Michael Sorich
Michael John Sorich is an American actor, voice actor, writer, director and voice director.
Biography
Sorich has been a prominent and ever-present voice actor for many different characters in the Power Rangers franchise, as well as related or similar Saban series such as Masked Rider, VR Troopers, and Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix. Some of his more well-known 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, with the best-known of those being the role of Woody Stocker on VR Troopers.Sorich is currently known for his voice roles in the popular 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
Animation English dubbing
- Armitage III - Train Driver
- Ayakashi Ayashi: Ayashi Divine Comedy - Prisoner, Tamahei
- Bakuto Sengen Daigunder - Daigunder
- Battle Athletes Victory - Ando
- Battle B-Daman - Vinnie, Additional Voices
- 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
- ' - Daigoro Okuma
- ' - Additional Voices
- ' - Store Owner
- Coppelion - Kamata
- 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, 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
- Fist of the North Star - Bad Customer, Dante
- ' - Ra Devil/Deatrh Gynos
- Flag - Nadi Olowakandi
- Flint the Time Detective - Lynx, Ominito, Young Babe Ruth
- Galerians - Drug Dealer, Guard A, Guy in Lobby, Maniac Terrorist, Priest, Researcher A
- ' - Nanao's Classmate
- ' - Additional Voices
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi - Bodyguard, Man, Merchant, Tamahei
- ' - Bernard
- Great Teacher Onizuka - Committeeman A, Hiramatsu, Masked Man, Mizushima, Police Chief, Yakuza
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - Various
- Gungrave - Norton, Widge
- GUNxSWORD - Nero
- Hand Maid May - Commando-Z
- Honeybee Hutch - Additional Voices
- Hunter × Hunter 2011 series – Tonpa
- Jin Jin - Various
- ' - Ryohei Higashikata
- Jungle de Ikou! - Additional Voices
- Kekkaishi - Lord Uro
- Kill la Kill - Barazo Mankanshoku
- Last Exile - Additional Voices
- Lily C.A.T. - Jimmy Hengel
- Lupin III Part II - Olivera Net
- 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, Zetsu
- ' - Gamabunta, Choza Akimichi
- The Noozles - Additional Voices
- Outlaw Star - Mata, McCoy, Warden
- Phoenix - Additional Voices
- Planetes - Jiraiya, Tarobo, Temara
- Rave Master - Cheeks
- ' - Bessus, Zariwari
- Robotech - Sparks
- Sailor Moon - Grandpa Hino
- Sailor Moon Crystal - Pharaoh 90
- Crayon Shin-chan - Lucky
- Shinzo - Additional Voices
- Speed Racer X - Additional Voices
- Street Fighter II V - Zangief, Mr. Masters
- Submarine 707R - Youhei Hayami
- Super Pig - Ken Carlen
- Tenchi Muyo! - Kamidake, Kazuhiko Amagasaki
- Tenjho Tenge - Wutan
- The Twelve Kingdoms - Itan
- Vampire Princess Miyu - Chang, Captain
- Wowser - Additional Voices
- X - Additional Voices
- Ys - Dogi
- YS-II - Dogi, Mr. Hadat
- Yo-kai Watch - Whisper
- Yukikaze - Operator
- Zatch Bell! - Garza
- Zenki - Sohma Miki, Enno Ozuno
- Zetman - Detective Sayama
Live Action
- Big Bad Beetleborgs - Mums, 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
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Squatt, Terror Toad, Fang, Polluticorn, Pumpkin Rapper, Saliguana, Magnet Brain, Silver Horns, Pachinko Head, Double Face, Vampirus, Hate Master, Crabby Cabbie, Erik and Merrick the Barbaric Brothers
- ' - Squatt, Boohoo the Clown, Wrecking Ball, Tough Tusks, Cog Changer
- ' - Voltmeister, Shrinkasect
- ' - Elephantitan, Crocotoxes
- ' - Teksa, Hardtochoke, Quakemaker
- ' - Triskull, Gatekeeper, Bird Bane
- ' - "Mohawked Mutant", Brickneck
- ' - Retinax, Artilla, Camera Org, Locomotive Org
- ' - Auctioneer
- Seinfeld - Fidel Castro
- - Hanuman
- VR Troopers - Woody Stocker, Decimator, Horrorbot, Tankatron, Vacbot, Zelton, Spitbot, Slice Swordbot Brother
- You Can't Hurry Love - Drug Dealer
Animation
- Creepy Crawlers - Additional Voices
- - 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
- 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
- ' - 006/Chang Changku
- Akira - Various
- Appleseed - Bar Troublemaker, Elder, Soldier
- Castle in the Sky - Additional Voices
- Catnapped! The Movie - Additional Voices
- Curious George - Seen It Cab Driver
- ' - Big Agumon, Gargomon
- ' - Neemon
- Digimon Adventure tri. - Zudomon, Vikemon, Elecmon, Omnimon
- Gen¹³ - Additional Voices
- Ghost in the Shell - Ishikawa
- Lu over the Wall - Chairman
- Mia and the Migoo - Additional Voices
- ' - Senator Ron Davis
- ' - Additional voices
- ' - Tar Monster, Cotton Candy Glob
- - Dhalsim, Zangief
- The Cockpit - Okiumi
- The Smurfs and the Magic Flute - Papa Smurf/Hefty Smurf
- The Toy Warrior - Ciao and Happy Watch
- Unico in the Island of Magic - Melvin the Magnificat
Video games
- Bravely Default - Hayreddin Barbarossa
- ' - Derek Buchanan
- Diablo III - Additional Voices
- ' - Additional Voices
- ' - Galdes
- Final Fantasy Type-0 HD - Additional voices
- ' - Vaike
- ' - Gwendal
- Heroes of the Storm - Falstad Wildhammer
- Grim Fandango - Don Copal
- ' - Uncredited roles
- ' - Gamabunta
- ' - Yoshitsugu Otani, Harumasa Nanbu
- Shenmue III - Additional Cast
- ' - Regis
- ' - Mawhonic, Teemto Pagalies
- ' - Rebel Pilot
- Stonekeep - Skuz
- Street Fighter IV series - Gen
- Street Fighter V - Gen
- ' - Village Chieftain
- The Curse of Monkey Island - Edward Van Helgen, Charles DeGoulash the Ghost Groom
- Twisted Metal Black - Billy Ray Stillwell
- ' - Falstad Wildhammer, Kurdran Wildhammer, numerous others.
- ' - Additional voices
Staff work
Script Adaptation
- 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
- Sandokan
- Shinzo
- Tokyo Pig
- '
- '
- Willy Fog 2
- Wowser
Voice director
- Battle B-Daman
- Bleach
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
- Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier
- '
- Digimon Fusion
- Duel Masters
- Elsword
- Eyeshield 21
- Idaten Jump
- Iron Virgin Jun
- Mon Colle Knights
- '
- Shinzo