Akira Murayama

Akira Murayama (b. 1948) is a Japanese actor who appeared in the special Big Bird in Japan as the father of the Simizu family, who Big Bird stays with.
Murayama has worked mainly as a voice actor, heard in anime since the seventies including Urusei Yatsura (Perm), the 1980 Astro Boy (various announcers), and Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Von Bulow). As a dubbing actor, he lent his voice to Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters 2, William Atherton in Die Hard, Rowan Atkinson in Never Say Never Again, and Virgil Tracy on Thunderbirds (as well as Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons). He has supplied recorded announcements for several train lines.
==External links==
*Official agency site, in Japanese
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Category:Sesame Street Specials Actors