Hideyuki Umezu


Hideyuki Umezu was a Japanese actor who specialized in voice acting.
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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

;1980s
;1990s
;2000s
;2010s
Unknown date

Original video animation

Theatrical animation

Live action

Games

Rogue Galaxy – SteveEhrgeiz – Lee ShuwenSuper Robot Wars – Vindel MauserMega Man 11 – Dr. Wily

Drama CDs

Dubbing

Live-action

Annie – NY1 Reporter Blood Father – Kirby Curtis The Dictator – "Nuclear" Nadal Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief – Chief Dorian ER – Paul Nathan Escape from L.A. – Map to the Stars Eddie Fathers' Day – Jack Lawrence Godzilla – Sergeant O'Neal Green Book – Charlie the Pawn Guy Harry Potter series – Arthur Weasley Hotel Rwanda – Paul Rusesabagina Infestation – Ethan The Island – James McCord Minari – Paul Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – Marek Stefanski Resident Evil: Afterlife – Bennett Sinclair Shameless – Frank Gallagher A Star Is Born – Wolfie Tomb Raider – Terry Transformers: Age of Extinction – Joshua Joyce Transformers: The Last Knight – Merlin Apollo 13 – Henry Hurt Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster – Sam Skinner Die Hard with a Vengeance – Arab Caddie Homicide: Life on the Street – John Munch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – John Munch The Muppet Christmas Carol – Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Ma BearMuppet Treasure Island – Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen HoneydewPompeii – Severus Pulp Fiction – Buddy Holly Safe House – Alec Wade

Animation

Animaniacs – PinkyPinky and the Brain – PinkyBatman: the Animated Series – G. Carl FrancisBartok the Magnificent – VolBen 10 – SubliminoBrave – The CrowCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – Chester VDuck Dodgers – Narrator, Dr. I.Q. HighFinding Nemo – Sheldon's dadThe Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy – Singing Meteor, Van HelsingHotel Transylvania – PilotIce Age – ZekeThe Lion Guard – ZazuThe Lion King – ZazuThe Lion King 1½ – ZazuThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride – ZazuLooney Tunes – Wile E. CoyoteNoddy's Toyland Adventures – Narrator, Sly the GoblinQuest for Camelot – BladebeakRecess – Mr. EThe Batman – Shadow ThiefThe Prince of Egypt – HuyThe Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain – BromleyThe Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom – BromleyThe Simpsons – Artie ZiffTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Splinter, KrangTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – SplinterTeen Titans – Mad ModThomas & Friends – Skarloey Thumbelina – King ColbertTitan A.E. – GuneToy Story That Time Forgot – The ClericTUGS – Zak, Burke, Scuttlebutt Pete, Puffa, Jack the Grappler, The ShrimpersUltimate Spider-Man – Grandmaster X-Men: The Animated Series – Mojo