Michael Forest
Gerald Michael Charlebois, 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.
Personal life
Forest was married to Diana Hale, an actress, acting coach, and theatre teacher, for over fifty years. The couple married in the late 1960s or early 1970s and remained together until Hale’s death in 2022. Their long marriage was noted by colleagues as an example of stability and dedication within the entertainment industry.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.Career
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 ofthree alien brothers from another planet in the 1964 Twilight Zone episode, “Black Leather Jackets”.
Filmography
Anime
Aika R-16: Virgin Mission – Gozo Aida, Tsukino Armitage III – Vice-Minister JessupThe Big O – Alex RosewaterBlack Jack – Dr. Stanfield, ErnestoBlade of the Immortal – Asana, Takayuki AsanoCarried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran – Sneaky Spider SaizoCasshan: Robot Hunter – Adm. RudolphCrying Freeman – Don Carleone, Shudo ShimazakiCybuster – RyuzoDaphne in the Brilliant Blue – Ishiyama, Martin, Sho MizukiDirty Pair Flight 005 Conspiracy – Dietrch Doomed Megalopolis – Eiichi Subasawa El-Hazard – Yuba YariusEureka Seven – BrayaGad Guard – Dorgel, Dove, EditorGatchaman – ChiefGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – KubotaGhost Slayers Ayashi – Doi-Oiokami-Toshitsura, Master Giant Robo – Narrator Gungrave – Sid GalardeGun Sword – JoseHeat Guy J – Valter YulgenceImmortal Grand Prix – HansI'll CKBC – Mr. HiiragiKamichu! – Mr. Gen Last Exile – Emperor of AnatorayMars Daybreak – EF CommanderMegazone 23 – Eigen Yumekanou The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – ArakawaMermaid Forest – Dr. Shiina, KohakuraMirage of Blaze – Kojyuro KatakuraMobile Suit Gundam – The Movie Trilogy – Captain PaoloMobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket – CharlieMobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory – Captain DryMobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team – Lt. Col. KojimaMoribito: Guardian of the Spirit – BlacksmithNadia: The Secret of Blue Water – Cpt. MayvilleOrguss 02 – ZantePlanetes – Clifford, Harry Roland, NormanR.O.D the TV – Bookstore Owner BSamurai Champloo – InuyamaScrapped Princess – King BaltericSerial Experiments Lain – Dr. HodgesonSomeday's Dreamers – Councilor Rikiya Furusaki, KazukiStreet Fighter II V – Captain Dorai Teknoman – Commander JamisonTrigun – LuraldThe Twelve Kingdoms – King Hou ChuutatsuWitch Hunter Robin – Inquisitor CortionZillion – GordFilms
100 Rifles – HumaraA House is Not a Home – BernieAkira – Council Member Appleseed – Elder Armitage III – Dual Matrix – OharaAtlas – AtlasBeast from Haunted Cave – Gil JacksonBlack Jack the Movie – Roger SiegelBody of Evidence – Andrew MarshCast Away – Pilot JackCatnapped! – SuttobokeThe Castle of Cagliostro – Additional VoicesCowboy Bebop: The Movie – TicketThe Glory Guys – Fred CushmanDeathwatch – GreeneyesGolgo 13: The Professional – E. YoungKing Kong Lives – VanceLensman – Adm. HainesThe Mystery of Mamo – Agent Gordon Mobile Suit Gundam F91 – Theo FairchildThe Message – Khalid bin WalidNaruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom – Kakeru TsukiPaprika – Doctor Seijiro InuiRedline – InukiRoyal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise – Dr. GnommSaga of the Viking WomenUnbelievable!!!!! – HimselfThe Shark – DonThe Shark Hunter – Donavan Ski Troop Attack – Lt. FactorThe Scarlet Worm – Judge HanchettX-Men: Apocalypse – Apollo WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 – Detective Takeshi KusumiVideo games
Dynasty Warriors 4 – Huang GaiJade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu – GiSeven Samurai 20XX – YagyuLive-action
Adventures in Voice Acting - HimselfMasked Rider - Lavasect Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue – OlympiusTelevision
Laramie – CobeyDeath Valley Days – Larry BrooksTombstone Territory – Floyd RankThe Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – A BraveThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok – Strong EagleZorro – AnastacioBat Masterson – "The Desert Ship" as Les WilkinsHave Gun – Will Travel – Peter KeystoneYancy Derringer – Pierre The Rifleman – ChaquaWagon Train – DallasThe Dick Van Dyke Show – Father Joe CooganThe Outer Limits – "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork" – Stuart PetersThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Lt. Fest Gilligan's Island – UgundiPerry Mason – Pierre DuboisStar Trek – Apollo Get Smart – BasilOne Step Beyond – "Encounter" – Jacques BoutierThe Twilight Zone – "Black Leather Jackets" – SteveGunsmoke "The Cousin" – Chance; "Innocence" – Bob Sullins; "The Lady" – Ray PateCombat! "Hills are For Heroes" – Captain, Company CommanderAs the World Turns – Nick AndropoulosCheyenne "Renegades" – Yellow Lance & "Wagon-Tongue North" – Lariat SangaCross Purpose – Captain Robert HolmanThe Virginian "S04EP10 airdate 1965 11 24 title Beyond the Border"Rawhide – YumaBonanza – Young Wolf / Frank Shirmer / Wabuska- Gomer Pyle USMC "The Star Witness" – Fred Cummins