Biography
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.
Known For
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of ...
Shenlong (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Shenron (voice)
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adv...
Shenlong (voice) / Tournament Announcer (voice)
Dragon Ball: Curse of the...
Shenlong (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: The World'...
Shenron (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Slug / Shenlong (voice)
Fullmetal Alchemist the M...
Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)
Dragon Ball: The Path to ...
Commander Red/Shenlong (voice)
Fist of the North Star
Raoh (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the ...
Heavenly King (voice)