Acting · 1929–2016 · Tokyo, Japan
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.
Japanese Spiderman
Narrator · 1978
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Stuckey (voice) · 1978
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice) · 1972
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
Gaimon (voice) · 2010
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Heka (voice) · 1991
Megabeast Investigator Juspion
Narrator · 1985
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
President (voice) · 2004
Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0
Narrator (voice) · 1978
Kimba the White Lion
Rommel (voice) · 1965
Super Sentai Zyuranger
Narrator (voice) · 1992
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
(voice) · 1974
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice) · 1995
Dimensional Warrior Spielvan
Narrator · 1986
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
King Zobi (voice) · 1978
The Orphan Brother
Koguma No Moku (voice) · 1961
Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
Narrator · 1983
Be Forever Yamato
Skulldart (voice) · 1980
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
Narrator · 1975
Dai Sentai Goggle-V
Narrator · 1982
Space Sheriff Shaider
Narrator · 1984
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
Zoa (voice) · 1980
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger
Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice) · 1996
Battle Fever J
Narrator · 1979
Denshi Sentai Denziman
Narrator · 1980
