is a Japanese actor,
voice actor
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and narrator from
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, Japan. He is affiliated with Vi-Vo. His real name is , and his former stage name was .
He is best known for his roles in ''
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 w ...
'' as
Sagittarius Aiolos, ''
Chibi Maruko-chan
is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls ''Maruko'', and her family in suburban Japan in the year 1974. Maruko is a tro ...
'' as Hiroshi Sakura, ''
Wicked City'' as Renzaburō Taki, ''
Snatcher'' as Gillian Seed, ''
Kiteretsu Daihyakka
is a Japanese manga series by duo Fujiko Fujio and later Fujiko F. Fujio, which ran in the children's magazine '' Kodomo no Hikari'' from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime television series which ran ...
'' as Kiteretsu's Papa, the 1989 version of ''
Sally, the Witch'' as Sally's Papa, ''
Fang of the Sun Dougram
is a 75-episode anime television series, created by Ryosuke Takahashi and Sunrise, and aired in Japan from October 23, 1981 to March 25, 1983 on TV Tokyo. A 1983 full-length feature film, ''Dougram: Documentary of the Fang of the Sun'', sum ...
'' as Jacky Zalshiev, and the ''
Dr. Slump
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1980 to 1984, with the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series fol ...
'' remake as
Senbei Norimaki. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of
Arnold Schwarzenegger in his early days.
Filmography
Television animation
;1970s
*''
Tekkaman: The Space Knight'' (1975) (Guard)
*''
Goliath the Super Fighter'' (1976) (Soldier)
*''009 (1979)'' (1979) (Odin)
*''
Lupin the Third Part II
''Lupin the 3rd Part II'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment. Part of the ''Lupin III'' franchise, it is the second anime television adaptation of the ''Lupin III'' manga series created by Monkey Punch. Altho ...
'' (1979) (Terrorist)
;1980s
*''
Panzer World Galient
is a 1984 Japanese fantasy and science fiction anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was broadcast on Nippon Television from October 5, 1984, to March 29, 1985.
Production
The series premiered on TV in October 1984 and lasted 25 e ...
'' (1984) (Jilmzen Ranvel)
*''
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin'' (1986) (Great)
*''
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 w ...
'' (1986) (
Phecda Gamma Thor,
Sagittarius Aiolos)
*''
Kimagure Orange Road
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from 1984 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. The story follows tee ...
'' (1987) (Master)
*''
Kiteretsu Daihyakka
is a Japanese manga series by duo Fujiko Fujio and later Fujiko F. Fujio, which ran in the children's magazine '' Kodomo no Hikari'' from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime television series which ran ...
'' (1988) (Kiteretsu Kite and Eitarō Kite)
*''
Sakigake!! Otokojuku
, also known as simply ''Otokojuku'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Miyashita. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991. It is staged in an all-boys school that ...
'' (1988) (Ryuuji Toramaru)
*''
Tatakae!! Ramenman
is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. N ...
'' (1988) (Dokuroken Gundam)
*
''Sally the Witch'' (1989) (Sally's Papa)
;1990s
*''
Chibi Maruko-chan
is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls ''Maruko'', and her family in suburban Japan in the year 1974. Maruko is a tro ...
'' (1990) (Hiroshi Sakura)
*''
Transformers: Zone'' (1990) (
Dai Atlas)
*''21 Emon'' (1991)
*''
The Laughing Salesman
is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko Fujio. The manga began as a one-shot series serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic'' magazine on 1968, later becoming a full-fledged series published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's ''Manga Sunday ...
'' (1992)
*
''Dr. Slump'' (Remake) (1997) (
Senbei Norimaki)
;2000s
*''Weekly Story Land'' (Richard Jones, Religion Group (Man in Black), Shigeyuki Minamida)
*''
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series animated by Studio Gallop based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga series written by Kazuki Takahashi. It is the second anime adaptation of the manga following the 1998 anime televisi ...
