Dale D. Kelly (sometimes credited as Dale Kelly and Kelly Dale) is a Canadian voice actor and singer, part of the original

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voice cast for their English version

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. He played the role of

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, and was also the narrator for Seasons 3-6. He left Funimation in 2001 for unknown reasons, and

Brice Armstrong Brice Weeks Armstrong Jr (January 3, 1936 – January 10, 2020) was an American voice actor and announcer who primarily worked on the properties of Funimation. He was best known as the original narrator of ''Dragon Ball Z.'' He was also known for ...

replaced him as the voice of Captain Ginyu for the video games and the uncut version of Season 2. In addition, Brice re-recorded Dale's voice for Captain Ginyu for the remastered boxed sets.

Kyle Hebert Kyle Henry Hebert ( ) is an American voice actor and DJ who works for anime and video game series, such as the teenage/adult Gohan and the narrator in the Funimation dub of the ''Dragon Ball series'', Sōsuke Aizen in '' Bleach'', Ryu in the ...

replaced Dale as the narrator for Seasons 7-9, all movies, and in the uncut versions of seasons 1-2. Kyle also re-recorded Dale's narration in the remaining episodes and specials for the remastered boxed sets. As of now, Dale's voice has been completely removed from the

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series (save for some of Captain Ginyu's battle grunts, which were left in due to Brice Armstrong's age, and a few background voices). Dale was also a prominent figure in the music department for Dragon Ball Z. He is known for producing the soundtracks for the two DBZ specials.

Notable Credits

Voice Roles

as Narrator (American Eps 54 - 179; Original release), Captain Ginyu (American Eps 54 - 107; Original release), Additional voices * Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku as Narrator (Original release) * Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks as Narrator (Original release)

Music Credits

- Music Supervisor * Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku - Music and Soundtrack Producer * Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks - Music and Soundtrack Producer

External links

* * American male voice actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-voice-actor-stub