Hisashi Katsuta

was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is best known for his voice-over portrayal of Professor Ochanomizu in three anime adaptations of the Astro Boy franchise, and also voiced Dr. Hoshi in Astroganger (1972–1973), Professor Tobishima in Groizer X (1976–1977), and Shin'ichirō Izumi in Tōshō Daimos (1978–1979).

Early life Hisashi Katsuta was born on 2 April 1927 in Tokyo, and was educated at Seigakuin Junior & Senior High School and the Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications (now the University of Electro-Communications).

He had been interested in film and theater since childhood, and he and his elder brother would often see films. He graduated from the Faculty of Theatre in 1949. in 1948, and he was contracted to the broadcaster in 1949 before being released in 1954. He later cited Surfside 6 and The Beverly Hillbillies, both American live-action shows in the 1960s, as two of his most memorable dubbing works.

Katsuta later published a book on voice acting, ,

Katsuta died of senility on 21 February 2020, at the age of 92 in a hospital in Ōme, Tokyo; he was survived by his wife .

Filmography

Animation 1963 Astro Boy, Professor Ochanomizu 1967 Perman, Mantarō Suwa 1969 Dororo, Shinsuke Friends, Roy (Danny DeVito) The Great Escape (1971 Fuji TV edition), Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe (Donald Pleasence)