James Carter Cathcart
Voice Actor • Pianist • Singer
Birth Date: January 4, 1954
Death Date: July 8, 2025 — 71 years old
Birth Place: West Long Branch, New Jersey
James Carter Cathcart, also known as Jimmy Zoppi, is an American retired voice actor, script adaptor, voice director, pianist and vocalist known for providing the English voice for James, Meowth and Professor Oak in the Pokémon franchise between 2005 and 2023.
Credits
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2022
Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2020
Gekijouban Poketto monsutâ: koko
Voice
James / Meowth
Movie
2020
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2019
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon: Ultra Legends
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2019
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
Voice
James / Meowth
Movie
2018
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon: Ultra Adventures
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2017
Pokémon: Sun & Moon
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2017
A Stork's JourneyStream
Voice
Singing Voice Kiki
Movie
2017
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
Voice
Professor Oak
Movie
2017
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
Voice
James / Meowth
Movie
2016
Pokémon XYZ
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2015
Pokémon the Movie XY
Voice
James / Meowth
Movie
2015
Pokémon: XY Kalos Quest
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2014
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
Voice
James/Meowth
Movie
2014
Pokémon the Series: XY
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2013
Pokémon the Series: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2013
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
Voice
James / Meowth
Movie
2013
Pokémon the Series: BW Adventures in Unova
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2012
Pokémon the Series BW: Rival Destinies
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2011
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2010
Pokémon the Series: DP Sinnoh League Victors
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2010
Pokémon the Series: DP Galactic Battles
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2008
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Voice
Meowth/James/Kojir
Movie
2008
Pokémon the Series: DP Battle Dimension
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2007
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2006
Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon
Voice
Professor Oak; James; Meowth; Aggron; Armaldo
Movie
2006
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Voice
James / Meowth / Swellow / Munchlax
Movie
2006
Pokémon the Series: Battle Frontier
Voice
James/Meowth
Show
2005
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
Voice
Miki Kaoru
Movie
2002
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns
Actor
Additional Voices
Movie
2000
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Voice
Show
1997
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