Kenji Utsumi works mainly as a Japanese television actor comfortable in the long shape of a series. 'Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood' sits alongside the series work. 1963 is where the record begins. The roles cluster in animation. 118 credits across 63 years make up the career. 'Dragon Ball Z' gave him Shenron and 252 episodes of screen time.
Kenji Utsumi
75 years (Aug 26, 1937 – Jun 13, 2013)Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
63 Movies55 Series
Kenji Utsumi works mainly as a Japanese television actor comfortable in the long shape of a series. 'Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood' sits alongside the series work. 1963 is where the record begins. The roles cluster in animation. 118 credits across 63 years make up the career. 'Dragon Ball Z' gave him Shenron and 252 episodes of screen time.
Kenji Utsumi (内海 賢二, Utsumi Kenji, August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production.
He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch (1966) (as Sally's Papa), Fist of the North Star (as Raoh and Kaioh), Dr. Slump Arale-chan (as Senbei Norimaki), the Dragon Ball series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and Hajime no Ippo (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films.
He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards.
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