Gorō Naya

Biography

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.

Birthday

Nov 17, 1929

Place of birth

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Deathday

Mar 5, 2013

Also known as

Goro Naya
Gorou Naya
Gorô Naya
Naya Gorou

Credited in

As cast

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
As Yupa (voice)
Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Venus Wars
As Gary
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
The Castle of Cagliostro
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Golgo 13: The Professional
As Leonard Dawson
Space Battleship Yamato
As Okita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato
As Juzo Okita
Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Final Yamato
As Juzo Okita
Noiseman Sound Insect
As Prof. Franken (voice)
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
As Destron Chief (voice)
Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Night on the Galactic Railroad
As Campanella's Father (voice)
Bullet Wound
As
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
As Crocus (voice)
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Green vs Red
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Last Job
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
As Merkatz
Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger
As
A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!
As The Generalissimo of Badan (voice)
Heavy
As Alex Gordon (voice)
Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run
As 秋山先生
Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend
As Emperor Zool
Space Fantasia 2001 Nights
As Adam Jr.
Invasion of Astro-Monster
As Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)
Frankenstein Conquers the World
As Dr. Bowen (voice)
Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy
As Dick (voice)
Crusher Joe
As Kowalsky (voice)
Slayers Premium
As Shugoshin / Guardian Deity (voice)
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
As Shonosuke Kuramoto / Narrator
Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers
As Ultraman Ace (voice)
Locke the Superman: Lord Leon
As Great Jorg
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
As Narrator (voice)
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
As The Great Boss (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
As Doctor Ban (voice)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
As Goro (voice)
Flying Phantom Ship
As Captain (voice)
White Fang Story
As Weedon Scott (voice)
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Casshern
As Narrator
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race
As Masaichi Kaneda
Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
30,000 Miles Under the Sea
As King Magma VII (voice)
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie
As The Great Boss (voice)
Goddamn
As Joumu Utsugi
Eleven Cats
As
Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
As Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
As Nobunaga Oda (voice)
The Revolt
As Announcer
Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre
As Shuuichirou Aizawa (voice)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
As TV newscaster
Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup
As Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
As Bongo (voice)
Botchan
As Yamaarashi (voice)
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
As Great Leader of Shocker (voice)
Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost
As Wirepuller of Smart Brain
White Wolf
As Schott (voice)
Future War 198X
As DF Commander Tono (voice)
Godzilla vs. Megalon
As Emperor Atonio of Seatopia (voice)
The Tale of Genji
As Bishop (voice)
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
As Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)
Scarlet Demon
As
Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie
As Emperor Zule (voice)
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
As