Kenji Utsumi
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.
Kenji Utsumi | |
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内海 賢二 | |
Utsumi in 1963 | |
| Born | August 26, 1937 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Died | June 13, 2013 (aged 75) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1955–2013 |
| Agent | Ken Production |
| Spouse |
Michiko Nomura (m. 1967) |
| Children | 1 |
He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch (1966) (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 dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films.
He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards.