Michael Lee Reynolds (November 21, 1929 – July 2, 2022) was an American voice actor and writer.

Career

Reynolds had been a voice actor in animation and anime movies since 1973 until 2004, and had also been a screen actor in movies. His most distinctive acting characteristic was his gruff, gravely voice.

He had voice roles in the Power Rangers franchise until 2002. Some of his best-known roles are the voice of General Ivar in VR Troopers, Captain Mutiny in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, and Gennai in the American English dub of Digimon Adventure. Reynolds also made an appearance on Larry David's show Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Death

Reynolds died on July 2, 2022. He was cremated and his ashes were spread at sea.

Dubbing roles

Anime dubbing

• 8 Man After - Chief Tanaka

• Aesop's Fables - The North Wind

• Akira - Mr. Nezu (Animaze dub)

• Aladdin and the Magic Lamp - The Genie of the Ring (Sync, Ltd. dub version)

• Appleseed - Elder

• Arc the Lad - Bibiga

• Armitage III - Lt. Larry Randolph

• Around the World with Willy Fog - Additional Voices

• Attack of the Super Monsters - Emperor Tyrannus, Styracosaurus

• Barefoot Gen - Various (Streamline dub)

• Bastard!! - Various

• The Big O - Sven Marisky

• Biohunter - Bokudoh

• Button Nose - King Krumpet

• Call of the Wild: Howl Buck - John Thornton

• Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran - Kikuhimeya Housemaster

• Casshan: Robot Hunter - Various

• The Castle of Cagliostro - Groundskeeper, German Councilmember (Streamline version)

• Cowboy Bebop - Van

• Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Colonel

• Crimson Wolf - Yen Pao Lin

• Crying Freeman - Brainwasher, Jigon, Master Naitai (Streamline dub)

• Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier - Dr. Kozumi, Poseidon

• Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog - Various

• Digimon Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02 - Old Gennai

• Digimon: The Movie - Gennai

• DNA Sights 999.9 - Professor Shimaoka

• Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds - Widimer

• Doomed Megalopolis - Yamumasa Hirai

• Dragon Ball - King Gurumes (Harmony Gold dub)

• Dragon Slayer - Rias

• El Hazard: The Wanderers - Village Chief

• Fist of the North Star - Gojiba, Lynn's Captor

• Gatchaman - Braddock

• Ghost in the Shell - Minister (as Hank Smith)

• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Chief Nibu, Justice Minister

• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig - Commissioner-General

• Golgo 13: The Professional - Lt. Bob Bragan

• Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - Various characters

• Hello Carbot - Storm

• Honeybee Hutch - Additional Voices

• Kiki's Delivery Service - Hometown Adult 1, Ket's Grandmother (Streamline dub)

• Kyofu Densetsu: Kaiki! Furankenshutain - Grandfather

• Laputa: Castle in the Sky - General (original English dub) (as Mark Richards)

• Lensman - Gary Kinnison

• Lensman: Secret of the Lens - Admiral Haynes (Harmony Gold dub), Ken (Streamline dub)

• Lily C.A.T. - Captain Mike Hamilton

• Mars Daybreak - Various

• Maple Town - Various

• Mirage of Blaze - Various

• Mon Colle Knights - Centaur King

• Noozles - Additional Voices

• Ninja Robots - Grathan Gryn

• Outlaw Star - Old Man

• The Professional - Lt. Bob Bragan

• Raijin-Oh - Secretary of Defense

• Robotech - Dolza, Senator Russo

• Robotech: The Untold Story - Various

• Rurouni Kenshin - Takuma Hashizume

• Saint Tail - Butler, Mayor

• Samurai X - Okina

• The Sea Prince and the Fire Child - Aristurtle

• The Story of Fifteen Boys - Walston

• Street Fighter II V - Interpol Chief

• Street Fighter II: The Movie - Minister Sellers

• Tales of Little Women - James Lawrence

• Tekkaman Blade - Galt

• The Return of Dogtanian - Widimer

• Transformers: Robots in Disguise - Railspike

• Wicked City - Giuseppe Maiyart

• Wild Arms: Twilight Venom - Babo

• Wolf's Rain - Lord Orkham

• Wowser - Additional Voices

• Zillion - Big Scout, Minister

Filmography

Animation

• Creepy Crawlers - Additional Voices

• Journey to the Heart of the World - Professor Fortier

• The Little Train - Il Trenino Del Pianeta Favola (Harmony Gold English dub) - The Big Bad Wolf

• The Treasure Planet - Billy Bones

• The Smurfs and the Magic Flute - Matthew McCreep

• Peter-No-Tail in Americat - Old Bearcat

• Walter Melon - Various

• The Wisdom of The Gnomes - Additional Voices

• Captain Of The Forest (Az erdő kapitánya) - Captain Schnauzer

Live-action voice-over

• Power Rangers Wild Force - Ship Org

• Power Rangers Time Force - Mr. Mechanau (mutant form)

• Power Rangers Lost Galaxy - Captain Mutiny

• Power Rangers in Space - Destructipede (uncredited)

• Big Bad Beetleborgs - Terror Bear

• VR Troopers - General Ivar

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Pineoctopus, Spit Flower, Key Keeper, Scatterbrain, Mondo the Magician, Lanterra (uncredited)

• Cinema Paradiso - Alfredo

• Masked Rider - Masked Rider Warrior Commander, Masked Rider Strongman

• Cinema Paradiso - Alfredo - uncredited

Video games

• Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Enhanced (1992) Alien Reptile, Ies Bredell

• Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993) Ies Bredell

Television

• The A-Team - Don Sharp (Episode: "The Road to Hope")

• Curb Your Enthusiasm - Waiter (Episode: "The Thong")

• The Twilight Zone - Driver (Episode: "Paladin of the Lost Hour")

Film

• Harry in Your Pocket (1973) Man in Train Station

• Stacy's Knights (1983) Shecky Poole

• Young Lady Chatterley II (1985) Howard Beechum III

• Bad Guys (1986) Repo Man

• Off the Mark (1987) Doctor

• Night Life (1989) Policeman #5

• Tornado Run (1995) Norman Borden

• Who's the Caboose? (1997) Susan's Landlord

Staff work

Writer

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

• Bob in a Bottle

• Bleach

• Bumpety Boo

• Codename: Robotech

• Creepy Crawlers

• Destiny of The Shrine Maidens

• Digimon Adventure

• Gad Guard

• Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

• Hallo Spencer

• Heat Guy J

• Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol

• Jungle de Ikou!

• Jungle Tales

• The Littl' Bits

• Little Train (Also acts)

• Magic Knight Rayearth

• Maple Town

• Maya the Bee

• Mirage of Blaze

• Ninja Robots

• Noozles

• Ox Tales

• Planetes

• Tales of Little Women (also acts)

• The Return of Dogtanian

• Robotech

• Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid

• Saban's Adventures of Peter Pan

• Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio

• Samurai Pizza Cats

• Sandokan

• Steel inferno

• Stellvia

• Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic

• The Wisdom of The Gnomes

• Wowser

Miscellaneous crew

• Codename: Robotech - Dialogue Director

• Robotech - Dialogue Director

• Space Pirate Captain Harlock - Reversioning & Dialogue

• White Fang - ADR Loop Group

References

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