'' (2003) (Ironheart)
*''
Avenger'' (2003) (Cross)
*''
Zipang'' (2004) (Saburo Umezu)
*''
Kotencotenco'' (2005) (Ninja)
*''
Katekyo Hitman Reborn'' (2006) (Timoteo)
*''
Ray the Animation'' (2006) (Director Sawa)
*''
Shigurui'' (2007) (Gonzaemon Ushimata)
*''
Golgo 13
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Saito, published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic'' since October 1968. The series follows the title character, a professional assassin for hire. ''Golgo ...
'' (2008) (José Campos)
*''
Gintama
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in ''Jump Giga'' from December 2 ...
'' (2009) (
Jiraia)
*''
Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan'' (2009) (Duke Gerard Musca Vespaland)
;2010s
*''
Sengoku Collection
:'' The names of characters based on historical figures are listed family name first. The names of other characters and all staff and cast members are written in standard English order.''
was a mobile social networking game created by Konami, ...
'' (2012) (Narrator)
*''
Toriko
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It follows the adventures of Toriko, a Gourmet Hunter, as he searches for rare, diverse foods to complete a full-course meal. On his journey, he is accompanied b ...
'' (2012) (Chin Chinchin)
*''
Coppelion
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomonori Inoue. The story follows three high school girls who were genetically engineered to be impervious to radioactivity and sent to Tokyo after the city was contaminated by a nuclear ...
'' (2013) (Denjiro Shiba)
*''
The Pilot's Love Song'' (2014) (Leopold Melze)
*''
Ping Pong
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'' (2014) (Jō Koizumi/Butterfly Joe)
*''
Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold'' (2015) (Sagittarius Aiolos)
*''
Brave Witches'' (2016) (Narration (eps. 1-3, 12 epilogue), Erhard von Manstein (ep. 4, 10-12))
*''
Dragon Ball Super
is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. A sequel to Toriyama's original Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Goku and friends during the ten-year timeskip after ...
'' (2016) (Senbei Norimaki (ep. 69))
*''
Kamiwaza Wanda
is a Japanese media franchise created by Takara Tomy and TBS. It consists of two manga series, both published by Shogakukan from 2016 to 2017, and a 47-episode anime television series by TMS Entertainment, aired from April 2016 to March 20 ...
'' (2016) (Tora Imauma)
*''
Attack on Titan Season 3'' (2018) (Rod Reiss)
*''
Wise Man's Grandchild
is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsuyoshi Yoshioka and illustrated by Seiji Kikuchi. It began serialization online in January 2015 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. At the beginning of edisode 3 ...
'' (2019) (Merlin Walford)
;2020s
*''
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?'' (2020) (Brantack Lyngstad)
*''
Platinum End
is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump Square'' monthly magazine from November 2015 to January 2021, with its chapters collected in 14 ''tankōbon'' volumes ...
'' (2021) (The Aged God)
Original video animation (OVA)
*''
Vampire Hunter D
is a series of novels written by Japanese author Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano since 1983.
As of April 2022, 40 novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes. They ha ...
'' (1985) (Greco)
*''
Dominion
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"Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 192 ...
'' (1988) (Charles Brenten)
*''
Demon City Shinjuku
is a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi that was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 1988, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The title has also been translated as ''Hell City Shinjuku'' and ''Monster City''. It was also released as two man ...
'' (1988) (Mephisto)
*''
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
, sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant fu ...
'' (1988) (Narrator)
*''
Baoh
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, most famous for his manga ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. Originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1985, it was ...
'' (1989) (Walken)
*''
RG Veda
is a manga created by Clamp, consisting of ten volumes in all. It was first published in Japan in 1989 as Clamp's debut manga. The story features elements of Vedic mythology; the title itself is pronounced ''Rigveda'', the name of one of t ...
'' (1991) (Zōchōten)
*''
Black Lion: Fear the Black Lion'' (1992) (Ginnai Doma)
*''
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Nishimori. The manga was initially published in Shogakukan's '' Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' running monthly from September 1988 to August 1990. The series was then transferred to ' ...
