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Home/People/Tōru Ōhira
Tōru Ōhira profile photo
Born
Sep 24, 1929Died: Apr 12, 2016
Lived 86 years
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

28
Movies
28
TV Shows
Also Known As
Tooru Oohira
IMDb Profile

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.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded poster

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

as Pete (voice)
2014
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 poster

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0

as Gaimon (voice)
2010
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet poster

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet

as Matthew (voice)
2006
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey poster

Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey

as President (voice)
2004
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger poster

Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger

as Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
1996
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie poster

Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie

as Emperor Baccshund (voice)
1995
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary poster

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

as Heka (voice)
1991
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind poster

Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind

as Dekapan (voice)
1990
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu! poster

Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!

as Dekapan (voice)
1989
Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War poster

Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War

as Dekapan (voice)
1988
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! poster

Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!

as Narrator (voice)
1984
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie poster

Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie

as Narrator (voice)
1984
Spectreman versus Hedron poster

Spectreman versus Hedron

as Chief Shigeo Kurata
1984
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy poster

Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy

as Zoa (voice)
1980
Be Forever Yamato poster

Be Forever Yamato

as Skulldart (voice)
1980
Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie poster

Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie

as Narrator (voice)
1980
Battle Fever J: The Movie poster

Battle Fever J: The Movie

as Narrator (voice)
1979
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo poster

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

as Stuckey (voice)
1978
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book poster

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

as King Zobi (voice)
1978
Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0 poster

Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0

as Narrator (voice)
1978