Robert Shmuel

Robert Shmuel (Japanese: ロバート・シュムール, Robatto Shumūru) is a fictional character from The Ballad of Tobio manga and anime franchise, created by Osamu Tezuka. He is depicted as being Tobio's coach and father figure whom takes the kid under his wing to be a boxer, he's typically seen wearing a green jacket and taboggnan as well as having served in World War II. (updated to the Vietnam War in New Ballad of Tobio: The Movie which is set in 1985)
In Japanese, he was voiced by Casey Takamine in the 1979-82 Anime adaptation and New Ballad of Tobio: The Movie, in English, he was voiced by Paul Frees in the dub of Season 1 of the anime, by Keith Scott in the dub of Season 2 and New Ballad of Tobio and by Mike Pollock in in the 2002 video game Hot Blooded Street Story: Toby's Journey. In Live Action, he was portrayed with makeup by Walter Matthau in the 1975 film Toby directed by Carl Andy, Tom Bosley in the 1980 sitcom Day After DayBrian Doyle-Murray in Toby & Hannah's Christmas in Japan and by Kurt Russell in in The Ballad of Tobio & Hannah.
Category:Male characters in anime and manga
Category:Fictional soldiers
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1965
Category:Osamu Tezuka characters
Category:Fictional American Jews
Category:Fictional martial arts trainers
Category:Fictional sports coaches
Category:Fictional characters from the 20th century
Category:The Ballad of Tobio