Richard Michael Epcar (born April 29, 1955 in Denver, Colorado) is an American voice actor for many dubbed anime series, including Robotech, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, as well as the Viewtiful Joe anime, and most recently Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. One of his known alias names is Richard George. He is the husband of Ellyn Stern and he is best friends with Tom Wyner.
He is also well-known for some of his past work in various Saban action shows. Some of his best-known roles from that era include the voice of Lightningborg in Beetleborgs Metallix, Barbarax in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, and Colonel Icebot in VR Troopers. He has also voiced many minor characters in the Power Rangers franchise until it moved to New Zealand after the Wild Force season.
Richard also appears (with his wife) in an episode of the TLC series Clean Sweep, in which he must deal with a lifetime's worth of collectible James Bond memorabilia.
Currently best known for his voice work as Batô in the English-language dubs of Kôkaku kidôtai (1995) and "Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex" (2002), as well as the video-game versions of the English-language dubbed Ghost in the Shell series.
Is one of the only English-speaking voice actors and to voice the same character of all of the Xenosaga video game series. Richard was the only voice actor to provide the English voice of Ziggy in the series.
