American Cast for "All" Star Blazers

From left to right: The Commander, Yamazaki, Dash, Kitano, Orion Jr., Sandor, Mark Venture, Derek Wildstar, Nova, IQ-9, Eager, Dr Sane, Homer, Conroy

This is what I have so far of a cast list for the voice actors for the Star Blazers TV seasons in English.

Most fans seem particularly interested in knowing who the voice actors for the first two seasons were. We call them the "Sunwagon Cast", as they did their work for the production company, Sunwagon. Because Star Blazers Seasons 1 and 2 were produced as a non-union voice-over job, and because every bit of time used for credits costs, the voice actors did their work under the agreement that no voice credits would be given. As a result, the American show credits do not include voice actors, and little information on the American voice actors is known. Season 3 was done as a union job, apparently, although they too did not receive credit. Many of those voice actors were those who had worked on Speed Racer. Here is what info we do have:

The above list is brief. No information is available for characters not mentioned here, except that since many of the voice actors for the Third Season were the same as those for Speed Racer, it should not be too difficult to find them.

Desslok an Eddie Allen

If you were a Star Blazers voice actor and you are reading this (it could happen, just ask Ms. Howard), and would like to have credit finally given, please contact us. Or, if you have any information on the voice actors, please let us know (we do not post information without permission of the actor). Or, if you know someone who did voice work for Star Blazers, please let that actor know that we fans would very much like to know who he/she is, and that he/she should feel free to contact us at:

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Vocal Notes

• Chris Latta also had a number of published roles such as the Transformers' Starscream. Visit the Chris Latta Shrine to learn more about him.

• Eddie Allen has also a number of film roles. There are a few different actors listed in the databases by that name, and the following roles were noted. It would be interesting to see these productions to listen to the actor's voice:

  First Eddie Allen:

  1. Mother's Day (1989) (TV film)
  2. "Seinfeld" (1990) playing "Doctor" in episode: "Fatigues, The" (episode # 8.6) 10/31/1996
  3. "Babylon 5" (1994) playing "Man" in episode: "Race Through Dark Places, A" (episode # 2.8) 1/25/1995

  Second Eddie Allen:

  1. Emma Mae (aka "Black Sister's Revenge") (film, 1976) as James
  2. "NYPD Blue" (series, 1993) as "Doctor" in (episode # 4.13 "Tom and Geri") 1/28/1997

  Visit one of the Eddie Allen résumé pages to learn more about him. He also probably did the voice for Dash. Think about it. Add a little reverberation, and make Dash's voice a little more queenie, and you have Desslok.

• One thing that both Amy Howard and Tom Tweedy have told us is that there was some amount of voice doubling in the first and second seasons. Tweedy says that, for instance, he voiced for the occassional enemy soldier. Then, there is the Desslok/Dash connexion. And, the voice actor for Gamilon General Lysis sounds a good bit like the one used for Gamilon General Garrat. I was thinking it would be interesting to comprise a list of voice doubles. E-mail me with any observations you'd like to see listed here.

• Sandor's voice actor also played the Gamilon fighter pilot in episode 1-05 ("The Floating Continent of Jupiter"), and probably also the Gamilon tank operator in the next episode, 1-06 ("Paladin"). However, I have often thought that he may have also done IQ-9's voice. Imagine Sandor speaking with his nose pinched shut.

• As noted above, Lydia Leeds did the voices for both Starsha and Trelaina. Perhaps the need to make them sound different explains why Trelaina's voice sounded so artificially shrill.

• Ken Meseroll, Derek Wildstar's voice actor, has made some appearences elsewhere on TV. He starred along side Patrick Stewart as an Ensign McDowell in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Next Phase".

• Amy Howard once said that she thought she heard Eddie Allen's voice (Desslok) on a cat food commercial.

• Chris Latta (Sgt Knox), played "Wheeljack" in the show, The Transformers. He may also have beenthe voice for Captain Gideon in the second season. He is now deceased.

• Could the voice actor for Homer have been the one who played General Stone? There are some similarities.

And, the following were noted by another fan who wrote it (Thanks Brian!):

• Could Chris Latta also have done Comet Empire General Gorce? (Editor's note: should this have been Bleak?)
• Princess Invidia's actor also did the Bee People queen, Meleena.
• Captain Avatar's actor also did a Comet Empire surgeon seen hovering over Desslok's waist line as he resuscitates him. There are those who also believe that Avatar and Orion were done by the same actor. They point to this clue: In episode 1-10, when the crew calls home and Orion helps Nova call her parents -- He clears his throat, and when he starts talking, it sounds like Avatar, but segues back into the normal Orion.
• In an early scene, Comet Empire General Torpitz (who later is called Bleak) sounds as if he was done by Dr Sane's actor: "Good work, General Naska. The Argo's energy system is burning itself up for your overload!" Similarly, it's also fairly obvious that General Gorce was done by Dr Sane's actor: "If you refuse the protection of the Comet Empire, we will be forced to attack your planet...".
• Chris Latta also did Comet Empire General Dire, and a Yamato crewman in eps 2-24 and 2-25, saying "torpedo number 3, armed and ready to fire." Likewise, the same actor who did the Commander also spoke one of these "torpedo ready to fire lines", and also played Nova's father in ep 1-19.
• It has been suggested that young Jordy Venture has the same voice as young Derek Wildstar.