Clarification re: Voice credits, cast vs. other vs. not at all

Good question, thanks.  We have a data policy ticket open for this now. 

Hi, bluesman and Col:

In order to help with the policy discussion, here's a brief statistics about the current situation with uncredited voice entries (as of 13 May 2006):

TOTAL VOICE CREDITS + (UNCREDITED) : 49,279

   (VOICE) + (UNCREDITED) : 42,299 credits
   (VOICE: xxxx version) + (UNCREDITED) : 6,911 credits
   (ARCHIVE VOICE) + (UNCREDITED) : 88 credits
[some credits meet more than one criteria]



(VOICE) + (UNCREDITED) : 42,299 credits for 9,759 names in 26,036 titles

        Film: 12,711 credits for 4,514 names in 6,937 titles
                · By title:
                       The Wiz (1978): 97 credits
                       Bambi (1942): 30 credits
                       Balto (1995): 25 credits
                       Dumbo (1941): 21 credits
                       Macskafogó (1986): 21 credits
                       So Dear to My Heart (1948): 21 credits
                       Mister Dynamit - Morgen küßt euch der Tod (1967): 19 credits
                       Old Surehand (1965): 18 credits
                       Unter Geiern (1964): 18 credits
                       Kommissar X - Jagd auf Unbekannt (1966): 17 credits
                       Werner - Das muss kesseln!!! (1996): 16 credits
                       Winnetou - 3. Teil (1965): 16 credits
                       Dr. M schlägt zu (1972): 15 credits
                       Winnetou und Shatterhand im Tal der Toten (1968): 15 credits
                       56 titles (10-14 credits) / 271 (5-9) / 259 (4) / 658 (3) / 1,288 (2) / 4,391 (1)
                · By name:
                       Mel Blanc: 463 credits
                       Jack Mercer: 446 credits
                       Mae Questel: 336 credits
                       Jackson Beck (I): 217 credits
                       Billy Bletcher: 173 credits
                       Pinto Colvig: 173 credits
                       Paul Frees: 123 credits
                       Clarence Nash: 121 credits
                       Sara Berner (I): 112 credits
                       Walt Disney: 108 credits
                       Sid Raymond: 108 credits
                       Bernice Hansen: 97 credits
                       Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm: 88 credits
                       Daws Butler: 85 credits
                       Abdurrahman Palay: 81 credits
                       Bea Benaderet: 79 credits
                       Sadettin Erbil: 74 credits
                       36 names (30-69 credits) / 116 (10-29) / 184 (5-9) / 254 (3-4) / 489 (2) / 3,418 (1)

        Made for video (V): 896 credits for 555 names in 513 titles
                · By title:
                       Robotech II: The Sentinels (1988) (V): 15 credits
                       Casper and Wendy's Ghostly Adventures (2002) (V): 11 credits
                       Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Disneyland Fun (1990) (V): 10 credits
                       Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (2001) (V): 10 credits
                       A Sneak Peek at Pokémon (1998) (V): 9 credits
                       Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004) (V): 9 credits
                       Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002 (2002) (V): 9 credits
                       Pocket Monster: Myuutsu! Ware wa Koko ni Ari (2000) (V): 9 credits
                       'Futurama' Returns (2007) (V): 8 credits
                       A Company of Players (2008) (V): 8 credits
                       A Day at Disneyland (1994) (V): 7 credits
                       Curly: The Littlest Puppy (1995) (V): 7 credits
                       Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo Auf Ibiza (2014) (V): 7 credits
                       5 titles (6 credits) / 11 (5) / 15 (4) / 33 (3) / 97 (2) / 339 (1)
                · By name:
                       B. Skow: 45 credits
                       Jonalungus: 39 credits
                       Destrodamus: 26 credits
                       Mel Blanc: 23 credits
                       Uwe Huber: 13 credits
                       Frank Welker: 10 credits
                       Ben Edwards (XIV): 8 credits
                       Dennis Hopper: 8 credits
                       Billy West (I): 8 credits
                       Jim Henson (I): 7 credits
                       Arthur Q. Bryan: 6 credits
                       Cam Clarke: 6 credits
                       Jim Cummings (I): 6 credits
                       8 names (5 credits) / 6 (4) / 23 (3) / 53 (2) / 452 (1)

