Kōsei Tomita

Kōsei Tomita (富田 耕生, Tomita Kōsei, February 4, 1936 – September 27, 2020) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo Prefecture who was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab. He voiced Doraemon in the first half of the original 1973 Doraemon series. He voiced Shunsaku Ban, also known as Mustachio (Higeoyaji) or Daddy Walrus, a character appearing in many of Osamu Tezuka's productions. He was known for dubbing over Ernest Borgnine, Orson Welles, Charles Durning, Burt Young, Lee J. Cobb and many more. He also lent his voice to the Japanese dubbing of Mario (Bob Hoskins) in Super Mario Bros. He received an Achievement Award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards.

Kōsei Tomita
富田 耕生
Born
Kōkichi Tomita

(1936-02-04)February 4, 1936
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
DiedSeptember 27, 2020(2020-09-27) (aged 84)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1956–2020
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)

He died of a stroke on September 27, 2020, He was 84 years old.

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