Kei Tomiyama

, better known professionally by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator.

He was affiliated with multiple talent agencies during his career, including Aoni Production He was the oldest of three brothers; but his siblings died in an accident and from malnutrition, respectively. After World War II, his family returned to Japan, first moving to Miyazaki Prefecture, and then to Setagaya ward in Tokyo.

He was a "theater boy" who had been a member of school drama clubs since he was in junior high,

Career He joined the Toho Children's Theatre Company in his second year of high school in 1955, making his stage debut as the pirate Kuroji in the Kusadao Mizusawa play Golden Nightingale. After about three years of activity, he left the company to focus on his university studies. As voice acting was not considered a full-time occupation for actors like him to pursue yet, he initially worked in the field to earn money for his theater career and living expenses. Woody Allen Play It Again, Sam (Allan Felix) Stardust Memories (Sandy Bates) Broadway Danny Rose (Danny Rose) Hannah and Her Sisters (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Mickey Sachs) Steve Martin My Blue Heaven (Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli) L.A. Story (Harris K. Telemacher) Father of the Bride (George Banks) A Simple Twist of Fate (Michael McCann) John Heard Cat People (1985 Fuji TV edition) (Oliver Yates) Home Alone (Peter McCallister) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Peter McCallister) William Katt The Greatest American Hero (Ralph Hinkley) House (1988 TV Asahi edition) (Roger Cobb) Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (TV edition) (George Loomis) Roddy McDowall Planet of the Apes (Cornelius) The Legend of Hell House (Benjamin Franklin Fischer) The Poseidon Adventure (1976 TBS edition) (Acres) Agatha Christie's Poirot (Captain Arthur Hastings (Hugh Fraser)) Air America (1992 NTV edition) (Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson)) Alien (1992 VHS/DVD edition) (Dallas (Tom Skerritt)) The A-Team (Howling Mad Murdock (Dwight Schultz)) Back to the Future (George McFly (Crispin Glover)) Beverly Hills Cop (1988 TV Asahi edition) (Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy)) Dave (Alan Reed (Kevin Dunn)) Enter the Dragon (1979 TV Asahi edition) (Lee (Bruce Lee)) Family Ties (Steve Keaton (Michael Gross)) Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1989 TBS edition) (Jake "John" Clayton (Paul Geoffrey)) The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin)) Nineteen Eighty-Four (Winston Smith (John Hurt)) Rain Man (1994 TBS edition) (Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman)) Red Heat (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Detective Art Ridzik (James Belushi)) The Poseidon Adventure (1991 TV Asahi edition) (James Martin (Red Buttons)) Scrooged (Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait)) Starsky & Hutch (Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas)) Star Trek: The Original Series (Hikaru Sulu (George Takei)) Throw Momma from the Train (Larry Donner (Billy Crystal)) Trading Places (1986 NTV edition) (Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy)) The Untouchables (1990 Fuji TV edition) (Oscar Wallace (Charles Martin Smith)) West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) (Ice (Tucker Smith)) The Empire Strikes Back (1992 TV Asahi edition) (C-3PO (Anthony Daniels))

Animation All Dogs Go to Heaven (Charlie B. Barken) Batman: The Animated Series (Mad Hatter) DuckTales (Donald Duck) Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny) The Rescuers Down Under (Jake) Spider-Man (Peter Parker/Spider-Man) Winnie-the-Pooh (Rabbit) Yellow Submarine (Ringo Starr)