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title: "Mike McFarland, voice actor for iconic anime, dies at 56 from brain cancer"
description: "Most outlets led with McFarland’s death and his role in English dubs of popular anime. Geo News mentioned his diagnosis in 2025, while Daily Times specified the type of cancer as glioblastoma and the date of his passing as September 9."
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# Mike McFarland, voice actor for iconic anime, dies at 56 from brain cancer

entertainment · updated 11 Sep 2026, 7:18 PM PKT · 11 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with McFarland’s death and his role in English dubs of popular anime. Geo News mentioned his diagnosis in 2025, while Daily Times specified the type of cancer as glioblastoma and the date of his passing as September 9.

## Same story from 2 outlets

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- **Daily Times** — [Mike McFarland, beloved anime voice actor, dies at 56](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1551553/mike-mcfarland-beloved-anime-voice-actor-dies-at-56/) · 11 Sep 2026, 7:18 PM PKT
  > Mike McFarland, the acclaimed voice actor behind several iconic anime characters, has died at the age of 56. McFarland passed away on September 9 after battling glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He became widely known for his English dubbing work across major anime franchises. His death marks a significant loss for the anime […]
- **Geo News** — [Mike McFarland, beloved anime voice actor, dies at 56 from cancer](https://www.geo.tv/latest/681668-mike-mcfarland-beloved-anime-voice-actor-dies-at-56-from-cancer) · 11 Sep 2026, 6:21 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing
  > McFarland was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in 2025Mike McFarland, the voice actor behind the English dubs of many iconic anime, including Dragon Ball franchise, Full Metal Alchemist, and One Piece, has passed away at age 56. McFarland died on Wednesday,...

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