Takeshi Watabe

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 Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution, Colonel John Kowen in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Director Yachio Tokugawa in Strawberry Eggs.

Filmography Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role

Casino Royale (1972 NTV edition) - Smernov (Kurt Kasznar) Casper: A Spirited Beginning - Kibosh (James Earl Jones) Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure - Chukha-Trok Commando (1987 TBS edition) - Cooke (Bill Duke) The Empire Strikes Back (1980 Movie theater edition) - Rebel Derek “Hobbie” Klivian (Richard Oldfield) The Dark Crystal (Blu-Ray edition) - skekZok (Jerry Nelson) Dawn of the Dead (1982 TV Tokyo edition) - Dr. Millard Rausch (Richard France) Deliverance (1979 TV Asahi edition) - Mountain Man (Bill McKinney) The Elephant Man (1982 TBS edition) - Jim (Michael Elphick) The Exterminator (1981 Fuji TV edition) - Gino Pontivini (Dick Boccelli) Exit Wounds (DVD edition) - Frank Daniels (Bruce McGill) Force 10 from Navarone (1986 TV Asahi edition) - Captain Dražak (Richard Kiel) The Four Feathers (2006 TV Tokyo edition) - Colonel Sutch (James Cosmo) The French Connection (1974 Fuji TV edition) - Pierre Nicoli (Marcel Bozzuffi) The Getaway (1982 TV Asahi edition) - The Accountant (John Bryson) Glory (1994 NTV edition) - Sergeant Major John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman) Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1977 NTV and 1985 TV Asahi editions) - Ike Clanton (Lyle Bettger) The Great Escape (1971 Fuji TV edition) - Haynes "Diversions" (Lawrence Montaigne) To Kill a Mockingbird (1972 NET edition) - Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) Kiss of the Dragon (2003 TV Tokyo edition) - Lupo (Max Ryan) Independence Day (1999 TV Asahi edition) - Marty Gilbert (Harvey Fierstein) Mad Max 2 (1984 Fuji TV edition) - Wez (Vernon Wells) Major Dundee (1972 TBS edition) - Samuel Potts (James Coburn) Midnight Run (VHS edition) - Alonzo Mosely (Yaphet Kotto) Midnight Run (1992 TV Asahi edition) - Tony (Richard Foronjy) Midway (1983 TV Asahi edition) - Captain Vinton Maddox (James Coburn) Miracles - Fei (Lo Lieh) Papillon (1979 Fuji TV edition) - Julot (Don Gordon) Play Dirty (1973 NET edition) - Boudesh (Scott Miller) Predator (1989 Fuji TV edition) - Major General Homer Philips (R.G. Armstrong) Psycho (1983 TBS edition) - Milton Arbogast (Martin Balsam) Rainbow Drive (1992 TV Tokyo edition) - Hans Roehrig (James Laurenson) Soylent Green (1978 Fuji TV edition) - Chief Hatcher (Brock Peters) Stuart Little - Officer Sherman (Jon Polito) A Thousand Acres - Harold Clark (Pat Hingle)

Animation Aladdin Animaniacs (Thaddeus Plotz) The Aristocats (French Milkman) Beauty and the Beast (Monsieur D'Arque) The Black Cauldron Dinosaur (Yar) DuckTales (El Capitan) The Jungle Book (ElephantG) The Jungle Book II (ElephantG) The Land Before Time Narrator The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (Narrator) The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (Narrator) Hercules Mulan (Ghost Human) Mulan II (Ghost Human) Robin Hood (King Richard) Tarzan (Tweelson) Tarzan 2 (Tweelson) Tarzan and Jane (Tweelson) Titan A.E. (Tek)

Successors Katsumi Cho, Masanori Machida: Nintama Rantaro: Tsukaguchi Mizudo Hiroshi Naka: Naruto: Gamabunta Kenyuu Horiyuchi: Kaasan – Mom's Life: Grandpa Seizō Katō, Kyousei Tsuui: The Good Wife: (Jonas Stern Kevin Conway) Shozo Iizuka: Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie: Genesis King, Kamen Rider: Battride War