Steve Kramer

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Steve Kramer
Born	Steven M. Kramer March 1, 1948 (1948-03-01) (age 61) San Juan Capistrano, California
Other name(s)	Steve Kraemer, Steven Kramer, Drew Levi Thomas, Drew Lexi Thomas, Drew Thomas
Occupation	Voice Actor
Spouse(s)	Melora Harte

Steven M. Kramer (born March 1, 1948 in San Juan Capistrano, CA) is an American voice actor for many anime titles. He has also done voice acting for various Power Rangers series in the past, with the best-known of those roles being the voice of Darkonda in Power Rangers in Space. His wife, Melora Harte, is a voice actress. Kramer has also been credited as Steve Kraemer, Steven Kramer, Drew Levi Thomas, Drew Lexi Thomas, and Drew Thomas. Kramer is usually cast in the role of wise old men.

Notable roles

Anime roles

• 3x3 Eyes - Mama
• The Adventures of Manxmouse (as Drew Thomas)
• Akira - Roy (as Drew Thomas)
• Around the World with Willy Fog - Constable Bully
• Babel II - Babel
• The Big O - Bonnie Frazier
• Bleach - Shunsui Kyōraku, Barragan Luisenbarn
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Gechappi, Gasser's Neckbelt, Lead Battleship Special Forces Member, Lapalapa, General Lee Fishcake
• Blue Dragon - Talta Village Elder
• Cowboy Bebop - Carlos
• Crimson Wolf - Shinoda, Genghis Khan, Assassin
• Cyborg 009 - Cyborg 006 (Chang Changku)
• Daigunder - Despector
• Digimon Adventure - Rocky, Vilemon, Baihumon, Starmon, Cerberumon, Meteormon
• Digimon Data Squad - Rocky, Vilemon
• Digimon Tamers - Baihumon
• Digimon Frontier - Cerberumon
• Dirty Pair: The Movie - Project Eden - Wattsman
• Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds - Pip
• Doomed Megalopolis - Kuroda
• Eureka 7 - Axel Thurston
• Figure 17 - Isamu Kuroda
• FLCL - Nanadaba Shigekuni
• Fooly Cooly - Train Announcer, Martians Baseball Player
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Churnow, Tadokoro
• Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - Wolf (Little Red Riding Hood)
• Gungrave - Randy
• Immortal Grand Prix (microseries) - Dimmer
• Jin Jin - Voice
• Jungle de Ikou! - Ahem
• Kurokami - Bernhardt
• Lensman - Worsel
• Lily C.A.T. - Dular
• Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro - Ishikawa Goemon XIII (Streamline release)
• Maple Town - Wilde Wolfe
• Mars Daybreak - EF Helmsman
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Shamisen
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Terry Sanders Jr.
• My Neighbour Totoro - Professor Kusakabe (streamline dub)
• Moribito: Gurdian of the Spirit - Master Star Reader
• The Secret of Blue Water (original dub) - Hanson
• Naruto - Third Hokage, Fish Seller
• Naruto Shippuden - Third Hokage
• Ninja Cadets - Yukinobu
• Noein - Takuya Mayuzumi, Isuka, The Time Drifter
• Noozles - Osgood
• Outlaw Star - Hadul
• Panda! Go, Panda!
• Robotech - Angelo Dante
• Rurouni Kenshin - Dr. Gensai
• Samurai Champloo - Kariya Kagetoki
• Shinzo - Katris, Hyper Chiro, Panda
• Sol Bianca: The Legacy - Manager
• Space Pirate: Captain Harlock - Crewmember/Bar Patron/Prime Minister/Additional Voices
• Tenchi Muyo! GXP - King Balta
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise - Cerebros
• Vampire Hunter D - Dr. Fehring
• When They Cry - Tepeii Hojo
• Wicked City - Jin
• Wild Arms: Twilight Venom - Dr. Sabriskie
• Witch Hunter Robin - Syndicate Gunman #3/Thug
• Wolf's Rain - Moss
• Wowser - Wowser
• X - Scientist

Non-Anime Roles

• Fly Me to the Moon - Leonid
• Iznogoud - Iznogoud and various
• The Little Polar Bear - Seagull #1
• Oliver Twist - Additional Voices
• Walter Melon - Additional Voices
• Wisdom of the Gnomes - Holler

