Kazuo Kumakura, Japanese actor, Died at 88

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Kazuo Kumakura, born on January 30, 1927 in Minato, Tokyo, and died October 12, 2015.

He was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and theatre director.

He is affiliated with the Theatre Echo agency.

Kazuo Kumakura was a pioneering voice actor in films and cartoons.

He took advantage of his distinctive nasal voice, he was active in dubbing such TV programs as “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Hyokkori Hyotanjima” from the 1950s.

Kazuo was also popular as a unique character actor in TV dramas and variety shows such as “Gebageba 90 Minutes.”

Some of his work includes:Dubbing roles, theatere animation, Video games, voice overs and Dubbing roles.

  • Examples include.
    A Christmas Carol (Mister Fezziwig & Old Joe)
    Alice in Wonderland (TBS edition) (The Mad Hatter)
    Bambi (Friend Owl)
    Bambi II (Friend Owl)
    Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth)
    Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Cogsworth)
    The Fox and the Hound (Boomer the Woodpecker)
    Disney’s Christmas Carol
    Lady and the Tramp (Tony)
    Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure (Tony)
    One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Jasper)
    Mickey’s Christmas Carol (Geppetto,Jasper,Doc,Boomer the Woodpecker,Tony,Dallden)
    Kingdom Hearts II (Cogsworth)
    Popeye (Bluto)
    Peter Pan’s Flight (Mr. Smee)