Ben Hiura

Ben Hiura (樋浦勉, Hiura Ben, born Tsutomu Hiura (樋浦勉, Hiura Tsutomu), January 25, 1943) is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company.

Roles

Film

• 1969 Goyokin (Rokuzo)
• 1977 Mount Hakkoda (Sato)
• 1981 Eijanaika
• 1983 The Ballad of Narayama
• 1992 Tōki Rakujitsu
• 2003 Zatōichi

Television

• 1966 Ultraman (Truck driver)
• 1994 Edo o Kiru
• 2005 Kamen Rider Hibiki
• 2010 Kamen Rider W

Television animation

• 1979 Lupin III Part II (Gabotto, Bakki)
• 1999 Master Keaton (Kendoru)
• 2011 Gosick (Kazuya's father)

OVA

• 2003 Submarine 707R (Captain Yōhei Hayami)

Video games

• 2005 Kingdom Hearts II (Banzai)
• 2012 Project X Zone (Bruno Delinger)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Bruce Willis
  • Die Hard (John McClane)
  • Die Hard 2 (John McClane)
  • Hudson Hawk (Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins)
  • The Last Boy Scout (Joe Cornelius Hallenbeck)
  • Death Becomes Her (1996 Nippon TV edition (Dr. Ernest Menville))
  • Nobody's Fool (Carl Roebuck)
  • North (Narrator, Easter Bunny, Gabby)
  • 12 Monkeys (James Cole)
  • Die Hard with a Vengeance (John McClane)
  • Four Rooms (Leo)
  • Bandits (Joe Blake)
  • Hart's War (Colonel William A. McNamara)
  • Hostage (2009 TV Asahi edition (Police Chief Jeff Talley))
  • Sin City (Det. John Hartigan)
  • Live Free or Die Hard (John McClane)
  • Catch .44 (Mel)
• Robert De Niro
  • Midnight Run (Jack Walsh)
  • Cape Fear (Max Cady)
  • Meet the Parents (Jack Tiberius Byrnes)
  • Meet the Fockers (Jack Tiberius Byrnes)
  • Stardust (Captain Shakespeare)
  • Everybody's Fine (Frank Goode)
  • Little Fockers (Jack Tiberius Byrnes)
  • Killer Elite (Hunter)
  • New Year's Eve (Stan Harris)
  • Freelancers (Captain Joe Sarcone)
• Joe Pesci
  • Lethal Weapon 2 (1993 TV Asahi edition (Leo Getz))
  • Home Alone (1998 TV Asahi edition (Harry Lime))
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1996 TV Asahi edition (Harry Lime))
  • Lethal Weapon 3 (1995 TV Asahi edition (Leo Getz))
  • Casino (Nicholas "Nicky" Santoro)
  • Lethal Weapon 4 (2001 Nippon TV and 2003 TV Asahi editions (Leo Getz))
• Alien (Director's cut DVD) (Brett)
• Awakenings (Doctor Sayer)
• Batman Returns (Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (Danny DeVito))
• Beverly Hills Cop II (Maxwell Dent (Jürgen Prochnow))
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1982 TV Asahi edition (Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss)))
• Eraser (1999 Nippon TV edition) (Johnny Casteleone (Robert Pastorelli))
• Forrest Gump (Nippon TV edition) (Lieutenant Dan Taylor)
• Ghost Ship (Captain Sean Murphy (Gabriel Byrne))
• The Goodbye Girl (Elliot Garfield)
• Good Will Hunting (Dr. Sean Maguire (Robin Williams))
• The Haunted Mansion (Ezra (Wallace Shawn))
• Insomnia (Will Dormer (Al Pacino))
• Jaws (1981 Nippon TV edition (Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss)))
• Kung Fu Hustle (The Landlord of the Pig Sty Alley)
• The Matrix (TV edition) (Cypher)
• Mission: Impossible (Eugene Kittridge (Henry Czerny))
• Predator 2 (1994 TV Asahi edition (Special Agent Peter Keyes (Gary Busey)))
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (Arnold Toht (Ronald Lacey))
• Rambo: First Blood Part II (Fuji TV edition) (Marshall Murdock)
• The Return of the Living Dead (Nippon TV edition)(Freddy)
• Return of the Living Dead Part II(Nippon TV edition) (Joey)
• Scarface (Tony Montana)
• Stand by Me (TV edition) (Adult Gordie Lachance)
• Total Recall (second dub) (Benny)
• True Lies (Video, laserdisc and DVD editions) (Salim Abu Aziz)

Animated

• Cars (Ramone)
• The Lion King (Banzai)
• Toy Story 2 (Al McWhiggin)

External links

• Ultra Series actor directory: Ben Hiura
• Seinenza profile
• Ben Hiura at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia