Tōru Ōhira

Actor

Born September 24, 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. Died April 12, 2016.

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.

Acting

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Film, 2014
as Pete (voice)
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
Film, 2010
as Gaimon (voice)
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
Film, 2006
as Matthew (voice)
Akubi Girl
TV series, 2006
26 episodes
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Film, 2004
as President (voice)
One Piece
TV series, 1999
as Gaimon (voice)
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger
Film, 1996
as Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie
Film, 1995
as Emperor Baccshund (voice)
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
TV series, 1995
as Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
Super Sentai Zyuranger
TV series, 1992
as Narrator (voice)
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Film, 1991
as Heka (voice)
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind
Film, 1990
as Dekapan (voice)
The Laughing Salesman
TV series, 1989
103 episodes
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!
Film, 1989
as Dekapan (voice)
Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War
Film, 1988
as Dekapan (voice)
Osomatsu-kun
TV series, 1988
as Dekapan
Oraa Guzura Dado
TV series, 1987
as グズラ
Dimensional Warrior Spielvan
TV series, 1986
as Narrator
Megabeast Investigator Juspion
TV series, 1985
as Narrator
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
Film, 1984
as Narrator (voice)
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
Film, 1984
as Narrator (voice)
Space Sheriff Shaider
TV series, 1984
as Narrator
Spectreman versus Hedron
Film, 1984
as Chief Shigeo Kurata
Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
TV series, 1983
as Narrator
Future Police Urashiman
TV series, 1983
as Inspector Gondo Toru
Dai Sentai Goggle-V
TV series, 1982
as Narrator
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
TV series, 1981
as Narrator
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
Film, 1980
as Zoa (voice)
Be Forever Yamato
Film, 1980
as Skulldart (voice)
Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie
Film, 1980
as Narrator (voice)