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 (2005). In radio, he was best known for his tenure on The Stephanie Miller Show (2004–2017).

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.

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.

He went on to play several roles in animation and video games, most notably Captain Qwark in the Ratchet & Clank franchise, and several voices in The Fairly OddParents and Ben 10. In 2006, Ward played Eyemore in Biker Mice from Mars, a remake of the 1990s series of the same name. In 2009, for his roles on the show, he was nominated and won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program.

From 2004 to 2017, Ward was the co-host of The Stephanie Miller Show, a syndicated progressive talk radio program that featured a number of his impersonations of political figures, other celebrities, and news makers.

Ward met his wife, Janice, on a cruise to Mexico in 2000, and they married in 2009.

Ward was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2017 and retired from his role on The Stephanie Miller Show. In 2021, it was reported that Ward's Alzheimer's, along with a severe infection of COVID-19, had progressed to the point that he was unable to continue voice acting.

Ward died at the Silverado Beverly Place Memory Care in Los Angeles on December 10, 2025, after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's. His death was announced on social media by Stephanie Miller, who aired a tribute to Ward the following day. He was 66.