Kazuo Kumakura

Kazuo Kumakura (熊倉一雄, Kumakura Kazuo, born January 30, 1927 in Minato, Tokyo) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and theatre director. He is currently affiliated with the Theatre Echo agency.

Roles

Television animation

• Kimba the White Lion (1965) (Dick)
• Super Jetter (1965) (Matabee Saigou)
• Marine Boy (1969) (Doctor Akkeran)
• The Ultraman (1979) (Professor Henry Nishiki)
• Astro Boy (1980) (Higeoyaji)
• Reign: The Conqueror (1999) (Diogenes of Sinope)
• Monster (2004) (The Baby)

Theater animation

• Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) (Papanda)
• Phoenix 2772 (1980) (Doctor Saruta)
• Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986) (Doctor)
• Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise (1987) (Prince Toness)
• Bonobono (1993) (Kuzuri-kun's father)

Video games

• Kingdom Hearts (2002) (Mister Smee, Geppetto)
• GeGeGe no Kitarō: Ibun Yōkai Kitan (2003) (Medama Oyaji)
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (Cogsworth)
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) (Mister Smee, Doc)
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012) (Geppetto)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Alfred Hitchcock)
• Agatha Christie's Poirot (Hercule Poirot (David Suchet))
• The Elephant Man (Bytes (Freddie Jones))
• Hart to Hart (Max (Lionel Stander))
• Lost in Space (Doctor Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris))
• The Wizard of Oz (NHK edition) (Professor Marvel, The Doorman, The Cabby, The Guard, The Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan))

Puppet show

• Fraggle Rock (Cantus)
• The Muppet Show (Gonzo the Great)
• Stingray (King Titan of Titanica)

Animation

• Alice in Wonderland (The Mad Hatter)
• The Aristocats (Scat Cat)
• Bambi (Friend Owl)
• Bambi II (Friend Owl)
• Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth)
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Cogsworth)
• Belle's Magical World (Cogsworth)
• The Black Cauldron (Dallben)
• Disney's Christmas Carol (Mister Fezziwig & Old Joe)
• Disney's House of Mouse (Friend Owl,Cogsworth,Boomer the Woodpecker,Mister Smee,Tony,Dallden)
• The Fox and the Hound (Boomer the Woodpecker)
• Jack and the Witch (Bear cub)
• Lady and the Tramp (Tony)
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (Tony)
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Jasper)
• Peter Pan (Buena Vista edition) (Mister Smee)
• Pinocchio (Geppetto)
• Popeye (Bluto)
• Puss in Boots (Boss Mouse)
• Return to Never Land (Mister Smee)
• Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Doc)
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (Dark Kat)
• The Magic Voyage (Christopher Columbus)

Japanese Voice-Over

• Peter Pan's Flight (Mr. Smee)
• Snow White's Adventures (Doc)
• E.T. Adventure (Monster James)
• The Amazing Adventure of Spider-Man the Ride (Truck Driver)

Radio

• GeGeGe no Kitaro radio drama (Theme song)

Songs

• Captain Ultra (TV series) (Insert song Tom & Huck)
• Denki Groove's "Karateka" (Narration)
• GeGeGe no Kitaro (First and second opening themes)
• M-Flo's "Beat Space Nine" (Intermezzo)

Commercials

• Pentax
• Toyota Mark II (Alfred Hitchcock voice-over)

External links

• Theatre Echo profile (Japanese)
• Kazuo Kumakura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia