Rodger Parsons

Rodger Parsons
Rodger Parsons
Born	Stonington, Connecticut, U.S.
Other names	Ken Gates
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1971–present

Rodger Parsons previously credited as Ken Gates, is an American voice actor, narrator and writer. He is best known as the English narrator for the Pokémon television series.

Filmography

Feature film and TV credits

New York, feature – Yash Raj Films, Gibson
Betrayed, feature – telephone caller
New Year's Day, feature – the Boss
You've Got to Walk It, feature – character narrator
Pokémon, TV show – Narrator (4Kids dub Season 1–6; Pokémon USA/The Pokémon Company International dub Season 9–25)^[1]
Pokémon, Movies - Narrator (4Kids dub Movies 1–5, Pokémon USA/The Pokémon Company International dub Movie 9–23, and Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns)

Documentary film credits

Native Americans in the Civil War, History Channel – narrator
The Hermitage, 18-part series – NET – narrator
Water, NET – narrator
Flight Deck, Military Channel – narrator
Vertical Flight, Military Channel – narrator
Pulitzer, NET – character voice
The United States Pharmacopeia – narrator
Air Force Office of Scientific Research – Narrator
History of Nazism, 2-part series – writer/narrator
Story of Fascism, 5-part series – writer/narrator
In the Deep – writer/narrator
All in a Day's Work – narrator
John Paul — The People's Pope – narrator
Mandela – narrator

Feature film looping credits

Across the Universe – newscaster voice
Michael – featured voice
Someone to Watch Over Me
Sleepless in Seattle
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Billy Bathgate

Video game credits

Dissidia Final Fantasy – Cid of the Lufaine^[1]
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy – Cid of the Lufaine^[1]
Mood Shifters – Narrator
Like It or Not – Narrator
Once on a Wink – Narrator
Pokémon Battle Revolution – Narrator
PokéROM – narrator
I Spy Treasure Hunt – Voice of Pirate^[1]
Bullet Witch – Voice of Darkness^[1]

Notable voice roles

Narrator of the English version of the Pokemon TV show and Pokémon Battle Revolution

Software

IVONA Eric Voice Model

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Rodger Parsons (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 27, 2016. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links

[btva-1] "Rodger Parsons (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 27, 2016. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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