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. 1967)​
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 (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.

Personal life

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

Death

He died from peritoneal cancer at 3:01 PM in JST on June 13, 2013.[1]

Voice roles

Television animation

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OVA

Theatrical animation

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Video games

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Tokusatsu

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Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animated

Commercials

Television live-action

References

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