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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Doctor Octopus with sound clips and images.
Doctor Octopus is one of Spider-Man's greatest enemies he is also known as Doc Ock. Before the accident that merged him with the robotic tentacles, he was a respected scientist known as Otto Octavius. He is a brilliant scientist, engineer and inventor. His genius intellect makes him an excellent strategist and leader. From his accident he has the mental ability to control his four tentacles which can multitask and are also very powerful weapons.
For the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon Doc Ock was first voiced by Vernon Chapman for the episode "The Power of Dr. Octopus" and for the episode "The Terrible Triumph of Dr. Octopus" he was voiced by Tom Harvey.
For the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon Doc Ock was first voiced by Vernon Chapman for the episode "The Power of Dr. Octopus" and for the episode "The Terrible Triumph of Dr. Octopus" he was voiced by Tom Harvey.
Created by Jackson_H on Wed Mar 3 2010, 95 Comments, Add Comment
Special thanks to Pokejedservo, UltimateCharm, TylerMirage for additional sound clips.
EDITOR'S OPINION
Most of these voices were great! The standouts however IMO are Peter MacNicol, Alfred Molina and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Jackson_H
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PsychicVoiceSpy said at 12:33 AM on Sat Mar 2 2013
Tom Kenny and Peter MaCnicol are both stunning! It was a surprisingly tough decision, but I have to go with Peter MaCnicol. Tom Kenny is brilliant as well and menacing, but Peter is just about as creepy while having a tiny bit more personality.
Tom is right behind him biting at his heels, but Peter is the definitive Doctor Octopus for the time being.
ReplyTom is right behind him biting at his heels, but Peter is the definitive Doctor Octopus for the time being.
pete said at 5:27 PM on Thu Feb 28 2013
Efrem Zimberalist Jr., Alfred Monila, Tom Kenny, Vernon Champman, Tom Harvey, Stan Jones, Rodher Bumpass, Cam Clarke, and Dave B Mitchell are my favorites I enjoyed Peter Macniol's cry of ARACHNID and it's not a bad performance but isn't my favorite voice for Doc Ock.
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 1:45 AM on Sat Feb 23 2013
If Charlie did something closer to his Cobra Commander, it might work.
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Mickwhitefire28 said at 10:32 PM on Wed Jan 23 2013
Gee, I would've LOVED to hear Charlie Adler's but it appears someone turned the music too loud.
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TylerMirage (Admin) said at 12:22 AM on Thu Jan 24 2013
@Mickwhitefire28 That's the game, apparently. Save for a few select cut scenes, most of the dialogue is swamped with music and sound effects. :(
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coolgeek176 said at 7:42 PM on Wed Jan 23 2013
I'm not a fan of Charlie's take. He doesn't make Ock sound very smart. I do think he could do better if he changed his voice a little bit and got to voice him in something with better voice direction.
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arkansoul said at 6:18 PM on Mon Jan 14 2013
It was a tough call between Vernon Chapman and Tom Harvey, but I gotta give it to Tom.
ReplyDaltonioSpidey94 said at 8:11 PM on Sat Jan 5 2013
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. for me. For some reason, I couldn't stand MacNicol as Ock.
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pete said at 11:20 PM on Sat Jan 5 2013
@DaltonioSpidey94 I know right the voice was so high pitched and annoying. I prefer Tom Kenny. He sounds like a nerd more than a mad scientist.
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Anicomicgeek said at 3:27 PM on Mon Jan 7 2013
@pete
He got pretty low and menacing after his transformation into Doc Ock.
ReplyHe got pretty low and menacing after his transformation into Doc Ock.
TheVengeanceKnight said at 6:31 AM on Tue Jan 15 2013
@pete
"He sounds like a nerd more than a mad scientist."
I don't follow your logic here.
Reply"He sounds like a nerd more than a mad scientist."
I don't follow your logic here.
CatsTuxedo said at 2:27 PM on Tue Jan 15 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight I think he meant for that statement to be directed at MacNicol and ended up getting the sentence order mixed up.
Replypete said at 7:22 PM on Tue Jan 15 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight The sentence should have said Macniol sounds more like a nerd more than a mad scientist. I prefer Tom Kenny who sounds like Macniol but darker.
ReplyDaltonioSpidey94 said at 10:41 PM on Tue Jan 15 2013
@pete
Yeah, the voice was waaay too high pitched and very annoying. Tom Kenny's pretty good.
ReplyYeah, the voice was waaay too high pitched and very annoying. Tom Kenny's pretty good.
TheVengeanceKnight said at 3:54 AM on Wed Jan 16 2013
@pete Doc Ock is a scientist first, psychotic second. I don't see how sounding like a nerd doesn't fit.
