Jim Ward

James Kevin Ward (May 19, 1959 – December 10, 2025) was an American voice actor and radio personality. He was best known for his roles as Doug Dimmadome and Chet Ubetcha in The Fairly OddParents (2001–2017), Captain Qwark in the Ratchet & Clank franchise (2002–2021), and XLR8, Diamondhead, and Wildvine in Ben 10 (2005–2008), as well as portraying Jack Krauser in Resident Evil 4. In radio, he was best known for his tenure on The Stephanie Miller Show (2004–2017).

Life and career James Kevin Ward was born in San Francisco on May 19, 1959, and grew up in Los Angeles. He was the son of Donald J. Ward, a folklorist and German professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. After college, Ward worked as a tour guide at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Voiceover career Ward began acting in 1976 with a minor role in the Western television series How the West Was Won. His first voice acting break in 1993 came with the role of Spider-Man in the updated Sega CD video game The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin.

Radio career From 2004 to 2017, Ward was the co-host of The Stephanie Miller Show,

Personal life and death Ward met his wife, Janice, on a cruise to Mexico in 2000, and they married in 2009. His death was announced on social media by Stephanie Miller, who aired a tribute to Ward the following day.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 Diff'rent Strokes "KITT" (voice) Episode: "Hooray for Hollywood". Uncredited. In the Knight Rider series, KITT was voiced by William Daniels 1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Patty's dad, Count Dracula, Dr. Frankenstein 1997–1999 Smart Guy Vice Principal Basil Militich Note: Credited as James K. Ward 2013 The Haunted Hathaways Wags Episode: "Haunted Dog"

Animation Year Title Role Notes 1998–1999 The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs Angus 1999–2000 Dilbert (TV series) Loud Howard 2000 King of the Hill George W. Bush Episode: "The Perils of Polling" 2000–2002 Hard Drinkin' Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Macromedia Flash cartoon on Icebox.com 2001–2004 Totally Spies! Sebastian, Security Guard, Worker #1, Man 4 episodes 2001–2017 The Fairly OddParents Doug Dimmadome, Chet Ubetcha, Mr. Bickles, Dif, Pa Speevak, various voices 95 episodes Painkiller Asmodeus The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown Chet Ubetcha Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Captain Qwark, Skrunch, Host, Scorpio, Thyrannoid BioShock 2 Suresh Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Perceptor Fallout 4 RobCo Battlezone Announcer, Old Longfellow 2016 Ratchet & Clank Captain Qwark, Qwark Bot, Hoverboarder, Warbot, Blarg 2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 The Local Pedestrian Population 2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Additional voices 2022 Quake Champions Ranger Final role