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Michael Sorich

Michael Sorich
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
Years active1977–present

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

Biography

Sorich has been a prominent and ever-present 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 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

Anime

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

  • 009 Re:Cyborg - 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
  • Digimon: The Movie - Big Agumon, Gargomon
  • Digimon Frontier Island of Lost Digimon - 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
  • 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/Hefty Smurf
  • The Toy Warrior - Ciao and Happy Watch
  • Unico in the Island of Magic - Melvin the Magnificat

Video games

  • D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Derek Buchanan
  • Diablo III - Additional Voices[5]
  • Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Additional Voices[6]
  • Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates - Galdes (uncredited)
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 HD - Additional voices[7]
  • Fire Emblem: Awakening - Vaike[8]
  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Gwendal
  • 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
  • Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm - Gamabunta
  • Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes - Yoshitsugu Otani, Harumasa Nanbu
  • Shenmue III - Additional Cast
  • Silent Bomber - Mercury[9]
  • Star Ocean: Second Evolution - Regis
  • 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[10]
  • 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[11]
  • 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[12]

Staff work

Script adaptation

Voice director

References

  1. ^ "The Voices of Elsword - Part 1: Director Michael Sorich". Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley". Anime News Network. 2014-11-24.
  3. ^ "Rivals × for × Survival". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 3. Viz Media. April 30, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
  4. ^ "Erica Mendez, Carrie Keranen Star in Kill la Kill's English Dub". Anime News Network. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III. Scene: Closing credits, 4:10 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
  6. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. Scene: Closing credits, 5:23 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
  7. ^ Square Enix. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD. Scene: Closing credits, 1:54 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
  8. ^ "Michael Sorich". 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.
  9. ^ CyberConnect. Silent Bomber. Bandai. Scene: Ending credits, 18:51 in, English Voices.
  10. ^ InXile Entertainment. The Bard’s Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:25 in, More Great Talent.
  11. ^ Nihon Falcom. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV. NIS America. Scene: Ending credits, 13:50.
  12. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. Scene: Closing credits, 11:30 in, Voice Over Cast.

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