William Ross

William Ross (September 7, 1923 – April 19, 2014) was a Tokyo-based American actor, voice actor, voice director and editor, and the founder of Frontier Enterprises.

After serving in the Korean war, Ross moved to Tokyo with the intentions of joining the State Department. Instead, Ross became involved with the movie industry, appearing in various movies and TV series. In 1959, he became involved with the dubbing industry, upon recommendation of actor Sō Yamamura.

In 1964, he founded Frontier Enterprises. Frontier would become a Pioneer in English dubbing, dubbing over 500 movies during its run. Ross would work as Voice Director, Writer and even Voice Actor in most of these dubs. Aside from voice acting for Frontier, he guest starred in a couple ADV Films dubs during the late '90s.

Ross was also a dialogue editor, notably editing for American animated shows such as Dennis the Menace, Heathcliff & the Cadillac Cats and The Real Ghostbusters.

Ross died in Tokyo on April 19, 2014.

Anime

 * Phantaman (1967-1968) - Dr. Steel

Anime Films

 * Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978) - Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Frontier Dub)
 * Cyborg 009: The Legend of the Super Galaxy (1980) - Emperor Zoa
 * Voltus 5 (1980) - Dr. Smith and Draco

Voice Direction

 * Cyborg 009: The Legend of the Super Galaxy
 * Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo
 * Phantaman