, known by the stage name , was a Japanese actor. He was born in Kitazawa, Setagaya (now Kitazawa,
Setagaya,
Tokyo
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), Ehara,
Tokyo Prefecture
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. He formerly belonged to Gekidan Haiyūza.
Biography
After dropping out of
Waseda University
, mottoeng = Independence of scholarship
, established = 21 October 1882
, type = Private
, endowment =
, president = Aiji Tanaka
, city = Shinjuku
, state = Tokyo
, country = Japan
, students = 47,959
, undergrad = 39,382
, postgrad ...
's department of theater, Takita debuted in 1953 as a second-grader training institute for Gekidan Haiyūza.
His synchronization included
Akiji Kobayashi, Akio Satake, Toru Takeuchi,
Yoshio Tsuchiya, Hisashi Yokomori, etc. Takita became popular in the TV drama ''Jiken Kisha'' who appeared from 1956 to 1964. In the period dramas such as ''
Mito Kōmon
is a Japanese ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was on prime-time television from 1969 to 2011, making it the longest-running ''jidaigeki'' in Japanese television history. The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-''sh ...
'' and ''
The Unfettered Shogun
(Abarenbō Shōgun) was a Japanese television program on the TV Asahi network. Set in the eighteenth century, it showed fictitious events in the life of Tokugawa Yoshimune, Yoshimune, the eighth Tokugawa clan, Tokugawa ''shōgun''.
The program s ...
'', he often played villains, but in recent years there were many opportunities to play the role of good people. In addition, Takita was also active as a voice actor, voice of neurosurgeon Ben Casey of hero in overseas drama ''
Ben Casey
''Ben Casey'' is an American medical drama series that aired on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaff ...
'', and the films ''
Star Wars'', ''
Haunted Mansion
The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. The haunted house attraction features a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called "Doom Buggies", and a walk-through show is displa ...
'', ''
Jaws'' and many hit the main characters and important characters' voices in hits.
Takita was diagnosed with ureter cancer in the summer of 2014 and had surgery. Takita's metastasis was discovered in April 2015. He died at a hospital in Naka Ward, Yokohama City on 3 May, the same year at 11:34 am, from cancer.
Takita was 84 when he died.
Filmography (acting)
TV dramas
Films
Stage
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Voice acting
Dubbing
Actors
;
Roy Scheider
Roy Richard Scheider (; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he gained fame for his leading and supporting ...
Films, dramas
Anime films
Radio dramas
Narration
References
External links
*
Yūsuke Takita– allcinema
Yūsuke Takita– Kinenote
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Yūsuke Takita Movie WalkerYūsuke Takita - TV Drama Database
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Japanese male film actors
Japanese male stage actors
Japanese male television actors
Japanese male voice actors
Male actors from Tokyo
People from Setagaya
1930 births
2015 deaths
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors