Osamu Kobayashi Biography

*anese actor and voice actor

Osamu Kobayashi (小林修, Kobayashi Osamu, November 22, 1934 – June 28, 2011) was a *anese actor, voice actor and the former executive director of Dōjinsha Production until its closure. He was a baritone.

Death

On June 28, 2011, Kobayashi died of pancreatic cancer at age 76. His company closed after his death.

Filmography

Live-action

  • Kousoku Esper (1967) – Narrator
  • Seiun Kamen Machineman (1984) – Narrator
  • Kyodai Ken Byclosser (1985) Narrator
  • Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (1995, Episode: 46) – Bara Guard (voice)
  • Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996, Episodes: 37-48) – Reckless Dash Emperor Exhaus / Exhaus Super-Strong (voice)

Television animation

  • Ōgon Bat (1967) (Ōgon Bat)
  • Space Battleship Yamato (1974) (Admiral Domel)
  • Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Emperor Zwordar)
  • Space Battleship Yamato III (1980) (Captain Jiro Dan)
  • New Tetsujin-28 (1980) (Branch)
  • Six God Combination Godmars (1981) (President Gyron)
  • Story of the Alps: My Annette (1983) (Pierre)
  • Panzer World Galient (1984) (Azbes)
  • Space Legend Ulysses 31 (1991 NHK edition) (Ulysses)
  • Noir (2001) (Salvatore)

Original video animation (OVA)

  • Panzer World Galient: Tetsu no Monshō (1986) (Mādaru)
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Ottō Braunshweig)
  • Mars (1994) (Chief Cabinet Secretary)

Theatrical animation

  • Space Battleship Yamato (1977) – Domel
  • Hokkyoku no Muushika Miishika (1979) (Muu)
  • Phoenix 2772 (1980) – Boon
  • Gamera: Super Monster (1980) – 'Zanon' Captain (voice)
  • Be Forever Yamato (1980) – Osamu Yamanami
  • Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983) – Bard
  • Final Yamato (1983) – Captain Mizutani
  • Silent Möbius 2 (1992) – Combined Apparition
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993) – Otto Von Braunschweig
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) – Yaku
  • Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) – Chris
  • Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection (2009) – Blue Noah Captain

Video games

  • Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (The Emperor of China)
  • Toy Story 3: The Video Game (*x, *anese dub) (Prospector)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

  • Yul Brynner
    • Anastasia (General Bounine)
    • The Brothers Karamazov (Dmitri Karamazov)
    • The Magnificent Seven (Chris Adams)
    • Taras Bulba (Taras Bulba)
    • Invitation to a Gunfighter (Jules Gaspard d'Estaing)
    • Cast a Giant Shadow (Asher)
    • Return of the Seven (Chris Adams)
    • Triple Cross (Col. Baron von Grunen)
    • The Double Man (Dan Slater / Kalmar)
    • Villa Rides (Pancho Villa)
    • Battle of Neretva (Vlado)
    • The File of the Golden Goose (Peter Novak)
    • Adiós, Sabata (Sabata/Indio Black)
    • Catlow (Catlow)
    • Fuzz (The Deaf Man)
    • Night Flight from Moscow (Vl*ov)
    • Westworld (Gunslinger)
    • The Ultimate Warrior (Carson)
  • 12 Angry Men (1969 TV Asahi edition) (Juror #1 (Martin Balsam))
  • Amadeus (1986 TV Asahi edition) (Leopold Mozart (Roy Dotrice))
  • Big (MacMillan (Robert Loggia))
  • Chain Reaction (1999 TV Asahi edition) (Dr. Paul Shannon (Morgan Freeman))
  • Coming to America (1991 Fuji TV edition) (King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones))
  • The Crazies (1979 Fuji TV edition) (David (W.G. McMillan))
  • Days of Thunder (Tim Daland (Randy Quaid))
  • Deliverance (Lewis Medlock (Burt Reynolds))
  • Die Hard (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Dwayne T. Robinson (Paul Gleason))
  • The Distinguished Gentleman (Dick Dodge (Lane Smith))
  • Dracula: Prince of Darkness (Alan Kent (Bud Tingwell))
  • Dune (Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV (José Ferrer))
  • El Dorado (Cole Thornton (John Wayne))
  • First Blood (1999 NTV edition) (Colonel Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna))
  • The Full Monty (Gerald Arthur Cooper (Tom Wilkinson))
  • The Glenn Miller Story (1968 TV Asahi edition) (Don Haynes (Charles Drake))
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))
  • Hulk (Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (Sam Elliott))
  • Iron Will (J.W. Harper (David Ogden Stiers))
  • Jacob's Ladder (1993 NTV edition) (Louis Denardo (Danny Aiello))
  • Loaded Weapon 1 (General Curtis Mortars (William Shatner))
  • The Longest Day (1997 TV Tokyo edition) (Benjamin H. Vandervoort (John Wayne))
  • The Matrix Reloaded (2006 Fuji TV edition) (Captain Mifune (Nathaniel Lees))
  • The Matrix Revolutions (2007 Fuji TV edition) (Captain Mifune (Nathaniel Lees))
  • National Treasure (Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight))
  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight))
  • Pride and Glory (Francis Tierney, Sr. (Jon Voight))
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1985 Nippon TV and 1993 DVD edition) (Sallah (John Rhys-Davies))
  • Rawhide (Gil Favor (Eric Fleming))
  • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (George Grove (Charles Cioffi))
  • The Rookie (Jim Morris Sr. (Brian Cox))
  • Scrooged (Preston Rhinelander (Robert Mitchum))
  • Secondhand Lions (Garth McCann (Michael Caine))
  • Sherlock Holmes (Sir Thomas Rotheram (James Fox))
  • Top Gun (1989 Fuji TV edition) (CDR Tom "Stinger" Jordan (James Tolkan))

Animation

  • Fantastic Four (Mister Fantastic)
  • Mulan (The Emperor of China)
  • Mulan II (The Emperor of China)
  • Toy Story 2 (Stinky Pete the Prospector)
  • We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (Rex)

Successors

  • Katsunosuke Hori — Hyouge Mono: Fujitaka Hosokawa
  • Ikuya Sawaki — Second Super Robot Taisen Z Reunion: Branch
  • Akimitsu Takase — Mission: Impossible: Willie Armitage
  • Minoru Inaba — Under Siege 2: Dark Territory: Admiral Bates (TV Asahi version)
  • Hideyuki Tanaka — Anpanman: Mr. Cherokee
  • Jin Urayama — Amadeus: Leopold Mozart
  • Ryokai Morita — Enter the Dragon: Han (TBS version)
  • Kenyu Horiuchi — Monkey Business: Dr. Burnaby Fulton (Cary Grant)

References

    External links

    • Osamu Kobayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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