, better known by the stage name , was a Japanese
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
and
voice actor
Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...
born in
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,527,019 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 9,187 Square kilometre, km2 (3,547 Square m ...
. On June 2, 1995, Miyauchi died on his hospital bed at the Nihon University Itabashi Hospital from abdominal varices. At the time of Miyauchi's death, he was represented by
Aoni Production
is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of Voice acting in Japan, voice actors and other Japanese entertainers. It was founded in 1969 by Susumu Kubo.
Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni
All names are in Western order (g ...
.
Selected voice roles
Television animation
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Ōgon Bat
, known as Phantaman or Fantomas in various countries outside Japan, is a Japanese superhero created by Suzuki Ichiro and Takeo Nagamatsu in autumn of 1930 who originally debuted in a ''kamishibai'' (paper theater). Ōgon Bat is considered by so ...
'' (1967) (Hossein)
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Andersen Stories'' (1971) (Eliza's Father)
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Heidi, Girl of the Alps
is an animated television series produced by Zuiyo Eizo and the series itself based on the novel '' Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning'' by Johanna Spyri (1880). It was directed by Isao Takahata and features contributions by numer ...
'' (1974) (Alm-Onji)
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La Seine no Hoshi
is a Japanese anime series by Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise), which premiered in Japan on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 and finished its run on December 26, 1975, spanning a total of 39 episodes. The title translates to English as "The Star ...
'' (1975) (Francis, Holy Roman Emperor)
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Space Battleship Yamato III
, also known as ''Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars'', is a Japanese military science fiction anime series produced by Academy Productions. It is the sequel to '' Be Forever Yamato'' created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto. It aired on ...
'' (1980) (Shalibart Elder)
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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
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'' (1980) (Rosenbaum)
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Dr. Slump'' (1981) (
Kami-sama)
*''Manga Nihon-shi'' (1984) (
Honda Masanobu
was a commander and ''daimyō'' in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu in Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods.
In 1563, when an uprising against Ieyasu occurred in Mikawa Province, Masanobu took the side of the peasants against Ieyasu ...
)
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Fist of the North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 volumes ...
'' (1984) (Jūkei, Lin's Village Elder Ukoku, Mako and Aki's grandfather, Mamiya's Village Elder, Sojin)
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Bosco Adventure'' (1986) (Ender)
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Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was Serial (literature), serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 indi ...
'' (1986) (
Kame-Sennin)
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Saint Seiya
, also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...
'' (1987) (Mitsumasa Kido)
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Dragon Ball Z
''Dragon Ball Z'' (''DBZ'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters ...
'' (1989) (Kame-Sennin)
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Ranma ½
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected in 38 volumes by Shogakukan. The story revolves a ...
'' (1989) (Manpukuji Priest)
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Sailor Moon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into ...
'' (1992) (Fortune Teller, ep 2)
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Magic Knight Rayearth'' (1994) (Chang Ang)
OVA
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Prefectural Earth Defense Force'' (1986) (Dr. Inoue)
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
, sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'', ''LGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of Epic (genre), epic science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanak ...
'' (1988) (Klaus Von Lichtenlade)
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Nozomi Witches'' (1992) (Eddie)
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Ys'' (1992) (Frea)
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3×3 Eyes'' (1995) (Grandpa Ayanokoji)
Theatrical animation
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Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro'' (1979) (Gardener)
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' (1984) (Gol)
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Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!'' (1986) (Mushroom Hermit)
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Lupin III
, also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese media franchise created by Monkey Punch. The series follows the endeavors of master thief Lupin III (character), Lupin III, grandson of gentleman t ...
:
The Fuma Conspiracy'' (1987) (Old Man Suminawa)
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Dragon Ball film series'' (1986-1993) (Kame-Sennin)
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Crayon Shin-chan: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom'' (1994) (King)
Video games
*''Hokuto no Ken'' for Sega Saturn and PlayStation (1995) (Jūkei)
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Policenauts'' (1995) (Victor Jurgens)
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Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22'' (1995) (Kame-Sennin) (Recorded his lines before his death)
Dubbing
Live-action
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The Cassandra Crossing'' (1979 NTV edition) (Herman Kaplan (
Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American acting coach and actor. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed ...
))
*''
Chances Are'' (Judge Fenwick (
Josef Sommer
Maximilian Josef Sommer (born June 26, 1934) is a German-American retired stage, television, and film actor.
Early life
He was born in Greifswald, Germany, and raised in North Carolina, the son of Elisabeth and Clemens Sommer, a professor of Ar ...
))
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The Empire Strikes Back
''The Empire Strikes Back'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'') is a 1980 American epic film, epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based o ...
'' (1980 Movie theater edition) (Admiral Ozzel (
Michael Sheard))
*''
Funeral in Berlin'' (1972 TV Tokyo edition) (Hallam (
Hugh Burden
Hugh Archibald Nairn Burden''The Daily Telegraph'', 25 July 1962 (3 April 1913 – 16 May 1985) was a British actor and playwright.
Early life
Hugh Archibald Nairn Burden was born as the eldest son of Harry Archibald Burden, a colonial officia ...
))
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The Godfather Part II
''The Godfather Part II'' is a 1974 American epic film, epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, loosely based on the 1969 novel ''The Godfather (novel), The Godfather'' by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cop ...
'' (1980 NTV edition) (
Hyman Roth (
Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American acting coach and actor. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed ...
))
*''
Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (Grandpa Fred (
Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek, December 13, 1930 – December 8, 2008) was an American actor. He became a well-known supporting actor in the 1980s with his roles in ''Thief (1981 film), Thief'' (1981), ''Christine (1983 film), Chris ...
))
*''
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (E.F. Duncan (
Eddie Bracken
Edward Vincent Bracken (February 7, 1915 – November 14, 2002) was an American actor. Bracken came to Hollywood prominence for his comedic lead performances in the films '' Hail the Conquering Hero'' and '' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' b ...
))
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Licence to Kill
''Licence to Kill'' is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond (literary character), J ...
'' (VHS version) (
M (
Robert Brown Robert Brown may refer to: Robert Brown (born 1965), British Director, Animator and author
Entertainers and artists
* Washboard Sam or Robert Brown (1910–1966), American musician and singer
* Robert W. Brown (1917–2009), American printmaker ...
))
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Mad Max 2
''Mad Max 2'' (released as ''The Road Warrior'' in the United States) is a 1981 Australian Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic Utopian and dystopian fiction, dystopian action film directed by George Miller (filmmaker), G ...
'' (1991 TV Asahi edition) (Curmudgeon (
Syd Heylen))
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Mysterious Island'' (1975 NTV edition) (Gideon Spilitt (
Gary Merrill
Gary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television actor whose credits included more than 50 feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances. He starr ...
))
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Patton'' (Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery (
Michael Bates))
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The Poseidon Adventure'' (1983 NTV edition) (Chaplain John (
Arthur O'Connell))
Animation
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Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears'' (King Gregor)
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Sonic the Hedgehog
is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battle ...
'' (King Maximilian Acorn)
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Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, the series was developed for television by Brit ...
'' (
Sir Topham Hatt (Season 1–4) and
The Vicar (Season 2))
External links
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1929 births
1995 deaths
Male voice actors from Kagoshima Prefecture
Japanese male voice actors
Aoni Production voice actors
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