Michael John Sorich ( SOH-ritch, born March 23, 1958) is an American actor, writer and director.
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Biography
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.
Filmography
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), Pineoctopus, 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
Animation
Creepy Crawlers – Additional Voices
Huntik: Secret and Seekers – Master Tantras
Iznogoud – Various
Little Mouse on the Prairie – Cal, Osgood
The Magic Snowflake – Santa Claus, Contrary Santa
The Return of Dogtanian – Athos
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King – Additional Voices
Pucca: Love Recipe – Dong King
Santa's Apprentice – Santa Claus, Nightmare Santa, Inspector Stevens, Contrary Santa (US English version)
Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic – Jason, Steel
What the Bleep Do We Know!? – Various Character Voices
Willy Fog 2 – Various
Wisdom of the Gnomes – Pat
Video games
Binary Domain – Additional voices
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die – Derek Buchanan
Detective Pikachu Returns – Brandon Barnes
Diablo III – Additional Voices
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Additional Voices
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII – Incidental characters
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD – Additional voices
Final Fantasy XIII – Cocoon Inhabitants
Fire Emblem Awakening – Vaike
Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Gwendal
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – 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
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code – Dr. Huesca
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm – Gamabunta
Octopath Traveler – Additional voices
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – Harold
Staff work
Script adaptation
Bleach
Bob in a Bottle
Bumpety Boo
Dinozaurs
Droners
Duel Masters
Dynamo Duck
Flag
Honeybee Hutch
Idaten Jump
Iznogoud
Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol
The Littl' Bits
Little Mouse on the Prairie
Maya the Bee
Mon Colle Knights
The Noozles
Ox Tales
Power Rangers Super Samurai
Rave Master
The Return of Dogtanian
Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid
Saban's Adventures of Peter Pan
Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio
Sailor Moon (Viz Media dub)
Sandokan
Shinzo
Tokyo Pig
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Voice director
Battle B-Daman
Bleach
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier
Digimon: Digital Monsters
Digimon Fusion
Duel Masters
Elsword
Eyeshield 21
Idaten Jump
Iron Virgin Jun
Mon Colle Knights
Komi Can't Communicate
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
Shinzo
