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American actor

Michael Sorich

Born|

Michael John Sorich

(1958-03-23) March 23, 1958 (age 66)

California

Occupations|

* Actor
* director
* writer

Years active| 1977–present

Michael John Sorich (/ˈsoʊrɪtʃ/ SOH-ritch, born March 23, 1958)[1] is an American actor, writer and director.

## Biography

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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

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### Anime

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* 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

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* 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

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* Creepy Crawlers – Additional Voices
* Huntik: Secret and Seekers – Master Tantras
* Iznogoud – Various
* Little Mouse on the Prairie – Cal, Osgood
* The Magic Snowflake – Santa Claus, Contrary Santa
* The Return of Dogtanian – Athos
* The Nutcracker and the Mouse King – Additional Voices
* Pucca: Love Recipe – Dong King
* Santa's Apprentice – Santa Claus, Nightmare Santa, Inspector Stevens, Contrary Santa (US English version)
* Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic – Jason, Steel
* What the Bleep Do We Know!? – Various Character Voices
* Willy Fog 2 – Various
* Wisdom of the Gnomes – Pat

### Film

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* Bigfoot Family – Wilbur The Bear
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run – Additional Voices
* 009 Re:Cyborg – 006/Chang Changku
* Akira – Various
* Appleseed – Bar Troublemaker, Elder, Soldier
* Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire – Hiroshi Agasa[7]
* Castle in the Sky – Additional Voices
* Catnapped! The Movie – Additional Voices
* Child of Kamiari Month – Ryūjin, additional voices
* Curious George – Seen It Cab Driver
* Digimon: The Movie – Big Agumon, Gargomon
* Digimon Frontier Island of Lost Digimon – Neemon
* Digimon Adventure tri. – Zudomon, Vikemon, Elecmon, Omnimon
* Gen13 – Additional Voices
* Lu over the Wall – Chairman
* Mia and the Migoo – Additional Voices
* Resident Evil: Degeneration – Senator Ron Davis
* Rusty: A Dog's Tale – Additional voices
* Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed – Tar Monster, Cotton Candy Glob
* Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie – Dhalsim (as Don Carey), Zangief (as William Johnson)
* The Cockpit – Okiumi
* The Smurfs and the Magic Flute – Papa Smurf (2nd American dub)/Hefty Smurf
* The Son Of Bigfoot – Wilbur The Bear
* The Swan Princess: A Fairy Tale Is Born – King William
* The Toy Warrior – Ciao and Happy Watch
* Unico in the Island of Magic – Melvin the Magnificat

### Video games

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* Binary Domain – Additional voices[8]
* D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die – Derek Buchanan
* Detective Pikachu Returns – Brandon Barnes[9]
* Diablo III – Additional Voices[10]
* Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Additional Voices[11]
* Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII – Incidental characters[12]
* Final Fantasy Type-0 HD – Additional voices[13]
* Final Fantasy XIII – Cocoon Inhabitants[14]
* Fire Emblem Awakening – Vaike[7]
* Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Gwendal[7]
* Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – Gwendal[7]
* Grim Fandango – Don Copal
* Heroes of the Storm – Falstad Wildhammer
* Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia – Uncredited roles
* Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu – Village Chieftain
* Master Detective Archives: Rain Code – Dr. Huesca[15]
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm – Gamabunta
* Octopath Traveler – Additional voices[16]
* Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Yoshitsugu Otani, Harumasa Nanbu[17]
* Shenmue III – Additional Cast
* Silent Bomber – Mercury[18]
* Star Ocean: Second Evolution – Regis[7]
* Star Wars Episode I: Racer – Mawhonic, Teemto Pagalies
* Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance – Rebel Pilot
* Stonekeep – Skuz
* Street Fighter IV series – Gen
* Street Fighter V – Gen
* The Bard's Tale – Additional voices[19]
* The Curse of Monkey Island – Edward Van Helgen, Charles DeGoulash the Ghost Groom
* The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV – Chancellor Giliath Osborne[7]
* Twisted Metal Black – Billy Ray Stillwell (Junkyard Dog)
* World of Warcraft: Cataclysm – Falstad Wildhammer, Kurdran Wildhammer, numerous others.
* World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor – Additional voices[20]

## Staff work

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### Script adaptation

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* Bleach
* Bob in a Bottle
* Bumpety Boo
* Dinozaurs
* Duel Masters
* Dynamo Duck
* Flag
* Honeybee Hutch
* Idaten Jump
* Iznogoud
* Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol
* The Littl' Bits
* Little Mouse on the Prairie
* Maya the Bee
* Mon Colle Knights
* The Noozles
* Ox Tales
* Power Rangers Super Samurai
* Rave Master
* The Return of Dogtanian
* Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid
* Saban's Adventures of Peter Pan
* Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio
* Sailor Moon (Viz Media dub)
* Sandokan
* Shinzo
* Tokyo Pig
* Transformers: Robots in Disguise
* Wild Arms: Twilight Venom
* Willy Fog 2
* Wowser

### Voice director

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* Battle B-Daman
* Bleach
* Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
* Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier
* Digimon: Digital Monsters
* Digimon Fusion
* Duel Masters
* Elsword
* Eyeshield 21
* Idaten Jump
* Iron Virgin Jun
* Mon Colle Knights
* Komi Can't Communicate
* Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
* Shinzo

## References

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1. ^ "The Voices of Elsword – Part 1: Director Michael Sorich". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
2. ^ "Arte". Sound Cadence Studios. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
3. ^ "Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley". Anime News Network. 2014-11-24.
4. ^ "Rivals × for × Survival". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 3. Viz Media. April 30, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
5. ^ "Erica Mendez, Carrie Keranen Star in Kill la Kill's English Dub". Anime News Network. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ 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 closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
8. ^ "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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
9. ^ "Detective Pikachu Returns (2023 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
10. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III. Scene: Closing credits, 4:10 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
11. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. Scene: Closing credits, 5:23 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
12. ^ "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
13. ^ Square Enix. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD. Scene: Closing credits, 1:54 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
14. ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
15. ^ "Master Detective Archives: Rain Code (2023 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
16. ^ Square Enix Business Division 11; Acquire. Octopath Traveler. Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 3:51 in, Additional Voices. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
17. ^ Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:18 and 0:37 in, CAST. Credited as Michael G. Sorich.
18. ^ CyberConnect. Silent Bomber. Bandai. Scene: Ending credits, 18:51 in, English Voices.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
19. ^ InXile Entertainment. The Bard's Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:25 in, More Great Talent.
20. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. Scene: Closing credits, 11:30 in, Voice Over Cast.

## External links

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* Michael Sorich at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
* Michael Sorich at IMDb

Authority control databases

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* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States