Jeff Manning

Jeff Manning (born April 23, 1956), also credited as Jeffrey Manning is an American voice actor and narrator based in Japan. He is primarily known for his work on the English dub of Iron Chef as the voice of Ohta, as well as roles in several video games, and voice-overs on numerous television commercials. He previously worked for Mickey's Company, an agency based in Japan (as credited in the original Super Smash Bros). He now works for Triple Sun Talent, another agency based in Japan.

Biography
Jeff Manning was born in Utah, and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU). Manning first visited Japan as a church missionary at the age of 19 in 1975. He fell in love with Japan, upon returning home to Utah, he got, as he put it, "homesick" for Japan. He returned to Japan in 1983, becoming a permanent resident.

Since then, Manning has been active in both Japanese and English-language materials, including English teaching materials, documentaries, animation, video games and advertising. He can speak Japanese fluently. His hobbies are playing tennis, guitar, traveling, and antique collecting.

OVAs and Specials

 * Rain Boy (1983) - Bancho, Firefighter

Anime Films

 * Cyborg 009: The Legend of the Super Galaxy (1980) - Cyborg 006 (Chang Changku)
 * Space Warrior Baldios (1981) - Lieutenant Milan
 * Arcadia of My Youth (1982) - Black Suited Commander
 * The Dagger of Kamui (1985) - Oguri, Goldgun & Jackal, Street Person
 * Porco Rosso (1992) - Mamma Aiuto Gang Member #3, Maxwell & Dogfight Observer (JAL Dub)
 * Air Bound (2015) - Bobo, Chuichi, Bandana, Ship Mouse B (International Dub)

Video Game Dubbing

 * Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1991) - King McGuire
 * Scramble Cobra (1995) - Male Radio Voice #2
 * Dynasty Warriors 2 (2000) - Zhou Yu
 * Mega Man X7 (2003) - Snipe Anteator
 * Transformers: Call of the Future (2003) - Galvatron, Megatron