Bill Wise

William A. Wise (July 9, 1964 – April 25, 2026) was an American voice and film actor, best known for his roles in anime dubs, as well as in films by Richard Linklater and Trey Edward Shults.

As a writer, in 2013 Wise won Best Writing award at New York Television Festival for his work in the film Disenchanted.

Death

Wise died in Austin, Texas on April 25, 2026, at the age of 61. His death was announced publicly one week later, on May 2.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation	Heckler
1995	Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture	Garudi
1996	Cadillac Ranch	Hippie Artist
1996	SubUrbia	George the Limo Driver
1997	Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots	Tomono
1999	Natural Selection	Ferrel Dickenson
1999	American Detective	Ed
2000	What I Like About You	Skippy
2001	Waking Life	Boat Car Guy
2001	The Duo	Best Man
2003	Screen Door Jesus	Luther
2006	Rune	Professor Cato
2007	Everything or Nothing	Ray
2008	RSO: Registered Sex Offender	Arnold
2008	Six Gun	Will
2009	The 2 Bobs	Transvestite #1
2009	Harmony and Me	Meter Maid Subordinate
2009	God Thinks You're a Loser	Peter
2009	Between Floors	Crowd
2010	Ultimate Guide to Flight	Guerrero
2010	Mojo Tango	Donny
2011	Austin High	Chet
2011	Days of Delusion	Coach Sheedy
2012	Somebody Up There Likes Me	Caterer #1
2012	Butcher Boys	Cop #2
2013	Computer Chess	Roger
2014	Boyhood	Uncle Steve
2014	New Initial D the Movie	Bunta	Voice
2014	You Are Your Body/You Are Not Your Body	Preacher Bill
2015	Results	Officer Smart
2015	Krisha	Doyle
2015	Lazer Team	Football Announcer #1
2016	Tiramisu for Two	Mr. Romano
2016	The Golden Rut	Moses Duval
2017	Sins of the Fathers	Reuben Atkins
2018	Support the Girls	Grady
2018	Thunder Road	The Captain
2019	Sister Aimee	Billy Sunday
2019	Frances Ferguson	Parole Officer
2019	Waves	Coach Wise
2020	Mr. Weekend	Anchorman
2020	Sonic Rebuilt	Knuckles the Echidna	Voice
2020	The Get Together	Rick
2022	Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood	Dad
2024	Sunlight	Wade
2025	The Long Shot	Dale Stockton
TBA	Natureland	Jeff

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma	Shiratsuyu	Miniseries
1995	Wedding Peach	Jama-P	English version; voice
1996	Sonic the Hedgehog	Knuckles the Echidna	2 episodes
1996, 1998	Walker, Texas Ranger	J.T. Hopkins / Milo Creech
1997	Hope	Deputy Sheriff	Television film
1998	Lost Universe	Rail	English version; voice
1998	Queen Emeraldas	Gamor	Miniseries
1998	Getter Robo Armageddon	Hayato Jin	13 episodes
1999	Devil Lady	Otoya	Episode: "Rope"
1999	Dai-Guard	Ookouchi	Episode: "Umi kara kita saiyaku"
1999	The Soul Collector	Paramedic	Television film
2001	Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection	Enishi Yukishiro	Episode: "After So Many Years Have Passed Part 2"
2002	Jing: King of Bandits	Angostura Sr.	Miniseries
2002–2003	GetBackers	Fudou	8 episodes
2003	Moeyo Ken	English Gentleman / Sakon	Miniseries
2005	Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor	Guyot	2 episodes
2006	Pumpkin Scissors	Wolmarf	Episode: "Invisible Number 9"
2006	Prison Break	Sundown Hotel Guy	Episode: "Rendezvous"
2012	Up to Speed	Dumpster #2	Episode: "Chicago: To Conjure a Lost Neighborhood"
2015	Master Class: The Web Series	Tom 'Tomcat' Perkins	10 episodes
2015	The Leftovers	Emcee	Episode: "Lens"
2016	Crunch Time	Dean Samuelson	3 episodes
2016–2017	Red vs. Blue	Carlos Trabka / Terrill	4 episodes
2017	Transparent	August	3 episodes
2019	iZombie	Martin Roberts	6 episodes
2020	Gary Busey: Pet Judge	Bill	Miniseries

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Operation: Weather Disaster	Jonah Rainwater/The Weatherman
1996	Schoolhouse Rock!: Math Rock	Farmer
1996	Schoolhouse Rock!: America Rock	Skip Rutledge, Inventor, Minutemen, Red Coats
1997	Operation: Eco Nightmare	Jonah Greenstreet/The Garbageman
2011	Serious Sam Double D	General Maxilla	XXL version only
2011	Serious Sam 3: BFE	Rodriguez
2013	Pirate101	Aldo

External links

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