Rodger Bumpass

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Rodger Albert Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American character actor and voice actor Noted as his long-running-role as Squidward Tentacles on the hit series SpongeBob SquarePants. He also voiced Professor Membrane on Invader Zim, created by Jhonen Vasquez. Bumpass had many other credits in animated films, animated television series, and video games. Bumpass' voice acting credits go back as far as a 1962 episode of The Jetsons. He has repeatedly denied that his name is, in fact, a joke.

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Known For

Monsters, Inc.

Additional Voices (voice)

Cars

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Toy Story 2

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Monsters University

Additional Voices (voice)

Ice Age: The Meltdown

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A Bug's Life

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Tarzan

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The Emperor's New Groove

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Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles (voice)
2025	Go Fetch! MOVIE	Little Boy (voice)
2025	SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up MOVIE	Squidward (voice)
2025	SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up MOVIE	Squidward / Various Incidental Characters (voice)
2025	Plankton: The Movie MOVIE	Squidward / Fish Troop / Goofy Goober Employee (voice)
2024	Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas MOVIE	Squidward
2024	SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp MOVIE	Squidward / Regigilled / The Creeper / Sea Urchins (voice)
2024	Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie MOVIE	Squidward / Butch / Police Loudspeaker / Bottomite #1 / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
2023	SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone MOVIE	Squidward / SquidBot / Captain Doug Quasar / Demon
2022	Twas The Night Before Spongemas MOVIE	Squidward (voice)
2021	Seal Team MOVIE	Sharks (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Capt. Doug Quasar / Massaged Guy (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Squidward / Daddy Dartfish / Crowd (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Squidward / Derby Ghost 1 / Commercial Ghost 1 (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Squidward / Salesman / Phone Guy / Whirly Brains (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Capt. Doug Quasar / Commercial Guy (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Capt. Doug Quasar / Fiji Mermaid / Carnival Crowd (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Daddy Dartfish / Police Officers / Racers / Various (voice)
2021	The Patrick Star Show TV	Squidward / Capt. Doug Quasar / Audience / Various (voice)
2021	Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years TV	Squidward Tentacles (voice)
2021	I'm Urchin You to Leave MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles (voice)
2020	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles (voice)
2019	The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! MOVIE	Animated Squidward (voice)
2019	Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus MOVIE	Professor Membrane (voice)
2019	SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles / Bus Passengers / Yellow Fish / Announcer / Manward
2018	SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles / Fish Kids / Frog / Dragon (voice)
2017	SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles / Fish Kids / Frog / Dragon (voice)
2017	SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story MOVIE	Doctor / Squidward / Angry Mob Member #2
2016	SpongeBob LongPants MOVIE	Squidward / Dry Cleaner / Employee / Fish (voice)
2015	Lucky Lady MOVIE	Genie of the Artificial Spine (voice)
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water MOVIE	Doctor / Squidward / Angry Mob Member #2 / Doughnut / Squidasaurus Rex (voice)
2014	SpaceBear MOVIE	Space Bear / Space Bear’s Father (voice)
2014	Mixels TV	Flamzer, Naut, Major Nixel
2013	Monsters University MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2013	Teen Titans Go! TV	Dr. Light (voice)
2012	It's a SpongeBob Christmas! MOVIE	Squidward
2012	Doc McStuffins TV	Army Al (voice)
2012	SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles
2011	SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools MOVIE	Squidward / One Eye (voice)
2011	Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles
2011	Scooby-Doo! and the Robots MOVIE	Announcer / Steve (voice) (archive footage)
2010	SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge MOVIE	Squidward
2010	Kung Fu Magoo MOVIE	General Smith / Driver / Mastermind (voice)
2010	SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand MOVIE	Squidward, Fish #41 (voice)
2009	SpongeBob's Truth or Square MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles / Priest / Security Guard (voice)
