POWER Rangers voice actor Dave Mallow has died at 76 after a health battle that reportedly lasted years.
Mallow was best known for voicing Baboo in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
He died on Tuesday while living in hospice care.
The iconic voice actor was living at the MonteCedro Senior Living Community in Altadena, California, at the time he died.
Dorothy Fahn, a fellow voice actor and Mallow’s former co-worker, announced his death.
“Just found out our old VO friend Dave Mallow has passed away at age 76,” Fahn wrote on Instagram.
“We knew him since ‘Honeybee Hutch.’ May he rest in peace.”
Mallow’s former co-worker said the actor struggled with his health in recent years, according to TMZ.
Aside from voicing Baboo, Mallow provided voices for legendary monsters, including Pudgy Pig, Lizzinator, Terror Blossom, and Beamcaster on the show.
The actor worked on 138 episodes on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from 1993 to 1999.
He appeared on other shows in the franchise including Power Rangers in Space, Power Rangers Wild Force, and Power Rangers Zeo.
Mallow’s death comes years after his Mighty Morphin Power Rangers co-star Jason David Frank died over two years ago.
Late actor Robert Axelrod appears as Lord Zedd in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series
Frank played Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger, on the show.
He died by suicide at age 49 in November 2022.
Other Mighty Morphin Power Rangers stars tragically passed away in the years before Mallow and Frank’s deaths.
Robert Axelrod, who voiced Lord Zedd in the show, died aged 70 in 2019 from complications after a spinal surgery.
Thuy Trang, who voiced the original Yellow Ranger, was killed in a car accident in 2001 at age 27.
HEARTBREAKING TRIBUTES
Tributes to Mallow are pouring in on social media.
“More of my childhood has been lost today,” one fan wrote on X.
“Rest In Peace Dave Mallow. You will never be forgotten. Thank you for everything.”
“He was great voicing monsters throughout 1st Saban era. RIP Mr Mallow,” a second added.
Another wrote, “Oh man, not Dave.
“Dude was a huge part of power rangers from the beginning, even as the old school narrator for the episode previews, he also voiced many iconic anime characters such as angemon from digimon.”
Dave Mallow’s filmography
Dave Mallow has died at 76 years old.
The legendary actor lent his voice to over 300 projects throughout his career, including”
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993-1999)
- Fearless (2006)
- Digimon (2007-2008)
- Halo 2 (2004)
- Diablo III (2012)
- Bleach (2007-2012)
- Violetta (2012)
- Kyô kara maô! (2004-2009)
- Eyeshield 21 (2005-2007)
- Eureka Seven (2005-2006)
As the fan said, Mallow was known for lending his voice to multiple Digimon characters in the English dub.
He voiced characters in animated shows including Naruto and Yu-Gi-Oh. His work continued with multiple anime projects over the years.
Mallow also voice-acted in video games including Diablo III, World of Warcraft: Legion, and Halo 2.
The Illinois native got his start as a radio personality in the Midwest before moving to Los Angeles in 1984.
He is survived by his older sister, Marilyn, who lives at the hospice care facility where Mallow died.
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