Kenichi Ogata (voice actor)

Kenichi Ogata (緒方 賢一, Ogata Ken'ichi, born March 29, 1942) is a Japanese voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture.

Some of his most notable projects have been Ranma ½ as Genma Saotome, Mahōjin Guru Guru as Kita Kita Oyaji, Detective Conan as Professor Hiroshi Agasa, Atashin'chi as Father, InuYasha as Myōga, Kirby of the Stars as King Dedede, and the Ganbare Goemon series as Ebisumaru.

The work in which he voiced the most characters was in the Super Robot Wars series. He used to work at Aoni Production and now is working at Production Baobab.

Life

Kenichi Ogata was born on March 29, 1942.^[1] After graduating junior high school, Ogata studied cooking, and then went to high school, where he aimed to be a comedy performer, and worked for some theatrical companies. His voice acting debut was in Mazinger Z, and has been voice acting since.

He is known for his unique soft voice, but also for his astringent and villain roles, and has an established reputation for his role in Tensai Bakabon.

Filmography

Television animation

1989

• Alfred J. Kwak (Henk)

2001

• Alcatraz Connection (Areji)

Unknown date

• Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Monogatari (Tom)
• Anime Ganbare Goemon (Ebisumaru)
• Anmitsu Hime (Wantan)
• Anpanman (Hedoroman)
• Aria the Natural (Maestro)
• Armored Trooper Votoms (Boror)
• Atashin'chi (Father)
• Binchō-tan (Madake-jiichan)
• Blood+ (Ted A. Adams)
• Bomberman Jetters (Doctor Ein)
• Bubblegum Crisis (Doctor Raven)
• The Bush Baby (Kurankushou)
• Bye-Bye Liberty Crisis (Ed)
• Captain Future (Grag)
• Captain Harlock (Chief Engineer Maji)
• Cyborg 009 (Unknown characters)
• Combat Mecha Xabungle (Kashim King)
• Combattler V (Girua, Dangeru)
• Comical Psychosomatic Medicine (Sukizō Kangoshi)
• Cyber Team in Akihabara (Shimabukurō Sengakuji)
• Detective Conan (Professor Hiroshi Agasa)
• Dokkiri Doctor (Rokoro Shibuya)
• Dokkoida (Kurisaburou Kurinohara, Doctor Marron Flower)
• Doraemon (Shizuka's Uncle Artist)
• Excel Saga (Aesop)
• Fang of the Sun Dougram (Nanashi)
• Flame of Recca (Kokū)
• Fresh Pretty Cure! (Chorō Tiramisu)
• Gaiking (Hayami Bunta)
• Game Center Arashi (Ippeita)
• Getter Robo (General Bat)
• Getter Robo G (Hidra)
• Gintama (Santa)
• Great Mazinger (Ankoku Daishogun, Nuke)
• Grendizer (Brackky)
• Guyver (Genzō Makishima/Enzyme)
• Igano Kabamaru (Saizō Igano)
• In Memory of the Walther P-38 (Bomū)
• In Search of the Lost Future as Mitsunori Ogawa
• InuYasha (Myōga)
• Juushin Enbu Hero Tales (Sonnei)
• Kaibutsu-kun (Nonbirasu)
• Kimagure Orange Road (Jingoro, Kyosuke's grandfather)
• The King of Braves GaoGaiGar (Leo Shishio, Liger Shishio, Pasdar)
• Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (King Dedede)
• Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Nekomata Reikainosuke)
• Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (Spirit of Fire)
• Magical Angel Sweet Mint (Vinegar)
• Mahōjin Guru Guru (Udberg "Kita Kita Oyaji" Eldol)
• MÄR (Vidar)
• MegaMan NT Warrior (TopMan)
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Shamisen)
• Mobile Suit Gundam (Denim)
• Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan (George)
• Nana (Andou)
• Nanatsu no Umi no Tico (Alphonse Aldretti)
• Nintama Rantarou (Shinbei's papa)
• Nobunaga Concerto (Takugen)
• One Piece (Gorōsei, Gancho)
• Osomatsu-kun (1988) (Dayōn)
• The Adventures of Peter Pan (Smee)
• Pokémon (John, Rohho, village headman)
• Pokémon Advanced Generation (Tessen)
• Power Stone (Aporusu)
• Ranma ½ (Genma Saotome)
• Robin Hood no Daibōken (Friar Tuck)
• Rurouni Kenshin (Heizo Ogawa)
• Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru-san (Bosu)
• Sgt. Frog (Keroro's father)
• Space Battleship Yamato (Analyzer)
• Space Emperor God Sigma (Maruchīno)
• Steel Jeeg (Ikima,Kurowashi no Don)
• Tenchi Universe (Azaka, both Guardian and Knight)
• Tensai Bakabon series
  • Ganso Tensai Bakabon (Many minor Characters)
  • Heisei Tensai Bakabon (Many minor Characters)
• The Third (Noru)
• The Three-Eyed One (Ban Shunsaku)
• Those Who Hunt Elves (Pierre)
• To Love-Ru (Principal)
• Uchūsen Sagittarius (Rana)
• UFO Baby (Housho Sayonji)
• Urusei Yatsura (Ataru's father)
• Vandread: The Second Stage (Taraak Elder)
• Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace (Gudon, Rugā)
• The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Lasse)
• World Masterpiece Theater series
• Yugioh Zexal! (Jinlong)
• YuYu Hakusho (Tarukane)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Marinesk)

Unknown date

• Apocalypse Zero (High school principal, Kagenari)
• Adventure Kid (Doctor Masago)
• Dangaioh (Captain Garimoth)
• Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (Ra Devil)
• Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (Kinekuni Yomota)
• The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (Leo Shishio)
• Mega Man: Upon a Star (Dr. Wily)
• Ranma ½ OVA (Genma Saotome)
• Saber Marionette R (Ojiji)

Original net animation (ONA)

• Comical Psychosomatic Medicine (2015) (Sukizō Kangoshi)^[2]

Theater animation

• Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States (2002) (Niemon)

Unknown date

• Dōbutsu no Mori (Kotobuki)
• MAROKO (Kinekuni Yomota)
• InuYasha series (Myōga the Flea)
• Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (Sam)
• Mahōjin Guru Guru (Udberg "Kita Kita Oyaji" Eldol)
• Memories (Ōmaeda)
• Space Battleship Yamato series (Analyzer)
• Urusei Yatsura series (Ataru's father)
• Violinist of Hameln (Bass)

Video games

• Ape Escape 2 and 3 (Ukki White)
• Arc the Lad (Chongara)
• Blue Dragon (Fūshira)
• Brave Fencer Musashi (Tekīra)
• Crash Bandicoot (Aku Aku)
• Devil Kings (Shimazu Yoshihiro)
• Everybody's Golf (Stud)
• Ganbare Goemon (Ebisumaru)
• Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask (Myoga)
• Mana-Khemia 2: Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushi-tachi (Gotou)
• Mega Man Legends (Barrell Caskett)
• Mega Man Legends 2 (Barrell Caskett)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record U.C. 0081 (Bob Rock)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes (Bob Rock)
• Puyo Puyon (Skeleton T)
• Radiata Stories (Jasune Colton)
• Ranma ½ (Genma Saotome)
• Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (Shimazu Yoshihiro)
• Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (Shimazu Yoshihiro)
• Sengoku Basara 2 (Shimazu Yoshihiro)
• Sengoku Basara 4 (Shimazu Yoshihiro)
• Skylanders: Giants (Pop Fizz)
• Space Battleship Yamato series (Analyzer)
• Steambot Chronicles (Nutmeg)
• Suikoden V (Galleon)
• Time Leap (Grandfather)
• Wild Arms Alter Code: F (Aruhazādo)

Live-action film

• Space Battleship Yamato (2010) (Analyzer)

Dubbing roles

• An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (Police Chief McBrusque)
• Barnyard (Otis and Ben)
• Back at the Barnyard (Otis)
• The Brave Little Toaster (Black and White TV)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's (film) - Mr. Yunioshi (Nippon Television Edition)
• Casper (Stretch)
• Crash Bandicoot: Warped (Aku Aku)
• Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (Aku Aku)
• Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (Aku Aku)
• Crash Bash (Aku Aku)
• Crash Nitro Kart (Aku Aku)
• Crash Team Racing (Aku Aku)
• Crash Twinsanity (Aku Aku)
• Die Hard 2 (Fuji TV edition) (Leslie Barnes)
• Dinosaurs (Gus)
• DuckTales (Bigtime Beagle)
• Full House (Lou, shop manager)
• God of War III (Poseidon)
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Brain Gremlin)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Filius Flitwick)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Fuji TV edition) (Sallah)
• Jumanji (Fuji Edition) (Hunter Van Pelt)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Barliman Butterbur)
• Pinky and the Brain (Brain)
• Pippi Longstocking (Thunder-Karlsson)
• Police Academy (Zed)
• Quincy, M.E. (Lieutenant Frank Monahan)
• Rocky IV (Duke)
• The Secret of NIMH (Sullivan)
• The Sting (DVD edition) (FBI Agent Polk)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Professor Jordan Perry)
• V (Japan TV edition) (Willie)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Marvin Acme and Woody Woodpecker)
• The Wonderful 101 (James Shirogane)

Japanese Voice-Over

• Splash Mountain (Br'er Vulture 1)
• X-Bomber (Dr. Gedora)

References

• Maeda, Hisashi. "The Official Art of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". (November 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 133–139.

External links

• Kenichi Ogata at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Kenichi Ogata at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (Japanese)
• Kenichi Ogata at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database (Japanese)