Doc Harris (voice actor)

Doc Harris
Born
Gilbert Arthur Auchinleck

(1948-08-03)August 3, 1948
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DiedOctober 5, 2024(2024-10-05) (aged 76)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations
Years active1966—2007 (radio personality)
Employers
Notable workNarrating 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

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

Television

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

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Bionicle: Mask of Light Kohlii Announcer [10]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space Kirsten Lombard, John Kowen [10]
2018 Aegis Defenders Bart [10]

References

  1. ^ a b Boyd, Alex (October 8, 2024). "Dragon Ball Z narrator Doc Harris dies aged 76". BBC. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Moss, Molly (October 8, 2024). "Dragon Ball Z narrator Doc Harris dies, aged 76". Radio Times. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Remembering the life of Gilbert Arthur 'Doc Harris' AUCHINLECK". Vancouver Sun. Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home. October 13, 2024. Archived from the original on October 13, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (October 8, 2024). "Doc Harris, Dragon Ball Z English Narrator, Dies at 76". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Yasmin, Shahana (October 9, 2024). "Doc Harris death: Legendary Dragon Ball Z narrator dies at 76". The Independent. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Thiessen, Connie (October 5, 2024). "Veteran broadcaster Doc Harris signs off". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 13, 2024). "Dragon Ball Z Narrator, Voice Actor Doc Harris Dies". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Huerta, Gabriel (October 8, 2024). "Legendary English Dragon Ball Z's narrator, Doc Harris, dies at 76". Meristation. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Pilley, Max (October 8, 2024). "Dragon Ball Z legend Doc Harris dies, aged 76". NME. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  10. ^ 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.

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