David Povall

{{short description|American actor}} {{Use American English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox person | image = File:David Povall at San Diego Writers Festival 2025 (cropped).jpg | caption = Povall at the 2025 San Diego Writers Festival. | other_names = David Estuardo | birth_name = David Stuart Povall | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|06|21}} | birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | occupation = Actor, voice actor, writer }} '''David Stuart Povall''' (born June 21, 1947) is an American writer<ref name=":0" /> and former actor and voice actor.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Behind the voice actors|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/David-Povall/}}</ref> He was credited in many of his acting roles as '''David Estuardo'''.

== Life and career == Povall was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1947, and raised there and in Denver and Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish and Nahuatl,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2authors - Fiction Authors of Novels and Screenplays |url=https://www.2authors.com/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=www.2authors.com}}</ref> he began his acting career in Mexico in 1969, under the stage name '''David Estuardo''' ('Estuardo' being the Spanish form of his middle name 'Stuart').

Between 1969 and 1986, he appeared in over 20 Mexican films and television series, alongside the likes of Jorge Rivero, Ignacio López Tarso, Julissa, Claudio Brook, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Sara García, and Irán Eory. He also had a co-starring role in the Clint Eastwood/Shirley MacLaine Western ''Two Mules for Sister Sara'' (1970), and played John the Apostle in the Biblical epic ''Jesús, nuestro Señor'' (1971).

In the late 1980's, Povall returned to the United States and began a second career as a voice actor, primarily in English-language dubs of anime.<ref name=":1" />

Povall currently works as a writer, and is married to his Mexican wife Victoria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=V. & D. Povall |url=https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/v--d-povall.html |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=The Independent Author Network |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Live-action === *''The Arrival'' - Additional voices *''Counting Days'' - Rev. John Santos *''The Ring'' - Girl's father

===Anime=== *''The Castle of Cagliostro'' - Inspector Koichi Zenigata (MGM version) *''The Professional: Golgo 13'' - F. Garvin *''3×3 Eyes'' - Benares; Demon *''Wicked City'' - Hodgkins (USA dub) *''Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy'' - Additional voices *''Crying Freeman Volume 3: Shades of Death Part 2'' - Goken Ishida; Abductor *''Tales of the Wolf'' - Inspector Koichi Zenigata *''Megazone 23'' - Newscaster; Sensor operator *''Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo'' - Inspector Koichi Zenigata

===TV series=== *''Phantom 2040'' - Additional voices *''Team Knight Rider'' - Computer Guy *''The Ex-List'' - Mr. Crane

=== Video games === *''Total Annihilation: Kingdoms'' - Unit #5 (voice)

== References == <references />

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0693912}}

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