| Takeshi Watabe | |
| Native Name: | 渡部 猛 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Kōchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Years Active: | 1950s - 2010 |
| Agent: | 81 Produce |
was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in Doraemon. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death. Other major roles included Inspector Takao Arizuka in the You're Under Arrest franchise, Naoyuki Kamikurata in , Colonel John Kowen in , and Director Yachio Tokugawa in Strawberry Eggs. He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, Seiyū Naritai. Watabe was being treated for lung cancer when he died of pneumonia at the age of 74.[1]
| Source | ||||
| Kamui the Ninja | Five-Nabari | |||
| Tomorrow's Joe | Hirata | |||
| Triton of the Sea | Poseidon | |||
| Devilman | Kenetos | |||
| Casshern | Bantesu | |||
| Karate Baka Ichidai | Rogowski | |||
| Maya the Honey Bee | Of sparrow bee senior statesmen-sparrow bee | |||
| Time Bokan | Cock captain / master / Silver / Shogun | |||
| 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother | Alexandre Giovanni | |||
| Gaiking | Wilder | |||
| Gowappa 5 Gōdam | Emperor Jigokuda | |||
| Piccolino no Bōken | Fire 喰親 how | |||
| Paul's Miraculous Adventure | Leader of Korokki / double-headed | |||
| Lupin the Third Part II | Various characters | |||
| Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 | Gaizokku | |||
| The Story of Perrine | Captain / Emile | |||
| Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 | Commander Special No. 1 / Commander Nendoru | |||
| Cyborg 009 | Teal Win skiing Dr. | |||
| Doraemon | Thunder | |||
| Official Academy オフィス・アカデミー | ||||
| Space Runaway Ideon | Guhaba-Geba / Gurudabura Delon | |||
| Tomorrow's Joe 2 | Goromaki Gondō | |||
| Galaxy Cyclone Braiger | Janrigo | |||
| Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman | Arukapon | |||
| - 1994 | Plawres Sanshiro | Gengou Kurozaki | ||
| Armored Trooper Votoms | Nehalco | |||
| Blue Comet SPT Layzner | Gresco | |||
| Gohee Takeda | ||||
| M.D. Geist | Golem | OVA | ||
| Choujinki Metalder | God Neros | |||
| City Hunter | Fuyuki | |||
| Esper Mami | Kuroiwa | |||
| Mister Ajikko | God Hand big tiger | |||
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | Dorin Court Earl | |||
| Wounded Man | Nick Goresuki | OVA ep. 4 | ||
| Dagon in the Land of Weeds | Geppo | |||
| Oishinbo | Mantaro Kyogoku | |||
| - 1990 | Akuma-kun | King Solomon | ||
| Mobile Police Patlabor On Television | Oyaji | |||
| Kimba the White Lion | Chief | |||
| The Laughing Salesman | Henkido shopkeeper | |||
| Dragon Quest | Great Demon King Baramos | |||
| Pumbukin | ||||
| Fujio Fujiko A's Mumako | Director, Haruhiko's Father | |||
| Future GPX Cyber Formula | Gray Steinbeck | |||
| Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story | bull neck | OVA | ||
| City Hunter '91 | President | |||
| Doraemon | Kaminari | |||
| John Kowen | ||||
| Tekkaman Blade | Weaver | |||
| My Patrasche | Scan Volkswagen marker | |||
| Yu Yu Hakusho | ||||
| The Laughing Salesman: Oversized issue of spring 笑ゥせぇるすまん春の特大号 | Henkido shopkeeper | special | ||
| Nintama Rantaro | Tsukaguchi Mizudo | |||
