14 Facts About Beau Billingslea

John "Beau" Billingslea was born on 1944 and is an American actor, known as the voice of Jet Black in the critically acclaimed anime Cowboy Bebop, Ogremon in Digimon and Homura and Ay, the Fourth Raikage in Naruto Shippuden.

Beau Billingslea's family moved to Meriden, Connecticut, where he grew up.

Beau Billingslea graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science in 1966.

Beau Billingslea was involved in ROTC and had to turn down entering the NFL in order to fulfill his military service his commitment was deferred so that he could attend UConn Law School, where he graduated and passed the Connecticut bar in 1969.

Beau Billingslea became an officer in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps and had tours in Germany and Europe, working on a number of cases.

Beau Billingslea mentioned in an interview that it was probably because of his military background that he was often cast as an officer.

Beau Billingslea acted in films such as Night Shift, The American President, Hannah Montana: The Movie, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and a remake of The Blob.

Beau Billingslea continues to act in stage plays such as Driving Miss Daisy where he was nominated for a Los Angeles Ovation Award in 2005.

Beau Billingslea worked on several cartoons and anime, his most notable being Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop, which was broadcast on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block.

Beau Billingslea voiced starring characters Captain Michael Heartland in Argento Soma; Oji Tanaka in The Legend of Black Heaven, which was broadcast on International Channel and was the voice of Ogremon and various "mons" in Digimon.

Beau Billingslea attended several anime conventions, including the 2016 Anime Expo, which united the Cowboy Bebop English voice cast.

Beau Billingslea has been involved in narrating shows on The History Channel including Hero Ships, Modern Marvels, and Suicide Missions.

Beau Billingslea is married to Cecelia Billingslea; they have a son and a daughter together.

In 1987, Beau Billingslea was inducted into the Meriden Hall of Fame.