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Kenji UTSUMI

Family name (in kanji): 内海

Given name (in kanji): 賢二

Also known as: 賢治内海

Date of birth: 1937-08-26

Hometown: Fukuoka, Japan

Website:

Kenji Utsumi @ Ken Production (Japanese)

About:

Chairman, Ken Production Co. Ltd.

Husband of voice actress Michiko Nomura.

Non-anime roles:

Agamemnon (voiceover for Brian Cox) in "Troy" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Apocalypse in "X-Men" (animated TV series) (Japanese)

Apollo Creed (voiceover for Carl Weathers) in "Rocky II" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Apollo Creed (voiceover for Carl Weathers) in "Rocky III" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Apollo Creed (voiceover for Carl Weathers) in "Rocky IV" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Apollo Creed (voiceover for Carl Weathers) in "Rocky" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Col. Millard Johnson in "Macross Plus: Game Edition" (VG) (Japanese)

Col. Volgin in "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater" (VG) (Japanese)

Gaoh in "Samurai Spirits Zero / Samurai Shodown V" (VG) (Japanese)

Gaoh in "Samurai Spirits Zero Special / Samurai Shodown V Special" (VG) (Japanese)

Garland in "Dissidia Final Fantasy" (VG) (Japanese)

Gimli in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Gimli in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Gimli in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Gouzaburou Seto in "Seto no Hanayome" (drama CD) (Japanese)

Hexxus in "FernGully: The Last Rainforest" (animated movie) (Japanese)

Hugo Gilchrist in "Tales of Destiny" (VG)

Hugo in "Tales of Destiny PS2" (VG) (Japanese)

Ken in "Linda Cube Again" (VG) (Japanese)

Mike Harrigan (voiceover for Danny Glover) in "Predator 2" (live-action movie/DVD version) (Japanese)

Morris Fenderbaum (voiceover for Sammy Davis Jr.) in "Cannonball Run II" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Raoh in "Hokuto no Ken: Seikimatsu kyûseishu densetsu" (VG)

Raoh in "Hokuto no Ken: Shinban no Sō-Sōsei Kengō Retsuden" (VG)

Recoome in "Dragonball Z: Budokai" (VG) (Japanese)

Scrooge McDuck in "Duck Tales" (animated TV series/first episodes only) (Japanese)

Tiger in "An American Tail 2: Fievel Goes West" (animated movie) (Japanese)

Tiger in "An American Tail" (animated movie) (Japanese)

Vin (voiceover for Steve McQueen) in "The Magnificent Seven" (live-action movie) (Japanese)

Wolf in "Shrek 2" (animated movie) (Japanese)

Zodd in "Berserk ~Chapter of the Millenium Falcon - Record of the Holy Evil War Chapter~" (VG)

In the news 2 times:

2009-03-07 3rd Annual Seiyū Award Winners Officially Announced (Updated)

2009-03-06 Fullmetal Alchemist's 2009 Anime Cast Revealed

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