I am sad to report that Chris Wiggins, a voice actor from the original English dub of the Sailor Moon anime, has died at age 87. He passed away on February 19th after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The provided the voice of Mr. Baxter from the episode “An Unnatural Phenomenon”. Mr. Baxter was a mild mannered gardener turned ecoterrorist thanks to Nephlite’s influence. He also voiced the narration included at the beginning of the first episode and episode 41. This first narration, added for the dubbed English version, provided excessive spoilers for the upcoming season including the identity of the Moon Princess and Prince Darien as well as the specific fate of the Moon Kingdom.
Aside from his brief work on Sailor Moon Chris Wiggins also had a lengthy resume. As a fellow Canadian the roles I knew him best for were Chief Quimby from Inspector Gadget and No Heart from Care Bears. His obituary can be found in The Toronto Star. He will be missed by fans around the world.
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R.I.P., Chris Wiggins.
Aw, bless him. Thank Chris for being a part of something we all love so very much!
I guess Dic used several actors from Care Bears in Sailor Moon.
Oh yes. There was a lot of reused amongst the shows recorded in Toronto back in the day. John Stocker, Terri Hawkes and many others are in Care Bears and other series.
RIP, Mr. Baxter.
RIP, Chris Wiggins, I should have said. Sorry.
Aw, RIP, Mr. Wiggins. I always thought he looked dapper in Friday the 13th: The Series.