        Made for television (TV): 993 credits for 767 names in 578 titles
                · By title:
                       The Fight for the Fox Box (2003) (TV): 29 credits
                       The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends (2010) (TV): 24 credits
                       Die Wetterorgel (1989) (TV): 17 credits
                       Robin Hood, der edle Räuber (1966) (TV): 16 credits
                       The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Award Show Program Special... Live!... in Stereo (2002) (TV): 15 credits
                       The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV): 13 credits
                       Pac Preview Party (1982) (TV): 11 credits
                       A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (TV): 10 credits
                       Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer (2012) (TV): 10 credits
                       Family Guy: 200 Episodes Later (2012) (TV): 10 credits
                       My Little Pony (1984) (TV): 10 credits
                       19 titles (5-9 credits) / 13 (4) / 34 (3) / 57 (2) / 444 (1)
                · By name:
                       Bill Melendez: 22 credits
                       June Foray: 10 credits
                       Jim Henson (I): 8 credits
                       David Rasner: 8 credits
                       Mel Blanc: 6 credits
                       Dan Castellaneta: 6 credits
                       Thurl Ravenscroft: 6 credits
                       9 names (5 credits) / 9 (4) / 16 (3) / 72 (2) / 654 (1)

        Videogame (VG): 2,186 credits for 1,301 names in 472 titles
                · By title:
                       Portal 2 (2011) (VG): 79 credits
                       Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) (VG): 64 credits
                       Left 4 Dead (2008) (VG): 56 credits
                       Tekken 6 (2007) (VG): 46 credits
                       Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007) (VG): 45 credits
                       Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006) (VG): 43 credits
                       Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (2004) (VG): 42 credits
                       Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000) (VG): 41 credits
                       Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) (VG): 40 credits
                       Team Fortress 2 (2007) (VG): 40 credits
                       15 titles (20-39 credits) / 26 (10-19) / 56 (5-9) / 23 (4) / 44 (3) / 77 (2) / 221 (1)
                · By name:
                       Charles Martinet: 27 credits
                       Kazumi Totaka: 22 credits
                       Yuri Lowenthal: 12 credits
                       Jen Taylor (I): 12 credits
                       Scott Burns (I): 11 credits
                       Takashi Nagasako: 10 credits
                       Kirk Thornton: 9 credits
                       Steve Blum (IX): 9 credits
                       Samatha Kelly (V): 9 credits
                       Shin'ichirô Miki: 9 credits
                       43 names (5-8 credits) / 55 (4) / 89 (3) / 197 (2) / 906 (1)

        Series level: 200 credits for 181 names in 119 series
                · By title:
                       "Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years" (1985): 11 credits
                       "Macron 1" (1986): 10 credits
                       "Der kleine dicke Ritter Oblong Fitz-Oblong" (1963): 8 credits
                       "Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys" (1996): 7 credits
                       "Die Lederstrumpferzählungen" (1969): 6 credits
                       "Mortadelo y Filemón" (1994): 5 credits
                       3 titles (4 credits) / 7 (3) / 17 (2) / 86 (1)
                · By name:
                       Daws Butler: 3 credits
                       Franco Maresco: 3 credits
                       Don Messick: 3 credits
                       13 names (2 credits) / 165 (1)

