Dave Mallow, who voiced Baboo in “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” has died. He was 76.
A source told TMZ that Mallow passed away Tuesday after being in hospice care at the MonteCedro Senior Living Community in Altadena, California.
Dave Mallow was in hospice care at the MonteCedro Senior Living Community in Altadena, California.
Mallow’s health “had been declining in recent years,” one of his former colleagues told TMZ.
Mallow did voice work on “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” for 138 episodes from 1993 to 1999. He worked on other shows in the franchise including “Power Rangers in Space,” “Power Rangers Zeo” and “Power Rangers Time Force.”
Mallow was Baboo in “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.” Everett Collection / Everett Collection
According to his IMDb page, Mallow worked in radio in the Midwest and New York City for 12 years before he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in voice acting.
He voiced characters in animated shows like “Digimon: Digital Monsters,” “Naruto,” “Yu-Gi-Oh!” and various Japanese animated movies.
He also worked on video games including “Call of Duty,” “Battleship,” “Resident Evil,” “Street Fighter” and “Final Fantasy.”
Dave Mallow also worked on various video games. Dave MallowMallow is not the first “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” actor to die.
Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver, the original Green/White Ranger, committed suicide at age 49 in November 2022.
According to TMZ, he had an argument with his on-again, off-again estranged wife Tammie Frank at a hotel in Texas one night prior. Tammie said the actor struggled with mental health issues, including depression, before he died.
The cast of TV series “Power Rangers Zeo.” Courtesy Everett Collection“Unfortunately, it is true,” a representative for Frank told People after the news of his death broke. “Please respect the privacy of his family and friends during this horrible time as we come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful human being.”
In 2019, Robert Axelrod, the voice of Lord Zedd and Finster in the 1999s TV series, died at age 70. He passed away from complications from a spinal surgery.
Thuy Trang, who played Trini Kwan, the original Yellow Ranger, died in a car accident in 2001. She was 27.
From left, Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch, Amy Jo Johnson, Jason David Frank, David Yost and Karan Ashley in “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie” in 1995. ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett CollectionTrang’s co-stars remembered her when they celebrated the show’s 25th anniversary in 2018 in an Entertainment Weekly oral history story.
The cast of “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” also included Austin St. John as the Red Ranger, Walter Emanuel Jones as the Black Ranger, Amy Jo Johnson as the Pink Ranger and David Yost as the Blue Ranger.
