Doc Harris (voice actor)
Canadian radio host and actor (1948–2024)
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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]
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August 3, 1948
Doc Harris | |
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Doc Harris in an undated photograph | |
| Born | Gilbert Arthur Auchinleck August 3, 1948 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | October 5, 2024 (aged 76) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1966–2007 (radio personality) |
| Employers | |
| Notable work | Narrating the English version of Dragon Ball Z |
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, and he voiced characters in Captain N: The Game Master, Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World, Camp Candy, and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.[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.[1][4]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–1991 | Captain N: The Game Master | Narrator | |
| 1991 | Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! | Toad TV, Harman, Fake Pirate | |
| 1996–2003 | Dragon Ball Z | Narrator | Ocean Productions dub |
| 1999–2001 | Monster Rancher | Golem | English dub |
| 2019 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Grogar | 5 episodes[10] |
| 2019 | Ninjago | Old Guard | Episode: "The Darkness Comes"[10] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bionicle: Mask of Light | Kohlii Announcer | [10] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space | Kirsten Lombard, John Kowen | [10] |
| 2018 | Aegis Defenders | Bart | [10] |