Tale of a Tail
Title: Troll: The Tale of a Tail
Character: King Grom (voice)
Released: December 25, 2018
Type: Movie
The troll prince Trym has only two days to save his father, King Grom, who has turned to stone and had his tail stolen by the evil presence in the forest.
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Title: Zafari
Character: Babatua
Released: January 1, 2018
Type: TV
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Fraternitas
Title: Fraternitas
Character: young Ken
Released: December 22, 2017
Type: Movie
Ken Dumanski is as well known for his inciteful and impactful analysis of the arts as an award winning entertainment journalist, as he is for his outrageous exploits among the Hollywood and...  »
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Sahara
Title: Sahara
Character: Michael (voice)
Released: February 1, 2017
Type: Movie
A young cobra and his scorpion best friend go on a journey across the Sahara desert to save a new-found love.
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Beethoven's Treasure Tail
Title: Beethoven's Treasure Tail
Character: Duncan
Released: October 2, 2014
Type: Movie
After everyone's favorite St. Bernard gets fired from a movie, Beethoven begins the long journey home with his trainer, Eddie. On their way, they become stranded in a small coastal town where the beloved canine befriends a young boy who is searching for buried treasure.
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Deadly Hope
Title: Deadly Hope
Character: Bartender Peter
Released: May 20, 2012
Type: Movie
Joanne Connors is a successful obstetrician whose life is turned upside down when her partner at their fertility clinic, Dr. Jake Hines, is brutally murdered. Trying to rebuild her life, Joanne attends a lavish charity function, where she meets Michael. But by the end of the evening, Michael is dead - murdered. It quickly becomes apparent that the assassin's intended victim was actually Joanne. She must now race to find out who wants her dead before the killer can strike at her again.
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A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Title: A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Character: Mr. Peeves
Released: November 13, 2007
Type: Movie
A Dennis The Menace version of A Christmas Carol where Mr. Wilson plays his own version of Scrooge. While Dennis has problems of his own with the neighborhood bully, he does his best to try and give Mr. Wilson the Christmas Spirit. Dennis causes his usual damage and Mr. Wilson ends up breaking Dennis' spirit. An Angel of Christmas Past Present and Future steps in to help save Christmas for the Mitchells, the Wilsons, and everyone else.
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The Lost Season
Title: The Lost Season
Character: Cuccucat
Released: November 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Faced with the prospect of losing his job, Santa Claus has to overcome a variety of challenges and sweet temptations throughout the year.
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Title: Creepschool
Released: March 13, 2004
Type: TV
Creepschool is a Swedish, French and Canadian animated series by Alphanim, Cookie Jar Entertainment, Happy Life and France 3 about four kids who find themselves at a spooky boarding school. The basic concept was created by Torbjörn Jansson, which was then substantially re-worked and developed by the co-head-writers Kristina Mansfeld and Per Carlsson into the series it is today. They also wrote all the storylines. Creepschool has been compared to Gravedale High.
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Title: The Lost World
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: TV
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Title: Mona the Vampire
Character: Officer Halcroft II (voice)
Released: September 13, 1999
Type: TV
Mona the Vampire is a Canadian/French animated television series based on the series Robyn le Vampire, directed by Louis Piché and Jean Caillon, originally based on the short stories created and written Sonia Holleyman and later written by Hiawyn Oram. It is mainly shown on YTV, Radio-Canada, VRAK.TV, CBBC and Cartoon Network Poland. The series follows the extraordinary adventures of 10-year-old Mona Parker and her friends as they battle a new foe of the supernatural in every episode. The show was produced in Montreal by Cinar, in association with Alphanim, Fancy Cape Productions, Agogo Media and Tiji.
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Title: Night Hood
Character: Grognard (voice)
Released: August 15, 1996
Type: TV
Night Hood was a cartoon series inspired by the Arsène Lupin novels and was produced by Cinar and France Animation S.A. for television audiences in both English and French-speaking nations. It was set in the 1930s. The series aired in Canada in 1996 under the English-language title Night Hood, and in francophone markets as Les Exploits d'Arsène Lupin.
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Title: What a Cartoon
Character: Captain Buzz (voice)
Released: February 20, 1995
Type: TV
Various original cartoons by some of today's top animators.
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David Copperfield
Title: David Copperfield
Character: Grimby (voice)
Released: December 10, 1993
Type: Movie
An animated version of the classic David Copperfield story. Filled with music, color, and anthropomorphic versions of the classic characters.
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Title: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Character: Sardo
Released: August 15, 1992
Type: TV
Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a joint Canadian-American horror/fantasy-themed anthology television series. The original series was a joint production between the Canadian company Cinar and the American company Nickelodeon. The episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" was aired as a pilot on the evening of October 31, 1991 in the USA and in October 1990 in Canada. Are You Afraid of the Dark? was aired from August 15, 1992 to April 20, 1996 on Nickelodeon's SNICK. The series also aired on the Canadian television network YTV from October 30, 1990 until June 11, 2000. A revived series with new directors, writers, and cast was produced by Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2000 and also aired on SNICK. The sole member from the original lineup to return for the sixth and seventh seasons was Tucker, although Ross Hull returned for the concluding miniseries, which notably broke from the show's established format by blurring the line between story and "reality".
