Masashi Hirose

is a Japanese voice actor from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He works at Production Baobab.

He is known for the roles of Ramba Ral (Mobile Suit Gundam), Rikishiman (Kinnikuman), Gosterro (Blue Comet SPT Layzner) and Nakano-sensei (Lovely Complex).

In September 2014, Hirose was hospitalized for an unspecified illness. As a result, he was replaced by Katsuhisa Hōki in Gundam Build Fighters Try, Banjō Ginga in One Piece, and Akio Ōtsuka in In Search of the Lost Future.

Filmography Anime television

Original Video Animations Armored Trooper Votoms: Big Battle (Radah Neeva) (1986) Gunbuster (Admiral Yuzo Takaya) (1988) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Arthur Lynch) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996) (Baresto Rosita) The Silent Service (Keisuke Hamamoto, Aleksei) (1997–1998) Getter Robo Armageddon (Stinger) (1998) Hellsing Ultimate (Sir Penwood) (2008) Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (James Shiba) (2012–2014)

Anime films Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) (Ramba Ral) Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) (Ramba Ral) Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (1982) (Ramba Ral) Kinnikuman film series (Rikishiman, The Ninja, Kendaman, others) (1984–1986) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Kanta's Father) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report (Jacob) (1998) Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) (Coretol)

Tokusatsu Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984) (Alien Temperor, Alien Baltan II) Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju (2006) (Horror Legules)

Video games Mobile Suit Gundam (Ramba Ral) (1981) Armored Trooper Votoms: Udo Kumen Arc (Kan Yu) (1983) Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Greed (Ramba Ral) (1998) Ikusagami (2005) (Takeda Shingen) Radiata Stories (Dynas Stone) (2005) Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na (Lioness Teo Arshlight) (2006) Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Minister of Alsword) (2007) ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat (King Sumnelthia III) (2007) Infinite Undiscovery (Enma) (2008) Super Robot Wars series (Ramba Ral, Gosterro, Kan Yu, Dr. Stinger) (2008–2019) Fallout: New Vegas (Robert House) (2010) Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (Story Teller) (2012) Tales of Vesperia (Barbos, Leblanc) (2019)

Dubbing Original year Dub year Title Role Original actor Notes Ref 1959 2012 Some Like It Hot "Spats" Colombo George Raft 1982 1987 Tootsie Jeff Slater Bill Murray Fuji TV edition 1986 Sledge Hammer! Narrator 1987 The Running Man William Laughlin Yaphet Kotto The Transformers: Rebirth Searchlight, Scourge 1990-2020 The Simpsons Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Sideshow Mel 1993 1996 Last Action Hero The Ripper Tom Noonan 1995 1997 The Quick and the Dead 'Dog' Kelly Tobin Bell 1998 The Big Lebowski Malibu police chief Leon Russom Hard Rain Sheriff Mike Collins Randy Quaid 1999-2002 Courage the Cowardly Dog Bobby Ganoush 2000 Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Captain Michell Ron Rogge 2001-2004 Evil Con Carne Hector Con Carne Phil LaMarr 2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Awkward Davies Patrick Gallagher 2008 The Fifth Commandment Max "Coolbreeze" Templeton Keith David 2012 The Avengers Interviewee Stan Lee 2013 Thor: The Dark World Psychiatric patient 2014 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Debonair gentleman Captain America: The Winter Soldier Museum security guard Guardians of the Galaxy Old man

Other voices Star Tours – The Adventures Continue (Boba Fett)