Replypete said at 2:58 PM on Wed Jan 16 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight He doesn't like an adult sounds like he should be in high school getting wedgies. Unless he's younger than most incarnations I'll let that slide. To Kenny sounds like an older darker version of Macniol.
ReplyTheVengeanceKnight said at 5:44 PM on Wed Jan 16 2013
@pete He was Norman Osborn's bitch before becoming Doc Ock; does that count? :-P
Replypete said at 8:57 PM on Wed Jan 16 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight It does work for his depiction but hearing that voice come put the comics wouldn't work for the classsic comics (60's to 80) I usually picture Efrem for that period or one of the 60's shows VA's or his 80's show Va and for the 90's and early 2000's I picture Efrem as well but for a the modern Doc Ock I'd say Macniol or Kenny would fit perfectly.
Replypete said at 9:12 PM on Wed Jan 16 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight Oh and ASM 559 and 600 even took the hacking all the tech in the city story and made a comic version of it.
ReplyAnicomicgeek said at 4:24 PM on Thu Jan 17 2013
@pete
Actually, it could. Not to mention, Weisman did say that they looked a lot to the classic comics for Spectacular.
ReplyActually, it could. Not to mention, Weisman did say that they looked a lot to the classic comics for Spectacular.
TheVengeanceKnight said at 1:10 AM on Fri Jan 18 2013
@pete What he said; I always hear MacNicol when I I read comics with Doc Ock.
Replypete said at 9:43 PM on Fri Jan 18 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight I enjoyed his cry of ARACHNID but like I said the voice depends on the era and current Doc Ock acts a lot like Macniol' or Kenny's. I do like him as Mad Hatter and hear him in the role whenever he's in a Batman comic.
Replypete said at 9:48 PM on Fri Jan 18 2013
@Anicomicgeek As I aid above the voice depends on the era for me and it'e easier to hear it in modern comics then it was in classic ones since Spectacular's had some classic stories bt he was more like Ultimate Ock overall. I did picture him in the 559-600 where Aunt May marries JJ's father since he acted a lot like that version. Afterwords as well like in "Thee Origin Of Species". I get the feeling they may be making him more like Macniol's version which I don't mind really I just find it weird compared to the others.
ReplyAnicomicgeek said at 7:34 AM on Tue Jan 22 2013
@pete
And clearly, Weisman--and from the results, most people--hear MacNicol for classic Ock.
ReplyAnd clearly, Weisman--and from the results, most people--hear MacNicol for classic Ock.
voicefan945 said at 1:46 AM on Thu Dec 13 2012
My favorites are Peter MacNicol, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Alfred Molina, Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Vernon Chapman, Michael Bell, and Cam Clarke.
Replycoolgeek176 said at 10:22 PM on Mon Dec 3 2012
I'm gonna restate my opinion. My favorite is Peter MacNicol. Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Joe Alaskay, and Alfred Molina were good too. I'm not really sure why Efrem Zimbalist Jr has a German accent. I like Cam Clarke but I hate his Doc Ock. Dave B. Mitchell sounds pretty generic. Out of the older voices I think Vernon Chapman is the best because he made him sound smarter than the others.
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pete said at 11:21 PM on Sat Jan 5 2013
@coolgeek176 Either because of his German background, to make him sound more like a mad scientist, or both.
ReplyAnicomicgeek said at 12:33 PM on Mon Jan 7 2013
@pete
Expect Otto Octavius isn't from Germany, so he wouldn't have a German accent.
ReplyExpect Otto Octavius isn't from Germany, so he wouldn't have a German accent.
pete said at 2:49 PM on Mon Jan 7 2013
@Anicomicgeek I meant just that he's of German descent as a whole and either Efrem or the voice director wanted that voice, that or to make him sound like a mad scientist as most "mad scientist" villains would have some sort of accent usually German or Russian.
ReplyAnicomicgeek said at 3:27 PM on Mon Jan 7 2013
@pete
Except he was born in New York, so even if he is of German descent, he wouldn't have a German accent.
ReplyExcept he was born in New York, so even if he is of German descent, he wouldn't have a German accent.
Music Meister said at 9:33 PM on Mon Sep 24 2012
Peter MacNicol gets a bit too hammy for me. I like Tom Kenny, Efrem Zombalist and Alfred Molina
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Smarttamarr94 said at 5:17 PM on Mon Sep 10 2012
Cool! SpongeBob and Squidward on the same VC WOOT :D All joking aside my faves are Tom Kenny, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. & Peter MacNicol
Replybandrade8 said at 4:13 PM on Mon Sep 10 2012
I thought that Rodger Bumpass did very well playing the voice of Dr. Octopus he's got my vote.
ReplyPatrick said at 2:44 AM on Mon Sep 10 2012
1: Vernon Champman and Tom Harvey
2: Stan Jones
3: Michael Bell
does anyone know who did the voice of Doc Octopus who appeared in the Incredible Hulk 1980's episode.
