Kenji Utsumi
Japanese actor (1937–2013)
Kenji Utsumi (内海 賢二, Utsumi Kenji; August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Kenji Utsumi (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Aug 26, 1937, died Jun 13, 2013.1
About
He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch as Sally's Papa, Fist of the North Star as Raoh and Kaioh, Dr. Slump Arale-chan as Senbei Norimaki, the Dragon Ball series as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer, Fullmetal Alchemist as Alex Louis Armstrong, and Hajime no Ippo as Coach Kamogawa. He was also known for being the Japanese dubbing voice of Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw for their films.
He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kenji Utsumi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Ken ProductionFounder15
Career
Occupation: actor, seiyū.4
- Date not recordedFounded Ken Production3
Personal life
- BornAug 26, 1937, Kitakyūshū5
- DiedJun 13, 2013, Shinjuku6
- CitizenshipEmpire of Japan, Japan7
- SpouseMichiko Nomura8
- Children19
He was married to fellow voice actress Michiko Nomura until his death.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kenji Utsumi (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Awards
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- 1WikidataKenji Utsumi on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKenji Utsumi on Wikipedia
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- 10WikidataKenji Utsumi: award, on Wikidata
- 11Wikidataaward, as reported
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- 14WikidataKenji Utsumi: IMDb, on Wikidata
- 15WikidataKen Production, Founder
- 16Wikimedia CommonsKenji Utsumi photo by Unknown Author, Public domain