Michael Sorich
American actor (born 1958)
Michael Sorich
Born Michael John Sorich
(1958-03-23 ) March 23, 1958 (age 66) Occupations Years active 1977–present
Michael John Sorich ( SOH -ritch , born March 23, 1958)[ 1] is an American actor, writer and director.
Biography
Sorich has been a voice actor for many different characters in the Power Rangers franchise (until the end of the Wild Force series), as well as related or similar Saban series such as Masked Rider , VR Troopers , and Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix . Some of his roles included the voices of Squatt in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers , Decimator and Zelton in VR Troopers , Roboborg in Beetleborgs Metallix , and Double Face in Masked Rider . He has also had some on-screen roles, such as Woody Stocker on VR Troopers .
Sorich had voice roles in the anime series Bleach . He directed the dubs for Idaten Jump and for Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo . He had also co-directed the ADR for VR Troopers with Scott Page-Pagter and Wendee Lee .
Filmography
Anime
Armitage III – Train Driver
Arte – Ubertino[ 2]
Ayakashi Ayashi: Ayashi Divine Comedy – Prisoner, Tamahei
Bakuto Sengen Daigunder – Daigunder
Battle Athletes Victory – Ando
Battle B-Daman – Vinnie, Additional Voices
Baki – The Announcer
Black Jack – Various
Black Magic M-66 – Additional Voices
Bleach – Don Kanonji, Tessai Tsukabishi , Giriko Kutsuzawa, Fishbone D , Unnamed Soul
Blue Dragon – Hippopotamus
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo – Additional Voices
Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran – Daigoro Okuma
Casshan: Robot Hunter – Additional Voices
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Store Owner
Coppelion – Kamata[ 3]
Cosmo Warrior Zero – Rai
Cowboy Bebop – Giraffe
Crimson Wolf – Additional Voices
Cutie Honey – Various
Cyborg 009 – Great Britain/Cyborg 007
Daigunder – Daigu/Daigunder
Digimon Adventure – Andromon, Zudomon , Elecmon, Evil Greymon, Tyrannomon, DarkTyrannomon
Digimon Adventure 02 – Zudomon, Andromon, Gennai (Jose), Tyrannomon, DarkTyrannomon
Digimon Tamers – Vikaralamon , Dobermon, Sinduramon 's Possessed Owl
Digimon Frontier – Elecmon, SkullSatamon , Neemon, Doggymon, Pandamon
Digimon Fusion – Deputymon, Damemon, Deckerdramon, Monitamon Elder, Machinedramon
Dinozaurs – Dragozaur Army Forces
Dorohedoro – Vaux
Durarara!! – Asanuma, Additional Voices
Duel Masters – Benny Haha
Early Reins – Boss
El-Hazard – Mr. Masamichi Fujisawa
éX-Driver – Yamazaki
Eyeshield 21 – Additional Voices
Final Fantasy Girl Rescue Me: Mave-chan – Forgetter
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals – Ra Devil/Deatrh Gynos
Flag – Nadi Olowakandi
Flint the Time Detective – Lynx, Ominito, Young Babe Ruth (ep. 11)
Galerians – Drug Dealer, Guard A, Guy in Lobby, Maniac Terrorist, Priest, Researcher A
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Nanao's Classmate
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig – Additional Voices
Ghost Slayers Ayashi – Bodyguard, Man, Merchant, Tamahei
Golgo 13: Queen Bee – Bernard
Great Pretender – Danny
Great Teacher Onizuka – Committeeman A, Hiramatsu, Masked Man, Mizushima, Police Chief, Yakuza
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics – Various
Gungrave – Norton, Widge
Gun Sword – Nero
Hand Maid May – Commando-Z
Honeybee Hutch – Additional Voices
Hunter × Hunter 2011 series – Tonpa[ 4]
Inazuma Eleven: Ares – Chester Horse
Jin Jin – Various
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Ryohei Higashikata
Jujutsu Kaisen – Jogo
Jungle de Ikou! – Additional Voices
Kekkaishi – Lord Uro
Kill la Kill – Barazo Mankanshoku[ 5]
Last Exile – Additional Voices
Lily C.A.T. – Jimmy Hengel
Lupin III Part II – Olivera Net
Lupin III Part V – Camille Bardot
Lycoris Recoil - Abe
MÄR – Kaldea's Grand Elder
Marmalade Boy – Rihito Sakuma, Sakurai
Mars Daybreak – Doctor
Mazikaiser SKL – Kiba
Mirmo! – Hanzo
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Otto Mitas
Mob Psycho 100 – Dimple
Mon Colle Knights – Tanaka
Monster – Bartender, Mr. Fortner
Mushrambo – Darba, Robot Cop
Naruto – Gamabunta , Choza Akimichi , Jirobo, Black Zetsu
Naruto: Shippuden – Gamabunta, Choza Akimichi, Jirobo
The Noozles – Additional Voices
Outlaw Star – Mata, McCoy, Warden
Phoenix – Additional Voices
Planetes – Jiraiya, Tarobo, Temara
Pluto – Inspector Tawashi
Rave Master – Cheeks
Reign: The Conqueror – Bessus, Zariwari
Robotech – Sparks
Sailor Moon – Grandpa Hino (Viz Media dub)
Sailor Moon Crystal – Master Pharaoh 90 (Episodes 27 & 32)
Crayon Shin-chan (Phuuz dub) – Lucky
Shinzo – Additional Voices
Speed Racer X – Additional Voices
Street Fighter II V – Zangief , Mr. Masters (Animaze Dub)
Submarine 707R – Youhei Hayami
Super Pig – Ken Carlen
Tenchi Muyo! – Kamidake (TV2 , Movie 3 , and OVA 3 ), Kazuhiko Amagasaki (TV2)
Tenjho Tenge – Wutan
