Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor and comedian who is best known for his roles as Squidward Tentacles in SpongeBob SquarePants and Professor Membrane in Invader Zim. He is also known for providing extra voices in Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, and Tarzan.

Rodger Bumpass
Bumpass in 2024
Born	Rodger Bumpass (1951-11-20) November 20, 1951 (age 74) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Other names	Roger Bumpass
Alma mater	Arkansas State University
Occupations	Actor comedian voice actor
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Angela VanZandt ​ (m. 2019)​

Early life

Bumpass was born Rodger Dale Bumpass in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 20, 1951.^[1] Bumpass was educated at Arkansas State University. Bumpass was nominated for a 2012 Daytime Emmy Award for his role as Squidward Tentacles.

Personal life

During August 2006, rumors were circulated that Bumpass died during heart surgery. His death was noted on IMDb and in the Arkansas State University alumni newsletter. Bumpass confirmed that reports of his death were untrue.^[2]

In July 2019, Bumpass married Angela VanZandt, his high school sweetheart of 50 years.^[3]

Legal troubles

On January 19, 2016, Bumpass was arrested just after midnight for alleged driving under the influence in Burbank, California. He was later released on a $15,000 bail the next morning.^[4][5]

Filmography

Voice roles

• Heavy Metal (1981) (movie) - Hannover Fiste
• Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987) (TV)
• Ring Raiders (1989) (TV)
• The Real Ghostbusters (12 episodes, 1989–1991) (TV) - Louis Tully
• TaleSpin (1990) (TV)
• Tiny Toon Adventures (1991) (TV)
• The Toxic Crusaders (1991) (TV)
• Petal to the Metal (1992)
• Kurenai no buta (1992)
• Raw Toonage (12 episodes, 1992) (TV)
• Problem Child (1993) (TV)
• Batman: The Animated Series (1993) (TV)
• Bonkers (3 episodes, 1993) (TV)
• Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994) (TV)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1994)
• Timon and Pumbaa (1995) (TV) - Savage Lion
• Theodore Rex (1995)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Frollo's Soldiers
• 101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997) (TV)
• A Bug's Life (1998) - Drunk Mosquito
• The Angry Beavers (1998) (TV)
• Toy Story 2 (1999) - Passenger #1
• The Kids from Room 402 (1999) (TV)
• The Iron Giant (1999) - Maine Man and Rick the Soldier
• SpongeBob SquarePants (238 episodes, 1999–present) - Squidward, Various
• Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999) - Perkins
• The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (1999) - Dr. Octopus
• Batman Beyond (2000) (TV)
• Sacrifice (2000) - Gammel
• Spirited Away (2001) - Foreman
• Monsters, Inc. (2001) - CDA and Yellow News Monster
• Osmosis Jones (2001) - Announcer for Nerve News Network
• Time Squad (2001) (TV)
• Invader ZIM (17 episodes, 2001–2006) - Professor Membrane
• Treasure Planet (2002) - Turnbuckle and Police Robot #1
• Brother Bear (2003) - Male Bear #2
• ChalkZone (9 episodes, 2003–2004) - Biclops
• Teen Titans (3 episodes, 2003–2005) - Doctor Light
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) - Squidward
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) - Steve
• Cars (2006) - Wide Chick Pitty
• Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) - Various Mammals
• Yin Yang Yo! (2 episodes, 2007–2008) - The Lesson
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (2007)
• Random! Cartoons (2008)
• Kung Fu Magoo (2010) - General Smith, Driver
• Chuggington (2010)
• Gravity Falls (2012) - Various
• Teen Titans Go! (2013) - Doctor Light
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) - Squidward, Various
• Mixels (2015) - Flamzer, Naut, Major Nixel
• Sparkle Power Party! (2024) - Diego Luz

Live-action roles

• Disco Beaver from Outer Space (1978) (TV)
• Two Reelers (1981) (TV)^[6]
• Escape from New York (1981)
• The Thing (1982) - Palmer
• Wizards and Warriors (1983) (TV)
• Hot Flashes (1984) (TV)^[7]
• Footlight Frenzy (1984)
• National Lampoon's Class of '86 (1986)^[8]
• Platoon (1986) - ADR Loop Group
• The Running Man (1987)
• What Price Victory (1988) (TV)
• Silk Stalkings (1992) (TV)
• Shadow of Obsession (1994) (TV)
• Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995) (TV)
• Bio-Dome (1996)
• The Mummy (1999) - Mr. Henderson
• Santa, Jr. (2002) (TV)
• 3-South (2002) (TV)
• Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) (TV)
• A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004) (TV)
• Murder Without Conviction (2004) (TV)
• Just Desserts (2004) (TV)
• The Hills Have Eyes (2006) - Cyst
• Marco Polo (2007) (TV)
• Sons of Anarchy (2008) (TV)
• Breaking Bad (2008) (TV)
• The Walking Dead (2010) (TV)
• Gone Girl (2014) - Rand Elliot
• Stranger Things (2016) TV