Tesshō Genda (玄田 哲章, Genda Tesshō?) is a seiyū, or voice actor who was born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan on May 20, 1948.[1] He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce.[1] When he debuted, he used his real name, Mitsuo Yokoi (横居 光雄, Yokoi Mitsuo?).[1] Because he had experience with ballet, he was known by the nickname "Pirouette Genda."[2] Along with such well-known seiyū such as Akio Ohtsuka, Shigeru Chiba and Kōichi Yamadera, Genda is one of Japan's most prolific voice actors, with 234 roles credited to his name as of September 25, 2007.[3] Among his other credits, he has performed the roles of Masami Iwaki (Dokaben), Suppaman (Dr. Slump and Arale-chan), Gō Reietsu (High School! Kimengumi), Optimus Prime (A.K.A. Convoy) (The Transformers), Umibouzu (City Hunter), Ichimi Araiwa (Cooking Papa), and Action Kamen (Crayon Shin-chan) and is the current Japanese voice of Tigger in Winnie the Pooh media. Like his Canadian counterpart Peter Cullen, Tesshō reprised the role of Optimus Prime (Convoy) in the Japanese dub of the 2007 Transformers movie. In addition to the names above, Genda's name is sometimes romanized in credits as Tessyou Genda, Tetsuaki Genda, and Tetsusyo Genda, though the later two spellings/romanizations of his name are incorrect. The roles below are listed in chronological order, with the show title in italics followed by the dates of the series and the characters' names in parentheses. - Science Ninja Team the Gatchaman (1972-1974, too many minor Galactor characters to list)
- Brave Raideen (1975-1976, God Raideen, Danny Amagai)
- Dokaben (1976-1979, Masami Iwaki)
- Chōdenji Machine Voltes V (1977-1978, Daijirou Gou)
- Cyborg 009 (1979-1980, Mack, Man in Black, Thunder)[4]
- Mobile Suit Gundam (1979-1980, Slegger Law, Reed)
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980-1981, Golgo)
- Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (1981, Porthos)
- Around the World with Willy Fog (1981, Mr. Sullivan)
- Hyakujūō Golion (1981-1982, Tsuyoshi Seidō)
- Groove Adventure Rave (2001-2002, Gale Leagrove)
- Dr. Slump: Arale-chan (1981-1986, Suppaman)
- Urusei Yatsura (1981-1986, Rei)
- Miyuki (1983-1984, Torao Nakata)
- Transformers (1984-1987, Convoy/Optimus Prime, Omega Supreme)
- Highschool! Kimengumi (1985-1987, Reietsu Gō)
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986-1987, Gemon Bajakku, Desert Rommel)
- Dragon Ball (1986-1989, Shū)
- Saint Seiya (1986-1989, Aldebaran)
- City Hunter (1987-1991, Umibouzu: Hayato Ishūin, Falcon)
- Peter Pan no Bōken (1989, Alf)
- Parasol Henbē (1989-1991, Gorita)
- Cooking Papa (1992-1995, Ichimi Araiwa)
- YuYu Hakusho (1992-1995, Younger Toguro (Ototo))
- Crayon Shin-chan (1992-current, Action Kamen)
- Magic Knight Rayearth (1994-1995, Selece)
- Future Police Urashiman (Stinger Wolf)
- The Vision of Escaflowne (1996, Balgus)
- Dragon Ball GT (1996-1997, Shū)
- Chōmashin Eiyūden Wataru (1997-1998, Ryūjinmaru)
- Dr. Slump: Arale-chan (1997-1999, Suppaman)
- Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999, Domino Walker)
- Kakyūsei (Elf edition) (1999, Sadaoka)
- The Big O (1999-2000, Dan Dastun)
- Cybersix (1999-2000, Lucas)
- Haré+Guu (2001, Boar)
- Z.O.E Dolores,i (2001, James Lynx)
- Rave (2001-2002, King)
- Mahoromatic (2001-2003, Yūichirō Konoe)
- Naruto (2002-current, Nine-tailed Fox/Kyuubi)
- The Big O (2003, Dan Dastun)
- Wolf's Rain (2003, Sea Walrus)
- Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (2003-2006, Professor D'Artagnan)
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004-2005, Kelvin)
- Transformers Super Link (2004-2005, Primus)
- Yakitate!! Japan (2004-2006, Tsuyoshi Mokoyama)
- Angel Heart (2005-2006, Umibozu/Falcon)
- Transformers Galaxy Force (2005-2006, Primus)
- Seto no Hanayome (2007, Luna's Father)
Unknown date [edit] OVA anime - Dallos (1983, Doc McCoy)
- Dragon Century (1985, Sgt. Sagara)
- Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986, Takei Sukekubo)
- Violence Jack: Harlem Bomber (1986, Violence Jack)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988-1997, Karl Gustav Kemp)
- Shin Mashin Eiyūden Wataru: Mashinyama-hen (1989, Ryūjinmaru)
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai (1989-1990, Fumiaki Muroto)
- Record of Lodoss War (1990, Captain Jebra)
- Sol Bianca (1990-1992, Melanion)
- Blazing Transfer Student (1991, Saburō Ibuki)
- RG Veda (1991, Komoku-ten)
- Sohryuden (1991-1993, Saburō Shinkai)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991-1992, Kelly Layzner)
- Bastard!! Destructive God of Darkness (1992, Gara)
- Konpeki no Kantai (1993-2003, Kurara Ōishi)
- Dokyusei (1994-1995, Master)
- Ys: Castle in the Heavens (1995, Dogi)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996-1999, Terry Sanders Jr.)
- Golgo 13: Queen Bee (1998, Golgo 13)
Unknown date [edit] Movies Sources: [1][5][6][7][8][9]
The roles below are listed in alphabetical order, with the show title in italics and the (character(s) name in parentheses). Sources: [1][5][6][7] [edit] Japanese voice-over Sources: [1][5][7][9] [edit] CD drama Sources:[7] [edit] Dubbing foreign voices In Japan, it is common for one seiyū to always do the voice-over dubbing for an individual actor in any movie that is localized for Japan. Genda has done this for two actors: [edit] Other foreign actor voice-over roles The name of the original actor is listed first, followed by the character and name of the movie or TV show. Listed alphabetically by original actor last name. - Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Seinfeld TV series
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV series
- Robbie Coltrane as Sergeant Peter Godley, From Hell
- Gérard Depardieu as Vidocq, Vidocq
- Frankie R. Faison as Barney Matthews, Hannibal
- Harvey Fierstein as Uncle Frank Hillard, Mrs. Doubtfire
- Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, The Matrix movie series (in-flight movie/video only)
- Don Frye as Captain Douglas Gordon, Godzilla: Final Wars
- Charles Grodin as George Newton, Beethoven's 2nd
- Hulk Hogan as Shep Ramsey, Suburban Commando
- Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu, Star Wars movie series
- Tommy Lee Jones as Chip Hazard, Small Soldiers
- Perry King as Cody Allen, Riptide TV series
- Joe Morton as Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon, Speed
- Steven Seagal as Lt. Jack Cole, The Glimmer Man
- Bobby Slayton as Darren Head, Bandits
- J. T. Walsh as Warren "Red" Barr, Breakdown
- Scott McNeil as Keetongu Bionicle 3 Web of Shadows
[edit] Unknown voices These are films for which Genda did voice-over work, but for which it is not known which characters he voiced. Sources:[7] [edit] Other voices The roles below are listed in alphabetical order, with the show title in italics and the (character(s) name in parentheses). Sources:[7]
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