2009	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto MOVIE	Screaming Patron (voice)
2009	Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants MOVIE	Self
2009	SpongeBob vs. the Big One MOVIE	Squidward (voice)
2009	SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus MOVIE	Squidward (voice)
2008	Mind the Kitty MOVIE	Lemurman (voice)
2008	Random! Cartoons TV	Lemurman (voice)
2007	SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles / Artist / Guard #2
2007	Marco Polo MOVIE	Rustigielo
2007	Marco Polo TV	Rustigielo
2006	Nick Picks Christmas: Nickelodeon Festive Tales MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles (Voice)
2006	Yin Yang Yo! TV	The Lesson (voice)
2006	Cars MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2005	SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles
2004	A Boyfriend for Christmas MOVIE	Russell Parker
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie MOVIE	Squidward / Fish #4 (voice)
2004	The Polar Express MOVIE	Wolves (uncredited)
2004	SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire MOVIE	Squidward (voice)
2004	Murder Without Conviction MOVIE	Patrick Talley Jr.
2004	SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles (voice)
2004	Just Desserts MOVIE	Boz Roswell
2003	Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure MOVIE	Lab Visitor / Plumber (voice) / Air Controller (voice)
2003	Spongebob Squarepants: Christmas MOVIE	Squidward / Singer #3
2003	Teen Titans TV	Dr. Light (voice)
2003	Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles (voice)
2003	SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash! MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles (voice) (archive sound)
2003	Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles (voice) (archive footage)
2002	Santa, Jr. MOVIE	Wally Fisk
2002	Treasure Planet MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2002	3-South TV	Self
2002	SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles (voice) (archive sound)
2002	What's New, Scooby-Doo? TV	Announcer / Steve (voice)
2002	Maktar TV	Self
2002	Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future TV	Sondar (voice)
2002	Lilo & Stitch MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2002	ChalkZone TV	Biclops (voice)
2002	SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies MOVIE	Squidward Tentacles
2002	Cinderella II: Dreams Come True MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2001	Monsters, Inc. MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2001	Osmosis Jones MOVIE	Joe Cramp / Announcer for Nerve News Network (voice)
2001	Invader ZIM TV	Professor Membrane (voice)
2000	The Emperor's New Groove MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
2000	The Kids from Room 402 TV	Self
2000	Astrology with Squidward TV	Squidward (Voice)
1999	Toy Story 2 MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
1999	The Iron Giant MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
1999	Muppets from Space MOVIE	Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)
1999	Tarzan MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
1999	SpongeBob SquarePants TV	Squidward (voice)
1999	Doug's 1st Movie MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
1999	Batman Beyond TV	Cop (voice)
1999	Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure MOVIE	Baby Huey / Irv
1998	A Bug's Life MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
1998	CatDog TV	Pig / Man (voice)
1998	Monster Farm TV	Frankenswine / Rex (voice)
1997	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas MOVIE	Additional Voice Artist (voice)
1997	On Holiday With Timon & Pumbaa MOVIE	The Savage Lion (Voice)
1997	Toxic Crusaders: The Movie MOVIE	Self
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame MOVIE	Additional Voices (voice)
1996	Bio-Dome MOVIE	Narrator
1995	Theodore Rex MOVIE	Voice Performer (voice)
1995	Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart MOVIE	Higgins
1994	Shadow of Obsession MOVIE	Custodian
1994	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? TV	The Chief (voice)
1992	Raw Toonage TV	Grumbles the Grizzly (voice)
1992	Batman: The Animated Series TV	Hoffman (voice)
1992	Petal to the Metal MOVIE	Grumbles (voice)
1992	FernGully: The Last Rainforest MOVIE	Fairy #4 (voice)
1991	Rugrats TV	Uncle Freddy (voice)
1991	Toxic Crusaders TV	Toxie / Dr. Killemoff (voice)
1990	Tiny Toon Adventures TV	Ronald Grump (voice)
1990	TaleSpin TV	Dr. Axolotl (voice)
1989	Ring Raiders TV	Self
1988	What Price Victory MOVIE	Self
1987	The Running Man MOVIE	Phil Hilton
1986	The Real Ghostbusters TV	Louis Tully (voice)
1986	Class of '86 MOVIE	Various
1986	Eat or Be Eaten MOVIE	Self
1982	Footlight Frenzy MOVIE	Benny Dibble / Johnny Chicago
1981	Heavy Metal MOVIE	Hanover Fiste / Dr. Anrak (voice)
1981	Escape from New York MOVIE	Dancer
1979	Hart to Hart TV	Attendant
1979	Disco Beaver from Outer Space MOVIE	Self

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