Michael John Sorich ( SOH-ritch, born March 23, 1958)[1] is an American actor, writer and director.
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Born | Michael John Sorich (1958-03-23) March 23, 1958 (age 66)
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Years active | 1977–present |
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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.
Anime
- 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
- 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
"Arte". Sound Cadence Studios. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
"Rivals × for × Survival". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 3. Viz Media. April 30, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
"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}}
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"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}}
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Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. Scene: Closing credits, 5:23 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:18 and 0:37 in, CAST. Credited as Michael G. Sorich.
InXile Entertainment. The Bard's Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:25 in, More Great Talent.
Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. Scene: Closing credits, 11:30 in, Voice Over Cast.