# Masashi Hirose

Masashi Hirose (広瀬 正志, Hirose Masashi, born November 6, 1947) is a Japanese voice actor from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He works at Production Baobab.
He is known for the roles of Ramba Ral (Mobile Suit Gundam), Rikishiman (Kinnikuman), Gosterro (Blue Comet SPT Layzner) and Nakano-sensei (Lovely Complex).
In September 2014, Hirose was hospitalized for an unspecified illness. As a result, he was replaced by Katsuhisa Hōki in Gundam Build Fighters Try, Banjō Ginga in One Piece, and Akio Ōtsuka in In Search of the Lost Future.

## Filmography
### Anime television

* Lupin the 3rd Part II (Herbert von Myer, others) (1977)
* Mobile Suit Gundam (Ramba Ral) (1979)
* Astro Boy (Pannakokku) (1980-1981)
* Fang of the Sun Dougram (Destan) (1983)
* Armored Trooper Votoms (Kan Yu) (1983)
* Blue Comet SPT Layzner (Gosterro) (1985-1986)
* Fist of the North Star (Golem, Kubaru, Search Captain, Zack) (1985-1986)
* Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (Gillman) (1986)
* City Hunter (Inagaki, Kameda, Scout #2, Gilmore, Serrano) (1987-1990)
* Osomatsu-kun (Sandayu) (1988)
* Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru 2 (Jangorilla, Mentenanman) (1990-1991)
* Mahoujin Guru Guru (Hatenashi Village Elder) (1995)
* New Mobile Report Gundam Wing (Master O) (1995-1996)
* After War Gundam X (Katokk Alzamille) (1996)
* Detective Conan (Ogura, Ushikubo, Werewolf, Misc. male voices) (1996-2012)
* Kindaichi Case Files (Goro, Masayuki Ishii, Shuuichirou Aizawa) (1997)
* Lost Universe (Alzas) (1998)
* Kyo Kara Maoh! (Baxter) (1998)
* Gregory Horror Show (Death) (1999)
* One Piece (Riku Dold III) (1999)
* Cowboy Bebop (Fad) (1999)
* Dai-Guard (Chief Haruo Osugi) (1999-2000)
* Pokémon (Gantetsu) (2000)
* Ghost Stories (Akaikami Aoikami) (2000-2001)
* Vandread (Kümmel Ohzeki) (2001)
* InuYasha (Monk) (2001)
* Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Shawn Douglas) (2002)
* Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (Sahib Ashman) (2002-2003)
* Mermaid Forest (Leader of the Sakagami Pirates) (2003)
* Ashita no Nadja (Watson) (2003-2004)
* Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (Nakamura) (2004)
* Phoenix (Lamp) (2004)
* Rockman.EXE Axess (Tensuke Takumi) (2004)
* Paranoia Agent (Akihiro Takamine) (2004)
* Monster (Cole) (2004-2005)
* Bleach (Abûero) (2004-2005)
* Keroro Gunso (Animation Director, Prof Hellsing) (2004-2007)
* Samurai Champloo (Kuroihara) (2005)
* Futakoi Alternative (Kumicho) (2005)
* Speed Grapher (Seijirou Togotsu) (2005)
* Jigoku Shōjo (Ryuuzo Kusuno) (2005)
* Hell Girl (Mayor Ryouzo Kusunoki) (2006)
* Witchblade (Muraki) (2006)
* 009-1 (Secretary) (2006)
* Honey and Clover (Professor Tange) (2006)
* Gintama (Kanbee) (2007)
* Oh! Edo Rocket (Heihachiro Oshio) (2007)
* Toward the Terra (Shiroe's Papa) (2007)
* Lovely Complex (Nakano-sensei) (2007)
* Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Hideyoshi Ushiromiya) (2009)
* Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete (Sakunoshin Honjou); changed to Akio Ōtsuka (2009)
* Fairy Tail (Hades) (2009-2014)
* Fate/zero (Risei Kotomine) (2011-2012)
* Zetman (Seizou Amagi) (2012)
* Gundam Build Fighters (Mr. Ral) (2013)
* Gundam Build Fighters Try (Mr. Ral) (eps. 1–4) (2014)
* Onegai My Melody (George Hijikata) (?)
* Zipang (Samuel D. Hatton) (?)
* Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II (Vector's father) (?)

