Gerald Michael Charlebois (born April 17, 1929), better known as Michael Forest, is an American actor who provides the voices for many animated titles.

Early life

Born in Harvey, North Dakota, he moved with his family at a very early age to

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. He graduated with a B.A. in English and drama from

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Career

At age 71, Forest voiced Prince Olympius in '' Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue''. In his earlier years, he was a film and television actor, notably playing

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in the 1967 ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...

'' episode " Who Mourns for Adonais?" He again played that role in the '' Star Trek Continues'' episode " Pilgrim of Eternity", 47 years later, with his wife, actress Diana Hale. He also appeared as a priest in a case of mistaken identity on a 1964 episode of ''

The Dick Van Dyke Show ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' is an American television sitcom created by Carl Reiner that initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to June 1, 1966, with a total of 158 half-hour episodes spanning five seasons. It was produced by Calvada Prod ...

''.

Filmography

Anime

* '' Aika R-16: Virgin Mission'' - Gozo Aida, Tsukino (Ep. 2) * '' Armitage III'' - Vice-Minister Jessup * ''

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'' - Alex Rosewater * '' Black Jack'' - Dr. Stanfield, Ernesto * ''

Blade of the Immortal is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. The series is set in Japan during the mid- Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji, who has to kill 1,000 evil men in order to regain his mort ...

'' - Asana, Takayuki Asano * '' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' - Sneaky Spider Saizo * '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'' - Adm. Rudolph * '' Crying Freeman'' - Don Carleone, Shudo Shimazaki * '' Cybuster'' - Ryuzo * ''

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue is a Japanese anime television series animated by J.C.Staff and broadcast on TV Kanagawa from January to July 2004. The anime was originally licensed by Geneon USA. It is now licensed by Sentai Filmworks. A manga adaptation, illustrated by ...

'' - Ishiyama (Ep. 1), Martin, Sho Mizuki * '' Dirty Pair Flight 005 Conspiracy'' - Dietrch (Streamline Dub) * '' Doomed Megalopolis'' - Eiichi Subasawa * ''

El-Hazard is a Japanese anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC. There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by VIZ Media. The series ...

'' - Yuba Yarius * ''

Eureka Seven ''Eureka Seven'', known in Japan as , is a 2005 Japanese anime series created by Bones. The series was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with series composition by Dai Satō, character designs by Kenichi Yoshida and music by Naoki Satō. ' ...

'' - Braya * '' Gad Guard'' - Dorgel, Dove, Editor * '' Gatchaman'' - Chief * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' - Kubota * '' Ghost Slayers Ayashi'' - Doi-Oiokami-Toshitsura, Master (Ep. 21) * ''

Giant Robo is a Japanese manga series by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. The manga, which was first published in 1967, spawned a live-action '' tokusatsu'' television series of the same name, as well as a series of original video animations called '' Giant Rob ...

'' - Narrator (Animaze Dub) * '' Gungrave'' - Sid Galarde * ''

Gun x Sword , is a Japanese anime television series animated by AIC A.S.T.A, written by Hideyuki Kurata, and directed by Gorō Taniguchi. Plot The story is set on the "Planet of Endless Illusion", a place where rogues of all sorts gather. The protagon ...

'' - Jose * ''

Heat Guy J is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by '' Escaflowne'' director Kazuki Akane and animated by Satelight. ''Heat Guy J'' was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer (which subsequently became Geneon Ent ...

'' - Valter Yulgence * ''

IGPX refers to two anime series co-produced by Production I.G and Cartoon Network. The first is a "microseries" consisting of five 5-minute episodes, and the second is a 26-episode animated series loosely related to the first. Koichi Mashimo co ...

'' - Hans * '' I'll CKBC'' - Mr. Hiiragi * '' Kamichu!'' - Mr. Gen (Ep. 9) * '' Last Exile'' - Emperor of Anatoray * '' Mars Daybreak'' - EF Commander * ''

Megazone 23 is a four-part Japanese cyberpunk original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama and Emu Arii, and directed by Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai, and Shinji Aramaki. The series debuted in 1985. It ...

