James Carter Cathcart, Pokémon Voice Actor, Passes Away at 71

On Thursday, July 10, 2025, James Carter Cathcart, a voice actor most notably identified for voicing well-liked Pokémon animated television sequence characters corresponding to Meowth and Professor Oak handed away on the age of 71. Based on TMZ, this happened after Cathcart had battled throat most cancers beginning in 2023.

Though Cathcart was most identified for taking over many voice roles, huge and small, in varied Pokémon sequence, his work is unfold throughout many alternative anime characters, in addition to voice roles in commercials. A few of his Pokémon roles ended up transferring throughout mediums, together with his voice getting used for Pokémon characters in Tremendous Smash Bros Brawl, a online game for Nintendo Wii.

Exterior of his voice work, Cathcart additionally hung out performing musically with a number of well-known artists, having been a proficient pianist. Some artists he carried out with embrace Blondie and The Monkees. Again to Pokémon associated work, he wrote the dub scripts for Pokémon on his personal for round 17 years.

Cathcart will probably be identified for a really massive portfolio of voice and writing work, however his costars remembered him with social media posts, together with a publish from Erica Schroeder, identified for voicing different well-known Pokémon characters, corresponding to Nurse Pleasure.

Supply: Erica Schroeder Instagram Account + TMZ