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War – Giliath Osborne[ 6]
Tribe Nine – Tenshin Otori
The Twelve Kingdoms – Itan
Vampire Princess Miyu – Chang, Captain
Wowser – Additional Voices
X – Additional Voices
Ys – Dogi[ 7]
YS-II – Dogi[ 7]
Yo-kai Watch – Whisper
Yukikaze – Operator
Zatch Bell! – Garza
Zenki – Sohma Miki, Enno Ozuno
Zetman – Detective Sayama (as Michael McKay)
Live action
Big Bad Beetleborgs – Mums (1st voice), Grenade Guy/Super Grenade Guy
Beetleborgs Metallix – Roboborg
Hollywood's Amazing Animal Actors – Narrator
Idaten – Avery Brundage
Mad Scientist Toon Club – Dr. Pi
Married... with Children – Fidel Castro
Masked Rider – Double Face, Fluffy (voice minus Doubleface uncredited)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Squatt (as Michael J. Sorich), Terror Toad, Fang, Polluticorn, Pumpkin Rapper, Saliguana (2nd voice), Magnet Brain, Silver Horns, Pachinko Head, Double Face, Vampirus, Hate Master, Crabby Cabbie, Erik and Merrick the Barbaric Brothers (all minus Squatt are uncredited)
Power Rangers: Zeo – Squatt (credited, as Michael J. Sorich), Boohoo the Clown, Wrecking Ball, Tough Tusks, Cog Changer (uncredited)
Power Rangers: Turbo – Voltmeister, Shrinkasect (uncredited)
Power Rangers: In Space – Elephantitan, Crocotoxes (uncredited)
Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy – Teksa (2nd appearance), Hardtochoke (2nd appearance), Quakemaker (uncredited 1st time, credited 2nd time)
Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue – Triskull, Gatekeeper, Bird Bane
Power Rangers: Time Force – "Mohawked Mutant" (uncredited), Brickneck
Power Rangers: Wild Force – Retinax , Artilla, Camera Org, Locomotive Org
Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy – Auctioneer
Seinfeld – Fidel Castro
The Prince of Light: The Legend of Ramayana – Hanuman
VR Troopers – Woody Stocker, Decimator, Horrorbot, Tankatron, Vacbot, Zelton, Spitbot (substitute voice), Slice Swordbot Brother (first voice)
You Can't Hurry Love – Drug Dealer
Animation
Film
Video games
Staff work
Script adaptation
Voice director
References
^ "The Voices of Elsword – Part 1: Director Michael Sorich" . YouTube . Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
^ "Arte" . Sound Cadence Studios . Retrieved April 12, 2021 .
^ "Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley" . Anime News Network . 2014-11-24.
^ "Rivals × for × Survival ". Hunter × Hunter . Episode 3. Viz Media. April 30, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
^ "Erica Mendez, Carrie Keranen Star in Kill la Kill's English Dub" . Anime News Network. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014 .
^ Dempsey, Liam (January 18, 2023). "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date" . Crunchyroll . Retrieved January 18, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Michael Sorich (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved 30 December 2020 . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web }}
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^ "Binary Domain (2012 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved 24 July 2021 . 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.{{cite web }}
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^ "Detective Pikachu Returns (2023 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved 17 October 2023 .
^ Blizzard Entertainment . Diablo III . Scene: Closing credits, 4:10 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
^ Blizzard Entertainment . Diablo III: Reaper of Souls . Scene: Closing credits, 5:23 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
^ "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved 23 June 2023 .
^ Square Enix. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD . Scene: Closing credits, 1:54 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved 8 January 2024 .
^ "Master Detective Archives: Rain Code (2023 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved 25 July 2023 .
^ Square Enix Business Division 11 ; Acquire . Octopath Traveler . Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 3:51 in, Additional Voices. CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link ) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ Capcom . Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes . Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:18 and 0:37 in, CAST. Credited as Michael G. Sorich.
^ CyberConnect . Silent Bomber . Bandai . Scene: Ending credits, 18:51 in, English Voices.{{cite book }}
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^ InXile Entertainment . The Bard's Tale . InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:25 in, More Great Talent.
^ Blizzard Entertainment . World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor . Scene: Closing credits, 11:30 in, Voice Over Cast.
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