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The Real Story of O Christmas Tree
Title: The Real Story of O Christmas Tree
Character: Polar Bear (voice)
Released: December 21, 1991
Type: Movie
In this children's video a little girl asks a little pine tree to stay green through the winter to remind people of spring. The little tree must disobey King Winter to stay green. He gets thrown into King Winter's dungeon. Anneka sets off to save her friend with Piney, the pinecone gnome, and Little Acorn.
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Title: The Little Flying Bears
Character: Additional voices (voice)
Released: September 15, 1990
Type: TV
The series focuses on a rare species of little bears with wings that live in the magical forest in a utopian cooperative community. The little flying bears together with their friends, took on themselves the task to defend their forest from pollution. However, their efforts, very often, are disturbed by two weasels, Skulk and Sammy, which strive to pollute the forest. Every so often the weasels receive help from Slink the snake. The three always strive to find new ways to disturb the harmony of the forest but their plans are destroyed always by the bears. The bears are always attentive to the advices of the old bear, Plato (who is too old to fly) and his friend Ozzy the owl. This cartoon helps children realize the importance of protecting the environment. The series shows the harmful effects of pollution and fires as well as the important role of the ecosystem.
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Jesus of Montreal
Title: Jesus of Montreal
Character: (voice)
Released: May 17, 1989
Type: Movie
A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.
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The Kiss
Title: The Kiss
Character: Abe
Released: October 14, 1988
Type: Movie
After the death of her mother, a teenage girl is faced with bizarre supernatural occurrences when her mother's estranged sister arrives and begins to infiltrate her and her father's lives.
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Of Dice and Men
Title: Of Dice and Men
Released: June 19, 1988
Type: Movie
Using splashy hand-drawn animation, the story about a man who ends up in the hospital and probability theory is illustrated. When the guy awakens in a hospital bed, the doctor begins spouting all sorts of statistical probabilities--at which point the patient seems confused. So, the doctor explains the history behind probability theory as well as its application.
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Broken Vows
Title: Broken Vows
Character: Father Purdy
Released: January 28, 1987
Type: Movie
When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes his faith to its very foundation. Intrigued by the dying man's mention of "Nim," and fascinated by the man's saintly demeanor, Father Joseph's curiosity is redoubled when a beautiful young woman enters his church to question the young priest about the deceased man. Father Joseph and the woman, whom he discovers to be the "Nim" in question, embark upon an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
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The Emerald City of Oz
Title: The Emerald City of Oz
Character: Scarecrow (voice)
Released: January 4, 1987
Type: Movie
The enchantment of L. Frank Baum's classic "Wizard of Oz" books is captured in the exciting Emerald City of Oz, based on the sixth book in Baum's timeless series. The Nome King plots his revent against the Oz people, who narrowly defeated him in "Ozma of Oz." Working with the help of Guph, an invasion specialist, the Nome King and his troops tunnel under the Deadly Desert with the aim of enslaving the people of the Emerald City. Dorothy, the Tin Woodsman, the Scarecrow and their friends fear the worst, as Princess Ozma insists on finding a non-violent solution. Narrated by Margot Kidder, the Lightyear Wizard of Oz series was featured exclusively on HBO.
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Ozma of Oz
Title: Ozma of Oz
Character: Scarecrow (voice)
Released: January 3, 1987
Type: Movie
In Oz once again, Dorothy meets TikTok the mechanical man, servant of Princess Lulu.
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The Marvelous Land of Oz
Title: The Marvelous Land of Oz
Character: Scarecrow (voice)
Released: January 2, 1987
Type: Movie
The Wizard of Oz legend continues with The Marvelous Land of Oz, based on the second book in the series by L. Frank Baum. This adventure features a brave young boy named Tip, the lovable Jack Pumpkinhead, the gruff wodden Sawhorse, and the evil witch Mombi, who is Tip's guardian. Tip and his amazing friends escape Mombi and head toward the Emerald City, now ruled by the Scarecrow. Joined by Dorothy, who has returned to Oz, they meet General Ginger and her all-female army who are planning to invade and take over their beloved Emerald City. Meanwhile, Glinda, the good Witch, has learned that the original King of Oz had an heir. While battling with the forces of General Ginger, Tip, Dorothy and their friends discover that the rightful ruler of Oz has been amazingly transformed.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Character: Scarecrow (voice)
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an imaginative, feature-length animated film, faithfully adaptied from the classic book by L. Frank Baum. In this brand new version, the limitations of live action film are transcended by fanciful full animation and whimsical narration. This version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz contains scenes from the book not included in the MGM movie. The Lightyear Wizard of Oz series was featured exclusively on HBO. Now reacquaint your family with some of the best loved characters ever to dance the yellow brick road and into your heart in this colorful, timeless adventure.
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Barnum
Title: Barnum
Character: Barnum
Released: November 30, 1986
Type: Movie
The amazing biography of legendary circus impresario and unparalleled showman, P.T. Barnum.