Behind the anime

Jan Rabson

Voice actor

Jan's voice has been heard on thousands of commercials, films, TV shows and animated films and series.

Occupation: Voice Actor
Born: June 14, 1954
Died: 2022
Hometown: East Meadow, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Credits: 6

Jan Rabson at a glance

Our catalog credits Jan Rabson, a voice actor, on six titles. Their listed hometown is East Meadow, New York, USA. Born June 14, 1954.

Roles and credits

In the voice booth, Jan has played leads such as Tetsuo Shima (Akira) and Kukurukku (Unico in the Island of Magic).

FAQ

What has Jan Rabson worked on?

Our catalog lists six credits, including Akira and Unico in the Island of Magic.

Which characters has Jan Rabson voiced?

Listed roles include Tetsuo Shima, Kukurukku, and Kobun A.

Where is Jan Rabson from?

Their hometown is listed as East Meadow, New York, USA.

The person behind the work

Biography

Jan's voice has been heard on thousands of commercials, films, TV shows and animated films and series. For many years Jan was a member of Johnny Carson's "Mighty Carson Art Players", performing in on-camera sketches as well as providing the voices for answering machines, cash registers and other inaninimate objects for Johnny's sketches.

Most recently Jan's voice can be heard in all the Pixar "Carstoon" shorts as well as "Toy Story 3", "Up", "Wall-E" and many more. In some of his anime dubbing and on-camera work, he used the name Stanley Gurd, Jr., and is best known for voicing Tetsuo Shima from Akira (the Streamline dub for Orion Pictures) under that name. He is also the voice of video game character Larry Laffer, of Leisure Suit Larry fame.