Kenichi Ogata (緒方 賢一 Ogata Ken'ichi, born March 29, 1942) is a Japanese voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture. He used to work at Aoni Production and now is working at Production Baobab.
After graduating junior high school, Ogata studied cooking, and then went to high school, where he aimed to be a comedy performer and worked for some theatrical companies. His voice acting debut was in Mazinger Z, and has been voice acting since.
He is known for his unique soft voice, but also for his astringent and villain roles. Voice actress Megumi Hayashibara has pronounced him as the "Father of the seiyū world". Some of his more notable roles include Genma Saotome in Ranma ½, Professor Hiroshi Agasa in Detective Conan, Myōga in InuYasha and King Dedede in Kirby: Right Back At Ya!.
Filmography
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-1975 | Analyzer | Space Battleship Yamato | ¿? | United States |
| Commander Ganz | ¿? | |||
| 1977-1978 | Ruger | Danguard Ace | Dale Hemmond | United States |
| 1977-1978 | Toronbo (ep. 40) |
Lupin the 3rd Part II | ¿? | United States |
| Jusho Akahaji (eps. 55-56) |
David Lodge | |||
| One-Ear Joe (ep. 78) |
Richard Cansino | |||
| 1978 | Analyzer | Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato | Bill Capizzi | United States |
| 1978-1979 | Space Battleship Yamato II | ¿? | United States | |
| 1979-1980 | Mechandor | Gatchaman Fighter | ¿? | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Analyzer | Space Battleship Yamato III | ¿? | United States |
| 1980 | Mr. Rodgers (1st voice) |
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Simon Prescott | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Dr. Ushiyama (ep. 1) |
Astro Boy | Richard Ganoung | United States |
| Orion 108 Captain (ep. 17) |
Brian Parry | |||
| Hunter #2 (ep. 34) |
Paul Nelson | |||
| 1980 | Notoro | Don Quixote in the Tales of La Mancha | Richard Epcar | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Doctor Gedora | X-Bomber | Al Matthews | United Kingdom |
| 1981 | Melvin's Lackey 1 | Unico in the Island of Magic | Jan Rabson | United States |
| 1981-1982 | Commander Sadak | Beast King GoLion | Jack Angel | United States |
| 1981-1986 | Mr. Moroboshi | Urusei Yatsura | Marc Matney | United States |
| ¿? | United Kingdom | |||
| Darren Pleavin | Hong Kong | |||
| 1982-1983 | Sekitori | Cybot Robotchi | Jan Rabson | United States |
| 1982 | Dakoba | Space Adventure Cobra | Allan Wenger | United Kingdom |
| Jeff Winkless | United States | |||
| 1983-1984 | White Rabbit | Alice in Wonderland | ¿? | South Africa |
| 1983-1984 | Albert Killy | Armored Trooper VOTOMS | David Logan Rankin | United States |
| 1983 | Constable Bully | Around the World with Willy Fog | ¿? | United States |
| 1983 | Mr. Moroboshi | Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Jerry Winsett | United States |
| 1984 | Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer | Larry Robinson | United States | |
| 1985-1986 | Bernie | Button Nose | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 1985-1986 | Professor Honkytonk | Hey! Bumboo | Rick Jones | Canada |
| 1985 | Stan | Lupin the 3rd: Legend of the Gold of Babylon | Lex Lang | United States |
| 1985 | Mr. Moroboshi | Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love | Jerry Winsett | United States |
| 1986 | Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever | United States | ||
| 1987-1991 | Dr. Raven (ep. 4) |
Bubblegum Crisis | Michael Titterton | United States |
| 1987-1989 | Cat (ep. 1) |
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | Michael McConnohie | United States |
| Hunter (ep. 5) |
Kerrigan Mahan | |||
| Frosty (ep. 14) |
¿? | |||
| The King (ep. 18) |
Simon Prescott | |||
| Hans (ep. 33) |
¿? | |||
| Simon (ep. 35) |
¿? | |||
| King (ep. 37) |
