Cliff Harrington was an American voice actor based in Tokyo, Japan, who built a prolific career dubbing anime and films for much of the latter half of the twentieth century. Born Clifford Harrington on June 18, 1932, in Seattle, Washington, he was initially brought to Japan through military service. He remained in the country for decades, working as an English teacher for 35 years while simultaneously building a career in the entertainment industry.

Harrington's entry into voice acting came through his association with Frontier Enterprises, a Tokyo-based dubbing company, and its director William Ross. His friendship with Ross allowed him significant scope to choose his roles and schedule. He became a regular voice for Frontier, spending countless hours in recording studios working with Japanese technicians on English-language dubs of Japanese productions. Beyond voice acting, Harrington also worked as a cinematographer on the independent film Time Travelers and utilized his college journalism training to interview numerous international celebrities visiting Tokyo, including Mel Gibson, Charlton Heston, and Muhammad Ali.

Harrington's voice can be heard in several notable English dubs of classic anime from the 1960s through the 1980s. One of his earliest and most distinctive roles was providing the voice for the titular character, Choppy, in the English adaptation of the 1967-1968 anime series Princess Knight, which was retitled Choppy and the Princess for its release in English-speaking markets. He is also recognized for his work on the 1980 compilation film Voltus 5, an English-language version of the series Voltes V produced by Frontier Enterprises. In this film, Harrington voiced multiple key characters, including the pilot Mark Gordon, Commander Robinson, and the narrator. His filmography also includes the role of Professor Isaac Gilmore in the 1980 anime film Cyborg 009: The Legend of the Super Galaxy. Other notable credits include the 1979 Frontier dub of Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo, where he played Dan Dunn, as well as roles in Arcadia of My Youth (1982) and The Dagger of Kamui (1985).

Throughout his career, Harrington maintained a strong and recurring collaboration with Frontier Enterprises and voice director William Ross. This partnership was central to his work, providing the foundation for nearly all of his known English dubbing roles in anime and live-action films. According to colleague Richard Nieskens, Harrington's appearances in recording studios became less frequent by the late 1980s and early 1990s, as he had grown weary of the dubbing process after decades of work.

Cliff Harrington passed away on August 9, 2013, in Kyushu, Japan, at the age of 81. His legacy is that of a key figure in the early days of anime localization, bringing Japanese series to international audiences through his voice work with Frontier Enterprises during a formative era for English dubbing.