Yasuo Yamada
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Yasuo Yamada (山田 康雄 Yamada Yasuo?) (10 September 1932-19 March 1995) was a Japanese voice actor.
Yamada left the faculty of literature of Waseda University, and has performed in many stage, radio, and television productions. His most famous role was Arsène Lupin III from the Lupin III series, starting in 1971 and ending in 1995. He also provided the Japanese dubbed voice for Clint Eastwood and Jean-Paul Belmondo.
At the age of 62, Yasuo Yamada died of a brain hemorrhage. At the end of the credits of the film Farewell to Nostradamus (the first Lupin film without Yasuo), there is a tribute: "To Yasuo Yamada, Eternal Lupin the Third: Thank you!" (the message was removed from the first angle of the English language DVD release by Funimation).
Since Yasuo's death, Kanichi Kurita has taken over the role of Lupin the Third. As his last will, Yasuo requested Kurita to replace him, if he were to pass on.
[edit] Notable (anime) voice roles
- Arsène Lupin III in Lupin III
- Omawari-san in Panda! Go, Panda!
- Dr. Mashirito in Dr. Slump
- Andro Umeda in Tekkaman
- Uranari in Botchan
- Zukko in Andersen Stories
- Usatan in Hoshi no Ko Chobin
- Jim in Huckleberry no Bouken
[edit] Notable (non-anime) voice roles
- Biggus Dickus in Monty Python's Life of Brian
- Brian Cohen in Monty Python's Life of Brian
- Deputy Marshall Jed Cooper in Hang 'em High
- Frank Horrigan in In the Line of Fire
- Frank Morris in Escape from Alcatraz
- Graham Chapman in Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry series
- Joe in A Fistful of Dollars
- Joe (Blondie) in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- King Arthur in Monty Python and The Holy Grail
- Marshall Jim Duncan in High Plains Drifter
- Monco in For A Few Dollars More
- Preacher in Pale Rider
- Rowdy Yates in Rawhide
- Walt Coogan in Coogan's Bluff
- William Munny in Unforgiven
[edit] External links
- Yasuo Yamada at the Internet Movie Database
- Yasuo Yamada Bio at the Lupin Encyclopedia
- Yasuo Yamada at the Anime News Network
- Yasuo Yamada Fanlisting
