Portrait of Tōru Ōhira

Tōru Ōhira

Acting

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.

Born: September 24, 1929

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Filmography

2014
1999
One Piece

as Gaimon (voice)

1996
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger

as Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)

1995
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie

as Emperor Baccshund (voice)

1995
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger

as Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)

1992
Super Sentai Zyuranger

as Narrator (voice)

1988
Osomatsu-kun

as Dekapan

1987
Oraa Guzura Dado

as グズラ

1984
1984
1983
1983
Future Police Urashiman

as Inspector Gondo Toru

1982
1980
Be Forever Yamato

as Skulldart (voice)

1980
1980
1979
Battle Fever J: The Movie

as Narrator (voice)

1979
Battle Fever J

as Narrator

1978
1978
Gatchaman: The Movie

as Doctor Kozaburo Nambu

1978
1977
Homerun Kanta

as 野球十兵衛

1977
1976
Paul's Miraculous Adventure

as Belt Satan (voice)

1972
Tamagon the Counselor

as タマゴン

1972
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman

as Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice)

1971
Hyppo and Thomas

as Kaba (voice)

1970
General Inakappe

as 大柿矢五郎

1969
The Genie Family

as Hakushon Daimaō (Voice)

1967
1966
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave

as TIGER chief (voice)

1965
Kimba the White Lion

as Rommel (voice)

1961
The Orphan Brother

as Koguma No Moku (voice)