Hideyuki Umezu

was a Japanese actor who specialized in voice acting.

Biography

Graduated from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, he said that if he hadn't become an actor, he would have become a dentist.

The catalyst for starting acting was when a friend attending Waseda University expressed the desire to start acting and asked him to find a theatre club together. He found and joined the theatre group "Kiryu" at the same university. His friend later left the group.

Through connections, he began appearing in period dramas and pursued a career as an actor. As his roles in period dramas gradually became more significant, he received his first speaking role. However, after watching the senior actors' performances, he thought, "Something's different... What could it be?" He realized that he hadn't studied acting, so he enrolled in an actor training school and then joined the NHK Actors Seminar to study film acting. There, he was encouraged to enroll in the voice acting program due to his experience in period and contemporary dramas.

After gaining experience as a teaching assistant, he was told about voice acting opportunities and made his voice acting debut in 1982 as Dr. Hyblow in the television anime Cybot Robotchi.

Umezu went on to work with NPS Theatre, Arts Vision, and eventually joined 81 Produce. He died from interstitial pneumonia on May 17, 2024, at the age of 68.

Filmography

Television animation

• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986) – Nelmarsen
• Bravoman (1988) – Bravoman

• Holly the Ghost (1991) – Kakarasu
• Otaku no Video (1991) – Yoshida
• Soar High! Isami (1995) – Eisuke Yukimi, Sensuke Yukimi, Yoroi Tengu
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) – Chief Inspector (ep.2)
• Kyorochan (1999) – Don Girori

• Shrine of the Morning Mist (2002) – Naonori Hieda
• GetBackers (2003) – Azuma
• Zatch Bell! (2005) – Earth
• Blood+ – Aston Collins
• Death Note (2006) – Narrator, Armonia Jastin Beyondllemason
• Naruto (2006) – Amachi
• ' (2009) – Barry the Chopper
• Pandora Hearts (2009) – Oscar Vessalius
• Umineko no Naku Koro ni (2009) – Sadakichi Kumasawa

• Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (2010) – Abrams Monkey Lawyer
• Hunter × Hunter (2012) – Battera
• Jormungand: Perfect Order (2012) – Nazal
• Naruto Shippuden (2012) – Gengetsu Hōzuki/Second Mizukage
• One Piece (2014) – Diamante
• Gangsta. (2015) – Uranos Corsica
• ' (2016) – Conwood Melahau
• Gabriel DropOut (2017) – Master (ep.3, 7, 11, 12)
• Mahojin Guru Guru (2017) – Lithograph (ep.6, 14)
• Zoids Wild (2018) – Taifu

Unknown date

• Bakugan Battle Brawlers – Naga
• Bonobono – Araiguma-kun's father
• Cromartie High School – Akira Nakao
• Domain of Murder – Tsuyoshi Toyama
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 – Ian Vashti
• MÄR – Kannochi
• Saru Get You -On Air- – Hakase, Ukki Red
• Tenchi Muyo! – Yukinojyo
• Toriko – Alfaro

Original video animation

• La Blue Girl (1992) – Old Man, Gamara
• ' (1996) – Splinter
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010) – Hill Dawson
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (xxxx) – Pilot A

• Annie – NY1 Reporter (Pat Kiernan)
• Blood Father – Kirby Curtis (William H. Macy)
• The Dictator – "Nuclear" Nadal (Jason Mantzoukas)
• ' – Chief Dorian (Malcolm Stewart)
• ER – Paul Nathan (Don Cheadle)
• Escape from L.A. – Map to the Stars Eddie (Steve Buscemi)
• Fathers' Day – Jack Lawrence (Billy Crystal)
• Godzilla – Sergeant O'Neal (Doug Savant)
• Green Book – Charlie the Pawn Guy (Peter Gabb)
• Harry Potter series – Arthur Weasley (Mark Williams)
• Hotel Rwanda – Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle)
• Infestation – Ethan (Ray Wise)
• The Island – James McCord (Steve Buscemi)
• Minari – Paul (Will Patton)
• ' – Marek Stefanski (Pavel Kříž)
• ' – Bennett Sinclair (Kim Coates)
• Shameless – Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy)
• A Star Is Born – Wolfie (Michael Harney)
• Tomb Raider – Terry (Duncan Airlie James)
• ' – Joshua Joyce (Stanley Tucci)
• ' – Merlin (Stanley Tucci)
• Apollo 13 (2003 Fuji TV edition) – Henry Hurt (Xander Berkeley)
• ' – Sam Skinner (Kenneth Welsh)
• Die Hard with a Vengeance (1998 Fuji TV edition) – Arab Caddie (Aasif Mandvi)
• ' – John Munch (Richard Belzer)
• ' – John Munch (Richard Belzer)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol – Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Ma Bear
• Muppet Treasure Island – Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
• Pompeii – Severus (Jared Harris)
• Pulp Fiction – Buddy Holly (Steve Buscemi)
• Safe House (2018 BS Japan edition) – Alec Wade (Liam Cunningham)

• Animaniacs – Pinky
• Pinky and the Brain – Pinky
• ' – G. Carl Francis
• Bartok the Magnificent – Vol
• Ben 10 – Sublimino
• Brave – The Crow
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – Chester V
• Duck Dodgers – Narrator, Dr. I.Q. High
• Finding Nemo – Sheldon's dad
• The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy – Singing Meteor, Van Helsing
• Hotel Transylvania – Pilot
• Ice Age – Zeke
• The Lion Guard – Zazu
• The Lion King – Zazu
• The Lion King 1½ – Zazu
• ' – Zazu
• Looney Tunes – Wile E. Coyote
• Noddy's Toyland Adventures – Narrator, Sly the Goblin
• Quest for Camelot – Bladebeak
• Recess – Mr. E
• The Batman – Shadow Thief
• The Prince of Egypt – Huy
• ' – Bromley
• ' – Bromley
• The Simpsons – Artie Ziff
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Splinter, Krang
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – Splinter
• Teen Titans – Mad Mod
• Thomas & Friends – Skarloey (Season 9-24, succeeding Tomohisa Asō)
• Thumbelina – King Colbert
• Titan A.E. – Gune
• Toy Story That Time Forgot – The Cleric
• TUGS – Zak, Burke, Scuttlebutt Pete, Puffa, Jack the Grappler, The Shrimpers
• Ultimate Spider-Man – Grandmaster
• ' – Mojo

References

External links

• Official agency profile
• Hideyuki Umezu at the Seiyuu database