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.
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Early life and career
Doc Harris was born Gilbert Arthur Auchinleck on August 3, 1948, in Vancouver. He started his career in 1966 as Gil Harris at CKDA and CFMS-FM Victoria. 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. 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.
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.