        Episodes: 25,313 credits for 4,086 names in 17,417 episodes from 1,900 series
                · By series:
                       "Digimon: Digital Monsters" (1999): 1,252 credits
                       "Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years" (1985): 1,170 credits
                       "Pokémon" (1998): 955 credits
                       "Robotech" (1985): 852 credits
                       "Barend en Van Dorp" (1990): 705 credits
                       "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992): 691 credits
                       "Popeye the Sailor" (1960): 528 credits
                       "Saturday Night Live" (1975): 445 credits
                       "Law & Order" (1990): 427 credits
                       "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993): 412 credits
                       "Clémentine" (1985): 402 credits
                       "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005): 309 credits
                       "Floribella" (2006/I): 280 credits
                       "The Mighty Hercules" (1963): 268 credits
                       "Peyton Place" (1964): 265 credits
                       "Deal or No Deal?" (2005): 235 credits
                       "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999): 224 credits
                       "Mister Magoo" (1960): 223 credits
                       "The Dick Tracy Show" (1961): 218 credits
                       "How I Met Your Mother" (2005): 215 credits
                       "The Chew" (2011): 208 credits
                       "Lilalu im Schepperland" (2000): 188 credits
                       "La banda de Mozart" (1995): 185 credits
                       "Sinbad Jr." (1965): 182 credits
                       "Naruto: Shippûden" (2007): 180 credits
                       "Knight Rider" (1982): 171 credits
                       "Adam-12" (1968): 168 credits
                       "Mission: Impossible" (1966): 164 credits
                       "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001): 158 credits
                       "Mister Ed" (1958): 150 credits
                       9 series (120-149 credits) / 102 (30-119) / 206 (10-29) / 468 (3-9) / 300 (2) / 800 (1)
                · By episode:
                       "Joseph Balsamo" (1973) {Audienz in Versailles (#1.1)}: 27 credits
                       "Joseph Balsamo" (1973) {Die Intrige (#1.3)}: 21 credits
                       "Deux ans de vacances" (1974) {Die Flaschenpost (#1.1)}: 19 credits
                       "Lilalu im Schepperland" (2000) {Die Burg der Zauberer (#2.3)}: 19 credits
                       "Lilalu im Schepperland" (2000) {Hokus gut, Pokus gut (#2.7)}: 19 credits
                       "Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years" (1985) [all 65 eps]: 18 credits each
                       "Deux ans de vacances" (1974) {Die Meuterei (#1.2)}: 18 credits
                       "Joseph Balsamo" (1973) {Der Goldmacher (#1.2)}: 18 credits
                       "Lilalu im Schepperland" (2000) {Angriff der Killerschnecken (#2.4)}: 18 credits
                       "Lilalu im Schepperland" (2000) {Prinz Uloxander (#2.5)}: 18 credits
                       181 episodes (10-17 credits) / 288 (5-9) / 173 (4) / 527 (3) / 1,693 (2) / 14,481 (1)
                · By name:
                       Steven Zirnkilton: 841 credits
                       Wally Wingert: 786 credits
                       Jeroen Pauw: 713 credits
                       Alan Kalter: 355 credits
                       Jorge Gomes (II): 280 credits
                       Warner Anderson: 257 credits
                       Shadoe Stevens: 252 credits
                       Dal McKennon: 249 credits
                       Alex Lovell: 235 credits
                       Jack Mercer: 217 credits
                       Gordon Elliott (I): 207 credits
                       Bob Saget: 206 credits
                       Satomi Kôrogi: 186 credits
                       Bob Johnson (I): 181 credits
                       Mae Questel: 180 credits
                       Shaaron Claridge: 170 credits
                       Jackson Beck (I): 153 credits
                       William Conrad (I): 153 credits
                       Robert V. Barron: 151 credits
                       Suzy London: 150 credits
                       Kerrigan Mahan: 150 credits
                       Don Pardo: 148 credits
                       Paul Frees: 147 credits
                       Mel Blanc: 145 credits
                       Kevin Conway (I): 145 credits
                       Allan Lane (I): 143 credits
                       Kris Noble (I): 141 credits
                       Tom Wyner: 139 credits
                       Michael Sorich: 134 credits
                       Tony Pigg: 131 credits
                       Jim Backus (I): 130 credits
                       William Dozier (I): 130 credits
                       Dave Mallow: 122 credits
                       Paul St. Peter: 122 credits
                       Kristen Bell (I): 120 credits
                       78 names (40-119 credits) / 260 (10-39) / 419 (4-9) / 795 (2-3) / 2,499 (1)



(VOICE: xxxx version) + (UNCREDITED) : 6,911 credits for 1,341 names in 1,889 titles

        English version: 5,788 credits for 940 names in 1,537 titles (1,900 credits in 75 series)
                · By series:
                       "Pokémon" (1998): 570 credits
                       "Supekutoruman" (1971): 182 credits
                       "Fushigi na koala Blinky" (1984): 104 credits
                       "Tanoshî Mûmin Ikka" (1990): 77 credits
                       "Hunter x Hunter" (1999): 68 credits; etc.
                · By title:
                       Musou Orochi mao sairin (2008) (VG): 49 credits
                       Musô Orochi (2007) (VG): 48 credits
                       Dynasty Warriors 7 (2011) (VG): 47 credits
                       Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends (2011) (VG): 46 credits
                       Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (2003) (VG): 46 credits; etc.
                · By name:
                       Edward Mannix: 90 credits
                       Michael Haigney: 89 credits
                       Darren Dunstan (I): 87 credits
                       Peter Woodward (I): 86 credits
                       Kirk Thornton: 79 credits; etc.

        Japanese version: 506 credits for 192 names in 180 titles (434 credits in 14 series)
                · By series:
                       "Power Rangers in Space" (1998): 237 credits
                       "Wolf's Rain" (2003): 52 credits
                       "Power Rangers Turbo" (1997): 44 credits
                       "Hagane no renkinjutsushi" (2009): 41 credits
                       "Dragon ball Kai: Doragon bôru Kai" (2009): 18 credits; etc.
                · By title:
                       "Hagane no renkinjutsushi" (2009) {Hazama no utage (#1.27)}: 17 credits
                       "Power Rangers in Space" (1998) {Countdown to Destruction: Part 1 (#1.42)}: 16 credits
                       "Power Rangers in Space" (1998) {Countdown to Destruction: Part 2 (#1.43)}: 15 credits
                       "Power Rangers in Space" (1998) {Ghosts in the Machine (#1.39)}: 11 credits
                       Ninja Gaiden (2004) (VG): 11 credits; etc.
                · By name:
                       Tsuyoshi Takishita: 74 credits
                       Yûji Kishi (I): 44 credits
                       Mioko Fujiwara: 20 credits
                       Sôichirô Hoshi: 20 credits
                       Sanae Kobayashi (I): 20 credits
                       Mari Maruta: 20 credits; etc.

        German version: 329 credits for 143 names in 60 titles (213 credits in 9 series)
                · By series:
                       "Lucie, postrach ulice" (1980): 72 credits
                       "Die Schatzinsel" (1966): 37 credits
                       "BoJack Horseman" (2014): 35 credits
                       "Les aventures de Tom Sawyer" (1968): 32 credits
                       "Don Quijote von der Mancha" (1965): 22 credits
                       "Les aventures de Robinson Crusoë" (1964): 10 credits; etc.
                · By title:
                       Geheimakte 2: Puritas Cordis (2008) (VG): 23 credits
                       "Lucie, postrach ulice" (1980) {Luzie geht durch die Stadt (#1.4)}: 15 credits
                       Sette orchidee macchiate di rosso (1972): 14 credits; etc.
                · By name:
                       Irina Wanka: 10 credits
                       Klaus Höhne: 9 credits; etc.

        Spanish version: 107 credits for 22 names in 31 titles (96 credits in 2 series)
                · By series:
                       "BoJack Horseman" (2014): 92 credits
                       "D'Artacan y los tres mosqueperros" (1981): 4 credits
                · By title (excluding series):
                       Destino: Estambul 68 (1967): 6 credits; etc.
                · By name:
                       Nathalia Hencker: 23 credits
                       Jaime Aymerich: 20 credits
                       Ivette Gonzalez: 12 credits
                       Gustavo Mena: 12 credits
                       Eduardo Roman: 12 credits
                       Fabiola Stevenson (III): 12 credits; etc.

        French version: 100 credits for 11 names in 85 titles (97 credits in 4 series)
                · By series:
                       "X-Men: Evolution" (2000): 50 credits
                       "The Adventures of Tintin" (1991): 40 credits
                       "The State Within" (2006): 6 credits
                       "Przygody misia Colargola" (1968): 1 credit
                · By name:
                       Laurent Vernin: 57 credits
                       Marc Moro: 12 credits
                       Marie Vincent: 9 credits
                       Michel Ruhl: 7 credits
                       Sophie Arthuys: 4 credits
                       Georges Berthomieu: 4 credits; etc.

        Canadian version: 41 credits for 1 name in 41 titles (41 credits in 1 series)
                       "Dragon Ball Z" (1996): 41 credits (Maggie Blue O'Hara)

        Czech version: 12 credits for 12 names in 1 title (0 credits in series)
                       Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2002) (VG): 12 credits

        Ukrainian version: 8 credits for 8 names in 1 title (0 credits in series)
                       The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012): 8 credits

        Finnish version: 5 credits for 5 names in 5 titles (0 credits in series)
                       Anna (1970): Liisamaija Laaksonen
                       Joulupukki ja noitarumpu (1996) (TV): Mauri Kunnas
                       Maaginen kristalli (2011): Santtu Karvonen
                       Noc poslubna (1959): Helge Herala
                       Sampo (1959): Yrjö Jyrinkoski

        Turkish version: 4 credits for 1 name in 4 titles (0 credits in series)
                       Mehmet Ali Erbil: 4 credits

        UK version: 4 credits for 3 names in 4 titles (2 credits in 1 series)
                       Warren Clarke (I): 2 credits
                       Matt Broughton (II): 1 credit
                       Samuel West (III): 1 credit

        US version: 3 credits for 3 names in 2 titles (0 credits in series)
                       Pursuit Force (2006) (VG): 2 credits
                       Jack the Ripper (1959): 1 credit

        Danish version: 2 credits for 1 name in 2 titles (0 credits in series)
                       Henrik Koefoed: 2 credits

        Flamish version: 1 credit (0 credits in series)
                       Happy Feet Two (2011): Theo De Pillecyn

        Swedish version: 1 credit (0 credits in series)
                       Buldermanden (1996): Viking Almquist (I)



(ARCHIVE VOICE) + (UNCREDITED) : 88 credits for 72 names in 55 titles (49 in 17 series)
                · By series:
                       "2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (2015): 15 credits
                       "Rude Tube" (2008/II): 7 credits
                       "Wimbledon" (1937): 5 credits
                       "Super League Show 2" (2016): 4 credits
                       "The Crucible: 21 Years in the Frame" (1997): 4 credits
                       "UK Championship Snooker" (1977): 3 credits
                       11 titles (1 credit)
                · By title:
                       The Batman: Season 3 Unmasked (2007) (V): 7 credits
                       The Batman: Season 4 Unmasked (2007) (V): 5 credits
                       "The Crucible: 21 Years in the Frame" (1997) {Part III: 1990 - 1996 (#1.3)}: 4 credits
                       6 titles (3 credits) / 8 (2) / 38 (1)
                · By name:
                       Dave Woods (V): 6 credits
                       Kevin Keatings: 4 credits
                       John Virgo (I): 3 credits
                       6 names (2 credits) / 63 (1)




--- BONUS TRACK ---
99 credits of those 49,279 (UNCREDITED) entries have ORDER NUMBERS!:
                · By series:
                       "G-Man and Carl" (2013): 34 credits
                       "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (1957): 11 credits
                       "Gostya iz budushchego" (1985): 3 credits
                       "Jim's In" (2016): 2 credits
                       "Squiddles" (1998): 2 credits
                       "Sunset Beach" (1997): 2 credits
                       "X-Men" (1992): 2 credits
                       19 series (1 credit)
                · By name:
                       Colin Jacobson (III): 17 credits
                       George O'Connor (X): 17 credits
                       Roxane Brooks (I): 11 credits
                       Mike Grady (I): 3 credits
                       Vladimir Nosik: 2 credits
                       Alison Sealy-Smith: 2 credits
                       47 names (1 credit)

Hi there,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We've updated our guide with the following clarification (which was already listed in the 'voice' guide):

"Additional Voice credits are permitted for animated titles or videogames as long as they are listed within, or immediately after, the main cast list."

Hopefully this helps clarify the situation.

Got it. Thanks so much!