Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi
内海 賢二
Utsumi in 1963
Born(1937-08-26)August 26, 1937
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
DiedJune 13, 2013(2013-06-13) (aged 75)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active1955–2013
AgentKen Production
Spouse
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(m. 1973)​
Children1

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.

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.

Personal life

He was married to fellow voice actress Michiko Nomura until his death.

Death

He died from peritoneal cancer at 3:01 PM in JST on June 13, 2013.

Filmography

Television animation

1963
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1973
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1994
1995
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013

OVA

Theatrical animation

1966
1967
1969
1970
1971
1975
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Video games

1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Tokusatsu

1966
1979
1997
2007
2011

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animated

Commercials

References

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