Tōru Ōhira
Born: 1929-09-24 in Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2016-04-12
Known For: Acting
Biography
Toru Ohira is a longstanding Japanese actor & voice actor. He's well known for many of his Japanese dub performances, voicing characters such as Darth Vader & Boss Nass from Star Wars, Homer Simpson from The Simpsons, Fred Flintstone from the Flintstones, Pete & Julius from various Mickey Mouse works, the Joker in Batman (1989), Clark Kent/Superman in Adventures of Superman (1938), Jor-El in Superman (1978), Waternoose from Monsters, Inc., the Mayor of Halloween Town from The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the First Ancestor from Mulan. He's also appeared in many Tokusatsu works, being the narrator for multiple Super Sentei & Metal Hero series, and Chief Kurata in Spectreman.
Filmography
2014
- Kingdom Hearts Re:coded as Pete (voice)
2010
- One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 as Gaimon (voice)
2006
- Akubi Girl
- The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet as Matthew (voice)
2004
- Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey as President (voice)
1999
- One Piece as Gaimon (voice)
1996
- Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger as Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
1995
- Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie as Emperor Baccshund (voice)
- Chouriki Sentai Ohranger as Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
1992
- Super Sentai Zyuranger as Narrator (voice)
1991
- Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary as Heka (voice)
1990
- Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind as Dekapan (voice)
1989
- The Laughing Salesman
- Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu! as Dekapan (voice)
1988
- Osomatsu-kun as Dekapan
- Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War as Dekapan (voice)
1987
- Oraa Guzura Dado as グズラ
1986
- Dimensional Warrior Spielban as Narrator
1985
- Megabeast Investigator Juspion as Narrator
1984
- Space Sheriff Shaider as Narrator
- Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! as Narrator (voice)
- Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie as Narrator (voice)
- Spectreman versus Hedron as Chief Shigeo Kurata
1983
- Future Police Urashiman as Inspector Gondo Toru
- Kagaku Sentai Dynaman as Narrator
1982
- Dai Sentai Goggle-V as Narrator
1981
- Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan as Narrator
1980
- Be Forever Yamato as Skulldart (voice)
- Denshi Sentai Denziman as Narrator
- Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy as Zoa (voice)
- Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie as Narrator (voice)
1979
- Battle Fever J as Narrator
- Battle Fever J: The Movie as Narrator (voice)
1978
- Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo as Stuckey (voice)
- One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book as King Zobi
- Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0 as Narrator (voice)
- Gatchaman: The Movie as Doctor Kozaburo Nambu
- Japanese Spiderman as Narrator
1977
- J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The Movie as Narrator
- J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai as Narrator
- Homerun Kanta as 野球十兵衛
1976
- Paul's Miraculous Adventure as Belt Satan (voice)
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane! as Narrator (voice)
1975
- Super Sentai Series as Narrator (voice)
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger as Narrator
1974
1972
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman as Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice)
- Tamagon the Counselor as タマゴン
1971
- Hyppo and Thomas as Kaba (voice)
1970
- General Inakappe as 大柿矢五郎
1969
- The Genie Family as Hakushon Daimaō (Voice)
1968
- Good Evening Dear Husband: A Duel as Narrator
1967
- Oraa Guzura Dado as Guzura
1966
- Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave as TIGER chief (voice)
1965
- Kimba the White Lion as Rommel (voice)
1961
- The Orphan Brother as Koguma No Moku (voice)
- The Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love as Narrator (voice)