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Tōru Ōhira

Tōru Ōhira

Actor · 1929–2016 · Tokyo, Japan

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Biography

Toru Ohira is a longstanding Japanese actor & voice actor. He's well known for many of his Japanese dub performances, voicing characters such as Darth Vader & Boss Nass from Star Wars, Homer Simpson from The Simpsons, Fred Flintstone from the Flintstones, Pete & Julius from various Mickey Mouse works, the Joker in Batman (1989), Clark Kent/Superman in Adventures of Superman (1938), Jor-El in Superman (1978), Waternoose from Monsters, Inc., the Mayor of Halloween Town from The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the First Ancestor from Mulan. He's also appeared in many Tokusatsu works, being the narrator for multiple Super Sentei & Metal Hero series, and Chief Kurata in Spectreman.

Acted in 36

2010s

  1. 2014

    Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

    Pete (voice)

  2. 2010

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1996
  3. 1995

    Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie

    Emperor Baccshund (voice)

  4. 1991

    Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

    Heka (voice)

  5. The Stubborn Samurai Boy

    Kaoru Tachibana (voice) · 29 episodes

  6. 1990

    Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind

    Dekapan (voice)

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!

    Dekapan (voice)

  3. 1988

    Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War

    Dekapan (voice)

  4. 1987

    Oraa Guzura Dado

    グズラ · 44 episodes

  5. 1984

    Spectreman versus Hedron

    Chief Shigeo Kurata

  6. 1983
  7. 1980

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. 1967

    Oraa Guzura Dado

    Guzura · 44 episodes

  3. 1966

    Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave

    TIGER chief (voice)

  4. 1965
  5. 1961

    The Orphan Brother

    Koguma No Moku (voice)

Appearances20

1970s

  1. 1979

    Battle Fever J: The Movie

    Narrator (voice)

  2. 1978

    Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0

    Narrator (voice)

  3. 1977

    J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The Movie

    Narrator

  4. 1976

    Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane!

    Narrator (voice)

  5. 1975

1960s

  1. 1968

    Good Evening Dear Husband: A Duel

    Narrator