Doc Harris (voice actor)
Doc Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gilbert Arthur Auchinleck August 3, 1948 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | October 5, 2024 (aged 76) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1966—2007 (radio personality) |
| Employers | |
| Notable work | Narrating the English version of Dragon Ball Z |
Gilbert Arthur Auchinleck (August 3, 1948 – October 5, 2024), better known as Doc Harris, was a Canadian voice actor and radio personality. He was known for narrating the English version of the Dragon Ball Z series.[1][2]
Early life and career
[edit]Doc Harris was born Gilbert Arthur Auchinleck on August 3, 1948, in Vancouver.[3] He started his career in 1966 as Gil Harris at CKDA and CFMS-FM Victoria.[4][5] He also worked under the name of Doc Holliday at radio stations in Sudbury, Hamilton, and Toronto. In 1973, he got a job at a Vancouver station as a disc jockey under the moniker Doc Harris. His broadcasting career in radio stations lasted for almost fifty years. His last radio hearings were in 2007.[6][7] Harris also had a successful career in voice acting. He was the narrator of more than 200 episodes of Dragon Ball Z, Captain N: The Game Master, Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World, Camp Candy, and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.[8][9]
Harris died in the early hours of October 5, 2024, at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), at the age of 76, following a minor surgery in September 2024.[1][4]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–1991 | Captain N: The Game Master | Narrator | |
| 1996–2003 | Dragon Ball Z | Narrator | Ocean Productions dub |
| 1999–2001 | Monster Rancher | Golem | English dub |
| 2019 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Grogar | 5 episodes[10] |
| 2019 | Ninjago | Old Guard | Episode: "The Darkness Comes"[10] |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bionicle: Mask of Light | Kohlii Announcer | [10] |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space | Kirsten Lombard, John Kowen | [10] |
| 2018 | Aegis Defenders | Bart | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Boyd, Alex (October 8, 2024). "Dragon Ball Z narrator Doc Harris dies aged 76". BBC. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Moss, Molly (October 8, 2024). "Dragon Ball Z narrator Doc Harris dies, aged 76". Radio Times. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ "Remembering the life of Gilbert Arthur 'Doc Harris' AUCHINLECK". Vancouver Sun. Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home. 13 October 2024. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (October 8, 2024). "Doc Harris, Dragon Ball Z English Narrator, Dies at 76". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Yasmin, Shahana (October 9, 2024). "Doc Harris death: Legendary Dragon Ball Z narrator dies at 76". The Independent. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Thiessen, Connie (October 5, 2024). "Veteran broadcaster Doc Harris signs off". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (October 13, 2024). "Dragon Ball Z Narrator, Voice Actor Doc Harris Dies". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Huerta, Gabriel (October 8, 2024). "Legendary English Dragon Ball Z's narrator, Doc Harris, dies at 76". Meristation. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Pilley, Max (October 8, 2024). "Dragon Ball Z legend Doc Harris dies, aged 76". NME. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Doc Harris (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 14, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
External links
[edit]- Doc Harris at IMDb