Michael Forest | |||
| Spirit in the Bottle (ep. 38) |
¿? | |||
| Toad #1 (ep. 39) |
¿? | |||
| Hans Mueller (ep. 40) |
¿? | |||
| Other Kingdom's King (ep. 42) |
Michael Forest | |||
| General #2 (ep. 43) |
Michael Sorich | |||
| Wolf (ep. 44) |
Mike Reynolds | |||
| The Angel (ep. 47) |
¿? | |||
| 1987 | Rock | The Story of Fifteen Boys | Kerrigan Mahan | United States |
| 1988 | Mr. Moroboshi | Urusei Yatsura 5: The Final Chapter | Jerry Winsett | United States |
| 1989 | Mr. Smee | The Adventures of Peter Pan | Dean Hagopian | Canada |
| 1989-1990 | Henk | Alfred J. Kwak | John Baddeley | United Kingdom |
| 1989-1992 | Yōhei Onuma | The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor | Dan Lorge | United States |
| 1989 | Ed | Lupin the 3rd: Bye, Bye, Lady Liberty | Colin Bruce | United Kingdom |
| 1989 | Mr. Happy | Mr. Happy | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 1989-1992 | Genma Saotome | Ranma ½ | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| David Bridges | Hong Kong | |||
| Rich Husband (ep. 10) |
Michael Donovan | Canada | ||
| 1990-1992 | Frair Tuck | Robin Hood | Stuart Organ | United Kingdom |
| 1990-1991 | Reikainosuke Nekomata | Kyatto Ninden Teyandee | Walter Massey | Canada |
| Omiya (ep. 4) |
Arthur Grosser | |||
| 1991 | Kuroda Shigemaru | Doomed Megalopolis | Nigel Lambert | United Kingdom |
| Steve Kramer | United States | |||
| 1991 | Genma Saotome | Ranma ½ the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| 1991 | Mr. Moroboshi | Urusei Yatsura 6: Always My Darling | Jerry Winsett | United States |
| 1992 | Professor Crankshaw | The Bush Baby | Walter Massey | Canada |
| 1992-1998 | Shutsu | Giant Robo: The Animation | Stephen Apostolina | United States |
| Ted Lewis (redub) |
United States | |||
| 1992-1993 | Nue (ep. 2) |
Green Legend Ran | Terry Klassen | Canada |
| 1992-1993 | Kyomara | La Blue Girl | Pepper Ringenbach | United States |
| 1992 | Genma Saotome | Ranma ½ the Movie 2: Nihao, My Concubine | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| 1992-1993 | Azaka | Tenchi Muyo! | Mark Tracy | United States |
| 1992 | Stanis Muggiani | Tottoi | Bernard Erhard | United States |
| 1992 | Video Store Owner | Video Girl Ai | Richard Newman | Canada |
| 1992-1995 | Gonzo Tarukane | Yu Yu Hakusho | Brad Jackson | United States |
| 1993 | Slave Elder | Casshan: Robot Hunter | Simon Prescott | United States |
| 1993 | Leonardo da Vinci | Mask of Zeguy | Alan Sklar | United States |
| 1993-1994 | Dr. Wily | Mega Man: Upon a Star | Scott McNeil | Canada |
| 1993 | Genma Saotome | Ranma ½: Desperately Seeking Shampoo | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| 1993 | Masaru Oshita | Suikoden Demon Century | Brett Weaver | United States |
| 1993 | Azaka | Tenchi Muyo! The Night Before the Carnival | Mark Tracy | United States |
| 1994 | Ra Devil | Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 1994 | Genma Saotome | Ranma ½: Like Water for Ranma | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| 1994 | Ranma ½: Akane & Her Sisters | Canada | ||
| 1994 | Ranma ½: An Akane to Remember | Canada | ||
| 1994-1995 | Ranma ½: One Grew Over the Kuno's Nest | Canada | ||
| 1994 | Azaka | Tenchi Muyo! II | Mark Tracy | United States |
| 1994 | Alfonso "Al" Andretti | Tico of the Seven Seas | Don Brown | Canada |
| 1995 | Mayor | Ninku the Movie | Barry Stigler | United States |
| 1995 | Genma Saotome | Ranma ½: Faster Kasumi! Kill! Kill! | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| 1995 | Farmer (ep. 2) |
Saber Marionette R | Don Brown | Canada |
| 1995-1998 | Admiral Tadakoro | Silent Service | John French | United States |
| 1995 | Azaka | Tenchi Universe | Mark Tracy | United States |
| 1996- present |
Professor Hiroshi Agasa | Detective Conan | Chuck Powers | Singapore |
