Bill Rogers
William "Bill" Rogers is an American voice actor, voice director, producer, script adaptor and scriptwriter, who provides voices for the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime.
He is not related to voice actress Kayzie Rogers.
Biography
Rogers started off as a stage and television actor. He had always been a fan of anime, and in 2001, he got his first role, a small part on Assemble Insert as Prime Minister. Since then, he has gone on to voice many notable characters in various anime series. He is known among fans and coworkers for his sense of humor.
Rogers began to provide voices for the Pokémon anime, starting with The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, when Pokémon USA and TAJ Productions took over the dubbing and distribution of the anime. He had taken over the roles of Brock, Scott, and Drew for the ninth season; and he requested to provide the voice of Bonsly as well. Most notably, he provided the voice of Brock's Sudowoodo and Croagunk, and also Ash's Infernape, for Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. As of The Rise of Darkrai, Rogers began doing the script timing for episodes. With the departure of Brock as a series regular at the end of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, Rogers' contributions to the series was reduced, although he did continue to voice minor characters (such as Ghetsis) and Pokémon, including Cilan's Stunfisk and Dawn's Quilava, and reprised as Brock for subsequent appearances.
Many of his Pokémon roles were previously done by Darren Dunstan or Eric Stuart in the 4Kids dub.
Rogers posted under the name "NewBrock" at Bulbagarden Forums and Serebii.Net Forums; his first post was an open letter about the recasting controversy.[1]
Pokémon roles
Anime
Humans
Major
- Brock (AG146-JN147, M09-M13, M22, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon)
- Drew (AG162-AG187)
- Ghetsis
- Scott (AG149-AG190)
- Tucker
Minor
- Nicholas
- Jeffrey
- Karsten
- Kendall
- Trainer (DP098)
- Salvia's butler
- Omega
- Howie
- Robert's grandfather
- Officer Jenny's police squad
- Mr. Norris
- Some of J's henchmen
- TV Announcer (XY090)
Pokémon
Major
- Ash's Quilava
- Ash's Grovyle and Sceptile (AG148-JN137, M09)
- Ash's Corphish (AG152-JN138, M09, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon)
- Ash's Chimchar, Monferno, and Infernape
- Ash's Lucario
- Brock's Ludicolo (AG177, JN145)
- Brock's Bonsly and Sudowoodo
- Brock's Croagunk
- May's Combusken (AG151-AG191, M09, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon)
- Dawn's Quilava
- Cilan's Stunfisk
- Clemont's Magnemite
- Clemont's Magneton
- Jessie's Seviper (AG146-JN145)
- Gary's Electivire
- Paul's Electivire
- Paul's Murkrow and Honchkrow
- Paul's Weavile
- Kenny's Prinplup and Empoleon
- Barry's Empoleon
- Trip's Timburr, Gurdurr, and Conkeldurr
- Cameron's Lucario
- Sawyer's Treecko, Grovyle, and Sceptile
- Saturn's Toxicroak
- Mable's Weavile
- Roark's Cranidos
- Maylene's Lucario
- Korrina's Lucario
- Flint's Chimchar, Monferno, and Infernape
- Alder's Bouffalant
- Hala's Hariyama
- Riley's Lucario
- Goh's Absol
- Goh's Pineco
- Ekans (Team Meanies)
- Chimchar (Team Poképals)
- Bidoof (Wigglytuff's Guild)
- Goh's Galarian Stunfisk
Minor
- Drew's Absol
- Paul's Hariyama
- Kenny's Alakazam
- Kenny's Breloom
- Cameron's Hydreigon
- Alain's Weavile
- Tierno's Ludicolo
- Barret's Magnezone
- Gurkinn's Lucario
- Carrie's Sableye
- Kagetomo's Weavile
- Anna's Magnezone
- Volkner's Electivire
- Greta's Hariyama
- Sawyer's Slaking
- Faba's Alakazam
- Lusamine's Absol
- Lucy's Seviper
- Brandon's Dusclops
- Alice's Chimchar
- Allegra's Infernape
- Zero's Magnezone
- Zero's Magnemite
- Zero's Magneton
- Carlita's Hydreigon
- Levi's Alakazam
- Levi and Cherie's Sharpedo
- Director's Bonsly
- Keenan's Sudowoodo
- Craig
- Trainer's Lickitung and Lickilicky
- Belmondo's Magneton
- Belmondo's Magnezone
- Carbink
- Viren's Electivire
- Mr. Electric's Electivire
- Ryuki's Zweilous
- Professor Kukui's Empoleon
- Hodge's Hariyama
- Lauren's Croagunk
- Masaya's Empoleon
- Ren's Magnemite (Francois)
- Kira's Braviary
- Team Rocket's Dusclops
- Team Rocket's Magnezone
- Team Rocket's Carvanha
- Quillon's Urshifu
- Danika's Urshifu
- Team Rocket's Slakoth
- Team Rocket's Slaking
- Leon's Rillaboom
- Orla's Elekid
- Orla's Metagross
- Rising Volt Tacklers's Nosepass
- Weavile
- Swampert
- Scyther
- Chimchar
- Infernape
- Empoleon
- Quilava (AG146-present)
- Electrike (AG146-present)
- Lotad
- Lombre
- Gastly
- Haunter
- Psyduck
- Politoed
- Electivire
- Croagunk
- Gigalith
- Bouffalant
- Koffing
- Zweilous
- Hariyama (PK17)
- Bidoof (DP023)
- Sceptile (XYS02)
- Hydreigon (XY077)
- Zigzagoon (XY088)
- Bonsly (SM030)
- Corviknight (JN002)
Other
Other animation
Pokémon Generations
Video games
Pokémon Learning League
- Brock
- Other Pokémon
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
- Abra
- Magnemite
- Quilava
- Sudowoodo
- Treecko
- Lotad
- Breloom
- Carvanha
- Sharpedo
- Sableye
- Corphish
- Absol
- Chimchar
- Infernape
- Empoleon
- Cranidos
- Bonsly
- Lucario
- Croagunk
- Magnezone
- Electivire
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
- Abra
- Sudowoodo
- Lotad
- Breloom
- Sableye
- Corphish
- Bonsly
- Lucario
- Croagunk
- Electivire
- Timburr
- Gurdurr
- Conkeldurr
- Stunfisk
- Bouffalant
- Hydreigon
Detective Pikachu
Other non-Pokémon roles
- Additional Voices (The Irresponsible Captain Tylor)
- Otaku (Comic Party)
- Prime Minister (Assemble Insert)
- Various characters (Boogiepop Phantom)
- Tanaka Soichiro (Genshiken)
- Tohma Seguchi (Gravitation)
- Ceiling Crasher (Mob Psycho 100)
- Kanata Myouken (Shingu)
- Mr. Arima, Pero Pero (His and Her Circumstances)
- Shaba (K.O. Beast)
- Codemaster Hottek (Chaotic)
- Addition Voices (Bullet Witch)
- Red M&M, Yellow M&M, Orange M&M, Blue M&M, Announcer (M&M's Kart Racing)
- Red M&M, Yellow M&M, Uncle Sam (M&M's Adventure)
- Red M&M, Yellow M&M, Orange M&M, Blue M&M (M&M's Beach Party)
- Heathcliff (Heathcliff: The Fast and the Funniest)
- Urien (Street Fighter V)
- King Rhoam (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Dr. Bear (Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution)
- Wheeljack (Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy)
References
External links
- YouTube channel
- Old Livejournal blog
- Old Livejournal blog with comments on Pokémon episodes
- IMDb
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