Kim Strauss

Kim Strauss (born August 2, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and Amazon.com bestselling author with his children's book Kalan the Mighty Warrior: Book One – Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest.

TV Series

 * The Last Word (2020) - Raphael Cornet, Additional Voices

Documentaries

 * That one word - Feyenoord (2021) - Frank Arnesen

Anime

 * Rurouni Kenshin (1996-1998) - Tsunan Tsukioka, Fake Conductor (ep. 22), Captain (ep. 25) , Bandit (ep. 33) , Man (ep. 35) , Police Officer (eps. 91-92) , Dajoukan Representative (eps. 93-94) (Media Blasters Dub)
 * Flint the Time Detective (1998-1999) - Old Timer
 * The Big O (1999-2003) - R. Frederick O'Reilly (ep. 19)
 * DinoZaurs (2000) - Dino Tyranno
 * Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000) - Ultra Magnus
 * Babel II: Beyond Infinity (2001) - Tsuyoshi Gouda (ep. 1)
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002-2003) - Security Guard #1 (ep. 6), Gayle Yasuoka (eps. 20-21)
 * Gun Frontier (2002) - Samurai Leader (eps. 10-11)
 * Heat Guy J (2002-2003) - Romeo Bisconti, Bartender (ep. 9), Soldier E (ep. 10) , Mercenary C (ep. 12) , Shogun's Informant B (ep. 12) , Thug B (ep. 14) , Casino Security Guard B (ep. 15) , Researcher A (ep. 15) , Thief B (ep. 18) , Yakuza Henchman A (ep. 18) , Syndicate Assassin (ep. 19) , Bodyguard B (ep. 20) , Internal Affairs Agent B (ep. 21)
 * Hello Kitty's Paradise (2002) - Old Raccoon (ep. 5), Baker (ep. 6) , Town Timekeeper (ep. 12)
 * Mirage of Blaze (2002) - Masamune Date, Ujiteru Hojyo,
 * Naruto (2002-2007) - Ibiki Morino, Additional Voices
 * Tenchi Muyo! GXP (2002) - Tarant Shank, Additional Voices
 * The Twelve Kingdoms (2002-2003) - Keiki, Narrator
 * Gungrave (2003-2004) - Cannon Vulcan, Man A (eps. 17, 19), Man in Black A (ep. 20) , Researcher (ep. 21) , Abbott (eps. 23-24) , Additional Voices
 * Wolf's Rain (2003) - Trucker B (ep. 6), Thug (ep. 12)
 * Bleach (2004-2012) - Sajin Komamura (1st voice; eps. 51-63), Óscar Joaquín de la Rosa, Bulbous G (ep. 12) , Tatsufusa Enjōji (ep. 27) , Jūshirō Ukitake (ep. 40) , Kaien Shiba (ep. 49) , Additional Voices
 * Burn-Up Scramble (2004) - Additional Voices
 * Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) - Dice Roller (ep. 3), Kawara Gang Member 1 (eps. 3-4) , Officer (ep. 5) , Tanaka (ep. 6) , Doctor (ep. 7) , Ogura (ep. 8) , Sake Waiter B (ep. 8) , Mukuro (eps. 13-14) , Additional Voices
 * IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005-2006) - Sir Hamgra
 * Tokko (2006) - Counselor Ogata, Waiter (ep. 6), Desk Officer (ep. 8)
 * Blue Dragon (2007-2008) - Szabo (eps. 1-29), Jibral Minister (ep. 8) , Gran Kingdom Soldier (ep. 14)
 * Cagaster of an Insect Cage (2020) - Mario, Additional Voices
 * Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020) - Saburō Ōtani, Additional Voices
 * The Way of the Househusband (2021-present) - Urita (ep. 1), Additional Voices

OVAs & Specials

 * Mirage of Blaze: Rebels of the River Edge (2004) - Rairen Shimozuma
 * Karas (2005-2007) - Nurse, Security Guard

Anime Films

 * Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) - Shigeki Arakawa (Bandai Dub)
 * Appleseed (2004) - Elder, Pilot (Animaze Dub)
 * Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2017-2018) - Dewey Novak

Video Game Dubbing

 * Samurai Warriors (2004) - Hanzo Hattori

Trivia

 * Since 2007, Strauss has stopped regularly voice acting in anime in favor of stage acting, singing and writing. However, Strauss reprised his role as Dewey Novak in Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution in 2017 and since 2020, Strauss returned to do anime voicover work at VSI Los Angeles in Cagaster of an Insect Cage, Japan Sinks: 2020 and The Way of the Househusband respectively.
 * J.B. Blanc and Dave Mallow replaced Strauss as Sajin Komamura and Kaien Shiba respectively in Bleach.
 * Peter Spellos replaced him as Szabo in Blue Dragon.