| Bill Flynn | United States | |||
| 1996-1997 | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Saber Marionette J | Don Brown | Canada |
| 1996-1997 | Pierre (ep. 1) |
Those Who Hunt Elves | John Gremillion | United States |
| 1997 | Professor Hiroshi Agasa | Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper | Bill Flynn | United States |
| 1997 | Art Store Owner | The Dog of Flanders | Christopher Carroll | United States |
| 1997-2002 | John (ep. 90) |
Pokémon | Maddie Blaustein | United States |
| Loch (ep. 185) |
James Carter Cathcart | |||
| 1997 | Azaka | Tenchi in Tokyo | Doug Stone | United States |
| 1998 | Fuhrer Flatski | Brave Fencer Musashi | Paul St. Peter | United States |
| Mayor McGovern | Mike Reynolds | |||
| 1998 | Shimabukuro Sengakuji | Cyber Team in Akihabara | Vic Mignogna | United States |
| 1998 | Professor Hiroshi Agasa | Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target | Bill Flynn | United States |
| 1998 | Old Outlaw (ep. 16) |
Outlaw Star | Mike Reynolds | United States |
| 1999-2003 | Miguel Soldano (ep. 1) |
The Big O | Simon Prescott | United States |
| 1999 | Professor Hiroshi Agasa | Detective Conan: The Last Wizard Of The Century | Bill Flynn | United States |
| 1999-2000 | Aesop (ep. 11) |
Excel Saga | John Gremillion | United States |
| 1999- present |
Elder #4 | One Piece | Kent Williams (ep. 151) |
United States |
| Doug Burks | ||||
| 1999 | Apollis | Power Stone | Bill Colgate | Canada |
| 1999 | Azaka | Tenchi Forever! | Doug Stone | United States |
| 1999 | Tatsunosuke | Z-Mind | Colin Murdock | Canada |
| 2000 | Professor Hiroshi Agasa | Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes | Bill Flynn | United States |
| 2000-2004 | Myoga | InuYasha | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| Russell Wait | Hong Kong | |||
| 2001 | Professor Hiroshi Agasa | Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven | Bill Flynn | United States |
| 2001 | Myoga | InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| 2001-2003 | King Dedede | Kirby: Right Back At Ya! | Ted Lewis | United States |
| 2002 | Ukki White | Ape Escape 2 | Marc Silk | United Kingdom |
| Gary Mack | United States | |||
| 2002 | Professor Hiroshi Agasa | Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | Bill Flynn | United States |
| 2002 | Myoga | InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| 2002-2006 | Tessen (eps. 40, 55) |
Pokémon Advanced Generation | Dan Green | United States |
| 2003 | Myoga | InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| 2005 | Ukki White | Ape Escape 3 | Philip Proctor | United States |
| Marc Silk | United Kingdom | |||
| 2005-2006 | Ted A. Adams (eps. 18-19) |
Blood+ | David Rasner | United States |
| 2006-2009 | Shamisen | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 2006-2010 | Pluto (eps. 110, 150-152) |
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl | Mike Pollock | United States |
| 2009-2010 | Myoga | InuYasha: The Final Act | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| 2014 | Shimazu Yoshihiro | Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement | R. Bruce Elliott | United States |
| 2015-2019 | Professor Kuseno | One-Punch Man | Doug Stone | United States |
| 2015 | One-Punch Man | United States | ||
| 2016- present |
Gran Torino / Shorahiko |
My Hero Academia | Charles Campbell | United States |
| 2016-2017 | Zenrus | Tales of Zestiria: The Cross | Garrett Schenck | United States |
| 2019- present |
Dr. Ōkido | Pokémon Masters | Joe J. Thomas | United States |
| 2020 | Gran Torino / Shorahiko |
My Hero One's Justice 2 | Charles Campbell | United States |
| 2020-2022 | Myoga | Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | Paul Dobson | United States |
| 2022 | Elder #4 | One Piece Film: Red | Doug Burks | United States |
