Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗 Naya Gorō, born November 17, 1929 – March 5, 2013) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. He was connected to Theatre Echo at the time of his death. His younger brother Rokurō Naya was a fellow voice actor as well.
He is best known for providing the voice of Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the Lupin III franchise and for dubbing over the voices of actors Clark Gable, Charlton Heston and John Wayne in the Japanese-language dubs of their films.
A lifelong smoker, Naya sadly passed away on March 5, 2013, due to chronic respiratory failure. He was 83 at the time of his death.
Dub Actors[]
Actor | No. of Roles | Country |
---|---|---|
Phillip Wilburn | 10 | |
Sean Barrett | 3 | |
Doug Erholtz | 3 | |
David Povall | 3 | |
Dan Lorge | 2 | |
Michael McConnohie | 2 | |
Gordon Ramsey | 2 | |
Mike Reynolds | 2 | |
Bob Sessions | 2 | |
Paul Bandey | 1 | |
Matt Berman | 1 | |
Jonathan Brooks | 1 | |
Charles Campbell | 1 | |
Hank Crowell, Jr. | 1 | |
Herbert Ellis | 1 | |
Peter Fernandez | 1 | |
Dan Green | 1 | |
Constantine Gregory | 1 | |
Arthur Grosser | 1 | |
Edward Kelsey | 1 | |
William Frederick Knight | 1 | |
Marvin Miller | 1 | |
Edwin Neal | 1 | |
Gerard Plunkett | 1 | |
Burl W. Proctor | 1 | |
Jerry Russell | 1 | |
Patrick Seitz | 1 | |
Kevin Seymour | 1 | |
Eric Schussler | 1 | |
Hal Smith | 1 | |
Robert O. Smith | 1 | |
Greg Starr | 1 | |
Patrick Stewart | 1 | |
Bud Widom | 1 | |
Greg Zerkle | 1 |
Filmography[]
Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
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1966-1967 | Plus | Leo the Lion | ¿? | United States |
1967-1968 | Baron Nylon | Princess Knight | Bud Widom | Tokyo, Japan |
1969 | Dr. Mariner | Marine Boy | Peter Fernandez | United States |
1969 | Phantom Ship Captain | The Flying Phantom Ship | Patrick Seitz | United States |
1971 | Goro | Alibaba's Revenge | Arthur Grosser | United States |
1971-1972 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd | Doug Erholtz | United States |
1974-1975 | Captain Jūzō Okita | Space Battleship Yamato | Gordon Ramsey | United States |
1977-1980 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd Part 2 | David Povall (eps. 145 & 155) |
United States |
Dan Lorge | United States | |||
1977 | Captain Jūzō Okita | Space Battleship Yamato | Marvin Miller | United States |
1978 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo | Greg Starr | Tokyo, Japan |
David Povall | United States | |||
Sean Barrett | United Kingdom | |||
Dan Lorge | United States | |||
1978 | Captain Jūzō Okita | Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato | Mike Reynolds | United States |
1978 | Narration | Star Wolf | Constantine Gregory | United Kingdom |
Bob Sessions | ||||
1978-1979 | Captain Jūzō Okita | Space Battleship Yamato II | Gordon Ramsey | United States |
1979 | Dr. Ban | Galaxy Express 999 | Gerard Plunkett | Canada |
1979 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro | David Povall | United States |
Kevin Seymour | United States | |||
1980-1981 | Dr. Doburofu (ep. 38) |
Astro Boy | Greg Zerkle | United States |
1982-1983 | Commander Gomez | The Mysterious Cities of Gold | Matt Berman | Canada |
1983 | Leonard Dawson | Golgo 13: The Professional | Michael McConnohie | United States |
1984 | Lord Yupa | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Hal Smith | United States |
Patrick Stewart | United States | |||
1985 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: Legend of the Gold of Babylon | Doug Erholtz | United States |
1985 | Campanella's Father | Night on the Galactic Railroad | Eric Schussler | United States |
1985 | Shonosuke Kuramoto | Odin | Bob Sessions | United Kingdom |
Narration | Sean Barrett | |||
1986 | Bongo | Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies | Michael McConnohie | United States |
Robert O. Smith | Canada | |||
Paul Bandey | France | |||
Jonathan Brooks | United States | |||
1987 | Noble A | Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise | Herbert Ellis | United States |
Hank Crowell, Jr. | United States | |||
1989 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: Bye, Bye, Lady Liberty | Sean Barrett | United Kingdom |
1991 | Yasumasa Hirai | Doomed Megalopolis | Edward Kelsey | United Kingdom |
Mike Reynolds | United States | |||
1993 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: Voyage to Danger | Phillip Wilburn | United States |
1994 | Oda Nobunaga | Ghost Sweeper Mikami | Dan Green | United States |
1994 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: Dragon of Doom | Phillip Wilburn | United States |
1995 | Lupin the 3rd: Farewell to Nostradamus | United States | ||
1995 | Lupin the 3rd: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure | United States | ||
1996 | Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive | United States | ||
1996 | Lupin the 3rd: The Secret of Twilight Gemini | United States | ||
1997 | Lupin the 3rd: Island of Assassins | United States | ||
1997-1998 | Mori Soiken | Ninja Resurrection | Edwin Neal | United States |
1998 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: Crisis in Tokyo | Phillip Wilburn | United States |
1999-2003 | Gordon Rosewater | The Big O | William Frederick Knight | United States |
1999 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: The Columbus Files | Phillip Wilburn | United States |
1999- present |
Crocus | One Piece | Jerry Russell (eps. 62-63) |
United States |
Burl W. Proctor (eps. 379-) | ||||
2000 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: Missed by a Dollar | Phillip Wilburn | United States |
2001-2002 | Juzo Kabuto | Mazinkaiser | Charles Campbell | United States |
2002 | Inspector Koichi Zenigata |
Lupin the 3rd: Episode 0 'First Contact' | Doug Erholtz | United States |