### Original Video Animations

* Armored Trooper Votoms: Big Battle (Radah Neeva) (1986)
* Gunbuster (Admiral Yuzo Takaya) (1988)
* Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Arthur Lynch)
* Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996) (Baresto Rosita)
* The Silent Service (Keisuke Hamamoto, Aleksei) (1997-1998)
* Getter Robo Armageddon (Stinger) (1998)
* Hellsing Ultimate (Sir Penwood) (2008)
* Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (James Shiba) (2012-2014)

### Anime films

* Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) (Ramba Ral)
* Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) (Ramba Ral)
* Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (1982) (Ramba Ral)
* Kinnikuman film series (Rikishiman, The Ninja, Kendaman, others) (1984-1986)
* My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Kanta's Father)
* Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report (Jacob) (1998)
* Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) (Coretol)

### Tokusatsu

* Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984) (Alien Temperor, Alien Baltan II)
* Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju (2006) (Horror Legules)

### Video games

* Mobile Suit Gundam (Ramba Ral) (1981)
* Armored Trooper Votoms: Udo Kumen Arc (Kan Yu) (1983)
* Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Greed (Ramba Ral) (1998)
* Ikusagami (2005) (Takeda Shingen)
* Radiata Stories (Dynas Stone) (2005)
* Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na (Lioness Teo Arshlight) (2006)
* Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Minister of Alsword) (2007)
* ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat (King Sumnelthia III) (2007)
* Infinite Undiscovery (Enma) (2008)
* Super Robot Wars series (Ramba Ral, Gosterro, Kan Yu, Dr. Stinger) (2008-2019)
* Fallout: New Vegas (Robert House) (2010)
* Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (Story Teller) (2012)
* Tales of Vesperia (Barbos, Leblanc) (2019)

### Dubbing

| Original year | Dub year | Title | Role | Original actor | Notes |
| 1959 | 2012 | Some Like It Hot | "Spats" Colombo | George Raft | |
| 1982 | 1987 | Tootsie | Jeff Slater | Bill Murray | Fuji TV edition |
| 1986 | | Sledge Hammer! | Narrator | | |
| 1987 | | The Running Man | William Laughlin | Yaphet Kotto | |
| 1987 | | The Transformers: Rebirth | Searchlight, Scourge | | |
| 1990-2020 | | The Simpsons | Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Sideshow Mel | | |
| 1993 | 1996 | Last Action Hero | The Ripper | Tom Noonan | |
| 1995 | 1997 | The Quick and the Dead | 'Dog' Kelly | Tobin Bell | |
| 1998 | | The Big Lebowski | Malibu police chief | Leon Russom | |
| 1998 | | Hard Rain | Sheriff Mike Collins | Randy Quaid | |
| 1999-2002 | | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Bobby Ganoush | | |
| 2000 | | Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | Captain Michell | Ron Rogge | |
| 2001-2004 | | Evil Con Carne | Hector Con Carne | Phil LaMarr | |
| 2003 | | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Awkward Davies | Patrick Gallagher | |
| 2008 | | The Fifth Commandment | Max "Coolbreeze" Templeton | Keith David | |
| 2012 | | The Avengers | Interviewee | Stan Lee | |
| 2013 | | Thor: The Dark World | Psychiatric patient | Stan Lee | |
| 2014 | | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Debonair gentleman | Stan Lee | |
| 2014 | | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Museum security guard | Stan Lee | |
| 2014 | | Guardians of the Galaxy | Old man | Stan Lee | |

### Other voices

* Star Tours – The Adventures Continue (Boba Fett)