Rodger Parsons (also known as Ken Gates) is an American voice actor for the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime. He is a graduate of New York University and holds a BFA degree in Television, Motion Pictures, Radio.
He is affiliated with TAJ Productions and later DuArt, his major recurring role of the Pokemon series' narrator had been re-casted to Mike Pollock following the dub studio's relocation to 4Kids' personal studio for Series 6, Series 7, and Series 8; He then later returns to his role as the narrator from Season 9 to 25.
Roles[]
Characters[]
- Flint "The Ole' Berate and Switch!"
- Tōkichi
- Pop-Pop
- Mr. Saridakis
- Jamero
- King of Pokélantis
- Enta
- Miner ("Pasta la Vista!")
- Reporter 2 ("On Olden Pond")
- Butler ("Curbing the Crimson Tide!")
- Cowboy 1 ("All That Glitters Is Not Golden!")
- Old man ("Steamboat Willies")
- Announcer ("Malice in Wonderland!")
- Mayor ("Bibarel Gnaws Best!")
- Officer Jenny's police squad ("A Secret Sphere of Influence!")
- J's Henchmen
- Narrator ("Pokémon - I Choose You!"—"Brave the Wave!", "Fear Factor Phony"—"The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!")
Pokémon[]
- Whiscash (Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!)
- Red Lightning
Video games[]
- Announcer (Pokémon Battle Revolution)
- Narrator (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)
Non-Pokémon series[]
- Valkyrie Profile - Odin, Brahms
- WordGirl - Intsrstills Announcer
Trivia[]
- His first name was misspelled as "Roger" in the credits for Season 10 episodes.
- He, along with Rachael Lillis, were two of the few members in the English dub of the series to return after 4Kids lost the rights to dub the series to The Pokémon Company International in 2006.
- Though, he only returned in Season 9 as the narrator after a three and a half season/three year hiatus.
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