Barry Stigler

Description
Barry Stigler was an American voice actor known for his extensive work in English dubs of anime series and films during the 1990s and early 2000s. He was born Barry Alan Stigler on October 31, 1948. In addition to his work under his own name, he sometimes used the pseudonym Gil Starberry. Stigler passed away on March 1, 2005.

Stigler's career was prolific, contributing voices to a wide array of anime titles. His filmography includes significant roles in the 2000s English dubs of several major series. He voiced Hitoriga in Outlaw Star, Udai Taxim and Appledelhi in Cowboy Bebop, and Yasuo Iwakura in Serial Experiments Lain. He also played roles in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, and Trigun. In addition to these, his credits include work on.hack//Liminality, Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, and The Big O.

He was also a regular presence in English dubs of anime films and OVAs produced during this period. Some of his notable film roles include Tadokoro in Perfect Blue, Dr. Asakura in Armitage III: Poly-Matrix, and Charles in the Manga Entertainment dub of Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. He also had roles in the Streamline Pictures dub of Castle in the Sky and voiced characters in the Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy. His work in original video animations was extensive, with credits such as Steiner Hardy in Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, the King of Metallicana in Bastard!!, and roles in Giant Robo and Macross Plus.

Beyond anime, Stigler is also recognized for his voice work in Western animation and video games. He was perhaps best known for voicing the sinister Mr. Gone in the MTV animated series The Maxx. He also voiced the character Scourge, the dark twin of Optimus Prime, in the 2001 series Transformers: Robots in Disguise. His work in video games included roles in Dark Reign 2.

Stigler's career was marked by frequent collaboration with the pool of voice actors working in Los Angeles for dubbing studios such as Animaze and those responsible for the numerous dubs produced for Voyager Entertainment and others in the 1990s. His performance as Sergeant Webb Knox in the 1994 English dub of Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato is an example of his work from this era. His legacy is that of a versatile and hard-working performer whose voice became familiar to audiences of English-dubbed anime during a key period of its growth in the West.