Robert Axelrod

Biography

Robert Axelrod was an American actor whose career centered on voice work. He grew up in New York City, and his first acting jobs came during childhood in commercials and on stage. In the early 1970s he played guitar professionally, then got his start in voice over in 1980 as Banner the Squirrel. He became known for voicing Lord Zedd, the chief villain of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Finster, the show's first monster maker. He also did English-language voice work for anime including Digimon, played a sympathetic doctor named Jennings in The Blob, and appeared as a Paul McCartney look-alike on Family Matters. He took the lead in All the Difference, a rock play, in 1983, and from 1984 wrote and performed voice over for Saban Entertainment programs such as Wowser and Hallo Spencer. Later he appeared in productions by Tim and Eric, and he died in 2019.

70years old at death

Born May 29, 1949New York City
Died September 7, 2019Los Angeles
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Also credited as Axel Roberts and Myron Mensah

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 26 years1986 to 2012

Genres

Action50%, 6 films
Adventure33%, 4 films
Drama33%, 4 films
Comedy25%, 3 films
Fantasy25%, 3 films

First and latest

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First role
Axelrod began his voice acting career in 1980 with the role of Banner the Squirrel, the start of a career his agency said included over 150 characters.
A change of course
Axelrod worked full time as a guitarist during the early 1970s. His voice over career began in 1980 with the role of Banner the Squirrel.

Robert Axelrod movies on Netflix

Monday Morning2012IMDb rating 7.6as Mitch Katz
The Revenant2009IMDb rating 6.3as Racially Confused Veteran
The Eden Formula2006IMDb rating 2.9as Wally
A Light in the Forest2003IMDb rating 4.2as Judge Chester
Deep Freeze2001IMDb rating 2.9as Lenny
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie1995IMDb rating 5.3as Lord Zedd (voice)
Zeiramu1991IMDb rating 6.4
American Rampage1989IMDb rating 4.3as Coronor
Assassination1987IMDb rating 5.2as Finney
Neo Tokyo1987IMDb rating 7.0as Tsutomu Sugioka (segment "The Order to Stop Construction") (voice)
Murphy's Law1986IMDb rating 5.9as Hotel Clerk
Sorority House Massacre1986IMDb rating 4.4as Larry

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Sorority House Massacre1986 Horroras Larry
IMDb rating 4.44.7K votes
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie1995 Action, Adventure, Familyas Lord Zeddvoice
IMDb rating 5.332K votes
Neo Tokyo1987as Tsutomu Sugioka (segment "The Order to Stop Construction")voice
IMDb rating 7.05.1K votes
The Revenant2009as Racially Confused Veteran
IMDb rating 6.312K votes
Assassination1987as Finney
IMDb rating 5.24.3K votes
Deep Freeze2001as Lenny
IMDb rating 2.91.1K votes
Murphy's Law1986as Hotel Clerk
IMDb rating 5.97.5K votes
Zeiramu1991
IMDb rating 6.41.2K votes

Most often with

John Carl Buechler directed three of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Charles Bronson

David Millbern

Barbara Goodson

Steve KramerLenny Rose

Alexandra Ford

John Carl BuechlerDirector, 3 films

Films together

Charles Bronson2 films together, 1986 to 1987
Charles Bronson's page
- Assassination1987IMDb rating 5.2Axelrod as FinneyBronson as Jay Killion
- Murphy's Law1986IMDb rating 5.9Axelrod as Hotel ClerkBronson as Jack Murphy
David Millbern2 films together, 2001 to 2003
David Millbern's page
- A Light in the Forest2003IMDb rating 4.2Axelrod as Judge ChesterMillbern as Malcolm Churchill
- Deep Freeze2001IMDb rating 2.9Axelrod as LennyMillbern as Ted Jacobson
Barbara Goodson2 films together, 1987 to 1995
Barbara Goodson's page
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie1995IMDb rating 5.3Axelrod as Lord ZeddvoiceGoodson as Rita Repulsavoice
- Neo Tokyo1987IMDb rating 7.0Axelrod as Tsutomu Sugioka (segment "The Order to Stop Construction")voiceGoodson as Mothervoice
Steve Kramer2 films together, 1987 to 1991
Steve Kramer's page
- Zeiramu1991IMDb rating 6.4
- Neo Tokyo1987IMDb rating 7.0Axelrod as Tsutomu Sugioka (segment "The Order to Stop Construction")voiceKramer as Chief Technician / Boat Pilotvoice
Lenny Rose2 films together, 1989 to 2006
Lenny Rose's page
- The Eden Formula2006IMDb rating 2.9Axelrod as WallyRose as Lionel Galgorin
- American Rampage1989IMDb rating 4.3Axelrod as CoronorRose as Tom
Alexandra Ford2 films together, 2003 to 2006
Alexandra Ford's page
- The Eden Formula2006IMDb rating 2.9Axelrod as WallyFord as Rebecca Winters
- A Light in the Forest2003IMDb rating 4.2Axelrod as Judge ChesterFord as Witch Hazel
John Carl BuechlerDirector, 3 films, 2001 to 2006
All films by John Carl Buechler
- The Eden Formula2006IMDb rating 2.9Axelrod as Wally
- A Light in the Forest2003IMDb rating 4.2Axelrod as Judge Chester
- Deep Freeze2001IMDb rating 2.9Axelrod as Lenny

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