'' (1993) (Katsutoshi Imai)
*''
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans'' (1993) (Lord Slug & Hatchiyack)
*''
Phantom Quest Corp.'' (1994) (Rokkon)
*''
Birdy the Mighty
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Yuki. His initial attempt with the story ran in Shogakukan's ''Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' from 1985 to 1988, but it was eventually abandoned. Over a decade later, Yuki began a re ...
'' (1996) (Geega)
Theatrical animation
*''
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars'' (1985) (Dracolulu)
*''
Fist of the North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 ' ...
'' (1986) (Nunchaku Man)
*''
Wicked City'' (1987) (Taki Renzaburō)
*''
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug'' (1991) (Lord Slug)
*''
The Weathering Continent'' (1992) (Bois)
*''
Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds'' (1992) (Chief)
*''
Bonobono
is a yonkoma manga series by Mikio Igarashi. From March 1986 to March 1987, the series ran in the Takeshobo manga magazine ''Tensai Club'' before the magazine was replaced with ''Manga Club'', where it had been serialized from April 198 ...
'' (1993) (Araiguma-kun)
*''
Ninja Scroll
is a 1993 Japanese animated ''jidaigeki''- ''chanbara'' film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, starring the voices of Kōichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Daisuke Gōri, Toshihiko Seki and Shūichirō Moriyama. The film was a ...
'' (1993) (Genpachi)
*''
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth'' (1993) (Garion Marquis)
*''
Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen'' (1994) (Spaidol General)
*''
Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise'' (1999) (
Senbei Norimaki)
*''
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'' (2001) (Borgoff)
*''
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States'' (2002) (Yoshitoshi Matabe Ijiri)
*''
Tokyo Godfathers
is a 2003 Japanese animated tragicomedy adventure film written and directed by Satoshi Kon. The film stars live-action actors such as Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, and Aya Okamoto as the lead voice actors.
Kon was inspired by the 1948 America ...
'' (2003) (Miyuki's father)
*''
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters'' (2003) (Storm)
*''
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'' (2008) (Rudy)
*''
Planzet'' (2010) (Commissioner Yoshizawa)
*''
After School Midnighters
is a 2012 Japanese computer animated comedy film directed by Hitoshi Takekiyo. It released on 25 August 2012 in Japan and was originally based upon a short film that Takekiyo had made for a musical channel.
The producers of ''After School Midnig ...
'' (2012) (Michael)
Video games
*''
Ys I & II'' (1989)
*''
Tengai Makyou: Ziria'' (1989)
*''
LUNAR: Silver Star Story'' (1992) (Ramus Farmain & Hakuryuu Fydie (White Dragon Quark))
*''
Snatcher'' (1992) (Gillian Seed)
*''
Double Dragon
is a beat 'em up video game series initially developed by Technōs Japan and released as an arcade game in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight against various adversaries and rivals.
The origina ...
'' (1995) (Dulton)
*''
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
''Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer'' is a 1995 superhero-themed head-to-head fighting game produced by Technos Japan Corp. for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It was the companys second attempt at a fighting game, following the Neo Geo fighting g ...
'' (1995) (Sheng-Long/Gouichirou Kaiza)
*''
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete'' (1996) (Quark, Mel de Alkirk, Myght)
*''
Cobra the Shooting'' (1996) (Cobra)
*''
3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the Galaxy'' (2005) (Shiva Gozzo)
*''
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops'' (2006) (Python)
*''
Assassin's Creed'' (2007) (
Al Mualim)
*''
Too Human
''Too Human'' is an action role-playing game developed by Silicon Knights and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released in August 2008 for the Xbox 360. The game's story is a science-fictional futuristic retelling of Norse mythology tha ...
'' (2008) (Tyr) (Japanese dub)
*''
Resident Evil: Revelations 2'' (2015) (
Barry Burton)
(Japanese dub)
*''
Resident Evil Remaster HD'' (2015) (Barry Burton) (Japanese dub)
*''
Lego Dimensions'' (2016) (Daleks) (Japanese dub)
Tokusatsu
*''
Ultraman 80
is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show produced by Tsuburaya Productions which aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System channel from April 2, 1980, to March 25, 1981, lasting a total of 50 episodes. After going off the air in 1981, the network still aire ...