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2: Stan Jones
3: Michael Bell
does anyone know who did the voice of Doc Octopus who appeared in the Incredible Hulk 1980's episode.
pete said at 11:51 PM on Sun Sep 9 2012
Rodger was a pretty decent voice but he needs more material.
Replypete said at 7:28 PM on Wed Aug 22 2012
Was Efrem's clip changed? I remember it being different. It seemed like it was in at least 3 episodes.
ReplyBlazer5robot said at 8:56 PM on Thu Aug 16 2012
Actually Peter MacNicol is the Best Doctor Octopus!!!
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loredragonmaster said at 11:28 PM on Wed Jul 11 2012
YES THEY ADDED TOM KENNY AT LAST
No offense to the response time of the site.
But while Peter MacNicol is still an awesome Doc Ock, Tom Kenny and EZB are still cool.
ReplyNo offense to the response time of the site.
But while Peter MacNicol is still an awesome Doc Ock, Tom Kenny and EZB are still cool.
Mickwhitefire28 said at 10:38 PM on Wed Jul 11 2012
Peter still gets my vote, but Tom kenny is a close second.
ReplyScorcher56 said at 5:48 PM on Mon Apr 30 2012
I can't wait for Tom Kenny's performance!!!
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 8:18 AM on Mon Jun 11 2012
@Scorcher56 Tom Kenny really surprised me as Doc Ock. Easily one of the highlights of the Ultimate Spider-Man series.
ReplyPatrick said at 1:02 PM on Fri Dec 30 2011
1: Stan Jones
2: Michael Bell
3: Vernon Chapman
4: Tom Harvey
Reply2: Michael Bell
3: Vernon Chapman
4: Tom Harvey
Anicomicgeek said at 11:37 AM on Wed Sep 7 2011
Both Alfred Molina and Peter MacNicol were good as Otto IMO, but personally, I prefer Molina as I think Ock sound sound a little deep vocally and MacNicol's a little high-pitched for my tastes.
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Anicomicgeek said at 7:59 PM on Wed Jul 11 2012
@Anicomicgeek Sticking with Molina, but Tom Kenny was pretty good, too--and really creepy.
ReplyAnicomicgeek said at 11:26 PM on Mon Dec 31 2012
@Anicomicgeek
After rewatching the New Year's episode of Spectacular Spider-Man, I'm gonna change my vote to Peter MacNicol.
ReplyAfter rewatching the New Year's episode of Spectacular Spider-Man, I'm gonna change my vote to Peter MacNicol.
SpiderDreamer said at 9:04 AM on Sun Aug 14 2011
A lot of my favorite VAs (Cam Clarke, Michael Bell, Joe Alaskey) are on here, but MacNicol beats them all. He just IS Doc Ock, and he doesn't need a silly, inexplicable German accent (sorry, Efrem, I love you anyway) to prove it.
Replypete said at 1:11 AM on Wed Jul 6 2011
Zimbalist is how he should sound. Otto Octavius is Austrian/German so it's only fair to give him a German accent.
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pete said at 12:17 AM on Thu Sep 8 2011
@D.A.V.E. Read that again dude. I didn't say he was born in Germany just that he is German.
ReplyD.A.V.E. said at 12:45 PM on Sat Sep 17 2011
@pete Except he's not. He may have German ancestry, but he's parents were American and he was born and raised in New York. So it makes no sense to give him an accent.
Replypete said at 7:34 PM on Wed Sep 21 2011
@D.A.V.E.We don't know if his parents were American their whole lives and all of his family's history so you just assumed they were. His father(or mother or both) might not have been born in America and born and raised in Germany and then immigrated to the states. His father could have had an accent and he inherited it from them. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. is the most realistic Doc Ock for me and is the only I can hear when I read the comics. The voices that played him in the 60's were good for their time though but no one on this VC can top Zimbalist.
ReplyAnicomicgeek said at 3:45 PM on Mon Sep 3 2012
@pete
In the comics, based on his background, I think it might be say to say his parents didn't hail from Germany. Realistically, yeah, Ock is an American, so he wouldn't have a German accent.
ReplyIn the comics, based on his background, I think it might be say to say his parents didn't hail from Germany. Realistically, yeah, Ock is an American, so he wouldn't have a German accent.
Crystalsage4 said at 12:10 PM on Thu Jun 16 2011
Peter MacNicol plays the Best Doctor Octopus Ever!!!
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Metabad said at 9:38 PM on Sat May 21 2011
Since Doc Ock from the 2000 Activision Spider-Man video game wasn't on here I would have voted Alfred Monalia, but then I heard Efrem Zimbalist's performance and I really like the accent he has. He pulls it off without sounding silly, so my vote goes for him.
