Kenji Utsumi
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
as Shenlong (voice) 2013
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
as Shenron (voice) 1989
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
as Slug / Shenlong (voice) 1991
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
as Shenron (voice) 1990
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
as Commander Red/Shenlong (voice) 1996
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
as Alex Louis Armstrong (voice) 2005
One Piece: The Movie
as El Drago (voice) 2000
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
as Shenlong (voice) 1986
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
as Shenlong (voice) / Tournament Announcer (voice) 1988
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
as Alex Louis Armstrong (voice) 2011
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
as Eimei Shishido (voice) 1998
Fist of the North Star
as Raoh (voice) 1986
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
as Jamin (voice) 1994
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
as Dorumanstein (voice) 2006
Macross Plus: The Movie
as Col. Millard Johnson (voice) 1995
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road
as Genji Kamogawa (voice) 2003