| Ocean Waves | Principal | |||
| Black Jack | Estefan Colonel | OVA ep. 3 "Clinical Chart 3: Decoration of Maria and Her Commrades" | ||
| Tico of the Seven Seas | Old man | |||
| New Peacock King | Wushang | 2nd OVA series | ||
| Ninku | Battalion commander | |||
| Mobile Suit Gundam Wing | Grandfather of Ginta | |||
| Dragon Ball GT | Mutchi-Motchi | |||
| Midori no Makibaō | Nobuhiko Horie | |||
| Sailor Moon Sailor Stars | Kiriyama | Ep. 186 | ||
| You're Under Arrest | ||||
| Maze | Sonushi Otoko 男創主 | |||
| Master of Mosquiton '99 | Division Commander | |||
| BB, Max B | ||||
| Cowboy Bebop | Chess Master Hex | |||
| Princess Nine | Zenjiro | |||
| Future GPX Cyber Formula SIN | Gray | |||
| Pet Shop of Horrors | Manager, Police Chief Ross | |||
| Sensual Phrase | Jessica owners | |||
| Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon | Terao Yoshimasu | |||
| Amazing Nurse Nanako | Griffith | |||
| Salaryman Kintarō | Genzō Ōshima | |||
| Burroughs | OVA | |||
| Noir | Tristan | |||
| You're Under Arrest! Second Season | Takao Arizuka | |||
| I My Me! Strawberry Eggs | Director Yachio Tokugawa | |||
| Captain Kuppa | Garbo | |||
| Kasumin | Elder Candle | |||
| Najica Blitz Tactics | Kenzo Katsuragi | |||
| Naoyuki Kamikurata | ||||
| Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi | Taro Imamiya / Rintaro | |||
| The Twelve Kingdoms | Masashi Nakajima | |||
| Naruto | ||||
| Sonic X | Yellow Zelkova | |||
| Firestorm | Drew McAllister | |||
| Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari | Yahei | |||
| Kaleido Star: New Wings | Alain Rubel | |||
| Kaiketsu Zorori | King | |||
| Paranoia Agent | chairperson | |||
| Phoenix | Hanguk | TV series, Sun chapter | ||
| Melody of Oblivion | Prime minister | |||
| Monster | Detective | |||
| Samurai Champloo | Ingen Osho | |||
| Shin Getter Robo | Chief priest | OVA volume 2 | ||
| Gallery Fake | Chief priest | |||
| Gunparade March | Toji Kazama 風間東二 | |||
| SoltyRei | Votre | |||
| Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin | Elder | |||
| Kemonozume | Director | |||
| Naruto Shippuden | Gamabunta | |||
| Romeo × Juliet | Priest | |||
| Lupin III special | Obitaki | |||
| You're Under Arrest Full Throttle | Takao Arizuka | |||
| Shigofumi | Father of Senkawa | |||
| Golgo 13 | Don Giovanni / Tommy Navarro | |||
| Strike Witches | Churchill | |||
| Michiko and Hatchin | Bung | |||
| Mainichi Kaasan | Grandpa | |||
| Crayon Shin-chan | Ikebukuro | |||
| Pokémon | Elder | |||
| Balser | OVA ep. 5 | |||
| Case Closed | Tachibana | Ep. 51 | ||
| Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat | Mike's father | |||
| Tottoi | Jack Land | |||
| Umi ga Kikoeru | Principal | |||
| Yōtōden | Ryoma Kogure | |||
| Source | ||||
| Bluebeard Nero | ||||
| Fist of the North Star | Kiba Daio | |||
| Ai City | Alloy | |||
| The Realtor | ||||
| Gomez | ||||
| Mobile Suit Gundam F91 | Cosmo-Eiges | |||
| Majin | ||||
| Man Sonushi | ||||
| Mazura | ||||
| You're Under Arrest the MOVIE | ||||
| Iwamatsu Ohki | ||||
| 6 Angels | Don G. Canyon | |||
| || 21 Emon: Uchū Ike! Hadashi no Princess
21エモン 宇宙いけ！ 裸足のプリンセス || Gargano || || |-
| Source | ||||
