Denis Van Akiyama (May 28, 1952 - June 28, 2018) was a Japanese-Canadian-American actor and voice actor, best known as providing the voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada and Sunfire in X-Men and Malachite in the original English version of Sailor Moon. He played Shinji in Johnny Mnemonic.
Akiyama was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was also a frequent guest star on Katts and Dog. In 2015, he appeared in the film Pixels. Denis Akiyama was also a gifted musician having played trumpet in The Pukka Orchestra
Akiyama died on June 28, 2018, from a "very rare and aggressive cancer". He and his wife Danielle had two children, Kintaro and Miya. He was 66 years old.
Filmography[]
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- The Mr. Men Show (1997-1999) - Additional Voices
- Diabolik (1998) - Director Graffam
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime[]
- Sailor Moon (1992-1993) - Malachite, Passerby (ep. 25) (DiC Dub)
- Medabots (1999-2000) - Mr. Referee
- Power Stone (1999) - Galuda, Additional Voices
- Pecola (2001-2002) - Additional Voices
External Links[]
- Denis Akiyama at the Internet Movie Database
- Denis Akiyama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia