Doc Harris (voice actor) explained

Doc Harris
Birth Name:Gilbert Arthur Auchinleck
Birth Date:3 August 1948
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Years Active:1966—2007 (radio personality)
Notable Works:Narrating 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, , , Camp Candy, and .[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.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989–1991Narrator
1996–2003Dragon Ball ZNarratorOcean Productions dub
1999–2001Monster RancherGolemEnglish dub
2019Grogar5 episodes[10]
2019NinjagoOld GuardEpisode: "The Darkness Comes"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Kirsten Lombard, John Kowen
2018Aegis DefendersBart

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boyd . Alex . October 8, 2024 . Dragon Ball Z narrator Doc Harris dies aged 76 . October 13, 2024 . BBC . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Moss . Molly . October 8, 2024 . Dragon Ball Z narrator Doc Harris dies, aged 76 . October 13, 2024 . Radio Times . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 13 October 2024 . Remembering the life of Gilbert Arthur 'Doc Harris' AUCHINLECK . https://archive.today/20241013212156/https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/gilbert-arthur-doc-harris-auchinleck-1091459692 . 13 October 2024 . 13 October 2024 . . Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home.
  4. Web site: Vlessing . Etan . October 8, 2024 . Doc Harris, Dragon Ball Z English Narrator, Dies at 76 . October 13, 2024 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  5. Web site: Yasmin . Shahana . October 9, 2024 . Doc Harris death: Legendary Dragon Ball Z narrator dies at 76 . October 13, 2024 . The Independent . en.
  6. Web site: Thiessen . Connie . October 5, 2024 . Veteran broadcaster Doc Harris signs off . October 13, 2024 . Broadcast Dialogue . en-US.
  7. Web site: Mateo . Alex . October 13, 2024 . Dragon Ball Z Narrator, Voice Actor Doc Harris Dies . October 13, 2024 . Anime News Network.
  8. Web site: Huerta . Gabriel . October 8, 2024 . Legendary English Dragon Ball Zs narrator, Doc Harris, dies at 76 . October 13, 2024 . Meristation . en-us.
  9. Web site: Pilley . Max . October 8, 2024 . Dragon Ball Z legend Doc Harris dies, aged 76 . October 13, 2024 . NME . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Doc Harris (visual voices guide) . October 14, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. 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.