Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono (青野 武) (born June 19, 1936) is a seiyū and actor from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō affiliated with Aoni Production. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.

Aono is most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (Space Battleship Yamato), Rihaku (Fist of the North Star), Nurarihyon (GeGeGe no Kitaro), Piccolo Daimao and Kami-sama (Dragon Ball), Kumahachi Kumada (Kiteretsu Daihyakka) and Tomozō Sakura (Chibi Maruko-chan). Aono is also known to appear in all One Piece Movies. He is also known to gamers as the voice of the diabolical Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era Mega Man games.

Voice roles

 * Toshio Kōmura in Clannad
 * Shiro Sanada in Space Battleship Yamato
 * The Gambling King in Ranma ½
 * Murai in Legend of the Galactic Heroes
 * Wagnard in Lodoss to Senki (Record of Lodoss War)
 * Demon King Piccolo, Kami, Murasaki and Shen in Dragon Ball
 * Nobuyuki and Katsuhito Masaki in Tenchi Muyo!
 * Genjuro Hagakure and Nobuyuki Onijigoku in Magical Project S (Pretty Sammy TV)
 * Dakuan in Ninja Scroll
 * Murigson in The Arcadia of My Youth
 * Issei in Giant Robo
 * Rihaku in Hokuto no Ken
 * Nurarihyon in GeGeGe no Kitarou (Series 3 and 5)
 * Axel Thurston in Eureka Seven
 * Sugoroku Mutou (a.k.a. Solomon Moto) in Yu-Gi-Oh! (the first series by Toei)
 * Gen Fu in the Dead or Alive video game series.
 * Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear video game series. Also the voice of Aleksandr Leonovitch Granin in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
 * Tazuna in Naruto
 * Dr. Albert W. Wily in Rock Man 8: Metal Heroes (Mega Man 8) & Sigma in Rock Man X4 (Mega Man X4)
 * Isoc & Grand Scaravich (Ground Scaravich) in Mega Man X6
 * Kumahachi Kumada in Kiteretsu Daihyakka
 * Daiki Niwa in D.N.Angel
 * Doohan in Cowboy Bebop
 * Dracule "Hawkeye" Mihawk in One Piece
 * Batros in Sol Bianca
 * Prefectural Earth Defense Force (Scope Tsuruzuki)
 * Bullrates the Kobold in Mahou Sentai Magiranger.
 * Dr. Albert Zweinstein in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX
 * Deszaras AKA Deathsaurus (By English fans) in Transformers Victory.
 * Shige-san Mitamura in Ai Shite Knight
 * Bookman in D.Gray-man*
 * Stan in Trigun*
 * Jack Morgan in Firestorm
 * Kin'nee and Shinnosuke's Grandfather in Ranma 1/2
 * Alien Zarab the Atrocious Spaceman in Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series Episode 18 (also suit actor) and Ultraman Mebius and the Ultra Brothers.
 * Miki Norihei in Yakitate!! Japan
 * Carpenter in Honey and Clover
 * Muramasa in Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden 2
 * Jinpachi Mishima in Tekken 5
 * Jinpachi Mishima in ''Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
 * Nurarihyon in GeGeGe no Kitaro (3rd and 5th series)

Dubbing roles

 * 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (Jasper (Jeff Bennett))
 * Adam-12 (Pete Malloy (Martin Milner))
 * The Addams Family (Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd))
 * Alien (Engineering Technician S.E. Brett (Harry Dean Stanton))
 * Back to the Future trilogy (Doctor Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd))
 * Batman: The Animated Series ((The Joker) (Mark Hamill))
 * Ernest P. Worrell series (Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney))
 * Escape from New York (Japan Television) (Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell))
 * Full House (Nick Katsopolis (John Aprea))
 * The Godfather (Carlo Rizzi (Gianni Russo))
 * The Godfather Part II (Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro))
 * The Great Mouse Detective (Basil of Baker Street (Barrie Ingham))
 * Harry Potter series (Argus Filch (David Bradley))
 * Heat (Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino))
 * Home Alone (Harry Lyme (Joe Pesci))
 * Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Harry Lyme (Joe Pesci))
 * The Incredible Hulk (Jack McGee (Jack Colvin))
 * Licence to Kill (TBS version) (Milton Krest (Anthony Zerbe))
 * The Lion King 1½ (Uncle Max (Jerry Stiller)
 * The Little Mermaid (TV series) (Dr. Viles (Kenneth Mars))
 * Miami Vice (Opening narration, Lieutenant Martin Castillo (Edward James Olmos))
 * Monty Python's Flying Circus (Michael Palin)
 * Mr. Vampire (Father Kō (Lam Ching Ying))
 * Nash Bridges (Joe Dominguez (Cheech Marin))
 * Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (King James (Jim Cummings)
 * Shrek (film series) (King Harold (John Cleese))
 * Speed (Fuji Television) (Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper))
 * Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (Sir Topham Hatt (replacing Kōhei Miyauchi))
 * Thunderbirds (Additional voices)
 * Thunderbird 6 TV edition (Aloysius "Nosey" Parker)
 * Unleashed (Bart (Bob Hoskins))
 * Where Eagles Dare (Von Hapen (Derren Nesbitt))

Other roles

 * John in Black Matrix
 * Sakuma and Imada in BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako
 * Cagnazzo and King Giott in Final Fantasy IV
 * Jinpachi Mishima (Devil form) in Tekken 5
 * Retsu in the Street Fighter II drama CDs Mad Revenger and Portrait of the Magician.
 * Rodyle in Tales of Symphonia
 * Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear series, and Granin in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.