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Tōru Ōhira
ACTOR

Tōru Ōhira

Known for One Piece · One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 · Super Sentai Zyuranger

Toru Ohira is a longstanding Japanese actor & voice actor. He's well known for many of his Japanese dub performances, voicing characters such as Darth Vader & Boss Nass from Star Wars, Homer Simpson from The Simpsons, Fred Flintstone from the Flintstones, Pete & Julius from various Mickey Mouse works, the Joker in Batman (1989), Clark Kent/Superman in Adventures of Superman (1938), Jor-El in Superman (1978), Waternoose from Monsters,…

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Born
Sep 24, 1929
Died
Apr 12, 2016
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Acting

Biography

Toru Ohira is a longstanding Japanese actor & voice actor. He's well known for many of his Japanese dub performances, voicing characters such as Darth Vader & Boss Nass from Star Wars, Homer Simpson from The Simpsons, Fred Flintstone from the Flintstones, Pete & Julius from various Mickey Mouse works, the Joker in Batman (1989), Clark Kent/Superman in Adventures of Superman (1938), Jor-El in Superman (1978), Waternoose from Monsters, Inc., the Mayor of Halloween Town from The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the First Ancestor from Mulan. He's also appeared in many Tokusatsu works, being the narrator for multiple Super Sentei & Metal Hero series, and Chief Kurata in Spectreman.

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Known For

TVOne Piece
One PieceGaimon (voice) · 1999
★ 8.8
MOVIEOne Piece: Strong World Episode 0
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0Gaimon (voice) · 2010
★ 7.3
TVSuper Sentai Zyuranger
Super Sentai ZyurangerNarrator (voice) · 1992
★ 8.1
TVChouriki Sentai Ohranger
Chouriki Sentai OhrangerEmperor Bacchus Wrath (voice) · 1995
★ 7.6
MOVIEBe Forever Yamato
Be Forever YamatoSkulldart (voice) · 1980
★ 7.5
TVHimitsu Sentai Gorenger
Himitsu Sentai GorengerNarrator · 1975
★ 8.3
TVJ.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
J.A.K.Q. DengekitaiNarrator (voice) · 1977
★ 8.0
TVDenshi Sentai Denziman
Denshi Sentai DenzimanNarrator · 1980
★ 8.8

Filmography

Movies

The Orphan BrotherKoguma No Moku (voice)
1961
TS
The Seas Are Full of Sheep in LoveNarrator (voice)
1961
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close ShaveTIGER chief (voice)
1966
Good Evening Dear Husband: A DuelNarrator
1968
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy(voice)
1974
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane!Narrator (voice)
1976
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The MovieNarrator
1977
Gatchaman: The MovieDoctor Kozaburo Nambu
1978
Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0Narrator (voice)
1978
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of MamoStuckey (voice)
1978
One Million-Year Trip: Bander BookKing Zobi (voice)
1978
Battle Fever J: The MovieNarrator (voice)
1979
Be Forever YamatoSkulldart (voice)
1980
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super GalaxyZoa (voice)
1980
Denshi Sentai Denziman: The MovieNarrator (voice)
1980
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!Narrator (voice)
1984
Space Sheriff Shaider: The MovieNarrator (voice)
1984
Spectreman versus HedronChief Shigeo Kurata
1984
Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni WarDekapan (voice)
1988
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!Dekapan (voice)
1989
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the WindDekapan (voice)
1990
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's DictionaryHeka (voice)
1991
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The MovieEmperor Baccshund (voice)
1995
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs KakurangerEmperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
1996
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime OdysseyPresident (voice)
2004
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned PlanetMatthew (voice)
2006
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0Gaimon (voice)
2010
Kingdom Hearts Re:codedPete (voice)
2014

Television

Kimba the White LionRommel (voice) · 78 eps
1965
Oraa Guzura DadoGuzura · 44 eps
1967
The Genie FamilyHakushon Daimaō (Voice) · 52 eps
1969
General Inakappe大柿矢五郎 · 104 eps
1970
Hyppo and ThomasKaba (voice) · 300 eps
1971
Science Ninja Team GatchamanDr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice) · 205 eps
1972
Tamagon the Counselorタマゴン · 195 eps
1972
Himitsu Sentai GorengerNarrator · 84 eps
1975
Paul's Miraculous AdventureBelt Satan (voice) · 50 eps
1976
Homerun Kanta野球十兵衛 · 53 eps
1977
J.A.K.Q. DengekitaiNarrator (voice) · 35 eps
1977
Japanese SpidermanNarrator · 41 eps
1978
Battle Fever JNarrator · 52 eps
1979
Denshi Sentai DenzimanNarrator · 51 eps
1980
Taiyo Sentai Sun VulcanNarrator · 50 eps
1981
Dai Sentai Goggle-VNarrator · 50 eps
1982
Future Police UrashimanInspector Gondo Toru · 50 eps
1983
Kagaku Sentai DynamanNarrator · 51 eps
1983
Space Sheriff ShaiderNarrator · 49 eps
1984
Megabeast Investigator JuspionNarrator · 46 eps
1985
Dimensional Warrior SpielvanNarrator · 44 eps
1986
Oraa Guzura Dadoグズラ · 44 eps
1987
Osomatsu-kunDekapan · 86 eps
1988
The Laughing Salesman103 eps
1989
The Stubborn Samurai BoyKaoru Tachibana (voice) · 10 eps
1991
Super Sentai ZyurangerNarrator (voice) · 50 eps
1992
Chouriki Sentai OhrangerEmperor Bacchus Wrath (voice) · 48 eps
1995
One PieceGaimon (voice) · 1 eps
1999
Akubi Girl26 eps
2006

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