Rodger Parsons (born October 19, 1943) is an American voice actor who has appeared in various films and is known in New York voice over circles as a versatile vocal character performer. He is known for being the narrator of Pokémon. He continues to enjoy a successful career as a writer (both rewrite and polish as well as original scripts) and voice person and has narrated many documentaries, does extensive corporate work and has many radio and TV commercials to his credit. He teaches voice-over technique and has a home studio that allows him to send his work anywhere in the world.
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
TV Series[]
- Valeria (2020-2023) - Additional Voices
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- Cubix (2001-2004) - Additional Voices
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime[]
- Pokémon (1997-2002) - Narrator, Tokichi (ep. 176)
- Pokémon Advanced Generation (2002-2006) - Narrator (eps. 1-20, 146-192), Miner (ep. 146), Pop-Pop (ep. 147), Mr. Saridakis (ep. 152), Male Reporter #A (ep. 153), Timekeeper (ep. 157), Gentleman (ep. 157), Trainer #A (ep. 160), Jamero (ep. 164), Fat Man (ep. 165), Old Man (ep. 165), Man in Black #1 (ep. 165), Man in Black #2 (ep. 165), Red Lightning (ep. 166), Luna's Butler (ep. 166), Cowboy #1 (ep. 173), Flint (ep. 177), King of Pokélantis (ep. 178)
- Pokémon Diamond & Pearl (2006-2010) - Narrator, Policeman #B (ep. 36), Male Crowd Member #B (ep. 40), Waiter (ep. 43), News Reporter (ep. 43), Hunter J's Client (ep. 45), Enta (eps. 50-52, 86), Mayor (ep. 57)
- Pokémon Best Wishes! (2010-2013) - Narrator
- Pokémon XY (2013-2016) - Narrator
- Pokémon Sun & Moon (2016-2019) - Pikachu (ep. 126; voiceover), Narrator, Rowlet (ep. 126; voiceover), Meltan (ep. 126; voiceover), Clefable (ep. 126; voiceover), Garchomp (ep. 126; voiceover)
- Pokémon Journeys: The Series (2019-2022) - Narrator
- Aim To Be A Pokémon Master (2023) - Narrator
OVAs & Specials[]
- Pikachu Shorts (1998-2015) - Narrator (eps. 4, 7, 10-11)
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000) - Narrator
- Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006) - Narrator
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! (2007) - Whiscash, Snubull
- Diancie, Princess of the Diamond Domain (2014) - Narrator
- Pokémon - The Arceus Chronicles (2022) - Narrator
- Pokémon - The Distant Blue Sky (2022) - Narrator
Anime Films[]
- Pokémon: the First Movie (1998) - Narrator
- Pokémon: the Movie 2000 (1999) - Narrator
- Pokémon 3: Spell of the Unknown (2000) - Narrator
- Pokémon 4Ever (2001) - Narrator
- Pokémon Heroes (2002) - Narrator
- Pokémon Ranger & the Temple of the Sea (2006) - Narrator
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007) - Narrator
- Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior (2008) - Narrator
- Pokémon: Arceus & the Jewel of Life (2009) - Narrator
- Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010) - Narrator
- Pokémon the Movie: Black/White - Victini & Reshiram/Zekrom (2011) - Narrator
- Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012) - Narrator
- Pokémon: Genesect & the Legend Awakened (2013) - Narrator
- Pokémon the Movie: Diancie & the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) - Narrator
- Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa & the Clash of Ages (2015) - Narrator
- Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion & the Mechanical Marvel (2016) - Narrator
- Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You! (2017) - Narrator
- Pokémon The Movie: The Power of Us (2018) - Narrator
- Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution (2019) - Narrator
- Pokémon The Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020) - Narrator
External Links[]
- Rodger Parsons on the Internet Movie Database
- Rodger Parsons on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Rodger Parsons on Behind The Voice Actors