Tōru Ōhira
Acting • Born 1929-09-24 – Died 2016-04-12
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.
Filmography
56 credits
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Movie • 1991
Heka (voice)
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
Movie • 1966
TIGER chief (voice)
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!
Movie • 1989
Dekapan (voice)
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
Movie • 1984
Narrator (voice)
Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War
Movie • 1988
Dekapan (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Movie • 2004
President (voice)
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind
Movie • 1990
Dekapan (voice)
Good Evening Dear Husband: A Duel
Movie • 1968
Narrator
Battle Fever J: The Movie
Movie • 1979
Narrator (voice)
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
Movie • 2010
Gaimon (voice)
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
Movie • 2006
Matthew (voice)
The Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love
Movie • 1961
Narrator (voice)
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie
Movie • 1995
Emperor Baccshund (voice)
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The Movie
Movie • 1977
Narrator
Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie
Movie • 1980
Narrator (voice)
Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0
Movie • 1978
Narrator (voice)
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
Movie • 1978
King Zobi
The Orphan Brother
Movie • 1961
Koguma No Moku (voice)
Gatchaman: The Movie
Movie • 1978
Doctor Kozaburo Nambu
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
Movie • 1984
Narrator (voice)
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane!
Movie • 1976
Narrator (voice)
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger
Movie • 1996
Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Movie • 1978
Stuckey (voice)
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Movie • 1974
(voice)
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
Movie • 1980
Zoa (voice)
Be Forever Yamato
Movie • 1980
Skulldart (voice)
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Movie • 2014
Pete (voice)
Spectreman versus Hedron
Movie • 1984
Chief Shigeo Kurata
Denshi Sentai Denziman
TV • 1980
Narrator
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
TV • 1995
Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
Kimba the White Lion
TV • 1965
Rommel (voice)
The Laughing Salesman
TV • 1989
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
TV • 1972
Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice)
Paul's Miraculous Adventure
TV • 1976
Belt Satan (voice)
Future Police Urashiman
TV • 1983
Inspector Gondo Toru
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
TV • 1975
Narrator
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
TV • 1977
Narrator (voice)
Battle Fever J
TV • 1979
Narrator
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
TV • 1981
Narrator
Dai Sentai Goggle-V
TV • 1982
Narrator
Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
TV • 1983
Narrator
Super Sentai Zyuranger
TV • 1992
Narrator (voice)
Space Sheriff Shaider
TV • 1984
Narrator
Dimensional Warrior Spielban
TV • 1986
Narrator
Japanese Spiderman
TV • 1978
Narrator
Hyppo and Thomas
TV • 1971
Kaba (voice)
Megabeast Investigator Juspion
TV • 1985
Narrator
Akubi Girl
TV • 2006
Oraa Guzura Dado
TV • 1967
Guzura
The Genie Family
TV • 1969
Hakushon Daimaō (Voice)
General Inakappe
TV • 1970
大柿矢五郎
Homerun Kanta
TV • 1977
野球十兵衛
Oraa Guzura Dado
TV • 1987
グズラ
Tamagon the Counselor
TV • 1972
タマゴン
Osomatsu-kun
TV • 1988
Dekapan
One Piece
TV • 1999
Gaimon (voice)