Tōru Ōhira
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 24, 1929
- Died
- April 12, 2016
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded 2014
as Pete (voice)
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 2010
as Gaimon (voice)
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet 2006
as Matthew (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey 2004
as President (voice)
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger 1996
as Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voice)
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie 1995
as Emperor Baccshund (voice)
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary 1991
as Heka (voice)
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind 1990
as Dekapan (voice)
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu! 1989
as Dekapan (voice)
Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War 1988
as Dekapan (voice)
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! 1984
as Narrator (voice)
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie 1984
as Narrator (voice)
Spectreman versus Hedron 1984
as Chief Shigeo Kurata
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy 1980
as Zoa (voice)
Be Forever Yamato 1980
as Skulldart (voice)
Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie 1980
as Narrator (voice)
Battle Fever J: The Movie 1979
as Narrator (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo 1978
as Stuckey (voice)
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book 1978
as King Zobi (voice)
Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0 1978
as Narrator (voice)
Gatchaman: The Movie 1978
as Doctor Kozaburo Nambu
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The Movie 1977
as Narrator
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane! 1976
as Narrator (voice)
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy 1974
as (voice)
Good Evening Dear Husband: A Duel 1968
as Narrator
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave 1966
as TIGER chief (voice)
The Orphan Brother 1961
as Koguma No Moku (voice)
- The Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love
The Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love 1961
as Narrator (voice)
Credits from TMDB.