History Creator / JimCummings

In the world of video games, Cummings has done the voice of Minsc of ''VideoGame/BaldursGate''[=/=]''Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn'' and Drizzt Do'Urden in the first ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance'' game. He is also prominently displayed in the credits of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' as Pooh, Tigger, and Pete. Cummings provided the voices for "Bad Mr. Frosty", "Hougan", and "Sumo Santa" in ''VideoGame/ClayFighter 63 1/3''. He also voices "Sarge" and the other soldiers in the ''VideoGame/ArmyMen'' games. In ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} Book I and II'' for the Turbografx -16 CD system, he is credited as voicing "Dalles", and he provided voices for minor characters in ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight: Sins of the Fathers''. He played several characters in the little-known ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}''. He also provided three of four of the voices of the main antagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'', The Master. He also provides the voice of the Terror Mask in the 2010 ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' remake for the Xbox 360 and [=PS3=]. He did a significant amount of voice work for [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim the most recent Elder Scrolls title]]; most "[[GrumpyOldMan curmudgeonly]]" voices in the game are provided by him. Most recently he's portrayed Lorewalker Cho in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. In addition, Cummings narrates the current Epcot fireworks show at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]], ''[=IllumiNations=]: Reflections of Earth''.

James Jonah "Jim" Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is widely considered to be a successor to the late Creator/MelBlanc. He speaks in a deep, gravelly voice for most roles, but can do many variations of it. His skills as a mimic have earned him scores of opportunities at Walt Disney Productions, in particular. At Creator/{{Disney}}, Cummings not only replaced the ailing Sterling Holloway as the voice of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'', but later took over as the voice of Tigger when well-known ventriloquist and voice actor Creator/PaulWinchell retired, and also voiced Crud. Cummings was hired to sing the last part of the song "Be Prepared" in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' after actor Creator/JeremyIrons was unable to sing the more demanding parts of the song, and he also voiced Ed the Hyena. He also sang for another non-singing actor Christopher Lloyd for the song, "In the Dark of the Night" in the animated film, ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}''. He also played the star of the series ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: He plays a wide variety of villains and {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s--including a few iconic ones--but is a kind, charitable guy.

* FriendToAllChildren: Takes time out to phone kids in hospital in character as Franchise/WinnieThePooh.

* ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'' - Mayor Manx, various guest star characters

* ''WesternAnimatin/{{Visionaries}}'' - Witterquick

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' - Replaced Creator/MartinSheen as the voice of Sly Sludge in the third season and onward.

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' - Replaced Creator/MartinSheen as the voice of Sly Sludge in the second season and onward.
* ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' - Cat

* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' - Darkwing Duck and his EvilCounterpart [=NegaDuck=]

* ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}: The Legend Reborn'' - Ackar, also announced the teaser trailer.

* NonSingingVoice: Cummings fills in for Creator/JeremyIrons (the last part of ''Disney/TheLionKing'''s "Be Prepared"), Creator/ChristopherLloyd (in ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}''), Russell Means (in ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'') and Alan King (in ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster Goes to Mars'') -- and, in each one, he sounds like a dead ringer for all of them.

* OldShame: According to his comments about it at various Comic Cons, Cummings hates everything and anything having to do with ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie''.
** He's also not proud of his work for the movie ''Film/TheMangler'' providing the vocal effects for the title killer machine, although he enjoyed working with the director Tobe Hooper being a fan of his previous work, he thought the movie was terrible and it was unrewarding with the stress it caused on his vocal chords, and he was glad to discover his name was spelled wrong in the credits.
** Averted with his role as the Terror Mask in the 2010 ''Splatterhouse'' reboot; rumors circulated that he was embarrassed with the gig, but he has no problem with it.
* TheOtherDarrin: Besides replacing Jeremy Irons, Christopher Lloyd, Russell Means, and Alan King during musical numbers, Cummings was the second voice of Monterey Jack on ''Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers''. Monty's first voice actor was Creator/PeterCullen, who was replaced as Cullen was not funny enough.
** He's also replaced Sterling Holloway as Pooh, Paul Winchell as Tigger, and Mel Blanc as the Tasmanian Devil (all of whom have died).
* PlayingAgainstType:
** In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' as a foul mouthed police officer, gun clerk, and radio announcer.
** Before that, he played the incredibly foulmouthed Terror Mask from the 2010 ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' remake.
** Ed, Don Karnage, Pete, Psy-Crow, [=NegaDuck=], Fuzzy Lumpkins... Not bad for someone whose stereotype is primarily locked down to Pooh and Tigger.
** His take on [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM Dr Robotnik]] was not only a villain, but a monstrous, serious one. Less against type, he also played the clownish ''Adventures Of Sonic'' rendition in the pilot.

* ProductionPosse: For Creator/{{Disney}} as a whole. If there is a Disney-produced animated work, odds are, he will be in it.
* TalkingToHimself: He's Pooh and Tigger in the ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' franchise, and voices five characters in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''. And that's just on a normal basis. Not to mention that when he takes over singing for Scar in "Be Prepared," one of the hyenas he's singing to is Ed, also voiced by him.

James Jonah "Jim" Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is widely considered to be a successor to the late Creator/MelBlanc. He speaks in a deep, gravelly voice for most roles, but can do many variations of it. His skills as a mimic have earned him scores of opportunities at Walt Disney Productions, in particular. At Creator/{{Disney}}, Cummings not only replaced the ailing Sterling Holloway as the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh, but later took over as the voice of Tigger when well-known ventriloquist and voice actor Creator/PaulWinchell retired, and also voiced Crud. Cummings was hired to sing the last part of the song "Be Prepared" in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' after actor Creator/JeremyIrons was unable to sing the more demanding parts of the song, and he also voiced Ed the Hyena. He also sang for another non-singing actor Christopher Lloyd for the song, "In the Dark of the Night" in the animated film, ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}''. He also played the star of the series ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''.

'''James Jonah "Jim" Cummings''' (Born Nov. 3, 1952) is widely considered to be a successor to the late Creator/MelBlanc. He speaks in a deep, gravelly voice for most roles, but can do many variations of it. His skills as a mimic have earned him scores of opportunities at Walt Disney Productions, in particular. At Creator/{{Disney}}, Cummings not only replaced the ailing Sterling Holloway as the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh, but later took over as the voice of Tigger when well-known ventriloquist and voice actor Creator/PaulWinchell retired, and also voiced Crud. Cummings was hired to sing the last part of the song "Be Prepared" in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' after actor Creator/JeremyIrons was unable to sing the more demanding parts of the song, and he also voiced Ed the Hyena. He also sang for another non-singing actor Christopher Lloyd for the song, "In the Dark of the Night" in the animated film, ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}''. He also played the star of the series ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''.

* TheOtherDarrin: There are actors whose roles he really likes to take over.
** Sterling Holloway (Winnie the Pooh, Kaa, Cheshire Cat)
** Paul Winchell (Tigger, Zummi Gummi, Dick Dastardly)
** Billy Bletcher (Pete, Big Bad Wolf)
** Mel Blanc (Tasmanian Devil, Yosemite Sam, Captain Caveman)
** Louis Prima (King Louie)
** Peter Cullen (Monterey Jack)
** Paul Frees (Morocco Mole)
** Wayne Knight (Tantor)

* ''MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'' - Pete

* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' - Wormwood, Goodwin the Great

* ''{{VideoGame/Bubsy}}'' - Sid the Shrew

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' - El Capitan
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Duckman}}'' - Big Jack [=McBastard=], additional voices

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' - "[[GrumpyOldMan Male Old Grumpy]]" NPC voice type
* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' - Police Officer, [=AmmuNation=] Clerk, Radio Announcer

In the world of video games, Cummings has done the voice of Minsc of ''VideoGame/BaldursGate''[=/=]''Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn'' and Drizzt Do'Urden in the first ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance'' game. He is also prominently displayed in the credits of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' as Pooh, Tigger, and Pete. Cummings provided the voices for "Bad Mr. Frosty", "Hougan", and "Sumo Santa" in ''ClayFighter 63 1/3''. He also voices "Sarge" and the other soldiers in the ''VideoGame/ArmyMen'' games. In ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} Book I and II'' for the Turbografx -16 CD system, he is credited as voicing "Dalles", and he provided voices for minor characters in ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight: Sins of the Fathers''. He played several characters in the little-known ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}''. He also provided three of four of the voices of the main antagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'', The Master. He also provides the voice of the Terror Mask in the 2010 ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' remake for the Xbox 360 and [=PS3=]. He did a significant amount of voice work for [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim the most recent Elder Scrolls title]]; most "[[GrumpyOldMan curmudgeonly]]" voices in the game are provided by him. Most recently he's portrayed Lorewalker Cho in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. In addition, Cummings narrates the current Epcot fireworks show at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]], ''[=IllumiNations=]: Reflections of Earth''.

* ''WesternAnimation/INvasionAmerica'' - Major Lomack

** Paul Frees (Moroccow Mole)

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromThBookOfVirtues'' - Ari (seasons 1-2)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' - Afterburner

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'' - Clampdown