'' (1980) (Narration)
*''
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus'' (2000) (Narration)
*''
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
is Toei Company's 35th entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining ''Kamen Ride ...
'' (2011) (Senden)
Dubbing roles
Live-action
*
Arnold Schwarzenegger
**''
Hercules in New York'' – Hercules
**''
Commando
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A commando is a combatant, or operativ ...
'' (1987 TBS edition) – Col. John Matrix
**''
Red Sonja
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Marvel Comics p ...
'' (1989 NTV edition) – Lord Kalidor
**''
Predator
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'' (1989 Fuji TV edition) – Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
**''
Total Recall'' – Quaid
**''
Eraser
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'' – John "Eraser" Kruger
**''
Jingle All the Way
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'' – Howard Langston
*
Samuel L. Jackson
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**''
Die Hard with a Vengeance
''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan (who directed the first installment). It was written by Jonathan Hensleigh, based on the screenplay ''Simon Says'' by Hensleigh and on the chara ...
'' (1998 Fuji TV edition) – Zeus Carver
**''
Rules of Engagement
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'' (2003 Fuji TV edition) – Col. Terry L. Childers
**''
Django Unchained
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'' – Steven
*''
Above the Law'' – Detective Sergeant Nico Toscani (
Steven Seagal
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)
*''
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
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'' – Bruno (
Randy Quaid
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He was nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in '' The Last Detail'' ...
)
*''
Aliens'' (1988 TBS edition) – Corporal Dwayne Hicks (
Michael Biehn
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)
*''
Apollo 13'' (2003 Fuji TV edition) –
Deke Slayton
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(
Chris Ellis)
*''
Armageddon
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'' (2002 Fuji TV edition) – Charles 'Chick' Chapple (
Will Patton
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)
*''
Assault on Precinct 13'' – Marion Bishop (
Laurence Fishburne
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)
*''
The Big Blue
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'' (1990 TV Asahi edition) – Enzo Molinari (
Jean Reno
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)
*''
Brazil
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'' (1992 TV Asahi edition) – Spoor (
Bob Hoskins)
*''
Broadcast News'' (1989 TBS edition) – Aaron Altman (
Albert Brooks)
*''
City of Ghosts'' – Marvin (
James Caan
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)
*''
Child's Play'' – Detective Mike Norris (
Chris Sarandon
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)
*''
Chinatown'' (1981 TV Tokyo edition) - Duffy (
Bruce Glover
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Life and career
Glover wa ...
)
*''
Counterpoint'' (1982 TBS edition) – Lt. Long (
Linden Chiles
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Early years
Chiles was born in St. Louis, Missouri but grew up in Barrington, Illinois. He graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor of arts ...
)
*''
Death Wish 3
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'' – Rodriguez
*''
Die Hard
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'' (1992 Fuji TV edition) – Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson (
Paul Gleason
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*''
Doc Hollywood
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'' – Hank Gordon (
Woody Harrelson
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*''
Doctor Who'' –
Dalek
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s
*''
Dragon Lord
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'' – Cowboy Chin (
Mars
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)
*''
Face/Off
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The first Hollywood film in which Woo was given major creativ ...
'' (2000 Fuji TV edition) – Tito Biondi (
Robert Wisdom
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...
)
*''
Flubber'' – Smith (
Clancy Brown
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Brown's film roles include Viking Lofgren in ''Bad Boys'' ...
)
*''
Forrest Gump'' (2000 Fuji TV edition) – Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue (
Mykelti Williamson
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)
*''
Hard Boiled'' (1999 Fuji TV edition) – Supt. Pang (
Philip Chan Philip Chan may refer to:
* Philip Chan (actor)
Philip Chan Yan-kin (born 25 January 1945) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and music composer of Taishan area origin.
Career
He worked as a Royal Hong Kong Police F ...
