Simon Prescott

Simon Prescott (born May 26, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor and voice actor who is best known for his work in the anime and film industries. He has also voice-matched and dubbed many Foreign and Domestic films.

Some of his more notable roles include Chief Nakamura in Ghost in the Shell, Dr. Laughton in Metropolis and Aritomo Yamagata in Rurouni Kenshin.

Films

 * The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (1967) - Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) (Additional ADR; 2003 Extended Edition)

Animated Series

 * The Return of Dogtanian (1989) - King Louis XIII, Blancbec

Anime

 * Lupin the 3rd Part II (1977-1980) - Oz (ep. 4), Socrates Nexus (ep. 11) , Bordeaux Police Chief (ep. 12) , Psychiatrist (ep. 13) , General Hess (ep. 20) , Judge (ep. 21) , Aristotle Onabes (ep. 42) , Hong Kong Officer (ep 43) , Dom (ep. 67) , Pomade Jaws (ep. 69) , Ellery Queen (ep. 72) , Kazuo Tokumitsu (ep. 73) , Catholic Priest (ep. 75)
 * Fist of the North Star (1984-1987) - Ryuken, Boss Fang
 * Robotech: The Robotech Masters (1985) - Additional Voices
 * Teknoman (1992-1993) - Teknoman Omega (Darkon)
 * Street Fighter II V (1995) - Additional Voices (Animaze Dub)
 * Rurouni Kenshin (1996-1998) - General Aritomo Yamagata (eps. 3-16), Hamakaze Stable Master (ep. 13) , Portrait Salesman (eps. 23-24) (Media Blasters Dub)
 * Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999) - Doctor (ep. 2), Dohan (ep. 19)
 * Outlaw Star (1998) - Roi Fong, Old Priest (ep. 24)
 * The Big O (1999-2003) - Miguel Soldano (ep. 1)
 * Cyborg 009 (2001-2002) - Dr. Isaac Gilmore
 * Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) - Kawara Heitaro

OVAs & Specials

 * Megazone 23 - Part I (1985) - Man Reporting Termination Completion, Military Tech 5 (Streamline Dub)
 * Crying Freeman (1988-1994) - Jinshinye (eps. 2-3), Wong (ep. 5) , Additional Voices (Streamline Dub)
 * Giant Robo: The Animation (1992-1998) - Concussion Kawarazaki (Animaze Dub)
 * Gatchaman (1994-1995) - Additional Voices (Harmony Gold Dub)

Anime Films

 * Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) - Zoo Director
 * Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978) - General Dyre, General's Subordinate 1
 * Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned (1980) - Barfly 2, Satanist, Radio Broadcast
 * Akira (1988) - Doctor Ōnishi (Animaze Dub)
 * Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Chief Nakamura
 * Metropolis (2001) - Dr. Laughton

Trivia

 * Prescott hasn't appeared in an anime dub since around 2008, presumably retiring from the profession of dubbing afterwards. Though he has sporadically appeared in live-action film work since.