Kenji Utsumi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenji Utsumi

Japanese voice actor

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1937

Place of Birth: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 13-Jun-2013

Profession: actor, seiyū

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Kenji Utsumi (?? ??, Utsumi Kenji, August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production.
He was married to fellow voice actress Michiko Nomura until his death. He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch (1966) (as Sally's Papa), Fist of the North Star (as Raoh and Kaioh), Dr.
Slump Arale-chan (as Senbei Norimaki), the Dragon Ball series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budokai announcer), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong), and Hajime no Ippo (as Coach Kamogawa).
He was also the official dub-over artist for Steve McQueen, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature, and Robert Shaw. He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards. He died from peritoneal cancer at 3:01 PM in JST on June 13, 2013.