Acting
Tōru Ōhira
Also Known As: Tooru Oohira
Birth Date
September 24, 1929
Death Date
April 12, 2016
(passed away at 86)
Place of Birth
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.
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One Piece
Gaimon (voice)
1999 • 1 episode
Super Sentai Zyuranger
Narrator (voice)
1992 • 50 episodes
Hyppo and Thomas
Kaba (voice)
1971 • 300 episodes
Battle Fever J
Narrator
1979 • 52 episodes
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice)
1972 • 205 episodes
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
Narrator
1975 • 84 episodes
Dai Sentai Goggle-V
Narrator
1982 • 50 episodes
Denshi Sentai Denziman
Narrator
1980 • 51 episodes
Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
Narrator
1983 • 51 episodes
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
Narrator (voice)
1977 • 35 episodes
Dimensional Warrior Spielvan
Narrator
1986 • 44 episodes
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
1995 • 48 episodes
Osomatsu-kun
Dekapan
1988 • 86 episodes
Kimba the White Lion
Rommel (voice)
1965 • 78 episodes
Japanese Spiderman
Narrator
1978 • 41 episodes
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
Narrator
1981 • 50 episodes
Tamagon the Counselor
タマゴン
1972 • 195 episodes
Megabeast Investigator Juspion
Narrator
1985 • 46 episodes
The Laughing Salesman
1989 • 103 episodes
Paul's Miraculous Adventure
Belt Satan (voice)
1976 • 50 episodes