Tony Oliver

Tony Oliver (born 1958) is a Puerto Rican voice actor and voice director. He is best known for voicing Rick Hunter from Robotech, Lancer from Fate/stay night, and Arsène Lupin III from Lupin the Third. He helped produce the live action shows Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and VR Troopers.

Power Rangers casting criticism In the Investigation Discovery series Hollywood Demons, Oliver said it was a "mistake" to cast an Asian actress to play the Yellow Ranger and a Black actor to play the Black Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. When the casting was originally done, Oliver said that "none of us [were] thinking stereotypes". However, Walter Emanuel Jones, who played the Black Ranger, responded by defending the casting decision of that character. He wrote on Instagram, "I understand the impulse to address what might be seen as cultural insensitivity, but calling it a 'mistake' would dismiss the impact it had on countless people around the world who found inspiration and representation in TV's first Black superhero — morphin' into none other than the Black Power Ranger! It wasn't a mistake; it was a milestone. It was an honor."

Filmography Anime

Animation + List of voice performances and production work in animation Year Series Voice role Crew role Notes Source Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Saba Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo Arsène Lupin III Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Rick Hunter The Castle of Cagliostro Arsène Lupin III + List of voice performances and production work in direct-to-video films and television specials