'' - Eigen Yumekanou (Part 1, Streamline Dub) * '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' - Arakawa * '' Mermaid Forest'' - Dr. Shiina (Ep. 4–5), Kohakura * '' Mirage of Blaze'' - Kojyuro Katakura * '' Mobile Suit Gundam - The Movie Trilogy'' - Captain Paolo * '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket'' - Charlie * '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory'' - Captain Dry * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team'' - Lt. Col. Kojima * '' Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'' - Blacksmith * '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' - Cpt. Mayville * ''

Orguss 02 is an anime science fiction series. It inspired an OVA sequel series called ''Orguss 02''. ''Orguss'' was the second part of ''The Super Dimension'' trilogy from Big West, preceded by ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' and followed by ' ...

'' - Zante * '' Planetes'' - Clifford, Harry Roland, Norman * '' R.O.D the TV'' - Bookstore Owner B * ''

Samurai Champloo is a 2004 Japanese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television production of studio Manglobe, the 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005. It was first partially broadcast on Fuji TV, then had a complete ...

'' - Inuyama * ''

Scrapped Princess is a Japanese light novel series by Ichiro Sakaki and illustrated by Yukinobu Azumi, also known as the popular adult dōjin artist Nakayohi Mogudan. In 2003, it was adapted into an anime series produced by Bones. ''Scrapped Princess'' i ...

'' - King Balteric * '' Serial Experiments Lain'' - Dr. Hodgeson * '' Someday's Dreamers'' - Councilor Rikiya Furusaki, Kazuki * ''

Street Fighter II V is an anime series produced by Group TAC, loosely based on the 1994 fighting game ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo''. Directed by Gisaburo Sugii (who also directed the earlier '' Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''), the series first air ...

'' - Captain Dorai (Animaze Dub) * '' Teknoman'' - Commander Jamison * ''

Trigun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. ''Trigun'' was first serialized in Tokuma Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' from April 1995 to January 1997, when the magazine ceased i ...

'' - Lurald * '' The Twelve Kingdoms'' - King Hou Chuutatsu * ''

Witch Hunter Robin ''Witch Hunter Robin'' (stylized as ''Witch Hunter ROBIN'') is a 2002 Japanese anime series created by Sunrise and animation director Shūkō Murase. The series originally aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between July and December 2002. The series ...

'' - Inquisitor Cortion * '' Zillion'' - Gord

Films

* ''

100 Rifles ''100 Rifles'' is a 1969 American Western film directed by Tom Gries and starring Jim Brown, Raquel Welch and Burt Reynolds. It is based on Robert MacLeod's 1966 novel ''The Californio''. The film was shot in Spain. The original music score was ...

'' - Humara * '' A House is Not a Home'' - Bernie * '' Appleseed'' - Elder (Animaze Dub) * '' Armitage III - Dual Matrix'' - Ohara * ''

Atlas An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geograp ...

'' - Atlas * '' Beast from Haunted Cave'' - Gil Jackson * '' Black Jack the Movie'' - Roger Siegel * ''

Cast Away ''Cast Away'' is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashe ...

'' - Pilot Jack * '' Catnapped!'' - Suttoboke * ''

The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 Japanese animated action-adventure comedy film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with animation produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS). It is the second feature film featuring Monkey Punch's master thief Arsène Lupin II ...

'' - Additional Voices * '' Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'' - Ticket * '' The Glory Guys'' - Fred Cushman * '' Deathwatch'' - Greeneyes * '' Golgo 13: The Professional'' - E. Young * '' King Kong Lives'' - Vance * '' Lensman'' - Adm. Haines * '' Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo'' - Agent Gordon (Streamline dub) * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam F91 is a 1991 anime film. It was ''Gundam'' creator Yoshiyuki Tomino's attempt to launch a new ''Gundam'' saga, set 30 years after ''Char's Counterattack''. He re-teamed with character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and mecha designer Kunio Okawara for ...

'' - Theo Fairchild * '' The Message'' - Khalid bin Walid * '' Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom'' - Kakeru Tsuki * ''

Paprika Paprika ( US , ; UK , ) is a spice made from dried and ground red peppers. It is traditionally made from '' Capsicum annuum'' varietals in the Longum group, which also includes chili peppers, but the peppers used for paprika tend to be milder ...

'' - Doctor Seijiro Inui * ''

Redline Redline refers to the maximum engine speed at which an internal combustion engine or traction motor and its components are designed to operate without causing damage to the components themselves or other parts of the engine. The redline of an en ...

'' - Inuki * '' Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise'' - Dr. Gnomm * ''

Saga of the Viking Women ''The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent'' (also known as ''The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent'') is a 1958 American action-adventure horror film directed by Roger Corman. It stars Abby Dalton, Su ...

