Kōsei Tomita

Kōsei Tomita (富田 耕生, Tomita Kōsei, born February 4, 1936) is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo who is affiliated with Production Baobab.

Biography

One of the absolute veterans of the field, with a career that started with the earliest TV anime in the 1960s and continues to the present day. His rough and gravelly voice meant that he was playing old men while still in his 20s. His hobbies include skiing and motorcycles.

Notable voice roles

Anime

TV

• Matteo in Animation Kikou Marco Polo no Boken
• Rumina's grandfather in Tokyo Underground
• Bouleuse Gotho in Armored Trooper Votoms
• Master in Black Jack
• Harubaru in Vicky the Viking
• Danbei Hayami in Cutey Honey
• Dr. Gilmore in Cyborg 009
• Devil Shogun Zannin in Devilman
• Chikara Hida in Digimon Adventure 02
• Doraemon in Doraemon 1973
• Dr. Saotome in Getter Robo
• Chief Ootsuka ("Inspector Blooper") in Tetsujin 28-go ("Gigantor")
• Narrator in Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam
• Ayanoroji Mashumaro in Hana no Kakaricho
• Bakabon's papa in Heisei Tensai Bakabon
• Gyata in Kerokko Demetan
• Don-chan, Grandpa in Mahou Tsukai Chappy
• Mr. Chigusa in Maison Ikkoku
• Dr. Hell; Nuke in Mazinger Z
• Sniff in Moomin
• Sniff in New Moomin
• Butamatsu in Mōretsu Atarō 1969
• Toujin Touzan in Oishinbo
• Torakichi (1st voice) in Ohayō! Spank and Spank's other series
• Choukan Otsuka in Six God Combination Godmars
• Don Hakka in Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger
• Watson in Sherlock Hound
• Dai Bazaal Dai Teiou ("King Zarkon") in Golion (first half of Voltron)
• Dr. Oedo; Tamagar in Wakusei Robo Dangard A
• Ratcliff in The World is Still Beautiful

Original video animation (OVA)

• Daemon Abashiri in Abashiri Family
• Alexander Bucock in Legend of the Galactic Heroes
• Doctor Hell in MazinKaiser
• Danbei Hayami in New Cutie Honey
• Ajimori in Crusher Police Team Dominion
• Musha Gundam; King Dozul (Paparu) in SD Gundam Musha, Knight, Commando
• Shunsaku Ban in The Green Cat

Movies

• Spirit of the Lamp in Alibaba to Yonjubiki no Tozuku
• Chief in Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
• Adagio in Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
• Poseidon in Doraemon: Nobita's Monstrous Underwater Castle
• Doctor Krone in Doraemon: Nobita's South Sea Adventure
• Otto in Doubutsu Takarajima
• Zavival in Farewell Space Battleship Yamato
• Higeoyaji in Fumoon
• Hige-Oyaji in Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet
• Duke the Whale in Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
• Higeoyaji in Jungle Emperor Leo: The Movie
• Doctor Hell; Zannin in Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman
• Shunsaku Ban in Metropolis
• Mouse Leader in Nagagutsu Sanjyuushi
• King Bolbox in One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
• Deda in Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage
• Higeoyaji in Tezuka Osamu Story: I am Son-Goku
• King Salt in The Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange?
• Ban Shunsaku in Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

Dubbing

Live-action

• Bill Tung
  • Police Story (1987 Fuji TV edition) ("Uncle" Bill Wong)
  • Project A Part II (Police Commissioner)
  • Rumble in the Bronx (Fuji TV edition) (Uncle Bill Ma)
  • Police Story 4: First Strike (Fuji TV edition) ('Uncle' Bill Wong)
• Bob Hoskins
  • The Cotton Club (1988 TBS edition) (Owney Madden)
  • Shattered (Gus Klien)
  • Super Mario Bros. (Mario)
  • Enemy at the Gates (Nikita Khrushchev)
• Burt Young
  • Rocky (Paulie Pennino)
  • Rocky II (Paulie Pennino)
  • Lookin' to Get Out (Jerry)
  • Rocky III (Paulie Pennino)
  • Rocky IV (Paulie Pennino)
  • Rocky V (Paulie Pennino)
  • The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Gino)
  • Transamerica (Murray Schupak)
  • Rocky Balboa (Paulie Pennino)
• Danny DeVito
  • Look Who's Talking Now (Rocks)
  • Renaissance Man (Bill Rago)
  • Man on the Moon (George Shapiro)
  • Heist (Mickey Bergman)
• Donald Pleasence
  • Soldier Blue (1976 Fuji TV edition) (Isaac Q. Cumber)
  • Halloween (Dr. Loomis)
  • Dracula (Dr. Jack Seward)
  • Halloween II (Dr. Loomis)
  • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (Dr. Loomis)
  • Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (Dr. Loomis)
• Edward G. Robinson
  • The Red House (Pete Morgan)
  • Key Largo (Johnny Rocco)
  • The Prize (Dr. Max Stratman / Prof. Walter Stratman)
  • Good Neighbor Sam (Simon Nurdlinger)
  • The Cincinnati Kid (Lancey "The Man" Howard )
• Ernest Borgnine
  • From Here to Eternity (TV edition) (Staff Sergeant James R. "Fatso" Judson)
  • Ice Station Zebra (Boris Vaslov)
  • The Wild Bunch (1974 TV Asashi edition) (Dutch Engstrom)
  • Willard (Al Martin)
  • The Poseidon Adventure (Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo)
  • Emperor of the North Pole (Shack)
  • Crossed Swords (John Canty)
  • Fire! (Sam Brisbane)
  • Convoy (Sheriff Lyle 'Cottonmouth' Wallace)
  • When Time Ran Out (1984 TV Asashi edition) (Tom Conti)
  • Airwolf (Dominic Santini)
  • Alice in Wonderland (The Lion)
  • ER (Paul Manning)
• George Kennedy
  • Cool Hand Luke (Dragline)
  • A Cry in the Wilderness (Sam Hadley)
  • The Blue Knight (Bumper Morgan)
  • Steel (1983 Fuji TV edition) (Big Lew Cassidy)
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (Captain Ed Hocken)
• Jack Warden
  • Shampoo (Lester Karpf)
  • Heaven Can Wait (Max Corkle)
  • The Bad News Bears (Morris Buttermaker)
  • Used Cars (Roy L. Fuchs and Luke Fuchs)
  • The Presidio (Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure)
  • While You Were Sleeping (Saul)
• Lee J. Cobb
  • On the Waterfront (Johnny)
  • 12 Angry Men (1969 TV Asashi edition) (Juror #3)
  • The Three Faces of Eve (Doctor Curtis Luther)
  • Exodus (Barak Ben Canaan)
  • Our Man Flint (Lloyd Cramden)
  • Coogan's Bluff (Det. Lt. McElroy)
  • Mackenna's Gold (TV Asashi edition) (The Editor)
• Rod Steiger
  • The Girl and the General (The General)
  • In the Heat of the Night (1972 TV Asashi and 1983 TBS editions) (Police Chief Bill Gillespie)
  • Duck, You Sucker! (Juan Miranda)
  • Lucky Luciano (Gene Giannini)
  • Lolly-Madonna XXX (Laban Feather)
  • Love and Bullets (Joe Bomposa)
  • Mars Attacks! (TV edition) (General Decker)
• Walter Matthau
  • Charade (1972 Fuji TV edition) (Carson Dyle)
  • Hello, Dolly! (Horace Vandergelder)
  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1980 TBS edition) (Lt. Zachary "Z" Garber)
  • I.Q. (Albert Einstein)
• Amadeus (1986 TV Asashi edition) (Kapellmeister Giuseppe Bonno (Patrick Hines))
• Bean (2000 Fuji TV edition) (General Newton (Burt Reynolds))
• Charlie's Angels (John Bosley (David Doyle))
• Day of Anger (Turner (Ennio Balbo))
• The Eiger Sanction (1978 Fuji TV edition) (Clemnet Pope (Gregory Walcott))
• Firefox (1985 TV Asashi edition) (Kenneth Aubrey (Freddie Jones))
• The Godfather (1976 NTV edition) (Peter Clemenza (Richard S. Castellano))
• Hudson Hawk (Tommy "Five-Tone" Messina (Danny Aiello))
• Knock Off (Johanson (Paul Sorvino))
• Memphis Belle (Bruce Derringer (John Lithgow))
• Murphy Brown (Phil (Pat Corley))
• The Prisoner (Number Two (Colin Gordon))
• Serendipity (Bloomingdale's Salesman (Eugene Levy))
• Ted (Narrator)
• The Terminator (Ed Traxler (Paul Winfield))

Animated

• Arthur and the Invisibles (The King)
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Cookie)
• Batman: The Animated Series (The Penguin)
• Cinderella (The King)
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (The King)
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (The King)
• The Jungle Book (Colonel Hathi)
• Kung Fu Panda (Master Oogway)
• Oliver and Company (Francis)
• Open Season (McSquizzy)
• Police Academy (Chief and Kingpin)
• Secrets of the Furious Five (Master Oogway)
• Sleeping Beauty (King Hubert)
• The Smurfs (Papa Smurf)
• The Smurfs 2 (Papa Smurf)
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (Mac Metallikat)

Video games

• Doctor Daniel Clarke in Call of Duty: Black Ops (Japanese dub)
• General Armquist in Destroy All Humans! (Japanese dub)
• Dr.Hell in Super Robot Wars Alpha

External links

• Kōsei Tomita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia