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name: "Rodger Bumpass"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rodger-bumpass"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 November 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-17T06:29:36.529811+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Rodger Bumpass

Actor. Born 20 November 1951 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 November 1951, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- **Active:** 1996–2001
- **Also known as:** Rodger Albert Bumpass, Rodger A. Bumpass
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (3), 2000s 83 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4337, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120309/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70615

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Emperor's New Groove*](https://film.one/film/the-emperors-new-groove.md) (80)

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## Biography

Rodger Bumpass is an American actor and voice actor. Born on 20 November 1951 in Little Rock, Arkansas, he attended Arkansas State University, where he majored in radio and television and minored in theatre.

He is best known for voicing Squidward Tentacles on the animated series *SpongeBob SquarePants* (1999–present) and its related films and spin-offs. Bumpass has provided additional voices for numerous animated features, including *A Bug's Life* (1998), *Toy Story 2* (1999), *Tarzan* (1999), *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), *Monsters, Inc.* (2001) and *Cars* (2006). He also voiced Professor Membrane in *Invader Zim*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopediaofarkansas.net.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), Fi1m 86, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md)
- *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), Fi1m 80, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-emperors-new-groove.md)
- *The Iron Giant* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-giant.md)
- *Toy Story 2* (1999), Fi1m 89, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-2.md)
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996), Fi1m 70, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame.md)

## Also known for

- *Cars* (2006), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Monsters University* (2013), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Ice Age: The Meltdown* (2006), Additional Voices (voice)
- *A Bug's Life* (1998), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Tarzan* (1999), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Lilo & Stitch* (2002), Additional Voices (voice)
- *The Polar Express* (2004), Wolves (uncredited)
- *Treasure Planet* (2002), Additional Voices (voice)

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