American voice actor who specialized in anime dubbing for Funimation. Sanders voiced Sourman in the original Dragon Ball series and Oceanus Shenron in Dragon Ball GT before passing away in 2004.
Steve Sanders worked as a Funimation voice actor, bringing English voices to several Dragon Ball characters across different installments. He voiced Sourman in the original Dragon Ball series, and later returned to the franchise to voice Oceanus Shenron, one of the Negative Dragons featured in Dragon Ball GT, contributing to both the earliest and later chapters of the English dub.
Sanders worked primarily in anime dubbing during his career with Funimation, establishing himself as a reliable performer for supporting and villain roles. His contributions to Dragon Ball spanned multiple series, making him part of the localization team that brought the franchise to English-speaking audiences during its international expansion.
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