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Doc Harris, the original English-language narrator of the Dragon Ball Z anime series, has died. He was 76.

Harris died Saturday at Vancouver General Hospital after minor surgery, according to the Canadian trade publication Broadcast Dialogue.

Born Gilbert Achinleck on Aug. 3, 1948, Harris started out working in Canadian radio stations before becoming a famous voice in the anime world.

His first job as Gil Harris was with Ckom in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1970. During the next three years, he moved between radio stations in Sudbury, Hamilton, and Toronto as Doc Holliday.

He then landed at Vancouver station Cklg in 1973 as disc jockey Doc Harris. For the next quarter-century, he had a successful radio career at such Vancouver stations as Cfmi-FM, Ckks (Kiss FM), Ckst and news station Cknw as well as Cfun, Cknw and Cisl.

But the anime world is paying tribute to Harris, who was the English-language narrator of Dragon Ball Z,...

Legendary voice actor and the narrator of Dragon Ball Z, Doc Harris, passed away at age 76. Born as Gilbert Auchinleck, Harris was a big radio personality in the 1960s and 1970s. According to reports, he passed away on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, following a reported minor surgery last month.

Doc Harris | Credit: Instagram @ianjamescorlett

Harris was famous in the anime industry as the English narrator of Ocean Productions’ English-dubbed version of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, including multiple of its movies. His voice was very iconic and was the first and the last thing English Dragon Ball fans got to listen to during the streaming of the episode.

However, Dragon Ball was not the only anime franchise to which Harris gave his voice. He also worked on three other hard-hitting anime that were a gem for the old generation of anime watchers. These animes will forever carry Harris’s contribution to...

Doc Harris, most famous among anime fans for his work on Dragon Ball Z as the narrator for the series' first English dub, has passed away at age 76.

Via Broadcast Dialogue, popular voice actor and radio personality Doc Harris passed away on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, following a reported minor surgery last month. Harris was known to many as a popular Canadian broadcaster, while older anime fans will know him as the narrator of Ocean Productions' English dubbed version of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, including multiple of its movies.

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Harris was known for his silky and deep voice, able to pull in viewers with his deft intonation. His credits include Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World, Camp Candy, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Dragon Ball Z, all of which he shared alongside his longtime friend and colleague,...