Robert Belgrade is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, music educator and narrator, best known as the original English dubbing voice acting for Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and as the narrator in Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection.
Education Belgrade began his studies in Western classical music on the piano, trumpet and flute. After that he studied the saxophone and improvisation under John Handy. He also studied vocal music under Ali Akbar Khan and tabla under Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain and Swapan Chaudhuri. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan and performs in a wide range of musical genres, including R&B, jazz, Latin and Indian music.
Voice acting Belgrade worked regularly as a voice actor in video games from 1994 to 2007, with notable roles being Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and the Narrator in Tekken 5.
After some time away to focus on his music career and family he returned to voice over work with the role of Orlok Dracule in Koji Igarashi's Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Filmography Video games YearTitleRoleNotesSource1995Hang-On GPSystem VoiceMach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2Karl Weisemann1996Star OceanCaptain1997Soul BladeNathaniel 'Rock' Adams, HephaestusEnglish dubCastlevania: Symphony of the NightAlucard1998Tenchu: Stealth AssassinsNarrator1999Tekken Tag TournamentAnnouncerUncredited2000GunGriffon BlazeSilpheed: The Lost PlanetNarratorDynasty Warriors 2Cao CaoEnglish dubShenmuePedroSky OdysseyNarratorWinBack: Covert OperationsMike HawkinsEnglish dub2002Shenmue IICool Z2003Mega Man X7SignasTransformersOptimus Prime, Soundwave, Narrator2004Way of the Samurai 2Goshiro MutoEnglish dubSilent Hill 4: The RoomJoseph SchreiberUncreditedTekken 5Narrator2005Tekken 5: Dark ResurrectionNarrator2007Lunar KnightsStokerEnglish dub2019Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightOrlok Dracule2020Wallachia: Reign of DraculaRadu cel Frumos2023LunacidNarrator, Crilall
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External links
https://www.belgrademusic.com/ https://tatopani.bandcamp.com/