David Kaufman

David Kaufman Headshot

Voice Actor

Birth Date: July 23, 1961

Age: 63 years old

Birth Place: St. Louis, Missouri

A native of St. Louis, David Kaufman is a character actor who has done extensive voice work for animated productions. Kaufman began appearing in plays as a child and started taking on screen roles during his teens, with featured parts in episodes of the TV shows "Little House on the Prairie" and "Remington Steele" during the early 1980s. After starring as a regular on the sitcom "Down to Earth," he continued to appear in guest spots on episodes of shows such as "Night Court" and "Valerie's Family," and in '91, Kaufman began doing voice work, portraying the lead character of Marty McFly on the "Back to the Future" animated series.

While still occasionally featured in live-action productions (the sitcoms "Wings" and "Dweebs"), Kaufman increasingly focused on cartoons, lending his voice to "Freakazoid!" and "Superman," where he played the hero's sidekick, Jimmy Olsen. Appearing in small parts on episodes of the TV dramas "The West Wing" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and in the feature film "Pearl Harbor," Kaufman later voiced the title characters of the animated shows "Stuart Little" and "Danny Phantom," marking some of the biggest roles of his prolific career.

Credits

Goldie & BearStream

Voice
Beanstalk Jack
Series
2015

The Legend of KorraStream

Guest Voice
Arik
Series
2012
89%

Justice League: Doom

Voice
Jimmy Olsen
Movie
2012

Superman vs. the Elite

Voice
Jimmy Olsen
Movie
2012

Hawaii Five-0Stream

Guest Star
Trent Sanders
Series
2010

Rizzoli & IslesStream

Guest Star
Dave Robbins
Series
2010

Lie to MeStream

Guest Star
Dan Felder
Series
2009

The MentalistStream

Guest Star
Gary Wineman
Series
2008

The ClassStream

Guest Star
Series
2006
44%

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

Voice
Movie
2006

The Buzz on Maggie

Voice
Aldrin
Show
2005

The CloserStream

Guest Star
David Jones
Series
2005
83%

Boston LegalStream

Guest Star
Dr. Sam Karp
Series
2004
86%

Danny PhantomStream

Voice
Series
2004

Stuart LittleStream

Voice
Stuart Little
Series
2003

Presidio Med

Guest Star
Show
2002

Role of a Lifetime

Actor
Chick Desmond
Movie
2002

Citizen Baines

Guest Star
Show
2001

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream

Guest Star
Series
2000

God, the Devil and Bob

Guest Voice
Show
2000

Tom Sawyer

Voice
Movie
2000

The West WingStream

Guest Star
Bob Fowler
Series
1999
81%

Intrepid

Actor
Max Dennis
Movie
1999

Enchanted

Actor
Allen Stinner
Movie
1999

DC Super-Villains: Lex Luthor

Voice
Jimmy Olsen
Show
1996

Superman: The Animated SeriesStream

Voice
Jimmy Olsen
Series
1996

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

Voice
Jimmy Olsen
Movie
1996

Dweebs

Actor
Show
1995

Touched by an AngelStream

Guest Star
Series
1994

Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight

Actor
Ryder
Movie
1993

Step by StepStream

Guest Star
Series
1991

The Last Prostitute

Actor
Bert
Movie
1991

WingsStream

Guest Star
Series
1990

El Miedo Acecha

Actor
Movie
1989

Your Mother Wears Combat Boots

Actor
James Michael Andersen
Movie
1989

MatlockStream

Guest Star
Series
1986

The Hogan Family

Guest Star
Series
1986

Highway to HeavenStream

Guest Star
Joseph Soloman
Series
1984

Down to Earth

Actor
Duane Preston
Show
1984

Simon & Simon

Guest Star
Steve Bannon
Series
1981

Gimme a Break!

Guest Star
Series
1981

Fantasy Island

Guest Star
Series
1978

Little House on the PrairieStream

Guest Star
Carl Edwards
Series
1974