Brice Armstrong

Brice Weeks Armstrong (January 3, 1936 – January 10, 2020) was an American voice actor who primarily worked on the properties of FUNimation Entertainment.

Career
Brice Armstrong was born in Dallas, Texas where he lived his whole life. Working as a small-time actor in the city of Dallas since the 1970s, he got his big breakthrough in the late '90s/early 2000s when he began providing voices for FUNimation. One of his first dubbing roles was as the narrator in Dragon Ball and as Lord Slug in the Dragon Ball Z film of the same name. For about a decade Armstrong has provided voice work for several Funimation-dubbed anime and video games. He became best known to anime fans as the English voice of Captain Ginyu in Dragon Ball Z and Tim Marcoh in Fullmetal Alchemist.

In 2009, Armstrong retired from voice acting, likely due to his age. Armstrong was married to Marianna Ash from June of 1966 until his death in January of 2020, and together they had 6 children.

Anime

 * Dragon Ball (1986-1989) - Narrator, Senbei Norimaki, Rabbit One (ep. 9), Green Hat Spectator (ep. 24) , Refreshment Man (ep. 25) , Giran's Follower (ep. 29) , Silver Corp Member (eps. 32-33) , Professional Boxer (ep. 33) , Old Man (ep. 35) , Murasaki's Challenger (ep. 37) , Maze Soldier (ep. 39) , Co-Pilot (ep. 49) , Pirate Robot (eps. 50-51) , Red Ribbon Soldier (ep. 66) , Crocodile Challenger (ep. 72) , Fiend Villager (ep. 81) , Pinfu's Father (ep. 82) , Pilot (ep. 83) , Tiger Debt Collector (ep. 83) , Ship Captain (ep. 84) , Shipmate (ep. 84) , Money Counter on Toilet (ep. 87) , Tournament Sponsor (ep. 87) , Boar Patient (ep. 89) , Ice Cream Vendor (ep. 90) , Tien's Supporter (ep. 100) , Demon (ep. 102) , Officer (ep. 107) , Radio Announcer (ep. 107) , Referee (ep. 107) , Begging Farmer (ep. 112) , RIOT Officer (ep. 117) , TV Anchor (ep. 118) , Escaped Convict (ep. 123) , Jebediah (ep. 123) , KBC Anchor (ep. 124) , Ahab (ep. 126) , Chappa's Disciple (ep. 126) , Laughing Old Man (ep. 133) (FUNimation Dub)
 * Dragon Ball Z (1989-1996) - Captain Ginyu (remastered version), Newscaster (ep. 46) (FUNimation Dub)
 * Yu Yu Hakusho (1992-1995) - Mr. Tankanaka, Additional Voices
 * Case Closed (1996-present) - Additional Voices
 * Dragon Ball GT (1996-1997) - Sugoro, Bank Robber (ep. 1), Legal Advisor (ep. 2) , Robber 1 (ep. 26) , Wrestler (ep. 41) , Reporter (ep. 42) , Old Man (ep. 50) , Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
 * Kodocha (1996-1998) - Additional Voices
 * Fruits Basket (2001) - Tohru's Grandfather, Additional Voices
 * Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2004) - Tim Marcoh
 * Burst Angel (2004) - Chief Katsu
 * Samurai 7 (2004) - Masamune
 * Basilisk (2005) - Tokugawa Ieyasu

OVAs & Specials

 * Lupin the 3rd: Voyage to Danger (1993) - Brad
 * Lupin the 3rd: Dragon of Doom (1994) - Chin Chin Chou
 * Lupin the 3rd: The Secret of Twilight Gemini (1996) - Elder, Don Dolune
 * Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (1997) - Lord Yao (FUNimation Dub)

Anime Films

 * Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991) - Lord Slug (FUNimation Dub)
 * Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993) - Udo (FUNimation Dub)
 * Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995) - Captain Ginyu
 * Lupin the 3rd: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995) - Douglas

Video Game Dubbing

 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (2002) - Captain Ginyu
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2003) - Captain Ginyu
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (2005) - Captain Ginyu
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (2006) - Captain Ginyu, Lord Slug
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (2007) - Captain Ginyu, Lord Slug, Senbe Norimaki

Trivia

 * Since his retirement, his ongoing roles have been replaced with other voice actors.
 * R. Bruce Elliott replaced Armstrong as Captain Ginyu in Dragon Ball Z Kai and the Dragon Ball Z Video Games since Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast 2.
 * Jerry Russell replaced Armstrong as Tim Marcoh in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
 * Jeremy Schwartz replaced Armstrong as Lord Slug in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 onwards.
 * Doug Jackson replaced Armstrong as Tohru's Grandfather in Fruits Basket (2019).