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Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Rodger Bumpass is an American actor best known for voicing Squidward Tentacles on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he got his first theater training at Little Rock Central High School and later studied radio-TV at Arkansas State University, also gaining experience at the campus radio station and at KAIT-TV in Jonesboro. He moved to New York in 1977 and toured with the National Lampoon production That's Not Funny, That's Sick. He later voiced The Chief on Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Professor Membrane on Invader Zim and Doctor Light on Teen Titans. His film work includes Monsters, Inc. (2001) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), and he has voiced Squidward in the SpongeBob film series and spinoffs. He earned a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2012 and Behind the Voice Actors Awards nominations in 2013 and 2016.

74years old

Turns 75 on November 20in 38 days

  • Born Little Rock
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Rodger Dale Bumpass (birth name)Also credited as Roger Bumpass, Rodger Albert Bumpass, Roger Albert Bumpass, Rodger A. Bumpass and Roger A. Bumpass

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
44 years1981 to 2025

Genres

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    Bumpass is known for voicing Squidward Tentacles on the Nickelodeon series SpongeBob SquarePants. Auditioning for the part in 1999, he read character notes about Squidward's prominent nose and used them to create the character's "nasally" voice.

  2. A role that slipped away

    In 1979 Bumpass won the leading role in a National Lampoon movie titled Jaws 3, People 0, and he would have shared a love scene with Bo Derek. The creators of Jaws objected, so the film was canceled.

  3. First role

    Bumpass won a role in 1977 in That's Not Funny, That's Sick, a National Lampoon road show with music and comedy, and he toured with the production until 1978.

  4. Behind the camera

    At KAIT, Bumpass took on writing, producing and performing duties for a late-night comedy show titled Mid-Century Nonsense Festival Featuring Kumquat Theater.

  5. A first

    Rodger Bumpass was among the main voice actors on SpongeBob SquarePants who played live-action versions of their characters in one scene of "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout", a television special aired in 2019 for the show's 20th anniversary. It marked the first time these voice actors appeared together in a live-action scene.

Rodger Bumpass movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Squidward / Fish #4voice

    IMDb rating 7.2113K votes

  2. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water2015 Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasyas Doctor / Squidward / Angry Mob Member #2 / Doughnut / Squidasaurus Rexvoice

    IMDb rating 6.069K votes

  3. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run2020as Squidward Tentaclesvoice

    IMDb rating 5.926K votes

  4. Heavy Metal1981as Hanover Fiste / Dr. Anrakvoice

    IMDb rating 6.642K votes

  5. The Emperor's New Groove2000

    IMDb rating 7.4253K votes

  6. Monsters, Inc.2001as Additional Voicesvoice

    IMDb rating 8.11.1M votes

  7. Tarzan1999

    IMDb rating 7.3272K votes

  8. The Iron Giant1999as Additional Voicesvoice

    IMDb rating 8.1266K votes

Most often with

Kevin Connor directed three of these films. Bob Bergen appears in eight of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bob Bergen, 8 films togetherSee the 8 films with Bob BergenClancy Brown, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Clancy BrownTom Kenny, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Tom KennyBill Fagerbakke, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Bill FagerbakkeMr. Lawrence, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Mr. LawrenceJill Talley, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Jill TalleyKevin ConnorDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Kevin Connor

Films together

Box office

What Rodger Bumpass's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.4 billion

12 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Monsters, Inc.2001as Additional Voices (voice)$580 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Monsters, Inc.2001as Additional Voices (voice)
    $580M24.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Tarzan1999
    $448M19.0% of the total
  3. 3
    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water2015as Doctor / Squidward / Angry Mob Member #2 / Doughnut / Squidasaurus Rex (voice)
    $325M13.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Lilo & Stitch2002as Additional Voices (voice)
    $273M11.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Emperor's New Groove2000
    $169M7.2% of the total
  6. 6
    The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants2025as Squidward (voice)
    $163M6.9% of the total
  7. 7
    The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004as Squidward / Fish #4 (voice)
    $141M6.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Treasure Planet2002as Additional Voices (voice)
    $110M4.6% of the total
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024), $100 millionThe Iron Giant (1999), $23.3 millionHeavy Metal (1981), $20.1 millionThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020), $4.8 million

$148 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total

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