Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi (内海賢二, 26th August 1937 - 13th June 2013) was a Japanese voice actor who was affiliated with Ken Production, which he established on 1st June 1984. He provided voices for the Japanese narration of Thomas & Friends from the first to the eighth series..

He was best known for voicing Raoh from the "Fist of the North Star" series, Shenron from the "Dragon Ball" series, Inspector Detector from "Speed Racer", Apocalypse from "X-Men: The Animated Series", Mushibakinman and Kurayamiman from "Soreike! Anpanman", Colonel Volgin from the "Metal Gear" series, Apollo Creed from the "Rocky" series, Punjab from "Annie", the Big Bad Wolf from "Shrek", Alex Louis Armstrong from "Fullmetal Alchemist" and Tiger from the "An American Tail" series.

He passed away in June 2013 at the age of 75 after a battle with peritoneal cancer.

Voices

 * Gordon
 * Henry

Songs

 * Thomas Anthem
 * Every Cloud has a Silver Lining
 * Harold the Helicopter
 * Accidents Will Happen
 * Winter Wonderland
 * Never, Never, Never Give Up
 * Five New Engines in the Shed
 * The Red Balloon
 * The Whistle Song

Major awards and nominations

 * Won - Special Achievement Award at the 8th annual Seiyuu Awards, 2014