Simon Prescott (born September 1, 1936) 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.
Filmography
Live-Action Dubbing
Miniseries
- A Child Called Jesus (1987) - Alexandrian Rabbi
Films
- The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (1967) - Angel Eyes (Additional ADR; 2003 Extended Edition)
- La Femme Nikita (1990) - Coyote's Father, Killed Embassy Man
Animation Dubbing
Animated Series
- The Return of Dogtanian (1989) - King Louis XIII, Blancbec
- Journey to the Heart of the World (1993) - Captain Touchet
Anime Dubbing
Anime
- Lupin the 3rd Part II (1977-1980) - Dr. Oz (ep. 2), Socrates Nexus (ep. 11), Bordeaux Police Chief (ep. 12), Psychiatrist (ep. 13), Hess (ep. 20), Judge (ep. 21), Aristotle Onabes (ep. 42), Dom (ep. 67), Domino (ep. 68), Jaws (ep. 69), Mr. Queen (ep. 72), Kazuo Tokumitsu (ep. 73)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980) - John Rodgers
- Fist of the North Star (1984-1987) - Ryuken, Boss Fang
- Button Nose (1985-1986) - Malcolm
- Captain Harlock & The Queen of a Thousand Years (1985) - Councilman 1 (ep. 2)
- Robotech: The Macross Saga (1985) - V0112 (ep. 30)
- Robotech: The Masters (1985) - Dr. Miles Cochran, Announcements 2 (ep. 37), Green Master Elder 2 (ep. 37), 15th ATAC Soldier 2 (ep. 38), Operation Central Captain (ep. 38), TASC Soldier 3 (ep. 38), Warmaker 7 (ep. 51)
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1987-1989) - King Bartholomew (eps. 3-4), Bluebeard (ep. 11), The King (ep. 13), The King (ep. 17), Tree (ep. 18)
- Tales of Little Women (1987) - Dr. Christie (ep. 17)
- Wowser (1988-1989) - Professor Dinghy
- 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)
- Nightwalker: Midnight Detective (1998) - Doctor (ep. 3)
- Outlaw Star (1998) - Roi Fong, Old Priest (ep. 24)
- The Big O (1999-2003) - Miguel Soldano (ep. 1)
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000) - Dr. Hikasye (ep. 5)
- Cyborg 009 (2001-2002) - Dr. Isaac Gilmore
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002-2003) - Old Man (ep. 1)
- Hello Kitty's Paradise (2002) - Professor (ep. 8)
- Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) - Kawara Heitaro
OVAs & Specials
- Megazone 23 - Part I (1985) - Man Reporting Termination Completion, Military Tech 5 (Streamline Dub)
- Black Magic M-66 (1987) - Professor Slade
- The Story of Fifteen Boys (1987) - Captain
- Crying Freeman (1988-1994) - Victim (ep. 1), Jinshinye (eps. 2-3), Wong (ep. 5) (Streamline Dub)
- Bastard!! (1992) - Great Priest Goe Note Soto
- Giant Robo: The Animation (1992-1998) - Concussion Kawarazaki (Animaze Dub)
- Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993) - Slave Elder, Crewman 1 (ep. 3), Councilman Smoking (ep. 4)
- Gatchaman (1994-1995) - Additional Voices (Harmony Gold Dub)
- Kikaider 01: The Animation (2001-2002) - Reverend Fuuten
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
- Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981) - Degwin Sodo Zabi, Tokwan
- Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounter in Space (1982) - Degwin Sodo Zabi
- Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) - Jailer, Team C, Restaurant Worker, Tech 3
- Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) - Republic Leader, Vice-Minister Nerredon
- Akira (1988) - Doctor Ōnishi (Animaze Dub)
- Catnapped! (1995) - Hoi Hoi
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Chief Nakamura
- Black Jack: The Movie (1996) - Panel Host, Professor Michigan
- Metropolis (2001) - Dr. Laughton
Video Game Dubbing
- Brave Fencer Musashi (1998) - Farmer Lector, King
- Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed (2004) - Professor
Trivia
- Prescott hasn't regularly 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.
External Links
- Simon Prescott at the Internet Movie Database
- Simon Prescott at the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