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NCZ (Admin) said at 9:48 AM on Sun May 22 2011
@Metabad Apparently, it was Efrem Zimbalist Jr in that game.
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pete said at 1:05 AM on Wed Jul 6 2011
@NCZ He did reprise his role but he's only heard in the PS1 version during cutscenes.
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Sarge Ray said at 2:29 PM on Thu May 12 2011
Anyone who votes for MacNicol should really get out more. Molina takes this hands-down.
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coolgeek176 said at 12:55 PM on Fri Mar 15 2013
@Sarge Ray Well then it looks like 43 people should get out more.
ReplyGalactic_Cyrus said at 11:57 PM on Sat Mar 19 2011
Definately Alfred Molina, though Efrem Zimbalist Jr. comes close. MacNicol is too high; but of course, it'll get the most votes just for being in "Spectacular Spider-Man" regardless of it's actual quality.
ReplyOminousFlare said at 7:48 AM on Mon Mar 7 2011
MacNicol's Octo is an Octopussy. I went with Zimbalist.
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GregXB said at 8:31 PM on Fri Mar 2 2012
@OminousFlare MacNicol's Ock was the Master Planner. Zimbalist's was the Kingpin's flunky.
ReplyAnicomicgeek said at 3:52 PM on Mon Sep 3 2012
@OminousFlare
Despite going with Alfred Molina, I gotta side with GregXB on this one. In the comics, Doc Ock is on one's lackey and doesn't kowtow to anyone, whereas--outside of one or two cases--TAS Doc Ock was nothing BUT a lackey. If anything, Zimbalist's Ock in TAS was the Octowuss.
ReplyDespite going with Alfred Molina, I gotta side with GregXB on this one. In the comics, Doc Ock is on one's lackey and doesn't kowtow to anyone, whereas--outside of one or two cases--TAS Doc Ock was nothing BUT a lackey. If anything, Zimbalist's Ock in TAS was the Octowuss.
pete said at 3:14 PM on Tue Feb 22 2011
The whole MIchael Bell thing wasn't a good idea it's Doc Ock he was supposed to voice not Riddler aparently he didn't get the memo and that voice doesn't suit Doc Ock at all.
Replynig (Guest)
said at 4:37 PM on Tue Feb 1 2011
said at 4:37 PM on Tue Feb 1 2011
Joe Alaskey's Ock voice is AWESOME!
CatsTuxedo said at 6:15 PM on Sun Nov 21 2010
Alaskey's Otto reminds me of Mike Pollock's Eggman a little.
Replydocock2099 (Guest)
said at 3:45 PM on Mon Nov 8 2010
said at 3:45 PM on Mon Nov 8 2010
It's a split between McNicol and Molina. I'll go with McNicol, but barely.
jakob997 (Guest)
said at 12:53 PM on Sat Nov 6 2010
said at 12:53 PM on Sat Nov 6 2010
Alfred Molina is my pick just because he was in the movie and in it he gave an excellent performance.
clearlysane88 (Guest)
said at 11:56 PM on Sat Oct 16 2010
said at 11:56 PM on Sat Oct 16 2010
The only thing I don't really like about Zimbalist's preformance is the German accent. Probably why I think MacNicol edges him out slightly.
modokfan (Guest)
said at 9:33 PM on Mon Oct 4 2010
said at 9:33 PM on Mon Oct 4 2010
I'll go with Peter MacNicol.
No Doc Ock 2099, though?
No Doc Ock 2099, though?
lolspidey123 (Guest)
said at 7:51 PM on Sat Aug 21 2010
said at 7:51 PM on Sat Aug 21 2010
" SPIDERMAN!"
Joe alaskey's dock ock
Joe alaskey's dock ock
Jackson_H (Admin) said at 12:29 AM on Thu Apr 1 2010
we don't do parodies, imitations or spoofs (for now)
Replysmarttamarr94 (Guest)
said at 11:20 PM on Wed Mar 31 2010
said at 11:20 PM on Wed Mar 31 2010
Your'e missing one more:
Seth Green - Robot Chicken
Seth Green - Robot Chicken
Foxwolf (Admin) said at 12:55 PM on Thu Mar 4 2010
awesome VC!! kinda funny how there's exactly 8 comparisons (at the moment) :P
Replyspydemahn (Guest)
said at 12:26 AM on Thu Mar 4 2010
said at 12:26 AM on Thu Mar 4 2010
peter macnicol!
jonhardwick (Guest)
said at 10:44 PM on Wed Mar 3 2010
said at 10:44 PM on Wed Mar 3 2010
im going with alfred molina
anwar (Guest)
said at 10:44 PM on Wed Mar 3 2010
said at 10:44 PM on Wed Mar 3 2010
I like MacNicol, Zimbalist and Molina. Zimbalist and Molina moreso because I like Ock with the deeper voice.
said at 11:04 AM on Fri Mar 22 2013