Tōru Ōhira
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
as Heka (voice)
1991
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
as TIGER chief (voice)
1966
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!
as Dekapan (voice)
1989
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
as Narrator (voice)
1984
Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War
as Dekapan (voice)
1988
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
as President (voice)
2004
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind
as Dekapan (voice)
1990
Good Evening Dear Husband: A Duel
as Narrator
1968
Battle Fever J: The Movie
as Narrator (voice)
1979
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
as Gaimon (voice)
2010
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
as Matthew (voice)
2006
The Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love
as Narrator (voice)
1961
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie
as Emperor Baccshund (voice)
1995
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The Movie
as Narrator
1977
Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie
as Narrator (voice)
1980
Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0
as Narrator (voice)
1978
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
as King Zobi (voice)
1978
The Orphan Brother
as Koguma No Moku (voice)
1961
Gatchaman: The Movie
as Doctor Kozaburo Nambu
1978
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
as Narrator (voice)
1984
TV Appearances
Denshi Sentai Denziman
as Narrator
1980
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
as Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
1995
Kimba the White Lion
as Rommel (voice)
1965
The Laughing Salesman
1989
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
as Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice)
1972
Paul's Miraculous Adventure
as Belt Satan (voice)
1976
Future Police Urashiman
as Inspector Gondo Toru
1983
Dai Sentai Goggle-V
as Narrator
1982
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
as Narrator
1981
Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
as Narrator
1983
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
as Narrator
1975
Super Sentai Zyuranger
as Narrator (voice)
1992