Birthday

1929-11-17

Died

2013-03-05

Birthplace

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Gender

Male

Known For

Acting

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and theater director. He is most famous for voicing Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the "Lupin III" anime series, and for his Japanese voice-overs of roles played by Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, and John Wayne. He died in 2013 due to chronic respiratory failure.

Acting Credits

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Yupa (voice)

Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Venus Wars

Gary

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Golgo 13: The Professional

Leonard Dawson

Space Battleship Yamato

Okita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato

Juzo Okita

Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Final Yamato

Juzo Okita

Noiseman Sound Insect

Prof. Franken (voice)

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

Destron Chief (voice)

Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Night on the Galactic Railroad

Campanella's Father (voice)

Bullet Wound

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0

Crocus (voice)

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Green vs Red

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: The Last Job

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

Merkatz

Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger

A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!

The Generalissimo of Badan (voice)

Heavy

Alex Gordon (voice)

Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run

秋山先生

Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend

Emperor Zool

Space Fantasia 2001 Nights

Adam Jr.

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Dr. Bowen (voice)

Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy

Dick (voice)

Crusher Joe

Kowalsky (voice)

Slayers Premium

Shugoshin / Guardian Deity (voice)

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

Shonosuke Kuramoto / Narrator

Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers

Ultraman Ace (voice)

Locke the Superman: Lord Leon

Great Jorg

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

Narrator (voice)

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell

The Great Boss (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Doctor Ban (voice)

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Goro (voice)

Flying Phantom Ship

Captain (voice)

White Fang Story

Weedon Scott (voice)

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Casshern

Narrator

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

Masaichi Kaneda

Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

30,000 Miles Under the Sea

King Magma VII (voice)

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

The Great Boss (voice)

Goddamn

Joumu Utsugi

Eleven Cats

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

Ghost Sweeper Mikami

Nobunaga Oda (voice)

The Revolt

Announcer

Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre

Shuuichirou Aizawa (voice)

Prophecies of Nostradamus

TV newscaster

Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Bongo (voice)

Botchan

Yamaarashi (voice)

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders

Great Leader of Shocker (voice)

Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost

Wirepuller of Smart Brain

White Wolf

Schott (voice)

Future War 198X

DF Commander Tono (voice)

Godzilla vs. Megalon

Emperor Atonio of Seatopia (voice)

The Tale of Genji

Bishop (voice)

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)

Scarlet Demon

Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie

Emperor Zule (voice)

Decision

(voice)

Kimba the White Lion

Clave (voice)

Marine Boy

Dr. Mariner

Blue Blink

Shiki Haruhiko (voice)

The Mysterious Cities of Gold

Commander Gomez (voice)

Space Battleship Yamato

Juzo Okita

The Big O

Gordon Rosewater (voice)

Dororo and Hyakkimaru

Kagemitsu Daigo / Tanosuke (voice)

Ryu the Primitive Boy

Kiba (voice)

Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures

Monster

Blind Old Man (voice)

Lupin the 3rd

Koichi Zenigata

Leo the Lion

Master Keaton

Star Wolf

Narrator (voice)

Spirit Warrior

Jikuu (voice)

Lupin the 3rd

Inspector Kōichi Zenigata (voice)

Kamen Rider

Narrator

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Destron (voice)

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Shocker (voice)

Kamen Rider

Emperor Crisis (voice)

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Black Satan (voice)

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Delza Army / Rock Great Leader (voice)

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Neo-Shocker (voice)

Golden Boy

Narrator (voice)

Ninja Resurrection

Mori Soiken (voice)

Norakuro

モール中隊長

宇宙少年ソラン

立花博士

Yuusei Kamen

ーー (voice)

Jetter Mars

山之上博士

Song of Baseball Enthusiasts

岩田鉄五郎

Super-God Bibyun

Gulver( voice)

Mazinkaiser

Juzo Kabuto (voice)

Ultraman Ace

Ultraman Ace (voice)

Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser

嵐銀次郎

Daikengo the Guardian of Space

Narration

One Piece

Crocus (voice)

Attack, Jun

Narrator (voice)

Casshan

Narrator (voice)

Ninja Captor

Princess Knight

Lord Nylon (voice)

Kamen Rider Stronger

Great Leader (voice)

Kamen Rider (Skyrider)

The Great Leader (voice)

Kamen Rider Amazon

Narration (voice)

Sasuke

Kamen Rider V3

Great Leader of Destron