Live Action roles

• Barbershop - Horton
• Big Bad Beetleborgs - Mucant (voice)
• CSI: NY - Administrative Judge
• Dallas
• Desperate Housewives - Detective Hewitt
• Drake and Josh
• End of Days - Businessman
• ER - Pediatric Surgeon
• Everybody Hates Chris - Superintendent
• Falcon Crest - FBI Agent 1
• Gilmore Girls - Sam
• The Golden Girls - Dr. Stephen Deutsch
• Hunter - Duty Officer
• Love Boat: The Next Wave - 1st Mate
• Malcolm in the Middle - Doctor
• Masked Rider - Cyclopter (voice)
• Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers - Gnarly Gnome, Slippery Shark, Robogoat, Hatchasaurus (2nd voice), Cyclopter (voices, uncredited)
• The Naked Truth - Duchovny's Lawyer
• Pacific Blue - Agent Hardy
• Power Rangers: Zeo - Wolfbane (voice, uncredited)
• Power Rangers: Turbo - Dreadfeather (voice, uncredited)
• Power Rangers: In Space - Darkonda, Darkliptor (voices)
• Power Rangers: Time Force - Electropede (voice)
• Power Rangers: Wild Force - Turbine Org (voice)
• Roseanne - Roger's Father
• Rusty: A Dog's Tale - Additional Voices (voice)
• The Story Lady - Salesperson
• VR Troopers - Drillbot, Terminoid, Transgressor (voices)
• The West Wing - Deputy Secretary
• 24: Conspiracy - James Sutton
• Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero - Dan

Video Game roles

• Assassin's Creed - Additional voices
• Bleach: Shattered Blade - Shunsui Kyoraku
• Blood and Magic - Voice
• Brave Story: New Traveler - Kee Keema
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII - Incidental Characters
• Dynasty Warriors 6 - Zhang Fei (uncredited)
• Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes - Visch Donahue, Additional Voices
• Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 - Third Hokage
• Naruto: Rise of a Ninja - Third Hokage
• Naruto: The Broken Bond - Third Hokage
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja - Third Hokage
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 - Third Hokage
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 - Third Hokage
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 - Third Hokage
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm - Third Hokage
• Paraworld - Hermit, Kleeman
• Radiata Stories - Junzaburo (uncredited)
• Robotech: Battlecry - Skarrde
• Wild Arms 5 - Captain Bartholomew (uncredited)
• Warriors Orochi - Shima Sakon and Zhang Fei (uncredited)

Miscellaneous Crew

Writer

• Battle B-Daman
• Bleach
• Bob in a Bottle
• Christopher Columbus
• Daigunder
• Digimon Adventure
• Dinozaurs
• Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
• Gulliver's Travels
• Honeybee Hutch
• Iznogoud
• Jungle Tales
• The Littl' Bits
• Maple Town
• Maya the Bee
• Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
• Mon Colle Knights
• Noozles
• Ox Tales
• The Return of Dogtanian
• Robotech
• Saban's Adventures of Peter Pan
• Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio
• Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid
• Samurai Pizza Cats
• Sandokan
• SD Gundam Force
• The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
• Shinzo
• Sugar and Spice
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise
• Tokyo Pig
• Wowser
• Zeiram

Voice Director

• Blue Dragon
• Eagle Riders
• Honeybee Hutch
• The Little Polar Bear
• Radiata Stories
• Robotech: Invasion
• Shinzo
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise
• When Time Expires

ADR Loop Group

• Codename: Robotech
• Coronado
• Fly Me to the Moon
• Nice Guys Sleep Alone
• The Prince of Egypt
• Resurrecting the Champ
• When Time Expires

Other Crew

• Codename: Robotech - Dialogue Director/Script Editor
• Flying High - Airport Arrangements
• Gangstaz - Sound Engineer
• Mortal Kombat: Special Forces - Test Supervisor
• Playboy: Hot Latin Ladies - Special Thanks
• Playboy: Women of South Beach-Resorts - Special Thanks
• Robotech - Dialogue Director
• Saint Tail - Director
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise - Dialogue Director

Documentaries

• Adventures in Voice Acting - Himself

Jericho job change

He was recorded for the voice of Father Paul Rawling in Clive Barker's Jericho, but the voice was changed to James Horan at the last minute. As a result only the trailers and early gameplay videos still have his voice for Rawlings.

External links

• Steve Kramer at the Internet Movie Database
• Steve Kramer at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia