Mike Pollock (voice actor)

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Mike Pollock
File:MikePollock2014.png
Pollock in 2014
Born Michael B. Pollock
(1965-03-09) March 9, 1965 (age 59)[1]
Roslyn Heights, New York, U.S.
Other names Herb Lawrence[2]
Occupation
  • Voice actor
  • radio personality
Years active 1983–present
Website www.itsamike.com
File:Mike Pollock.ogg
A voice sample of Mike Pollock

Michael B. Pollock[3] (born March 9, 1965)[1] is an American voice actor and former radio personality, best known as the voice of Doctor Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since 2003. He voiced many characters in various anime English dubs and video games. He voiced the narrator, Raoul Contesta, and Drayden in the Pokémon series, Adon Coborlwitz from Berserk, Meat from Ultimate Muscle, Langston Lickatoad from Viva Piñata, Suikyou from the Ikki Tousen series, and Beast in the motion comic adaptation of Astonishing X-Men.

Early life

Michael B. Pollock was born on March 9, 1965, the son of Herb Lawrence Pollock. He is Jewish and has described himself as "secular but religious aware".[4][5] He is sometimes credited with his father's name in tribute.[2][3][1]He graduated from Roslyn High School in 1983, where he was involved with their theater program, called the Royal Crown Players.[3] He worked in radio in Upstate New York in the 1980s.[2]

Career

When he returned to New York City in the 1990s, he was booked into some children's videos, anime and an episode of Pokémon.[2] Pollock recalls it was director Eric Stuart who brought him in as a guest spot for Pokémon and he then got recommended for roles in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Ultimate Muscle, and the FoxBox promotion announcer.[6] His first major anime role was Meat in Ultimate Muscle.[7]

Pollock first took the role of Doctor Eggman in the English dub of Sonic X, in which he also portrayed Professor Gerald Robotnik.[8] Pollock assumed the role of Eggman in the video game series beginning with the 2005 games Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Rush, as part of an initiative by SEGA to maintain vocal consistency between the concurrent video game/TV portrayals of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.[2]

Several anime websites, anime conventions, podcasters, and interviewers have commented on Pollock's performance as Dr. Eggman in numerous video games and animated series within the Sonic franchise.[9] His performance as Dr. Eggman has become identified with the character.[10]

On July 15, 2010, Sega announced that the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise would undergo a re-casting, with a new set of voice actors based in Los Angeles, California assuming the roles of each character; however, it was also announced that Pollock would continue to voice Dr. Eggman as according to Pollock none of the actors who auditioned fit Eggman well.[11]

Pollock has reprised his role of Dr. Eggman on the TV series Sonic Boom, which premiered on November 8, 2014. Pollock has currently held the role for longer than any other English-speaking actor.[12]

For Teleflora's Mother's Day campaign in 2016, Pollock narrated Vince Lombardi's "What It Takes to Be Number One" speech in a commercial video called "One Tough Mother".[13][14]

Personal life

His brother, Bill Pollock, is the director of a publishing house No Starch Press.[15]

Filmography

Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Refs[1]
2000 Demon Fighter Kocho Professor [16]
2001 Twin Signal The Professor [17]
2001 Magic User's Club Mitsuru Minowa [18][19]
2002 Berserk Adon Coborlwitz [20]
2002–06 Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Mayor Len Blustergas, Samo, Chef Shiitake, Kit Cosmos 4Kids dub
2002–04 Ultimate Muscle Meat [7][21]
2002 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Arthur Hawkins, Gurimo [22]
2003–06 Sonic X Doctor Eggman, Ella 4Kids dub
2003–20 Pokémon Narrator (2004–06), Drayden, Raoul Contesta, others [20][23][24][25]
2004 Gokusen Kouzou Wakamatsu [26]
2004 Giant Robo: The Animation Issei, Professor Shizuma [27]
2005 Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars Cabinet Secretary, Velosh [28][29]
2005 Ah! My Goddess Urn of Hakushon the Demon King [30][31]
2005–08 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Jean Louis Bonaparte
2006 Animation Runner Kuromi Yu Tokahara, The Boss [18]
2007 Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Priest As Herb Lawrence [32]
2009 Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny Suikyou [18][33][34]
2011 Bakuman Fumio [35]
2013 Queen's Blade Rebellion Dogura, Elder [36]
2013 Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians Suikyou [37]
2014 Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor Suikyou [38]
2015 Holy Knight Lilith's Father [39][40]
2016 Rio: Rainbow Gate Tom Howard Also Reshuffle [41][42]
2017 World War Blue Marcus, Guligi [43]
2018 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Orc General
2018 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Hans von Seeckt [44]
2019 Dr. Stone Yakov Nikitin [45]
2020 Great Pretender Kudo Netflix dub [46]
2020 Akudama Drive Police Chief Funimation dub [47]
2021 Dragon Goes House-Hunting Narrator Funimation dub [48]
2021 One Piece Donquixote Homing Funimation dub
2021 The Vampire Dies in No Time Draus Funimation dub
2023 My Happy Marriage Yoshiro Tsuruki Netflix dub [18]

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Refs[1]
2006 Padre Pio Minister General
2003–06 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Garbageman, Kirby
2006–09 Viva Piñata Langston Lickatoad, Announcer [6]
2008–2009 GoGoRiki Bigoriki
2009–12 Huntik: Secrets & Seekers Various characters [49]
2013–16 Alisa Knows What to Do! [50]
2014–2017 Sonic Boom Dr. Eggman, Fastidious Beaver, Mayor Fink, Bolts, Dr. Eggman (Mirror Dimension), Lord Eggman [51]
2017–2019 Running Man Animated Series Dr. Mala, Vivache the Wind Spirit
2018–2019 Space Chickens in Space Glargg
2018–present 44 Cats Cop, Cats in Black agent
2020–present I, Elvis Riboldi Prof. Pinkerton

Film

List of voice performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Refs[1]
2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Newscaster [52][53]
2016 Miss Hokusai Manjido Film festival release of English dub [54][55]
2017 Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! Bonji [56][57]
2018 Lu Over the Wall Nodoguro [58]
2018 Liz and the Blue Bird Mr. Hashimoto Limited theatrical release [59]
2018 Mazinger Z: Infinity Dr. Hell Limited theatrical release [60]
2019 Promare Deus Prometh Limited theatrical release [61]
2023 Deemo: Memorial Keys Nutcracker, Professor Valensky Limited theatrical release [62]
2023 The First Slam Dunk Mitsuyoshi Anzai Limited theatrical release [63]
List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Refs[1]
1999 Little Tug's Big Adventure Tug, various characters
2003 Jungle Emperor Leo Dr. Moustache [64]
2004 Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker Narrator
2005 Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys Narrator [65]
2006 Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Narrator [66]
2007 Ratatoing Greg Credited as Herb Lawerence [18]
2010 A Cat in Paris Mister Baby, Zookeeper [18]
2013 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey Adon Coborlwitz [20][67]
2014 Welcome to the Space Show Neppo, Moose Alien [68]
2016 Kikoriki: Legend of the Golden Dragon [69]
2007 The Little Cars 2: Rodopolis Adventure Mr. V8
2008 The Little Cars 3: Fast & Curious Mr. V8

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Refs[1]
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 Sonic X (Leapster) Dr. Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices
2005 Shadow the Hedgehog Dr. Eggman, Professor Gerald Robotnik Grouped under English Character Voices [70][71]
2005 Sonic Rush Dr. Eggman, Eggman Nega [18]
2006 Sonic Riders Dr. Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices [72]
2006 Sonic the Hedgehog Dr. Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices [18][73]
2007 Sonic and the Secret Rings King Shahryar Grouped under English Voice Actors [74]
2007 Sonic Rush Adventure Dr. Eggman, Eggman Nega [18]
2007 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Dr. Eggman Grouped under Character Voices [75]
2008 Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity Dr. Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices [76]
2008 Sonic Unleashed Dr. Eggman Grouped under Cast [77]
2009 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Dr. Eggman, Eggman Nega Grouped under Sega Characters (English) [78]
2010 Sonic Free Riders Dr. Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices [79]
2010 Sonic Colors Dr. Eggman [18]
2011 Sonic Generations Dr. Eggman, Classic Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices [80][81]
2011 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Dr. Eggman, Eggman Nega Grouped under Sega Characters (English) [82]
2013 Sonic Lost World Dr. Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices [83]
2013 Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Dr. Eggman, Eggman Nega Grouped under Sega Characters (English) [84]
2014 Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric Dr. Eggman, Mayor Fink, Fastidious Beaver Grouped under English Character Voices [85]
2015 Just Cause 3 Grouped under Voice and Motion Capture Actors [86]
2016 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Dr. Eggman, Eggman Nega Grouped under Sega Characters (English) [87]
2016 Lego Dimensions Dr. Eggman
2016 Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Dr. Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices [88][12]
2017 Sonic Forces Dr. Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices [89]
2017 Syberia 3 Captain Obo, Nic Cantin, Valsembor Police Officer, Customs Officer, Dr. Helmut Mangöling [18]
2017 Smite Kuzenbo Grouped under English Character Voices [89]
2018 Unavowed Stanley Bates
2019–present Sonic P-06 Dr. Eggman Unity fan-game; archive footage
2019 Team Sonic Racing Dr. Eggman Grouped under English Character Voices
2019 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Dr. Eggman, Dr. Eggman Nega Grouped under English Character Voices
2021 Terrain of Magical Expertise President Execk [90]
2022 Sonic Frontiers Dr. Eggman, The End (male voice) Grouped under English Character Voices [91]

Radio

List of voice performances in radio
Year Title Role Notes Refs[1]
2006–2014 Master Tape Theatre Sir Hardin Thicke

Web

List of voice performances in web series
Year Title Role Notes Refs
2020–2021 Sonic and Tails R Dr. Eggman 10 episodes
YouTube audio drama series
2021 Golden Sun Dub Hammet[92] YouTube game reproduction

Other roles

List of voice performances in other roles
Year Title Role Notes Refs[1]
2009 Astonishing X-Men Beast motion comics [93]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
2014 BTVA Voice Acting Award Best Male Vocal Performance in a Video Game Sonic Lost World Nominated
BTVA Anime Dub Award Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Movie/Special (shared with entire cast) Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey Nominated
Best Male Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Movie/Special Nominated
2016 8th Annual Shorty Awards Best Overall Twitter Presence "Dr. Eggman Twitter Takeover" Finalist[94]

References

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Bibliography

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External links

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