Yasuo Yamada

Yasuo Yamada (山田 康雄, Yamada Yasuo, 10 September 1932 – 19 March 1995) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.

Yamada left the faculty of literature of Waseda University, and had performed in many stage, radio, and television productions.

He appeared in performances of plays by Hisashi Inoue. His most famous role was Arsène Lupin III from the Lupin III series, starting in 1971 and ending in 1995. He was also the official Japanese dubbing voice actor of Clint Eastwood and Jean-Paul Belmondo. On March 19, 1995 Yasuo Yamada died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 62. At the end of the credits of the film Farewell to Nostradamus (the first Lupin film without Yamada), there is a tribute: "To Yasuo Yamada, Eternal Lupin the Third: Thank you!" (the message was removed from the first angle of the English language DVD release by Funimation). He is also the Japanese dub of Regis Philbin in Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade from 1984 to 1995, until his death before Kenji Utsumi took over the Japanese dub, he also dubs Mike Douglas.

Since Yamada's death, Kanichi Kurita has taken over the role of Lupin the Third.

Television animation[edit]

 * Big X (1964)
 * Ōgon Bat (1967)
 * Kamui the Ninja (1969) (Ikezu)
 * Andersen Monogatari (1971) (Zukko)
 * Lupin III (1971) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Moonlight Mask (1972) (Akira Shinjo)
 * Hoshi no Ko Chobin (1974) (Usatan)
 * Tekkaman: The Space Knight (1975) (Andro Umeda)
 * Huckleberry no Bouken (1976) (Jim)
 * Lupin III Part II (1977) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Botchan (1980) (Uranari)
 * Lupin III Part III (1984) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty (1989) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers! (1990) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! (1991) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Lupin III: From Russia With Love (1992) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Lupin III: Dragon of Doom (1994) (Arsène Lupin III)

Theatrical animation[edit]

 * Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) (Omawari-san)
 * Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo (1978) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) (Arsène Lupin III)
 * Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure(1982) (Dr. Mashirito)
 * Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985) (Arsène Lupin III)

Live-action[edit]

 * Clint Eastwood
 * Rawhide (Rowdy Yates)
 * A Fistful of Dollars (Joe)
 * Le streghe (Charlie)
 * The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Blondie)
 * For a Few Dollars More (Manco)
 * Coogan's Bluff (Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan)
 * Hang 'Em High (Deputy US Marshal Jed Cooper)
 * Where Eagles Dare (Lt. Morris Schaffer)
 * Paint Your Wagon (Pardner)
 * Kelly's Heroes (Private Kelly)
 * Two Mules for Sister Sara (Hogan)
 * The Beguiled (Corporal John 'McBee' McBurney)
 * Dirty Harry (Harry Callahan)
 * Play Misty for Me (Dave Garver)
 * Joe Kidd (Joe Kidd)
 * High Plains Drifter (The Stranger)
 * Magnum Force (Harry Callahan)
 * Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (Thunderbolt)
 * The Eiger Sanction (Dr. Jonathan Hemlock)
 * The Enforcer (Harry Callahan)
 * The Outlaw Josey Wales (Josey Wales)
 * The Gauntlet (Detective Ben Shockley)
 * Every Which Way but Loose (Philo Beddoe)
 * Escape from Alcatraz (Frank Morris)
 * Any Which Way You Can (Philo Beddoe)
 * Bronco Billy (Bronco Billy)
 * Firefox (Mitchell Gant)
 * Sudden Impact (Harry Callahan)
 * City Heat (Lieutenant Speer)
 * Tightrope (Wes Block)
 * Pale Rider ("Preacher")
 * Heartbreak Ridge (Thomas Highway)
 * The Dead Pool (Harry Callahan)
 * Pink Cadillac (Tommy Nowak)
 * The Rookie (Nick Pulovski)
 * White Hunter Black Heart (John Wilson)
 * Unforgiven (William "Will" Munny)
 * In the Line of Fire (Agent Frank Horrigan)
 * A Perfect World (Chief Red Garnett)
 * Jean-Paul Belmondo
 * Two Women (Michele Di Libero)
 * A Man Named Rocca (Roberto La Rocca)
 * Cartouche (Louis-Dominique Bourguignon alias Cartouche)
 * That Man from Rio (Adrien Dufourquet)
 * Is Paris Burning? (Morandat/Pierrelot)
 * Casino Royale (French Legionnaire)
 * Love Is a Funny Thing (Henri)
 * Mississippi Mermaid (Louis Mahé)
 * Borsalino (François Capella)
 * The Married Couple of the Year (Two Nicolas Philibert)
 * Dr. Popaul (Dr. Paul Simay)
 * Le Magnifique (François Merlin / Bob Saint-Clar)
 * Stavisky (Serge Alexandre Stavisky)
 * Roddy McDowall
 * Planet of the Apes (Cornelius)
 * Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Cornelius)
 * Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Cornelius)
 * Easy Rider (Wyatt (Peter Fonda))
 * Monty Python (Graham Chapman)
 * Muppets (Kermit the Frog)
 * Combat! (PFC Paul "Caje" LeMay (Pierre Jalbert))
 * Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (Regis Philbin (1984-1995), Mike Douglas)
 * Force 10 from Navarone (1982 Fuji TV edition) (Staff Sergeant John Miller (Edward Fox))
 * The French Connection (Salvatore 'Sal' Boca (Tony Lo Bianco))
 * Race with the Devil (Roger Marsh (Peter Fonda))
 * Return of the Seven (Vin (Robert Fuller))
 * Strangers on a Train (Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker))

Animated[edit]

 * An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Cat R. Waul)
 * The Aristocats (Le Petit Café Cook)
 * The Fox and the Hound (Dinky the Sparrow)
 * Pinocchio (J. Worthington Foulfellow)
 * One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Horace Badun)
 * Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (Winnie the Pooh)

Japanese Voice-Over[edit]

 * Pinocchio's Daring Journey (J. Worthington Foulfellow)
 * Star Tours (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
 * Country Bear Theater (Gomer)

Successors[edit]

 * Kanichi Kurita–Lupin III (Lupin III)
 * Nachi Nozawa–Umeda (Tatsunoko Fight) PS, (Clint Eastwood Japanese dub)
 * Toshio Kurosawa–Red-garnet Perfect Crime
 * Kiyoshi Kobayashi (Clint Eastwood Japanese dub)
 * Yōhei Tadano (Clint Eastwood, Dollars Trilogy)