Actor
Kenji Utsumi
August 26, 1937 · Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Kenji Utsumi (内海 賢二, Utsumi Kenji, August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch (1966) (as Sally's Papa), Fist of the North Star (as Raoh and Kaioh), Dr. Slump Arale-chan (as Senbei Norimaki), the Dragon Ball series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and Hajime no Ippo (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards.
Notable work
8.4Dragon Ball Z (1989)
as Shenron (voice)
8.3Dragon Ball (1986)
as Shenlong (voice)
8.7Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
as Louis Armstrong (voice)
8.7Hunter x Hunter (2011)
as Captain (voice)
6.5Slayers Return (1996)
as Galev (voice)
8.5Cowboy Bebop (1998)
as Appledelhi Siniz Hesap Lütfen (voice)
6.8Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
as Shenlong (voice)
8.7Fighting Spirit (2000)
as Genji Kamogawa (voice)
8.2Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
as Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)
8.5Berserk (1997)
as Zodd (voice)
6.8Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)
as Shenron (voice)
6.5Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)
as Slug / Shenlong (voice)
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