# Osamu Kobayashi (voice actor)

Osamu Kobayashi (小林修, Kobayashi Osamu, November 22, 1934 – June 28, 2011) was a Japanese actor and the former executive director of Dōjinsha Production until its closure. He was a baritone.

## Death

On June 28, 2011, Kobayashi died of pancreatic cancer at age 76. His company closed after his death.

## Filmography
### Live-action

* Kousoku Esper (1967) – Narrator
* Seiun Kamen Machineman (1984) – Narrator
* Kyodai Ken Byclosser (1985) Narrator
* Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (1995, Episode: 46) – Bara Guard (voice)
* Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996, Episodes: 37-48) – Reckless Dash Emperor Exhaus / Exhaus Super-Strong (voice)

### Television animation

* Ōgon Bat (1967) (Ōgon Bat)
* Space Battleship Yamato (1974) (Admiral Domel)
* Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Emperor Zwordar)
* Space Battleship Yamato III (1980) (Captain Jiro Dan)
* New Tetsujin-28 (1980) (Branch)
* Six God Combination Godmars (1981) (President Gyron)
* Story of the Alps: My Annette (1983) (Pierre)
* Panzer World Galient (1984) (Azbes)
* Space Legend Ulysses 31 (1991 NHK edition) (Ulysses)
* Noir (2001) (Salvatore)

### Original video animation (OVA)

* Panzer World Galient: Tetsu no Monshō (1986) (Mādaru)
* Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Ottō Braunshweig)
* Mars (1994) (Chief Cabinet Secretary)

### Theatrical animation

* Space Battleship Yamato (1977) – Domel
* Hokkyoku no Muushika Miishika (1979) (Muu)
* Phoenix 2772 (1980) – Boon
* Gamera: Super Monster (1980) – 'Zanon' Captain (voice)
* Be Forever Yamato (1980) – Osamu Yamanami
* Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983) – Bard
* Final Yamato (1983) – Captain Mizutani
* Silent Möbius 2 (1992) – Combined Apparition
* Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993) – Otto Von Braunschweig
* Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) – Yaku
* Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) – Chris
* Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection (2009) – Blue Noah Captain

### Video games

* Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (The Emperor of China)
* Toy Story 3: The Video Game (xxxx, Japanese dub) (Prospector)

### Dubbing roles
#### Live-action

* Yul Brynner
** Anastasia (General Bounine)
** The Brothers Karamazov (Dmitri Karamazov)
** The Magnificent Seven (Chris Adams)
** Taras Bulba (Taras Bulba)
** Invitation to a Gunfighter (Jules Gaspard d'Estaing)
** Cast a Giant Shadow (Asher)
** Return of the Seven (Chris Adams)
** Triple Cross (Col. Baron von Grunen)
** The Double Man (Dan Slater / Kalmar)
** Villa Rides (Pancho Villa)
** Battle of Neretva (Vlado)
** The File of the Golden Goose (Peter Novak)
** Adiós, Sabata (Sabata/Indio Black)
** Catlow (Catlow)
** Fuzz (The Deaf Man)
** Night Flight from Moscow (Vlassov)
** Westworld (Gunslinger)
** The Ultimate Warrior (Carson)
* 12 Angry Men (1969 TV Asahi edition) (Juror #1 (Martin Balsam))
* Amadeus (1986 TV Asahi edition) (Leopold Mozart (Roy Dotrice))
* Big (MacMillan (Robert Loggia))
* Chain Reaction (1999 TV Asahi edition) (Dr. Paul Shannon (Morgan Freeman))
* Coming to America (1991 Fuji TV edition) (King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones))
* The Crazies (1979 Fuji TV edition) (David (W.G. McMillan))
* Days of Thunder (Tim Daland (Randy Quaid))
* Deliverance (Lewis Medlock (Burt Reynolds))
* Die Hard (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Dwayne T. Robinson (Paul Gleason))
* The Distinguished Gentleman (Dick Dodge (Lane Smith))
* Dracula: Prince of Darkness (Alan Kent (Bud Tingwell))
* Dune (Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV (José Ferrer))
* El Dorado (Cole Thornton (John Wayne))
* First Blood (1999 Nippon TV edition) (Colonel Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna))
* The Full Monty (Gerald Arthur Cooper (Tom Wilkinson))
* The Glenn Miller Story (1968 TV Asahi edition) (Don Haynes (Charles Drake))
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))
* Hulk (Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (Sam Elliott))
* Iron Will (J.W. Harper (David Ogden Stiers))
* Jacob's Ladder (1993 Nippon TV edition) (Louis Denardo (Danny Aiello))
* Loaded Weapon 1 (General Curtis Mortars (William Shatner))
* The Longest Day (1997 TV Tokyo edition) (Benjamin H. Vandervoort (John Wayne))
* The Matrix Reloaded (2006 Fuji TV edition) (Captain Mifune (Nathaniel Lees))
* The Matrix Revolutions (2007 Fuji TV edition) (Captain Mifune (Nathaniel Lees))
* National Treasure (Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight))
* National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight))
* Pride and Glory (Francis Tierney, Sr. (Jon Voight))
* Raiders of the Lost Ark (1985 Nippon TV and 1993 DVD edition) (Sallah (John Rhys-Davies))
* Rawhide (Gil Favor (Eric Fleming))
* Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (George Grove (Charles Cioffi))
* The Rookie (Jim Morris Sr. (Brian Cox))
* Scrooged (Preston Rhinelander (Robert Mitchum))
* Secondhand Lions (Garth McCann (Michael Caine))
* Sherlock Holmes (Sir Thomas Rotheram (James Fox))
* Top Gun (1989 Fuji TV edition) (CDR Tom "Stinger" Jordan (James Tolkan))
* The Towering Inferno (1989 TBS edition) (James Duncan (William Holden))

#### Animation

* The Fantastic Four (Mister Fantastic)
* Mulan (The Emperor of China)
* Mulan II (The Emperor of China)
* Toy Story 2 (Stinky Pete the Prospector)
* We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (Rex)

## Successors

* Katsunosuke Hori — Hyouge Mono: Fujitaka Hosokawa
* Ikuya Sawaki — Second Super Robot Taisen Z Reunion: Branch
* Akimitsu Takase — Mission: Impossible: Willie Armitage
* Minoru Inaba — Under Siege 2: Dark Territory: Admiral Bates (TV Asahi version)
* Hideyuki Tanaka — Anpanman: Mr. Cherokee
* Jin Urayama — Amadeus: Leopold Mozart
* Ryokai Morita — Enter the Dragon: Han (TBS version)
* Kenyu Horiuchi — Monkey Business: Dr. Burnaby Fulton (Cary Grant)