Gorō Naya
Acting • Born 1929-11-17 – Died 2013-03-05
Biography
Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and theater director. He is most famous for voicing Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the "Lupin III" anime series, and for his Japanese voice-overs of roles played by Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, and John Wayne. He died in 2013 due to chronic respiratory failure.
Filmography
132 credits
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Movie • 1984
Yupa (voice)
Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection
Movie • 2001
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog
Movie • 2007
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Movie • 1978
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
Movie • 1997
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers
Movie • 1995
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Venus Wars
Movie • 1989
Gary
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Movie • 1985
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
The Castle of Cagliostro
Movie • 1979
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Golgo 13: The Professional
Movie • 1983
Leonard Dawson
Space Battleship Yamato
Movie • 1977
Okita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato
Movie • 1978
Juzo Okita
Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics
Movie • 2005
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Final Yamato
Movie • 1983
Juzo Okita
Noiseman Sound Insect
Movie • 1997
Prof. Franken (voice)
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
Movie • 1973
Destron Chief (voice)
Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact
Movie • 2002
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Movie • 1985
Campanella's Father (voice)
Bullet Wound
Movie • 1969
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
Movie • 2010
Crocus (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
Movie • 1990
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Movie • 1991
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
Movie • 1992
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
Movie • 1989
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
Movie • 2003
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo
Movie • 2004
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody
Movie • 2006
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Green vs Red
Movie • 2008
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night
Movie • 2008
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan
Movie • 2009
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Last Job
Movie • 2010
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
Movie • 1993
Merkatz
Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger
Movie • 1979
A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!
Movie • 1984
The Generalissimo of Badan (voice)
Heavy
Movie • 1990
Alex Gordon (voice)
Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run
Movie • 1979
秋山先生
Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend
Movie • 1988
Emperor Zool
Space Fantasia 2001 Nights
Movie • 1987
Adam Jr.
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Movie • 1965
Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Movie • 1965
Dr. Bowen (voice)
Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy
Movie • 1990
Dick (voice)
Slayers Premium
Movie • 2001
Shugoshin / Guardian Deity (voice)
Crusher Joe
Movie • 1983
Kowalsky (voice)
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Movie • 1985
Shonosuke Kuramoto / Narrator
Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers
Movie • 1989
Ultraman Ace (voice)
Locke the Superman: Lord Leon
Movie • 1989
Great Jorg
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
Movie • 1975
Narrator (voice)
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
Movie • 1972
The Great Boss (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Movie • 1979
Doctor Ban (voice)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Movie • 1971
Goro (voice)
Flying Phantom Ship
Movie • 1969
Captain (voice)
White Fang Story
Movie • 1982
Weedon Scott (voice)
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
Movie • 1996
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
Movie • 1996
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger
Movie • 1993
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis
Movie • 1998
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar
Movie • 2000
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Movie • 1995
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Casshern
Movie • 2004
Narrator
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
Movie • 1995
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal
Movie • 2002
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race
Movie • 1980
Masaichi Kaneda
Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom
Movie • 1994
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files
Movie • 1999
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
30,000 Miles Under the Sea
Movie • 1970
King Magma VII (voice)
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie
Movie • 1975
The Great Boss (voice)
Goddamn
Movie • 1990
Joumu Utsugi
Eleven Cats
Movie • 1980
Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Movie • 1969
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Movie • 1994
Nobunaga Oda (voice)
The Revolt
Movie • 1980
Announcer
Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre
Movie • 1999
Shuuichirou Aizawa (voice)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Movie • 1974
TV newscaster
Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup
Movie • 2012
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Movie • 1986
Bongo (voice)
Botchan
Movie • 1980
Yamaarashi (voice)
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
Movie • 2011
Great Leader of Shocker (voice)
Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost
Movie • 2003
Wirepuller of Smart Brain
White Wolf
Movie • 1990
Schott (voice)
Future War 198X
Movie • 1982
DF Commander Tono (voice)
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Movie • 1973
Emperor Atonio of Seatopia (voice)
The Tale of Genji
Movie • 1987
Bishop (voice)
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
Movie • 1979
Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)
Scarlet Demon
Movie • 1989
Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie
Movie • 1982
Emperor Zule (voice)
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
Movie • 1981
Decision
TV • 1971
(voice)
Kimba the White Lion
TV • 1965
Clave (voice)
Marine Boy
TV • 1966
Dr. Mariner
Blue Blink
TV • 1989
Shiki Haruhiko (voice)
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
TV • 1982
Commander Gomez (voice)
Space Battleship Yamato
TV • 1974
Juzo Okita
The Big O
TV • 1999
Gordon Rosewater (voice)
Dororo and Hyakkimaru
TV • 1969
Kagemitsu Daigo / Tanosuke (voice)
Ryu the Primitive Boy
TV • 1971
Kiba (voice)
Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures
TV • 1979
Monster
TV • 2004
Blind Old Man (voice)
Lupin the 3rd
TV • 1971
Koichi Zenigata
Leo the Lion
TV • 1966
Master Keaton
TV • 1998
Star Wolf
TV • 1978
Narrator (voice)
Spirit Warrior
TV • 1988
Jikuu (voice)
Lupin the 3rd
TV • 1971
Inspector Kōichi Zenigata (voice)
Kamen Rider
TV • 1971
Narrator
Kamen Rider
TV • 1971
Great Leader of Destron (voice)
Kamen Rider
TV • 1971
Great Leader of Shocker (voice)
Kamen Rider
TV • 1971
Emperor Crisis (voice)
Kamen Rider
TV • 1971
Great Leader of Black Satan (voice)
Kamen Rider
TV • 1971
Great Leader of Delza Army / Rock Great Leader (voice)
Kamen Rider
TV • 1971
Great Leader of Neo-Shocker (voice)
Golden Boy
TV • 1995
Narrator (voice)
Ninja Resurrection
TV • 1998
Mori Soiken (voice)
Norakuro
TV • 1970
モール中隊長
宇宙少年ソラン
TV • 1965
立花博士
Yuusei Kamen
TV • 1966
ー ー (voice)
Jetter Mars
TV • 1977
山之上博士
Song of Baseball Enthusiasts
TV • 1977
岩田鉄五郎
Super-God Bibyun
TV • 1976
Gulver( voice)
Mazinkaiser
TV • 2001
Juzo Kabuto (voice)
Ultraman Ace
TV • 1972
Ultraman Ace (voice)
Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser
TV • 1977
嵐銀次郎
Daikengo the Guardian of Space
TV • 1978
Narration
One Piece
TV • 1999
Crocus (voice)
Attack, Jun
TV • 1979
Narrator (voice)
Casshan
TV • 1973
Narrator (voice)
Ninja Captor
TV • 1976
Princess Knight
TV • 1967
Lord Nylon (voice)
Kamen Rider Stronger
TV • 1975
Great Leader (voice)
Kamen Rider (Skyrider)
TV • 1979
The Great Leader (voice)
Kamen Rider Amazon
TV • 1974
Narration (voice)
Sasuke
TV • 1968
Kamen Rider V3
TV • 1973
Great Leader of Destron