| Henshin Ninja Arashi | DokuUtsubo | Ep. 1 | ||
| Android Kikaider | Black Crow / Grasshopper Gray | Ep. 35, 40 | ||
| Kikaider 01 | Silver Shrimp / Gattaider / Bakeneko Robot / Shadow Knight (eps. 23 - 27 (voiced by Masao Imanishi (ep. 8 - 16, 20 - 22), Motomu Kiyokawa (ep. 17 - 19))), Big Gorilla / Big Gorilla II / Warudar (eps. 37 - 45) | Ep. 4, 7 - 8, 12, 23 - 27, 33, 37-45 | ||
| Inazuman | Sand Banbara / Oil Banbara | Ep. 8, 13 | ||
| Ultraman Taro | Mochiron / Veron / Dorobon / | Ep. 39, 48, 52 | ||
| Inazuman Flash | Hammer Desper / Udesper Alpha / Rebirth Hammer Desper | Ep. 1, 8-13, 18 | ||
| Denjin Zaborger | Narrator | |||
| Ultraman Leo | Kirara | Ep. 32 | ||
| Himitsu Sentai Gorenger | Poison Fang Mask (ep. 7 - 8), Silver Heat Mask (ep. 12), Warship Mask (ep. 36) | Ep. 7 - 8, 12, 36 | ||
| Battle Fever J | Buffalo Monster (ep. 5), Doguu Monster (ep. 6), Snail Monster (ep. 13), Dinosaur Monster (ep. 21 - 22), Kodaigyō Monster (ep. 35), Hyde Monster (ep. 39) | Ep. 5 - 6, 15, 21 - 22, 35, 39 | ||
| Denshi Sentai Denjiman | Denji Computer | |||
| Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan | Sea Snake Monger (ep. 25), Hungry Monger (ep. 26), Inazuma Gingar (eps. 45 - 49)/Inazuma Monger (ep. 49) | Ep. 25 - 26, 45 - 49 | ||
| Dai Sentai Goggle Five | Octopus Mozoo / Gecko Mozoo / Baku Mozoo / Lion Mozoo / Antlion Mozoo / Starfish Mozoo / Monkey Mozoo (ep. 18), Cactus Mozoo (ep. 20), Crab Mozoo (ep. 23), Boar Mozoo (ep. 26), Hyena Mozoo (ep. 35), Horned Owl Mozoo (ep. 39), Walrus Mozoo (ep. 40), Scorpion Mozoo (ep. 42), Condor Mozoo (ep. 44), Skunk Mozoo (ep. 46), Cheetah Mozoo (ep. 48) | Ep. 3, 6, 9, 11 - 12, 16, 18, 20, 23, 26, 35, 39 - 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 | ||
| Space Sheriff Gavan | Don Horror | |||
| 1982 | Batten Robomaru | Gutto | ||
| Kagaku Sentai Dynaman | Emperor Aton | |||
| Dengeki Sentai Changeman | Gyodai | |||
| Jikuu Senshi Spielban | The Guardian Waller | |||
| Kamen Rider Black | Creation King | |||
| Choujuu Sentai Liveman | Earthquake Zuno / Space Zuno | Ep 39-40 | ||
| - 1990 | Kousoku Sentai Turboranger | Great Bōma Emperor Ragorn | ||
| Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman | Amoebarugin | Ep 18 | ||
| - 93 | Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger | BuckBuck | ||
| Ninja Sentai Kakuranger | Ep 16 | |||
| Juukou B-Fighter | Gaohm | |||
| Gekisou Sentai Carranger | UU Uurin | Ep 12-13 | ||
| Carranger vs. Ohranger | Bara Wheel | OV | ||
| Denji Sentai Megaranger | Pig Nejire | Ep 29 | ||
| - 99 | Seijuu Sentai Gingaman | Destruction King Battobas | Eps 1–2, 13, 30-49 | |
He was sometimes paired up with Kaoru Shinoda.
| Source | ||||
| - 1997 | Langrisser II series | Chaos | Der Langrisser FX and I & II | |
| - 2003 | Mobile Suit Gundam video games | John Kowen | SS | |
| Radiant Silvergun | Canopy captain | SS | ||
世紀末救世主伝説 北斗の拳 | Fang Great | PS1/PS2 film companion game | ||
| You're Under Arrest games | Takao Arizuka | PS1/PS2 | ||
| The Twelve Kingdoms games | Matsuyama Makotosan | PS1/PS2 | ||
| Another Century's Episode 2 | John Kowen | PS1/PS2 | ||
| Gunparade March series | Kazama Higashini | PS1/PS2, Green, Blue chapters | ||