Kenichi Ogata
緒方 賢一
Born (1942-03-29) March 29, 1942 (age 82)[1]
Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
Years active1970–present
AgentUmikaze
Notable workRanma ½ as Genma Saotome

Inuyasha as Myōga

Detective Conan as Hiroshi Agasa

Kirby: Right Back at Ya! as King Dedede

My Hero Academia as Gran Torino

Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain as The Brain (Japanese dub)
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]

Kenichi Ogata (緒方 賢一, Ogata Ken'ichi, born March 29, 1942) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture.[1] Some of his most notable projects have been Ranma ½ as Genma Saotome, Mahōjin Guru Guru as Kita Kita Oyaji, Detective Conan as Professor Hiroshi Agasa, Atashin'chi as Father, Inuyasha as Myōga, Kirby: Right Back at Ya! as King Dedede, and the Ganbare Goemon series as Ebisumaru, Boxy & Boat Captain in the You're Under Arrest manga, television and film, respectively. The work in which he voiced the most characters was in the Super Robot Wars series. He used to work at Aoni Production and now is working at Umikaze.

Biography

Kenichi Ogata was born on March 29, 1942.[2] After graduating junior high school, Ogata studied cooking, and then went to high school, where he aimed to be a comedy performer, and worked for some theatrical companies. His voice acting debut was in Mazinger Z, and has been voice acting since.

He is known for his unique soft voice, but also for his astringent and villain roles, and has an established reputation for his role in Tensai Bakabon.

Filmography

Television animation

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Original video animation (OVA)

Various dates

Original net animation (ONA)

Theatrical animation

Various dates

Video games

Live-action roles

Dubbing roles

Live Action

Animation

Japanese Voice-Over

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2019 13th Seiyu Awards Achievement Award Won

References

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  7. ^ "The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, July 14 Debut". Anime News Network. June 9, 2022. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa Anime Confirms 9 Returning Cast Members". Anime News Network. September 28, 2022. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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  10. ^ "Too Cute Crisis Anime Reveals Additional Cast". Anime News Network. March 13, 2023. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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  12. ^ "Comical Psychosomatic Medicine Anime's 1st Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
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  14. ^ "『クラッシュ・バンディクー4』懐かしのCMソング"クラッシュ万事休す"に合わせて踊る実写映像公開！ メインキャラの日本語声優も公開". famitsu.com (in Japanese). September 14, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "願成就院住職". NHK. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  16. ^ "ジム・キャリーのエースにおまかせ！". Star Channel. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  17. ^ "でっかくなっちゃった赤い子犬 僕はクリフォード －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  18. ^ "狼女の香り －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Archived from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "アーサー・クリスマスの大冒険". Star Channel. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "スター・ウォーズ イウォーク物語". Eiga DB. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

External links

Merit Award at the Seiyu Awards
Authority control databases: Artists
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