Michael Forest

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Michael Forest
Michael Forest by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Michael Forest in 2013
Born
Gerald Michael Charlebois [1]

(1929-04-17) April 17, 1929 (age 96) [2]
Harvey, North Dakota, U.S. [1]
Other names
  • Mike Forest
  • Alfred Thor
  • Russell Thor
Education San Jose State University B.A
OccupationActor
Years active1953–present
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Spouse
Diana Hale
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(died 2022)​
[1]
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Gerald Michael Charlebois (born April 17, 1929), better known as Michael Forest, is an American actor who provides the voices for many animated titles, and played the god Apollo on Star Trek. [3]

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Early life

Forest was born in Harvey, North Dakota and moved with his family at a very early age to Seattle, Washington. He graduated with a B.A. in English and Drama from San Jose State University. [1]

Career

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Michael Forest in March 2011

At age 71, Forest voiced Prince Olympius in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue . In his earlier years, he was a film and television actor, notably playing Apollo in the 1967 Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?" He again played that role in the Star Trek Continues episode "Pilgrim of Eternity", almost 46 years later, with his wife, actress Diana Hale. He also appeared as a priest in a case of mistaken identity on a 1964 episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show and as one of three alien brothers from another planet in the 1964 Twilight Zone episode, “Black Leather Jackets”.

Filmography

Anime

Films

Video games

Live-action

Television

Web series

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Authorized Michael Forest Dealer".
  2. ↑ Helm, Merry (April 16, 2021). "Michael Forest, actor". Williston Herald . Retrieved April 21, 2021. April 16, 2021 — Gerald Michael Charlebois birthday is tomorrow. He was born in Harvey in 1929
  3. ↑ "Michael Forest". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Behind the Voice Actors – Michael Forest". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Patlabor: WXIII Ultimate Edition DVD".
  6. ↑ "Credits". Official Michael Forest Website. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Dimps; Polygon Magic. Seven Samurai 20XX. Sammy Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 5:09:47 in, CAST. Credited as Mike Forest.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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