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Highwaymen
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Frankie Faison
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Guide
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Stephen Fry
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Home Alone
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'' (1994 Fuji TV edition) – Gus Polinski (
John Candy
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Jingle All the Way
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'' (2000 Fuji TV edition) – Myron Larabee (
Sinbad)
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Jumanji
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'' (1998 Fuji TV edition) – Carl Bentley (
David Alan Grier)
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Kung Fu Hustle
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'' – The Beast (
Leung Siu-Lung
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The Last Castle
''The Last Castle'' is a 2001 American action drama film directed by Rod Lurie, starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo and Delroy Lindo. The film portrays a struggle between inmates and the warden of a military prison, based o ...
'' – Colonel Winter (
James Gandolfini
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Learning to Drive'' – Darwan Singh Tur (
Ben Kingsley
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Léon: The Professional'' (2009 Blu-Ray edition) – Tony (
Danny Aiello)
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Magnum Force
''Magnum Force'' is a 1973 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film ''Dirty Harry''. Ted Post, who had previously worked with Eastwood on '' Ra ...
'' (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Alan "Red" Astrachan (Kip Niven)
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Matchstick Men
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'' – Dr. Harris Klein (
Bruce Altman
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Early life
Altman was born in The Bronx, New York. He is of Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish ...
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Mississippi Burning'' (1992 TV Asahi edition) – Clayton Townley (
Stephen Tobolowsky
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Mr. Vampire'' – Wai (Billy Lau)
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The Natural
''The Natural'' is a 1952 novel about baseball by Bernard Malamud, and is his debut novel. The story follows Roy Hobbs, a baseball prodigy whose career is sidetracked after being shot by a woman whose motivation remains mysterious. The story mo ...
'' (1989 TV Asahi edition) – Bartholomew "Bump" Bailey (
Michael Madsen
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Navy SEALs
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'' (1993 TV Asahi edition) – William "Billy" Graham (
Dennis Haysbert
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Painted Faces
''Painted Faces'' (Chinese: 七小福) is a 1988 Hong Kong biographical drama film co-written and directed by Alex Law and starring Sammo Hung as his mentor, Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy. For his portrayal as Master Yu, Hung ...
'' – Master Yu (
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreographer for ...
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Passenger 57
''Passenger 57'' is a 1992 American action thriller film directed by Kevin Hooks. The film stars Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne, with Snipes portraying a security consultant who finds himself forced to foil a plot to free a captive terrorist during ...
'' (1996 NTV edition) – John Cutter (
Wesley Snipes
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Platoon
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'' (1989 TV Asahi edition) – Big Harold (
Forest Whitaker
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After making his f ...
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Poltergeist'' (1985 Fuji TV edition) – Ryan (
Richard Lawson)
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Predator 2
''Predator 2'' is a 1990 American science fiction action film written by brothers Jim and John Thomas, directed by Stephen Hopkins, and starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Peter Hall ...
'' (1994 TV Asahi edition) – Captain Phil Heinemann (
Robert Davi
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Rainbow Drive
''Rainbow Drive'' is a 1990 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Bobby Roth and starring Peter Weller, Sela Ward and David Caruso. The film first aired on September 8, 1990, on the Showtime Cable Network. It is based on the 1986 ...
'' (1992 TV Tokyo edition) – Mike Gallagher (
Peter Weller)
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Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1990 TBS and 1995 TV Asahi editions) – Michael Reed Ericson (
Martin Kove)
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (1993 TV Asahi edition) – Azeem Edin Bashir Al Bakir (
Morgan Freeman)
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Salvador'' (1989 Fuji TV edition) – Dr. Rock (
James Belushi
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Scanners
''Scanners'' is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan. In the film, "scanners" are psychics with unusual telepathi ...
'' (1987 NTV edition) – Benjamin Pierce (
Robert Silverman)
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Shopgirl
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'' – Ray Porter (
Steve Martin
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Sons of Anarchy'' –
Clay Morrow
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Ron Perlman)
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Speed 2: Cruise Control'' (2000 Fuji TV edition) – Juliano (
Temuera Morrison
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Surviving Christmas
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'' – Tom Valco (James Gandolfini)
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Ted 2
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'' – The Judge (
Ron Canada
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Career
Following ...
