Ken'ichi Ogata

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name = Ken'ichi Ogata
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agent = Production Baobabnihongo|Ken'ichi Ogata|緒方 賢一|Ogata Ken'ichi (March 29, 1942 - ) is a male seiyū from Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Some of his most notable projects have been "Ranma ½" as Genma Saotome, "Mahōjin Guru Guru" as Kita Kita Oyaji, "Case Closed" as Professor Hiroshi Agasa, "Atashin'chi" as Father, and "InuYasha" as Myōga.

The work in which he voiced the most characters was in the Super Robot Wars series. He used to work at Aoni Production and now is working at Production Baobab.

Life

Kenichi Ogata was born to Japanese comedian Kenichi Enomoto on March 29, 1942. After graduating junior high school, Ogata studied cooking, and then went to high school, where he aimed to be a comedy performer, and worked for some theatrical companies. His voice acting debut was in "Mazinger Z", and has been voice acting since.

He is known for his unique soft voice, but also for his astringent and villain roles, and has an established reputation for his role in "Tensai Bakabon".

Voice actress Megumi Hayashibara pronounced him as the "Father of the seiyuu world".

Voice roles

Television animation

*Alcatraz Connection (Areji)
*Anmitsu Hime (Wantan)
*Aria the Natural (Maestro)
*Armored Trooper Votoms (Boror)
*Atashin'chi (Father)
*Binchō-tan (Madake-jiichan)
*Blood+ (Ted A. Adams)
*Bomberman Jetters (Doctor Ein)
*Bye-Bye Liberty Crisis (Ed)
*Captain Future (Grag)
*Captain Harlock (Chief Engineer Maji)
*Case Closed (Professor Hiroshi Agasa)
*Cyborg 009 (Unknown characters)
*Combat Mecha Xabungle (Kashim King)
*Combattler V (Girua, Dangeru)
*Cyber Team in Akihabara (Shimabukurō Sengakuji)
*Dokkiri Doctor (Rokoro Shibuya)
*Dokkoida (Kurisaburou Kurinohara, Doctor Marron Flower)
*DuckTales (Bigtime Beagle (Frank Welker))
*Excel Saga (Aesop)
*Fang of the Sun Dougram (Nanashi)
*Flame of Recca (Kokū)
*Gaiking (Hayami Bunta)
*Game Center Arashi (Ippeita)
*Getter Robo (General Bat)
*Great Mazinger (Ankoku Daishogun, Nuke)
*Grendizer (Brackky)
*Guyver (Genzō Makishima/Enzyme)
*In Memory of the Walther P-38 (Bomū)
*InuYasha (Myōga)
*Juushin Enbu Hero Tales (Sonnei)
*Kimagure Orange Road (Jingoro, Kyosuke's grandfather)
*The King of Braves GaoGaiGar (Leo Shishio)
* (King Dedede)
*Legend of the Mystical Ninja (Ebisumaru)
* (Spirit of Fire)
*Magical Angel Sweet Mint (Vinegar)
*Mahōjin Guru Guru (Udberg "Kita Kita Oyaji" Eldol)
*MÄR (Vidar)
*MegaMan NT Warrior (TopMan)
*The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Shamisen)
*Mobile Suit Gundam (Denim)
*Nana (Andou)
*Nintama Rantarou (Shinbei's papa)
*One Piece (Gorōsei)
*Osomatsu-kun (1988) (Dayōn)
*Pinky and the Brain (Brain (Maurice LaMarche))
*Pokémon (John, Rohho, village headman)
*Pokémon Advanced Generation (Tessen)
*Power Stone (Aporusu)
*Ranma ½ (Genma Saotome)
*Robin Hood no Daibōken (Friar Tuck)
*Samurai Pizza Cats (Guru Lou)
* (Bosu)
*Sgt. Frog (Keroro's father)
*Space Battleship Yamato (Analyzer)
*Space Emperor God Sigma (Maruchīno)
*Steel Jeeg (Ikima)
*Tenchi Universe (Azaka, both Guardian and Knight)
*The Third (Noru)
*Treasure of the Golden Suns (Bigtime Beagle (Frank Welker))
*UFO Baby (Housho Sayonji)
*Urusei Yatsura (Ataru's father)
*Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace (Gudon, Rugā)
*The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Lasse)
*World Masterpiece Theater series
**Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Monogatari (Tom)
**The Bush Baby (Kurankushou)
**Nanatsu no Umi no Tico (Alphonse Aldretti)
**Peter Pan no Boken (Smee)
**Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan (George)
*YuYu Hakusho (Tarukane)

OVA

*Apocalypse Zero (High school principal, Kagenari)
*Dangaioh (Captain Garimoth)
* (Ra Devil)
*The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (Leo Shishio)
*Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Marinesk)
*Ranma ½ OVA (Genma Saotome)
*Saber Marionette R (Ojiji)

Theater animation

*Dōbutsu no Mori (Kotobuki)
*InuYasha series (Myōga the Flea)
* (Sam)
*Mahōjin Guru Guru (Udberg "Kita Kita Oyaji" Eldol)
*Memories (Ōmaeda)
*Pippi Longstocking (Thunder-Karlsson (Dave Thomas))
*Space Battleship Yamato series (Analyzer)
*Urusei Yatsura series (Ataru's father)
*Violinist of Hameln (Bass)

Video games

*Ape Escape 2 and 3 (Ukki White)
*Arc the Lad (Chongara)
*Blue Dragon (Fūshira)
*Brave Fencer Musashi (Tekīra)
*Crash Bandicoot series (Aku Aku (Mel Winkler, Greg Eagles))
*Sengoku Basara (Shimazu Yoshihiro)
*Ganbare Goemon (Ebisumaru)
* (Gotou)
*Mega Man Legends series (Barrell Caskett)
*Puyo Puyon (Skeleton T)
*Radiata Stories (Jasune)
*Space Battleship Yamato series (Analyzer)
*Steambot Chronicles (Nutmeg)
*Suikoden V (Galleon)
* (Aruhazādo)

Dubbing roles

*Casper (Stretch (Joe Nipote))
*Die Hard 2 (Fuji TV edition) (Leslie Barnes (Art Evans))
*Dinosaurs (Gus)
*Full House (Lou, shop manager)
*Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Fuji TV edition) (Sallah (John Rhys-Davies))
* (Barliman Butterbur (David Weatherley))
*Police Academy (Zed)
*Quincy, M.E. (Lieutenant Frank Monahan (Garry Walberg))
*Rocky IV (Duke (Tony Burton))
*The Sting (DVD edition) (FBI Agent Polk (Dana Elcar))
* (Professor Jordan Perry (David Warner)
*V (Japan TV edition) (Willie (Robert Englund))
*Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye))

External links

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=284 Anime News Network]