Background
Kazuo Kumakura was born in the Azabu district of Minato, Tokyo on January 30, 1927.
熊倉 一雄
Kazuo Kumakura was born in the Azabu district of Minato, Tokyo on January 30, 1927.
Tokyo Metropolitan University.
He was the head of the Theatre Echo agency at the time of his death. In 1956, he joined the Theatre Echo theatre group. From 1957, he became the Japanese voice of Alfred Hitchcock in Nippon television"s television broadcasts of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and from 1989, he played the voice of Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie"s Poirot.
He died of rectal cancer on October 12, 2015, at a hospital in Tokyo, at the age of 88.
Television animation Kimba the White Lion (1965) (Dick) Super Jetter (1965) (Matabee Saigou) Marine Boy (1969) (Doctor Akkeran) The Ultraman (1979) (Professor Henry Nishiki) Astro Boy (1980) (Higeoyaji) Reign: The Conqueror (1999) (Diogenes of Sinope) Monster (2004) (The Baby) Theatrical animation The Wonderful World of Puss "n Boots (1969) (Boss Mouse) Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) (Papanda) The Rainy-Day Circus (1973) (Papanda) The Great Adventures of Kikansha Yaemon D51 (1974) (Yaemon) Phoenix 2772 (1980) (Doctor Saruta) Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986) (Doctor) Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise (1987) (Prince Toness) Bonobono (1993) (Kuzuri-kun"s father) Video games Kingdom Hearts (2002) (Mister Smee, Geppetto) GeGeGe no Kitarō: Ibun Yōkai Kitan (2003) (Medama Oyaji) Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (Cogsworth) Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) (Mister Smee, Doc) Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012) (Geppetto) Dubbing roles = Live-action Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Alfred Hitchcock) Agatha Christie"s Poirot (Hercule Poirot (David Suchet)) The Elephant Manitoba (Bytes (Freddie Jones)) Hart to Hart (Max (Lionel Stander)) Lost in Space (Doctor Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris)) The Wizard of Oz (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai edition) (Professor Marvel, The Doorman, The Cabby, The Guard, The Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan)) = Puppet show Fraggle Rock (Cantus) The Muppet Show (Gonzo the Great) Stingray (King Titan of Titanica) = Animation Alice in Wonderland (The Mad Hatter) The Aristocats (Scat Cat) Bambi (Friend Owl) Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth) Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Cogsworth) Belle"s Magical World (Cogsworth) The Black Cauldron (Dallben) Disney"s Christmas Carol (Mister Fezziwig & Old Joe) The Fox and the Hound (Boomer the Woodpecker) Jack and the Witch (Bear cub) Lady and the Tramp (Tony) Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp"s Adventure (Tony) One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Jasper) Peter Pan (Buena Vista edition) (Mister Smee) Pinocchio (Geppetto) Popeye (Bluto) Return to Never Land (Mister Smee) Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Doc) Special Weapons And Tactics Kats: The Radical Squadron (Dark Kat) The Magic Voyage (Christopher Columbus) Japanese Voiceover Peter Pan"s Flight (Mr Smee) Snow White"s Adventures (Doc) East.T. Adventure (Monster James) The Amazing Adventure of Spider-Manitoba the Ride (Truck driver) Radio GeGeGe no Kitaro radio drama (Theme song).