'' * '' Unbelievable!!!!!'' - Himself * ''The Shark'' - Don * '' The Shark Hunter'' - Donavan * '' Ski Troop Attack'' - Lt. Factor * ''

The Scarlet Worm ''The Scarlet Worm'' is a 2011 American Revisionist Western film directed by Michael Fredianelli. The film was first released on January 7, 2011 at the Riot Cinema Film Festival. It stars Aaron Stielstra as a young mercenary who is sent to assas ...

'' - Judge Hanchett * '' WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3'' - Detective Takeshi Kusumi (as Alfred Thor)

Video games

* '' Dynasty Warriors 4'' - Huang Gai * '' Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu'' - Gi * ''

Seven Samurai 20XX is a PlayStation 2 game released by Sammy Studios in 2004. Its story and concept are based upon Akira Kurosawa's 1954 movie ''Seven Samurai''. Rights for the production of the game were given by the Kurosawa production, with character designs by F ...

'' - Yagyu

Live-action

* ''

Adventures in Voice Acting ''Adventures in Voice Acting'' is a 2008 documentary DVD produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment, featuring interviews from actors and crew members on the craft of voice acting. It was initially released as a set of DVDs, and has since been adapted ...

'' - Himself * ''

Masked Rider The Masked Rider is the primary mascot of Texas Tech University. It is the oldest of the university's mascots still in existence today. Originally called "Ghost Rider", it was an unofficial mascot appearing in a few games in 1936 and then became ...

'' - Lavasect (voice; credited as Alfred Thor) * '' Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue'' - Olympius (voice)

Television

* '' Laramie - Cobey * ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the progra ...

'' - Larry Brooks * ''

Tombstone Territory ''Tombstone Territory'' is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The first season was sponsored by Bristol-Myers (consumer products) and the second se ...

'' - Floyd Rank * ''

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'' is an American children's television series in the Western genre that aired from October 1954 to May 1959 on the ABC television network. In all, 164 episodes aired. The show starred Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy o ...

'' - A Brave * '' The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' - Strong Eagle * ''

Zorro Zorro ( Spanish for 'fox') is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilant ...

'' - Anastacio * ''

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

'' - "The Desert Ship" as Les Wilkins * '' Have Gun – Will Travel'' - Peter Keystone * '' Yancy Derringer'' - Pierre ("The Fair Freebooter", E15) * ''

The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show ...

'' - Chaqua * ''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings ...

'' - Dallas * '' Dick Van Dyke Show'' - Father Joe Coogan * ''

The Outer Limits ''The Outer Limits'' or ''Outer Limits'' may refer to: Television * ''The Outer Limits'' (1963 TV series), a black-and-white science fiction series that aired from 1963 to 1965 * ''The Outer Limits'' (1995 TV series), a revival of the older series ...

'' - " It Crawled Out of the Woodwork" - Stuart Peters * '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' - Lt. Fest ("The Terbuf Affair," S1 E14) * '' Gilligan's Island'' - Ugundi * '' Perry Mason'' - Pierre Dubois * ''

'' -

(E33 - " Who Mourns for Adonais?") * ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s, with the release of the '' James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, ...

'' - Basil * '' One Step Beyond'' - " Encounter" - Jacques Boutier * ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology series, anthology television program, television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dysto ...

'' - "

Black Leather Jackets "Black Leather Jackets" is episode 138 of the American television anthology series '' The Twilight Zone''. In this episode, three aliens disguised as young men in leather jackets encounter a kink in their plan to exterminate humankind when one of t ...

" - Steve * ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central chara ...

'' "The Cousin" - Chance; "Innocence" - Bob Sullins; "The Lady" - Ray Pate * ''

Combat! ''Combat!'' is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in ''Combat!'' was depicted on-screen as a stylized bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American s ...

'' "Hills are For Heroes" - Captain, Company Commander * ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

'' - Nick Andropoulos * ''

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian languages, Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized tribe, federally recognize ...

'' "Renegades" - Yellow Lance & "Wagon-Tongue North" - Lariat Sanga * ''Cross Purpose'' - Spotted Bull * '' The Virginian'' "S04EP10 airdate 1965 11 24 title Beyond the Border" * '' Rawhide'' - Yuma * ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...

'' - Young Wolf / Frank Shirmer / Wabuska (3 episodes, 1959-1967) *'' Gomer Pyle USMC'' "The Star Witness" - Fred Cummins

Web series

* '' Star Trek Continues'' - Apollo (" Pilgrim of Eternity")

References

External links

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