Kenji Utsumi

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name = Kenji Utsumi
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1937|8|26|mf=y
birth_place = Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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occupation = Actor, seiyū
spouse = Michiko Nomura
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URL = nihongo|Kenji Utsumi|内海 賢二 (formerly 内海 健司)|Utsumi Kenji (August 26, 1937 - ) is a Japanese actor and seiyū from Kitakyūshū, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He is married to fellow seiyū Michiko Nomura.

He is best known for his roles in "Fist of the North Star" (Raoh), "Fist of the North Star 2" (Kaioh), "Dr. Slump and Arale-chan" (Senbei Norimaki), and "Sally, the Witch" (Sally's Papa). He's also the official dub-over artist for Steve McQueen, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature, and Robert Shaw.

Voice roles

Television animation

*Senbei Norimaki (Dr. Slump) in "Dr. Slump" (1981 series)
*Raoh in "Hokuto no Ken"
*Shenlong, Budokai Announcer, Commander Red, Recoome and others in "Dragon Ball"
*Colonel Millard Johnson in "Macross Plus"
*Alex Louis Armstrong in "Fullmetal Alchemist"
*Sally's Papa in "Sally, the Witch (1966)"
*Aoi's father in "Ai Yori Aoshi"
*Sidney Sitolet in "Legend of the Galactic Heroes"
*Gordon the Big Engine and Duke in the Japanese version of "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"
*El Drago in "" (first movie)
*Duuz Delax Rex in "Angel Links" and "Outlaw Star"
*Detective Jun'ichirō Sakaki in "Dream Hunter Rem"
*General Do Bergan in "Voltes V"
*Kamogawa Genji in "Hajime no Ippo"
*Zodd the Immortal in "Berserk"
*Alien Empera the Great Emperor of Darkness and Space in "Ultraman Mebius"
*Valkog Drazer in "Rogue Galaxy"
*Hugo Gilchrist in "Tales of Destiny
* Commander Zoa in "Detonator Orgun"

In video games

*Colonel Volgin in ""
*Garland in ""
*Ripto in "Spyro x Sparx: Tondemo Tours"

Dubbing roles

*Diamonds Are Forever (Wednesday Road Show edition) (James Bond (Sean Connery))
*Dune (Vladimir Harkonnen (Kenneth McMillan))
*From Russia with Love (TBS and TV Asahi editions) (Red Grant (Robert Shaw))
*Hard Rain (Jim (Morgan Freeman))
*Live and Let Die (TBS edition) (Mister Big, Doctor Kananga (Yaphet Kotto))
*The Living Daylights (TBS edition) (Brad Whitaker (Joe Don Baker))
*The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (Gimli (John Rhys-Davies))
*MacGyver (Jack Dalton (Bruce McGill))
*The Matrix trilogy (TV edition) (Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne))
*Moonraker (TBS edition) (Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale))
*Never Say Never Again (Fuji TV and TV Asahi editions) (Maximillian Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer))
*Predator 2 (Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover))
*Rocky series (Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers))
* (Montgomery Scott (James Doohan))
*Star Wars series (Nippon TV edition) (Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams))
*Tomorrow Never Dies (Fuji TV edition) (Jack Wade (Joe Don Baker))
*Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Gordon) (Neil Crone)
*Troy (Agamemnon (Brian Cox))
*Waterworld (Thursday Yōga Theater edition) (Deacon (Dennis Hopper))
*Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins))

External links

* [http://www.kenproduction.co.jp/list/utsumi_2.html Ken Production profile]
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=548 Kenji Utsumi] at the Anime News Network