Dragon Ball Z Narrator Brice Armstrong Dead at 84

Brice Armstrong, best known for his voiceover work on the anime seriesDragon Ball Z, has died. He was 84.

Armstrong’s talent agency, Mary Collins Agency, shared in aFacebook postthat he died of natural causes at his home on Jan. 10.

“Although many of you might not know Brice’s work, as he retired in 2009, many more of you knew Brice as an exceedingly talented voice actor, and a very sweet, funny guy,” the statement read.

The agency said that Armstrong began working in radio in 1964. Afterwards, he started to do voiceovers in the late 70s and early 80s.

The statement also noted thatJames Earl Jones,who voiced Darth Vader in theStar Warsfilms, apparently told Armstrong years ago, “I wish I had your vocal control.”

According to hisIMDb page, Armstrong began doing voiceover work onDragon Ball Zin 1986 as a narrator. He continued the work until his retirement and even voiced several characters in the animated series, like Captain Ginyu and Lord Slug.

Outside ofDragon Ball Z, Armstrong had voice roles in animated seriesBaki the Grappler, Fullmetal Alchemist, Yu Yu Hakusho,andFruits Basket. He was also the voice of Miss Etta Kette on several seasons ofBarney & Friends

He also has nine grandchildren: Mason, Jasmine, Diana, Alexander, Evelyn, Ashley, Elizabeth, Ryken and Logan.

Plans for Armstrong’s memorial are pending.

source: people.com