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A Time to Kill'' (1999 Fuji TV edition) – Harry Rex Vonner (
Oliver Platt
Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960) is a Canadian-born American actor. He is known for his starring roles in many films such as ''Flatliners'' (1990), ''Beethoven'' (1992), '' Indecent Proposal'', ''The Three Musketeers'' (both 1993), '' Execut ...
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The Cannonball Run
''The Cannonball Run'' is a 1981 action comedy film. It was directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong's Golden Harvest films, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Filmed in Panavision, it features an all-star ensemble cast, including B ...
'' (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Terry (
Terry Bradshaw
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The Fly II
''The Fly II'' is a 1989 American science fiction horror film directed by Chris Walas. The film stars Eric Stoltz and Daphne Zuniga, and is a sequel to the 1986 film '' The Fly'', itself a remake of the 1958 film of the same name. Stoltz's charac ...
'' (1991 TV Asahi edition) – Dr. Trimble (William S. Taylor)
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The Shield
''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12, 2002, on FX in the United States, and concluded on November 25, 2008, after seven seasons. Known for its portrayal of corrupt pol ...
'' –
Jon Kavanaugh (
Forest Whitaker
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After making his f ...
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The Terminator'' (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Alley cop (Ed Dogan)
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The Thing'' (1985 TBS edition) – Childs (
Keith David
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He has starred in such films as '' T ...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'' –
Dr. Baxter Stockman (
Tyler Perry
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Van Helsing
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Frankenstein's monster
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Shuler Hensley
Shuler Paul Hensley (born March 6, 1967) is an American singer and actor.
Early life
Hensley was born in Atlanta, Georgia. The youngest of three children, Hensley grew up in Marietta, Georgia. His father, Sam P. Hensley Jr., is a former Georgia T ...
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V for Vendetta
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Eric Finch (
Stephen Rea)
Animation
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Aladdin'' (Razoul)
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' (Razoul)
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Back to the Conscience'' (Quarrel Uncle)
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (
Duke
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Meet the Robinsons
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'' (Bowler Hat Guy)
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The Pebble and the Penguin
''The Pebble and the Penguin'' is a 1995 Irish-American independent animated film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. The film stars the voices of Martin Short, Jim Belushi, Tim Curry, and Annie Golden. Based on the true life mating rituals o ...
'' (Rocko)
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Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...
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Pinocchio
Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan ...
'' (Quarrel Uncle)
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The Polar Express
''The Polar Express'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1985. The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children. It was praised for its detai ...
'' (Steamer)
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The Rescuers
''The Rescuers'' is a 1977 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The 23rd Disney animated feature film, its story follows Bernard and Bianca, two members ...
'' (Orville)
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The Return of Jafar
''The Return of Jafar'' (sometimes marketed as ''Aladdin: The Return of Jafar'' on re-release) is a 1994 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Television. It is the first sequel to the 1992 fi ...
'' (Razoul)
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Return to Never Land
''Return to Never Land'' (also known as ''Peter Pan in: Return to Never Land'' and later retitled ''Peter Pan II: Return to Never Land'' on current home video release) is a 2002 American animated adventure fantasy film produced by Disney MovieToon ...
'' (Pirates Rusty)
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Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...
'' (Friar Tuck)
Japanese Voice-Over
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Pinocchio's Daring Journey
Pinocchio's Daring Journey is a dark ride at Disneyland in California, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Park in Paris. Located in the Fantasyland section of each park, this ride is based on Disney's 1940 animated film version of the classic stor ...
'' (Quarrel Uncle)
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Peter Pan's Flight
Peter Pan's Flight is a rail-suspended dark ride at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland theme parks. Located in the Fantasyland area of each park, its story, music, staging, and artwork are b ...
'' (Pirates Rusty)
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E.T. Adventure'' (Police Edward)
*''Mermaid Ragoon Theater'' (Announce)
*''Magic Lamp Theater'' (Raseul)
References
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1948 births
Living people
Japanese male video game actors
Japanese male voice actors
Male voice actors from Tokyo
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors