Richard Steven Horvitz (born July 29, 1966) is an American actor and comedian best known for his animated and video game voice work. His voice credits include the original Alpha 5 on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo, Razputin in Psychonauts, Kaos in Skylanders, Billy and his father Harold in Grim & Evil, and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Grey Matter in Ben 10, Rodney in Squirrel Boy, Daggett in The Angry Beavers, Zim in Invader Zim, Orthopox in Destroy All Human
What are Richard Steven Horvitz’s name and role in Power Rangers?
Alpha 5 is a fictional character from the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, played by Richard Steven Horvitz. He is a fully self-aware artificial intelligence who serves as the Power Rangers’ robotic assistant and lives in their base of operations, the Command Center, alongside their mentor Zordon.
Horvitz shifted his career focus to voice acting in 1993, beginning with the role of Alpha 5 in the live-action series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Following that, he appeared in several animated series, including The Angry Beavers (as Daggett), Invader Zim (as Zim), Kim Possible, Dave the Barbarian (as Ned Frischman), and Zatch Bell! (as Kanchomé), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (as Billy and his father Harold), Ben 10 (as Grey Matter), Squirrel Boy (as Rodney), and Shorty McShorts’ Shorts (as Dudley). He and his wife Kristen Lazarian also co-wrote the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode “Keeper of the Reaper.”
