Minoru Uchida

Minoru Uchida
Born	(1927-03-18)18 March 1927 Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Died	2 April 2018(2018-04-02) (aged 91)
Occupation(s)	Actor, Voice actor
Years active	1957–2018

Minoru Uchida (内田 稔, Uchida Minoru) (March 18, 1927 – April 2, 2018[1]) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Okayama Prefecture. He was affiliated with Gekidan Subaru. He was married to fellow voice actress Reiko Niimura.

Live-action roles

Film

• Submersion of Japan (1973) (Research member)
• Panic High School (1978) (Kobayashi)
• The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) (Gengobee Toda)
• Onimasa (1982) (Kankichi Umeda)

Television drama

• Ōoku (1968) (Manabe Akifusa)
• Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979) episode #9
• Haru no Sakamichi (1971) (Naoe Kanetsugu)
• Ōgon no Hibi (1978) (Ishida Masazumi)
• Ōoku (episode #13, 1983) (Michizō Enjuin)
• Sanga Moyu (1984) (Saburō Kurusu)

Unknown date

• Key Hunter (episode #163) (Trade Director Kida)
• Mito Kōmon (Strange person (season 20, episode 33), Tsushimaya (season 21, episode 14), Tomezō (season 25, episode 6))
• Sanbiki ga Kiru! (first series, episode 6) (Touan Yamazaki)
• Sanbiki ga Kiru! (fourth series, episode 8) (Kenmotsu Shimojima)
• The Unfettered Shogun (Series VI Special)

Voice roles

Theatrical animation

• Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) (General Khaidenn)

OVA

• Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (1999) (Tatsumi)

Video games

• Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (Merlin)

Dubbing

Live-action

• Henry Fonda
  • 12 Angry Men (1974 NTV edition) (Juror #8)
  • The Longest Day (1978 NTV edition) (Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.)
  • Madigan (1978 TV Asahi edition) (Commissioner Anthony X. Russell)
  • Midway (1981 NTV edition) (Admiral Chester W. Nimitz)
  • Rollercoaster (1981 NTV edition) (Simon Davenport)
• Michael Gough
  • Batman (1995 TV Asashi edition) (Alfred Pennyworth)
  • Batman Returns (1994 TV Asashi edition) (Alfred Pennyworth)
  • Batman Forever (1998 TV Asashi edition) (Alfred Pennyworth)
  • Batman & Robin (2000 TV Asashi edition) (Alfred Pennyworth)
• Richard Crenna
  • First Blood (1985 NTV and 1995 TV Asahi editions) (Col. Sam Trautman)[2]
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Col. Sam Trautman)
  • Rambo III (1994 TV Asahi edition) (Col. Sam Trautman)
• Airport '77 (1981 NTV edition) (Philip Stevens (James Stewart))
• Babe (Arthur Hoggett (James Cromwell))
• Babe: Pig in the City (Arthur Hoggett (James Cromwell))
• Beethoven (Dr. Herman Varnick (Dean Jones))[3]
• Born on the Fourth of July (VHS edition) (Eli Kovic (Raymond J. Barry))
• Braveheart (King Edward "Longshanks" (Patrick McGoohan))[4]
• Cape Fear (1991) (Lee Heller (Gregory Peck))
• Cleopatra (1975 NTV edition) (Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison))
• Crazy like a Fox (Harrison "Harry" Fox, Senior (Jack Warden))
• Ed Wood (Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau))[5]
• The Empire Strikes Back (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Yoda)
• ER (Doctor Gabriel Lawrence (Alan Alda))[6]
• Finding Forrester (William Forrester (Sean Connery))[7]
• Geronimo: An American Legend (Al Sieber (Robert Duvall))[8]
• The Godfather Part II (1980 NTV edition) (Senator Pat Geary (G. D. Spradlin))
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1994 NTV edition) (Dr. Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott))
• Lawrence of Arabia (1978 NTV edition) (Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness))
• The Pelican Brief (The President (Robert Culp))
• Shenandoah (1972 TBS edition) (Charlie Anderson (James Stewart))
• Superman (1983 TV Asahi edition) (Jonathan Kent (Glenn Ford))
• Tucker: The Man and His Dream (Homer Ferguson (Lloyd Bridges))[9]
• Blindspot (Robert Borden (Ukweli Roach))[1]

Animation

• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Wylie Burp)
• Disney productions (Pony Canyon and Bandai editions) (Pete)
• Disney Sing-Along Songs (Professor Owl)
• Dumbo (The Ringmaster)
• Hercules (Amphitryon)
• The Land Before Time (Littlefoot's grandfather)
• Mickey's Magical World (Jiminy Cricket)
• Mickey's Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Present)
• Peter Pan (Pony Canyon edition) (George Darling)
• Pinocchio (Pony Canyon edition) (Gepetto)
• Robin Hood (Bandai edition) (Prince John)
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (King Dymas)
• The Sword in the Stone (Merlin)
• Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (Professor Owl)
• We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (Captain Neweyes)
• Winnie-the-Pooh (Pony Canyon edition) (Tigger)

References

1. "俳優・内田稔さんが死去 ９１歳 ＮＨＫ大河や「暴れん坊将軍」に出演". Sports Nippon. April 5, 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
2. "ランボー 4Kレストア版". HMV. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
3. "ベートーベン". Star Channel. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
4. "ブレイブハート". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
5. "エド・ウッド[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
6. "ER 緊急救命室". SuperDramaTV. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
7. "小説家を見つけたら[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
8. "★DVD ジェロニモ *マット・デイモン.ジェイソン・パトリック.ジーン・ハックマン/ウォルター・ヒル監督作品". Yahoo! Auctions Japan. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
9. "Blu-ray/DVD タッカー＜４Kレストア版＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

External links

• Talent resume
• Minoru Uchida at Anime News Network's encyclopedia