Minoru Inaba (稲葉 実, Inaba Minoru, born November 8, 1951) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Shizuoka Prefecture. He is affiliated with Ken Production.
Biography[]
Inaba is best known for his roles in Disney productions (as Dale), Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (as Buzz Lightyear), and The Transformers (as Cyclonus and Razorclaw). He also voiced as Gaogao-san the anthropomorphic Lion Scientist in the Shimajiro TV series and Shimajiro film series.
Graduated from Shizuoka Prefectural Sagara High School. He was previously affiliated with Groupe Eight, Production Baobab, and Kyu Production.
His voice type is high baritone. As a voice actor, he is active mainly in anime, dubbing, and narration. He has played a wide range of roles, including a kind father, a dignified boss, a terrifying enemy boss, and a slightly foolish villain. His hobby is sea fishing.
Dub Actors[]
Actor | No. of Roles | Country |
---|---|---|
Jeff Winkless | 4 | |
Milton James | 2 | |
Paul M. Nelson | 2 | |
Carl Battaglia | 1 | |
Christopher Bevins | 1 | |
Ed Blaylock | 1 | |
Richard Epcar | 1 | |
Bill Flynn | 1 | |
Kerrigan Mahan | 1 | |
Michael McConnohie | 1 | |
Rob Mungle | 1 | |
Joe Ochman | 1 | |
Tony Oliver | 1 | |
Mike Reynolds | 1 | |
Anthony Salerno | 1 | |
Christopher Swindle | 1 | |
Kirk Thornton | 1 | |
John Swasey | 1 | |
Jarrod Greene | 1 |
Filmography[]
Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
1980-1981 | Mr. Gordon | Astro Boy | Carl Battaglia | United States |
Bus Driver (ep. 40) |
Paul M. Nelson | |||
Boss Robot (ep. 42) |
Paul M. Nelson | |||
¿? | Canada | |||
1987-1989 | Peasant (ep. 1) | Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | Kerrigan Mahan | United States |
The Woodcutter (ep. 5) | Michael McConnohie | |||
Hans' Father (ep. 6) | Tom Wyner | |||
The Innkeeper (ep. 7) | Jeff Winkless | |||
Peasants (ep. 8) | Barbara Goodson | |||
The King's Chamberlain (ep. 14) | Milton James | |||
The North Wind (ep. 15) | Jeff Winkless | |||
The Knight (ep. 18) | Jeff Winkless | |||
The Cook (ep. 20) | Milton James | |||
The Captain (ep. 21) | Jeff Winkless | |||
Four-Tailed Fox (ep. 26) | Tony Oliver | |||
The Children (ep. 34) | N/A | |||
Short Guard (ep. 39) | Michael Forest | |||
The Blacksmith (ep. 42) | Richard Epcar | |||
The Chamberlain (ep. 45) | Mike Reynolds | |||
1992-1995 | M4 | Yu Yu Hakusho | Christopher Bevins | United States |
Mr. Iwamoto | Ed Blaylock | |||
1994 | Gigil | Fencer of Minerva | ¿? | United States |
2012 | Li Touten | Saiyuki Gaiden | John Swasey | United States |
2013-2016 | Fukuji | Pokémon XY | Anthony Salerno | United States |
2017 | Li Touten | Saiyuki Reload Blast | Jarrod Greene | United States |
2017 | Nomah | Fire Emblem Heroes | Kirk Thornton | United States |
2018-2020 | Izou Motobe | Baki | Christopher Swindle (Netflix Dub) |
United States |
Rob Mungle (Sentai Dub) | ||||
2018-present | Friedrich IV | Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These | Bill Flynn | United States |
2023 | Botany Professor (ep. 6) |
Pluto | Joe Ochman | United States |
External Links[]
- Minoru Inaba on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Minoru Inaba on AniList.
- Minoru Inaba on Behind The Voice Actors.